{"id":688983,"date":"2026-05-23T06:55:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T06:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/688983\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T06:55:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T06:55:14","slug":"bulldogs-enforcer-linked-to-immediate-switch-of-clubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/688983\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulldogs enforcer linked to immediate switch of clubs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nrl\/teams\/canterbury-bankstown-bulldogs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs<\/a> enforcer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/players\/daniel-suluka-fifita\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Suluka-Fifita<\/a> has been heavily linked to a switch to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/super-league\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Super League<\/a> following limited game time in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NRL<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Love Rugby League is reporting that English club <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/super-league\/british-teams\/st-helens-rlfc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">St Helens<\/a> are working through a deal to have the prop make a switch to the northern hemisphere.<\/p>\n<p>A long-term injury to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/players\/matty-lees\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matty Lees<\/a> has left <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/super-league\/british-teams\/st-helens-rlfc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">St Helens<\/a> light in the forward pack, and Suluka-Fifita would add great value to their middles.<\/p>\n<p>He has made 46 appearances in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NRL<\/a> following his debut for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nrl\/teams\/sydney-roosters\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sydney Roosters<\/a> in 2020, but hasn&#8217;t been a mainstay in the top grade during his journey.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old has been offered to a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/super-league\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Super League<\/a> clubs in the past few weeks, with an immediate switch in mind if he will be competing in first grade.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite suffering an ACL injury in 2024, the Bulldogs signed the towering front rower during his recovery and he played in 11 matches last year for the Belmore-based club.<\/p>\n<p>He has yet to feature in the top grade this year for the Bulldogs and an exit seems likely.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Weighing in at 112 kilograms and standing at six foot four, he is a handful for defenders and would no-doubt be of great use to many clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Suluka-Fifita&#8217;s previous stint at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nrl\/teams\/south-sydney-rabbitohs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">South Sydney Rabbitohs<\/a> was also limited by injuries and held to only 15 appearances before being released in early 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; 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