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Andrew Fifita's contract problems can 'help' his career Andrew Fifita's contract problems can 'help' his career
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Josh Dugan says Andrew Fifita's contract dramas will ultimately make him Josh Dugan says Andrew Fifita's contract dramas will ultimately make him a better player, and a better person.
a better player, and a better person. Fifita's future is anything but assured after Canterbury backed out on a four-year deal worth over $3m on Monday. The decision came after Fifita said he wished he picked rugby union over league such has been the criticism he has received for announcing he was leaving the Sharks.
Fifita's future is anything but assured after Canterbury backed out on a Opinion is divided over whether Fifita's comment – "If I could go back now, I wish I chose rugby and then I wouldn't be getting all the shit I've been catching now" – played a role in the Bulldogs' decision.
four-year deal worth over $3m on Monday. The decision came after Fifita said he wished he picked rugby union over However, the Bulldogs chief executive, Raelene Castle, said Fifita jumped the gun in announcing on Twitter he was set to join the Bulldogs in 2015, before he had actually signed a contract.
league such has been the criticism he has received for announcing he was But Dugan says the Kangaroos prop is set to learn some important lessons about life in and away from football as he considers his next move.
leaving the Sharks. "It is tough, that is his future, sometimes it is better to say nothing at all than to say how you feel," Dugan said. "I learnt that the hard way and I just hope that he can get something sorted and keep his career in rugby league. I definitely feel that it has helped me on and off the field and I think it can help him too.
Opinion is divided over whether Fifita's comment – "If I could go back "I'm always a step behind everything now. I always stop and think before I jump into anything. I think that was my problem. Before I was a bit young and dumb and just wanted to speak my mind all the time and now I think about what I want to say and who it is going to get to.
now, I wish I chose rugby and then I wouldn't be getting all the shit I've been
catching now" – played a role in the Bulldogs' decision.
However, the Bulldogs chief executive, Raelene Castle, said Fifita jumped
the gun in announcing on Twitter he was set to join the Bulldogs in 2015,
before he had actually signed a contract.
But Dugan says the Kangaroos prop is set to learn some important lessons
about life in and away from football as he considers his next move.
"It is tough, that is his future, sometimes it is better to say nothing
at all than to say how you feel," Dugan said. "I learnt that the hard
way and I just hope that he can get something sorted and keep his career in
rugby league. I definitely feel that it has helped me on and off the field and
I think it can help him too.
"I'm always a step behind everything now. I always stop and think
before I jump into anything. I think that was my problem. Before I was a bit
young and dumb and just wanted to speak my mind all the time and now I think
about what I want to say and who it is going to get to.
"I learnt from going through it all and I'm sure he will too.""I learnt from going through it all and I'm sure he will too."
Dugan returns from a pre-season knee injury for the Dragons' round five Dugan returns from a pre-season knee injury for the Dragons' round five clash with South Sydney at the SCG on Saturday, while Fifita will take the field for his second game back from a shoulder charge suspension for winless Cronulla against the Warriors on Saturday afternoon.
clash with South Sydney at the SCG on Saturday, while Fifita will take the
field for his second game back from a shoulder charge suspension for winless
Cronulla against the Warriors on Saturday afternoon.