{"id":868083,"date":"2026-08-25T17:16:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T17:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/868083\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T17:16:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T17:16:22","slug":"bulldogs-star-jacob-preston-signs-four-year-contract-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/868083\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulldogs star Jacob Preston signs four-year contract extension"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jacob Preston will remain a Bulldog.<\/p>\n

The talented backrower has signed a new four-year deal that will keep the 24-year-old at Belmore until the end of 2031.<\/p>\n

After months of haggling and management pressure, the Bulldogs prevented the future representative backrower from hitting the open market on November 1.<\/p>\n

The new four-year deal is understood to be worth around $3 million.<\/p>\n

Canterbury was always confident of retaining Preston with the powerful ballrunner informing GM of football Phil Gould last week that he intended to stay at the club.<\/p>\n

Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo took umbrage with reports last week that the club had disrespected the rising star by \u2018low balling an offer to him\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur season has been on the line the last couple of weeks and it has been quite disappointing that those things have come out through the media in those times,\u2019\u2019 Ciraldo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just love Jacob as a person I trust in him and we\u2019ll get there in the end.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of the stuff that you\u2019re telling me is the first I\u2019ve heard of it, it\u2019d be better dealt with internally than externally.\u201d<\/p>\n

Preston\u2019s influence on the club was revealed in the wake of their win over the Dragons last weekend.<\/p>\n

Ciraldo revealed he was on a drip dealing with an infection ahead of the match.<\/p>\n

The deal is a major boost for the Dogs ahead of a must-win clash with the Panthers on Friday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe actually didn\u2019t train with us the last two days, he was in hospital with an infection, so he was on a drip the last couple of days, so maybe might have to do that next week as well because he played pretty good.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Canterbury are yet to re-sign five-eighth turned centre Matt Burton, who has delayed a decision on a contract extension until after the season. <\/p>\n

Burton is signed until the end of 2027 but will attract offers from rival clubs if he hits the open market on November 1.<\/p>\n

Preston\u2019s new deal is a major boost for the Bulldogs ahead of a must-win clash with the Panthers on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Following the Panthers\u2019 clash, the Bulldogs will finish their home-and-away season against Brisbane at Accor Stadium next Thursday.<\/p>\n

Canterbury are one win behind South Sydney and North Queensland, who occupy the final two places in the top eight, and will likely need to win their remaining matches to force their way into finals calculations<\/p>\n

Souths face the Gold Coast and Sydney Roosters, while the Cowboys take on the Wests Tigers and Canberra as they look to cement their places in the post-season.<\/p>\n

PANTHERS STAR PUTS CONTRACT TALKS ON HOLD AS NOVEMBER 1 LOOMS<\/p>\n

\u2014Dean Ritchie<\/p>\n

Liam Martin and the Panthers have suspended all contract talks until after this season.<\/p>\n

The development follows a meeting on Tuesday between Martin\u2019s manager, Allan Gainey, Panthers general manager of football, Shane Elford, and Penrith chief executive Matt Cameron.<\/p>\n

Despite deferring talks, Gainey remains \u201cconfident\u201d a deal can be struck.<\/p>\n

\u201cTalks were productive,\u201d Gainey said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth parties are mindful of the timing and potential distractions around upcoming finals.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are confident we can get to a mutually beneficial position once the Panthers have finished their commitments for 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

All parties left the meeting feeling \u201ccomfortable\u201d about an impending deal being reached.<\/p>\n

It is understood Martin is at ease over contract talks being put on hold which will allow him to focus solely on the upcoming finals.<\/p>\n

No offer was lodged at the meeting.<\/p>\n

Martin is hoping for a three-year deal worth up to $1m a season.<\/p>\n

The NSW State of Origin backrower comes off contract after next season and will enter the November 1 open market<\/a> if contract talks at Penrith stall.<\/p>\n

Martin has been previously linked to the PNG Chiefs.<\/p>\n

Just last week, Gainey claimed Martin had accepted \u201cunders\u201d in previous contracts at Penrith.<\/p>\n

The Panthers have four star players coming off contract after 2027 \u2013 Martin, Nathan Cleary, Moses Leota and Isaah Yeo.<\/p>\n

Yeo appears certain to re-sign in coming weeks while the Panthers remain confident of retaining Cleary despite speculation he would go to November 1.<\/p>\n

Parramatta has withdrawn any interest in Leota.<\/p>\n

Cameron and Elford are working intensely and diligently to find enough money in a cluttered salary cap to re-sign their powerful quartet.<\/p>\n

Mitch Kenny has extended until 2031 with Paul Alamoti and Isaiah Papali\u2019i re-signing until the end of 2029.<\/p>\n

Martin will line-up for Penrith in Friday\u2019s big game against Canterbury at CommBank Stadium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jacob Preston will remain a Bulldog. 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