Meanwhile, the Bulldogs have made a one-year offer to hooker Corey Hughes but have also been in discussions with former Sharks and Warrington hooker Mick Sullivan.
Hughes said he would have preferred to have been offered a longer contract but he also had some options overseas. Before the season began, the club was upfront about its intention to make a choice between Hughes and one of his best friends, Adam Perry, who has not yet received an offer from the club.
"I will sit down with my family and have a chat and make a fairly quick decision," said Hughes last night.
He added that if he left the club, he hoped they would offer Perry a contract.
Hughes, 29, said he didn't consider himself the last of the Hughes dynasty at the Bulldogs, and he was uncertain if his name was a help or a hindrance at the club, following the departure of his football manager father, Garry Hughes, and the playing careers of brothers Glen and Stephen, and uncles Mark and Graeme. "I don't see myself like that, I just try to be part of the team," Hughes said.
