SG Ball Round 3: Canterbury five-eighth Khaled Rajab turning heads
Canterbury’s own Kieran Foran lookalike wreaked havoc in the latest round of SG Ball, while the Bunnies showed they are title contenders in 2021.Jocelyn Airth - February 20, 2021 - 10:04PM
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Canterbury might have lost NRL star Kieran Foran to Manly, but there’s a new long-haired five-eighth turning heads at Belmore.
Granted, Khaled Rajab is one whole decade younger than Foran, but the local junior is giving Bulldogs fans a glimpse into an exciting future that awaits the club.
For now, he’s ordering around the Dogs’ SG Ball side and was key to their clinical 42-16 win over the Balmain Tigers on Saturday.
“Khaled put a cross field kick away to Turoa Williams, who then scored the try of the game,” Bulldogs SG Ball coach Lewis said.
“He’s very good, our Kieran Foran look-alike … has really good vision.
It’s early days, but Lewis is pleased with how his side is progressing in 2021 – particularly the Dogs’ halves pairing of Rajab and Joseph O’Neill.
“They played junior league together, they know each other really well and bounce off each other, I’m blessed with two halves that have a good relationship not just as footy players but they’re friends as well” Lewis said.
Fullback Cameron Lawrence also shined, scoring a double for the Dogs who were simply too good for the injury-ravaged Tigers at Leichhardt Oval.