Gun Eels hooker Reed Mahoney signs four-year deal with Bulldogs from 2023
The Bulldogs have added another red-hot talent to their signing spree, poaching gun hooker Reed Mahoney from the Eels on a four-year deal for 2023 and beyond.
Mahoney has decided to reject a three-year extension tabled by Parramatta, instead penning a four-year, $650,000-a-season contract with Canterbury, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.
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After hauling in Matt Burton, Josh Addo-Carr, Paul Vaughan, Tevita Pangai Junior, Matt Dufty, Viliame Kikau, Braidon Burns and Brent Naden, Canterbury remained desperate for a quality hooker and halfback – and in Mahoney they have a Queensland State of Origin squad member.
Reed Mahoney has signed with the Bulldogs from 2023. Getty
Mahoney was spotted dining with Bulldogs powerbrokers at Canterbury Leagues Club earlier this month, following a tour of the Belmore headquarters.
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Mahoney is the third Eels player to have signed with a rival club during this off-season, with back-rower Marata Niukore (Warriors) and Isaiah Papali'i (Wests Tigers) having already committed their futures elsewhere from 2023.
In a win for Parramatta, however, they extended the contract of captain and prolific fullback Clint Gutherson through to the end of 2025 last week.
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