With a new coach and the recruitment of some big name players, Canterbury will start the season full of hope but fans need to remain patient because 2023 is likely to be merely another step in the club's rebuilding phase.
Captaining the Bulldogs is a prestigious position and just four men have held the honour since the club’s last premiership triumph in 2004 – Andrew Ryan, Michael Ennis, James Graham and Josh Jackson.
With Jackson’s retirement, Canterbury will have a new captain for the first time since Graham handed over the reins to him at the end of the 2017 season. Graham had inherited the role three years earlier from Mick Ennis, who was appointed captain after Andrew Ryan’s retirement in 2011. Ryan had captained the Bulldogs to grand final glory in 2004 after Steve Price was ruled out with injury and he took over the role the next season following the Test prop’s departure to the Warriors.Addo-Carr, who captained the Indigenous All Stars last season, has put his hand up to lead the team, while Kikau has credentials after co-captaining Fiji at the World Cup.
However, Mahoney and Burton are the players who will handle the ball the most for the Bulldogs so it could also make sense for one of them to officially call the shots.Canterbury’s left edge is set to rival South Sydney’s for potency, with the recruitment of Fiji strike forward Viliame Kikau from Penrith.
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