Cameron Ciraldo has rubbished speculation linking Jacob Preston with a move away from Canterbury, after the Bulldogs forward was publicly courted by the Perth Bears.
Mal Meninga, the Bears' head coach when they enter the competition next year, was fined $20,000 by the NRL last week for declaring his desire to sign Preston and Canterbury teammate Matt Burton.
Coaches are prohibited from discussing rival players under anti-tampering rules brought in last year, ironically because of public commentary from Bulldogs football boss Phil Gould in the lead-up to Lachlan Galvin's move to Belmore from Wests Tigers.
There have also been reports back-rower Preston - touted as a future NSW Origin star - will hit the open market in November when he enters the final 12 months of his deal.
