Dogs reject talk of Klemmer exit

CANTERBURY have rejected reports star front-rower David Klemmer has asked for a release from the final three years of his NRL contract due to a financial dispute.

According to Fairfax Media reports, the Bulldogs are scrambling to meet salary demands that were a part of a lucrative four-year deal Klemmer signed last year.

The current Australian and NSW prop is believed to have had enough and requested permission to leave, which the Bulldogs have vehemently denied. A club spokesperson said the club wouldn’t respond to the false reports. The Klemmer developments come as a shock given he was understood to have played a key role in luring good friend Aaron Woods to the club for next season.

The pair were infamously photographed in the lead-up to a clash between Woods’ Wests Tigers and the Bulldogs earlier this year when Woods was deep in talks on a move.

Already the club will lose fan favourite Josh Reynolds to the Wests Tigers next year, while first-choice regulars James Graham, Sam Kasiano and Greg Eastwood are linked with exits.