Corporate Sports Australia player manager, Colin Young, says out-of-contract Western Bulldogs ruckman Tim English is “extremely happy” at Whitten Oval.
English, who is managed by Andrew McDougall from CSA, is one of several big-name Bulldogs players coming off-contract in 2022.
The 24-year-old, a West Australian native who was drafted out of South Fremantle in 2016, is focused on getting more ruck minutes in the upcoming season.
“I know he (McDougall) caught up with him earlier in the week and Tim was at this stage talking about how excited he was about the season, I think he was going to get more of a ruck roll from what we’ve heard, and he really wants to win that premiership,” Young told SEN’s Dwayne’s World.
“I think that’s the main thing on the agenda right now, but you’re not Blind Freddy, Nic Nat (Nic Naitanui) is coming to an end at West Coast, there were a couple of Melbourne clubs that reached out last year as Tim was unhappy.
“But at the moment, he’s extremely happy. He’s mates with the ‘Astronaut’ (Aaron Naughton), they live not far from each other and he’s loving Melbourne at the moment.
“It’s going to be an interesting year. I know the Bulldogs have got four or five superstars out of contract. I think Andrew is catching up with Sam Power (Dogs list boss) either today, tomorrow or Monday at the latest to have a chat to see where they’re sitting as well because they’ve got a fair bit on their plate.
“I think the next couple of weeks as we get into the season, things will start to pan out.”
English played 22 games last year, including the Dogs’ Grand Final loss to Melbourne.