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Another former NRL player is in line for a Group Nine coaching role for next season. Weeks after Albury announced Adrian Purtell will be their captain-coach for 2018, Cootamundra are continuing talks to bring former Canberra Raiders hooker Glen Buttriss back home. Buttriss, who played 119 NRL games, has been linked to a captain-coaching role with his junior club. While no deal has been struck just yet, Bulldogs president Mark Kennedy confirmed there is interest from both parties for the upcoming season. “There is a lot of rumours that we have an NRL coach, but we are still in talks,” Kennedy said. “He hasn’t said yes or no and we are still talking to Warren (Lloyd) about what he wants to do.” Cootamundra are currently last on the Group Nine ladder in what is Lloyd’s first season of coaching. The year got off to a horror start when Lloyd was ruled out for the season before round one with a pectoral tendon injury. They’ve had two wins and a draw so far, but slipped to last place on points differential following the loss to Tumbarumba on Sunday. Kennedy is looking to move up. “We are rebuilding for next year,” he said. Buttriss did not return calls to The Daily Advertiser. It is understood he will be back in the blue and white next season, but is leaning towards returning home only as a player. His signature will be a massive boost for the club who has struggled for the past two years.

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