Out-of-favour Bulldog Tony Williams could make a shock mid-season switch back to former club Manly.
Canterbury dropped Williams for the clash with Wests Tigers a fortnight ago and he has been languishing in the Intrust Super Premiership, where he recently sustained an injury.
The Sea Eagles are looking to bolster their pack and are interested in the former NSW and Australia back-rower, if they can get him at the right price.
After starting his career on the wing at Parramatta, Williams played his best football on the northern beaches after shifting into the forwards. The 27-year-old has struggled to consistently reproduce the same form, resulting in his demotion to reserve grade.
The man dubbed T-Rex is in the final year of a lucrative contract, meaning Canterbury will likely have to pay some of his freight or offer another player as a swap to get a deal done. NRL clubs have until June 30 before the mid-season transfer closes.
Williams has scored 35 tries from 73 games for the Sea Eagles and the latest development could result in him adding to the tally. Manly officials hope a change of scene could reignite the career of the 193-centimetre, 120-kilogram giant.
It may not be the only mid-season transfer, with Canberra hoping to snare their marquee signing for next season, Parramatta's Junior Paulo, immediately.
Paulo was photographed having dinner with underworld figures alongside Panther James Segeyaro and Corey Norman on the night the latter was caught with capsules alleged to contain MDMA. Norman is facing two drugs charges over the incident.
