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Phil Gould and the Bulldogs have reportedly signed another member of the Roosters' premiership-winning SG Ball Cup team, with young outside back Baxter Warner leaving the Bondi club for Belmore. The Roosters won the Under-19 competition earlier this year, but their success has seen a number of rival clubs take interest in their crop of young talent.
Cohen Dittmann and Tyson Walker (the younger brother of Roosters star Sam Walker) have been poached by the Cowboys, while Phillip Lavakeiaho has signed with the Sea Eagles. And the Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that Warner has now joined Mikey Nassar in signing with the Bulldogs.
Gould has been working on signing as many talented young players as he can, putting together an impressive pathways system at the Bulldogs. Warner played centre in the Roosters' SG Ball Cup team that won the premiership this year, but can also play fullback and wing.
He was selected in the Under-16s NSW City team in 2022, and recently made his debut in the Jersey Flegg (Under-21) competition. Warner is the nephew of Jack Elsegood, who played 72 first-grade games for Manly and 77 for the Roosters.
But he's now departed his uncle's former club to link up with Nassar and Gould at the Bulldogs. Nassar previously played Harold Matthews Cup (Under-17s) for the Wests Tigers, before switching to the Roosters and starring in the SG Ball Cup grand final.
He played fullback for the Roosters' Under-19 team, but can also play anywhere in the back-line. He's been featuring on the wing in the Bulldogs' system in Ron Massey Cup since making the club switch recently.
The signings of Nassar and Warner continues somewhat of a raid from Gould on his former club. The 67-year-old coached the Roosters from 1995 to 1999, and is now the general manager of football at the Bulldogs. Since taking on the role at the Bulldogs, he's signed a number of former Roosters players in Sitili Tupouniua, Daniel Suluka-Fifita and Drew Hutchison.
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Cohen Dittmann and Tyson Walker (the younger brother of Roosters star Sam Walker) have been poached by the Cowboys, while Phillip Lavakeiaho has signed with the Sea Eagles. And the Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that Warner has now joined Mikey Nassar in signing with the Bulldogs.
Gould has been working on signing as many talented young players as he can, putting together an impressive pathways system at the Bulldogs. Warner played centre in the Roosters' SG Ball Cup team that won the premiership this year, but can also play fullback and wing.
He was selected in the Under-16s NSW City team in 2022, and recently made his debut in the Jersey Flegg (Under-21) competition. Warner is the nephew of Jack Elsegood, who played 72 first-grade games for Manly and 77 for the Roosters.
But he's now departed his uncle's former club to link up with Nassar and Gould at the Bulldogs. Nassar previously played Harold Matthews Cup (Under-17s) for the Wests Tigers, before switching to the Roosters and starring in the SG Ball Cup grand final.
He played fullback for the Roosters' Under-19 team, but can also play anywhere in the back-line. He's been featuring on the wing in the Bulldogs' system in Ron Massey Cup since making the club switch recently.
The signings of Nassar and Warner continues somewhat of a raid from Gould on his former club. The 67-year-old coached the Roosters from 1995 to 1999, and is now the general manager of football at the Bulldogs. Since taking on the role at the Bulldogs, he's signed a number of former Roosters players in Sitili Tupouniua, Daniel Suluka-Fifita and Drew Hutchison.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other...038204020&ei=6
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