Morris and Turner re-sign with Dogs

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In a double dose of good news for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs backs Josh Morris and Steve Turner extend their contracts ahead of NRL season.

Morris will remain at Bulldogs through to the end of the 2014 season, the 24-year-old showing loyalty to the club which nurtured him into a NSW and Australian representative.

His re-signing closes the door on a possible return to the Dragons - with whom he played 46 games in 2007-08 with the joint-venture believed to have been keen to reunite him with twin brother Brett in 2012.

"I'm very happy to be staying with the Bulldogs long term," Morris said in a statement released by the club.

"Obviously given my history there's been plenty of talk about what I would do once my current contract was up.

"Now I've made my decision I'm really looking forward to getting stuck into making this season a successful one for the Bulldogs."

Bulldogs coach Kevin Moore was delighted with the retention of Morris - who has scored an incredible 36 tries in just 44 games for the blue and whites.

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"He's a world class player in his own right and his try scoring record at the Bulldogs speaks for itself," Moore said.

"He would be up there with the best centres in the game right now."

Morris' re-signing was part of a double dose of good news for the club with winger Steve Turner also adding a year to his stay at the club.

Turner - who arrived at the Bulldogs from Melbourne at the start of last season to replace retired pointscoring whiz Hazem El Masri - will now remain at the club until the end of the 2012 season.

Turner joined the Club from the Melbourne Storm prior to the start of the 2010 season and played all but three of the Bulldogs games last year, scoring eight tries.

“I’ve felt at home here at the Bulldogs since joining the Club and it was a pretty simple decision to extend my stay,” Turner said.

“I’m very optimistic that the team the Club has assembled this season has the ability to go a long way and I’m excited to be a part of that.”

Over the course of his career he has crossed for 67 tries as well as kicking 14 goals, for a points tally of 296.

Bulldogs head coach Kevin Moore says Steve has been a valued member of the team since joining the Club.

“Steve is the ultimate team man and he went very close to being our player of the year in 2010,” Bulldogs head coach Kevin Moore said.

“He’s just a great contributor in all aspects of his role as an NRL player and I’m delighted that he’s chosen to extend his stay at the Bulldogs.

“He is without doubt a quality footballer – you don’t play in four Grand Finals or at State of Origin level without being able to perform on the park.”