By Todd Balym
June 27th 2009 @ 2:47am
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Bryson is a Good Win for the Bulldogs
Second-chance winger Bryson Goodwin bagged a double as the Bulldogs claimed a 30-18 NRL victory over North Queensland at ANZ Stadium on Friday night.
Dumped by Cronulla last year and handed a minimum wage deal at the Dogs, Goodwin proved his claim to bargain buy of the year by scoring his 14th try from as many [...]
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