{"id":128182,"date":"2025-09-08T16:55:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T16:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/128182\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T16:55:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T16:55:18","slug":"bulldogs-confirm-future-of-kiraz-provide-update-on-crichton-nrl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/128182\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulldogs confirm future of Kiraz, provide update on Crichton – NRL News"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Canterbury Bulldogs<\/a> have confirmed a contract extension for Jacob Kiraz<\/a>, and revealed Stephen Crichton<\/a> is close to signing on.<\/p>\n

Kiraz, who joined the Bulldogs ahead of 2022 and went on to make his NRL<\/a> debut in the same year, has now played 76 games for the club.<\/p>\n

It’s the last two seasons – in time with the Bulldogs march up the ladder – which has seen Kiraz breakthrough as one of the best wingers in the game though, scoring a combined 21 tries across his last 38 games.<\/p>\n

It had him in the State of Origin<\/a> picture before an injury ruined his run in to a potential New South Wales Blues<\/a> debut this year, with Kiraz averaging 179 metres per game and adding 6 try assists to go with his try-scoring exploits.<\/p>\n

Already contracted through to the end of 2027, the Bulldogs have upgraded his deal and also added a year to it, with Kiraz – a five-time Lebanon<\/a> representative – now contracted through to the end of 2028.<\/p>\n

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The extensions, which were announced at the club’s awards night on Monday, were also joined by the news that Phil Gould and Cameron Ciraldo<\/a> had re-signed until 2031, while the club are close to confirming an extension for captain Stephen Crichton<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cStephen has proven himself as an outstanding Captain and one of the competition’s truly elite players. We look forward to confirming his future soon,” the club’s chairman Adam Driussi said.<\/p>\n

It’s believed Crichton’s deal will be a five-year contract, possibly worth as much as a million dollars per year.<\/p>\n

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