TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA – JULY 21: Matthew Dufty of the Dragons runs the ball during the round 19 NRL match between the North Queensland Cowboys and the St George Illawarra Dragons at 1300SMILES Stadium on July 21, 2018 in Townsville, Australia. (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)
St George fullback Matt Dufty has reportedly signed a one-year deal with Canterbury.
Fox League reporter James Hooper broke the news during live coverage of the Bulldogs clash against the Sydney Roosters, confirming the in-demand fullback will switch alliances in 2022.
Reckon Matt Dufty is a good signing for the @NRL_Bulldogs. One year, point to prove. Putting together a good backline for next season
— Brent Read (@brentread_7) July 10, 2021
“Matt Dufty has signed a one-year deal with Canterbury Bankstown (Bulldogs). That is right, Matt Dufty — the St George Illawarra fullback — will be at Canterbury Bankstown next season,” Hooper revealed and reported by Alex Conrad.
“It is only a one-year deal.”
The length of the deal surprised NRL legend Steve Roach who questioned the Bulldog’s faith in Dufty to only offer him a one-year deal.
Dufty found himself in hot water for attending Paul Vaughan’s infamous BBQ and running home when police arrived.
However, his future at the Dragons was confirmed before the incident when coach Anthony Seibold revealed the Dragons would not offer him a new deal.
“Matt’s been here for five years and he’s a really good person. We haven’t got any other issues with Matt other than football-related,” Seibold confirmed in May.
“I want to make that point clear, it’s never been anything off the field that we’ve had a problem (with) since I’ve been here and certainly the people that have been here before me back that up.
“We’ve got to build our list and Matt’s made a really good contribution here over the period he’s been here but come to the chase, we don’t see that going forward on our list.”
Dufty made his debut for the Dragons in 2017 and has played 80 games and scored 44 tries.
Source:: ZeroTackle
