Knowing he’s no longer going to be a “scapegoat", star signing Matt Dufty has vowed to come out firing for Warrington Wolves in 2023.
The electric full-back joined mid-season last July when switching from Canterbury Bulldogs. He scored 44 tries in just 82 NRL appearances with St George Illawarra, often producing dazzling play which lit up contests. But the much-maligned Dufty also came in for plenty of criticism from the Sydney press - where rugby league is king - especially when he bombed after just a few months at Canterbury.
With less intense scrutiny in the UK, he hopes to let his play do the talking. Warrington will be hoping the same after their humiliating 2022 campaign saw only relegated Toulouse finish below Daryl Powell’s big spenders. Dufty said: “Back home, they (media) find scapegoats and are pretty punishing, not just to me but to families, and a lot of players go through it.
