Boosted by the signing of halfback Toby Sexton from Gold Coast and the return of Viliame Kikau from injury, O'Brien is expecting Canterbury to provide more resistance than they did at Accor Stadium six weeks ago.

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But there is no reason why the Bulldogs shouldn’t be able to build on what was a fairly positive 2022 season with recruits such as Viliame Kikau (Panthers), one of the game’s elite second rowers, and machine in the middle, Reed Mahoney (Eels).

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