LeagueNews.co | Jason Patrick
All the signs pointed Leo Thompson back to Canberra. Here's why he chose the Bulldogs.
It made so much sense for Leo Thompson to return to Canberra.
The Raiders first recruited the prop from New Zealand rugby, where he was playing as a heavyweight inside centre, for their Jersey Flegg side in 2020.
Thompson had never watched a game of league until the Raiders' late recruitment guru, Peter Mulholland, picked up the phone.
Thompson's partner, Jazmin, grew up in Canberra. And some of his best mates, with whom he worked in demolition during the COVID pandemic, still lived in the nation's capital.