"I'd like to thank Dean for his contribution over the past three years and all the hard work and passion he has given the club.". “They are a proud club that are looking to rebuild, and I am excited about what lies ahead for them. He started out as an assistant with the Raiders in 2006 before being appointed the club’s head coach in 2009 for four seasons. Please take a moment to upgrade to the latest version. The Bulldogs have capped arguably their best 24 hours of the year by signing highly respected coach David Furner for 2021. Fri 18 Sep 2020, 11:30 AM The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs have unveiled part of their new Coaching and High Performance Staff for 2021, with the experienced David Furner named as Trent Barrett's Assistant Coach. 'I'm not retiring': Tolman will always be a Bulldog but wants new club, VB Hard Earned: Bulldogs forwards lift in relieving win, Cleanout: Tolman, Foran, Montoya among eight to depart, Six jersey holds appeal: Averillo targets starting halves role in 2021, You have skipped the navigation, tab for page content. He had a brief stint at English club Leeds in 2019 before returning to Australia where he has worked as an assistant at both the Cowboys and now the Knights. The Bulldogs have capped arguably their best 24 hours of the year by signing highly respected coach David Furner for 2021. Hi there, welcome to your account and your subscriber benefits. The former Raiders coach will work as an assistant to Trent Barrett. Trent Barrett has been officially installed as Canterbury's new coach on a three-year deal, but won't start his Belmore rebuild until after he finishes the 2020 season with Penrith. "We did not rush this decision and have taken our time to look at what was best for the club in regard to success moving forward. Pay, meanwhile, is understood to have discussed his future with Bulldogs powerbrokers in the wake of Saturday's demoralising loss to Brisbane, after which he said publicly it would "be good for everybody" if Canterbury's football club board made a definitive call on his future. Players were put through their paces after Pay's address on a sodden Belmore Stadium track with Georgallis taking charge of the training session. The morning after a superb win over South Sydney that should see them dodge the wooden spoon, the Bulldogs came to terms with Furner on a two-year deal. Club legend Benji Marshall to be offered new 'off-field' role at Wests Tigers, EXCLUSIVE: Josh McGuire no replacement for Jack de Belin, says Johns, Furner came close to snaring the head coach job at the Dragons. NRL: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs interim coach Steve Georgallis discusses his side's win over the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Watch the brand new docuseries Love Fraud now on Stan. “I have been impressed with the vision that the Bulldogs have for the future and the plan that they have put together to get there,” Furner said. “I am looking forward to working with Trent and the rest of the staff that are arriving for 2021, and I know that there is a strong will to turn the club around to create the results that the members and fans expect. In a further blow, assistant coach Steve Antonelli has followed Pay out the door on Tuesday. It's understood the Bulldogs would be willing to appoint a long-term successor while the 2020 season is still ongoing. "The fact is though that the club and Dean have decided that we need to move in a different direction to take the team forward and Dean was in agreement that now was the right time for both parties to part ways. You can, find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out here. The Australian's website does not support your current browser version. David Furner was also an assitant coach at South Sydney in 2018. Pay's time at Belmore comes to a close just as the club is recovering from the salary cap mess left from Hasler's tenure, which led to high-profile players David Klemmer, the Morris brothers Josh and Brett, Moses Mbye, Aaron Woods and Josh Reynolds all moving on during Pay's first year in charge. The official website of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. The Bulldogs’ rebuilding plans have received a boost with the acquisition of Furner, who has completed an impressive apprenticeship. David Furner named as part of Bulldogs new Coaching and High Performance Staff for 2021 "I'd like to thank the Bulldogs for the opportunity to be the head coach at a club that has always meant so much to me," Pay said. In 2013, he joined North Queensland as assistant coach and was part of their 2015 premiership-winning campaign before further stints at South Sydney as an assistant (2017-18) and Leeds as a head coach (2019) preceded a return to his current position as assistant coach with the Newcastle Knights.