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WESTERN Bulldogs CEO Ameet Bains has provided an update on Josh Dunkley\u2019s contract status.<\/p>\n

Bains has revealed the Bulldogs, Dunkley and the player\u2019s manager Liam Pickering held \u201creally productive\u201d talks over a new deal earlier this week.<\/p>\n

The Dogs\u2019 chief is increasingly confident the 25-year-old will remain at Whitten Oval beyond 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019ve been some really productive meetings between Sam [Power] and our list management team with Josh and Liam Pickering earlier in the week,\u201d Bains told SEN\u2019s Whateley<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re probably a lot more confident now with getting a deal done over the coming weeks too.\u201d<\/p>\n

SEN\u2019s Sam Edmund reported last week that talks on a new contract have ramped up between Dunkley\u2019s management and the Bulldogs.<\/p>\n

The other big-name out-of-contract player the Bulldogs are looking to lock away is Bailey Smith.<\/p>\n

Bains said the club is closing in on a new deal for the 21-year-old.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we\u2019ve spoken about Bailey before and not being too far away,\u201d Bains said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPart of the delay in finalising that has been waiting for him return to play and let that be his sole focus, which will obviously occur tomorrow night.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe anticipate that will get tidied up pretty quickly between Sam Power and his manager Paul Connors.\u201d<\/p>\n

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WESTERN Bulldogs CEO Ameet Bains has provided an update on Josh Dunkley\u2019s contract status. Bains has revealed the Bulldogs, Dunkley and the player\u2019s manager Liam Pickering held \u201creally productive\u201d talks over a new deal earlier this week. The Dogs\u2019 chief is increasingly confident the 25-year-old will remain at Whitten Oval beyond 2022. \u201cThere\u2019ve been some […]<\/p>\n

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