The messy exit of Reed Mahoney from the Bulldogs last year was emotional and controversial, but now it has the potential to be explosive when he faces his old club this season.

The former Bulldogs captain, who joined North Queensland at the end of 2025 on a three-year deal, ran into his former teammates in a nightclub after last weekend’s matches in Las Vegas. While things started amicably, they didn’t end that way.

Cowboys hooker Reed Mahoney in action against........

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