“The kid who made a comeback.”
As Bronson Xerri prepares to make his NRL comeback following four years away from rugby league, his Bulldogs teammates are referring to him as such this summer.
Xerri made his NRL debut in 2019 as a youngster with the Sharks, however he was given a four-year ban after testing positive for exogenous testosterone.
Making the most of Canterbury and Phil Gould’s career lifeline is Xerri’s determination to become the next in a long line of rugby league comeback stories.
This is the reason the 23-year-old is embracing his new moniker, which Bulldogs captain Reed Mahoney pointed out to Xerri during a Thursday morning interview at Belmore with foxsports.com.au.
Xerri grinned sardonically and reiterated that he would not take his second opportunity lightly, thinking back to the times he nearly lost the game.
