This Friday Brad Abbey and Marcelo Montoya will make their long awaited first grade debuts for the club when we take on the Warriors in Dunedin.
It was great to see the reaction on social media after Des announced his squad and gave the young pups the nod to make their first grade debut against the Warriors after injuries to Will Hopoate and Kerrod Holland.
With plenty of congratulations and well wishes, the support shown by the Bulldogs Family has helped the boys feel at ease coming into what is sure to be a nerve-racking but exciting experience.
"I'm very grateful for the support I have received over the week from the members and fans. I’m pretty nervous, but I’m really excited to wear the blue and white jersey for the first time. I can't thank our supporters enough for the love they have shown me this week," said debutant Brad Abbey.
The Bulldogs arrived in Dunedin on Wednesday afternoon ahead of their Round Three clash with the New Zealand Warriors.
The team was greeted at the airport with a traditional Dunedin welcome and told how much the local rugby league community was looking forward to supporting them on Friday night.
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@NRL_Bulldogs can't wait to see him in action Friday night..!! #proudtobeabulldog \ud83d\udc99⚪
— Fiona Slater (@FionaSlater1) March 14, 2017
Good luck Marcelo! Great to see someone you went to school with killing it! https://t.co/53YbxBQsEQ
— Deneka (@deneka_naylor) March 14, 2017
So excited 2 see this young man get his opportunity Friday 4 @NRL_Bulldogs against @NZWarriors would not meet nicer kid #proudtobeabulldog https://t.co/1L8EU5P6dT
— Komodo Group (@KomodoGroup) March 14, 2017
@NRL_Bulldogs @MJChickens So excited to see these two play!! Bring it on boys!! #proudtobeabulldog
— Rita Abdelahad (@mz1ofakind89) March 14, 2017
@NRL_Bulldogs Can't wait to see this machine play. Hope we get our first win in Friday. Good luck boys. https://t.co/yT0JWxUsF1
— Umer Hayat (@talaha97) March 14, 2017
So so so proud \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f https://t.co/OOT2ArlWMu
— K. (@kayohhaye) March 14, 2017
It's happening \ud83d\ude0d Brad Abbey is finally getting his chance \ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude0d @NRL_Bulldogs @NRLBulldogsFans #nrl #proudtobeabulldog
— Jack Caulfield (@JackCfld) March 14, 2017
So happy for both of them !! #proudtobeabulldog https://t.co/N2n1cGZqwZ
— Gabriella (@Gabriellaaa67) March 14, 2017
@NRL_Bulldogs @MJChickens great choices good luck to the debutants.
— Angela Jones (@Angelabulldog) March 14, 2017
Awesome to see the kids get the nod! https://t.co/0FNqRW7MdO
— William Chau (@will_chau) March 14, 2017
