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Scott Bailey and Jasper Bruce

Bulldogs board vow to defend club in Topine civil case

Jackson Topine (top) has started legal action against NRL club Canterbury. (Mark Evans/AAP PHOTOS)

Canterbury's board have vowed to "vigorously defend" themselves against a $4 million civil case from former player Jackson Topine, amid claims he suffered a psychiatric injury while at the NRL club.

The Bulldogs board met on Wednesday night, one day after Topine's legal team submitted a statement of claims to the NSW Supreme Court against the Belmore outfit. 

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