Fairfax Media reports Fifita believes he signed a binding agreement with Canterbury in 2014 drawn up by club officials.

Fifita then signed a four-year-deal with the Belmore club which the Bulldogs later backflipped on after both paries had “not been able to agree on the final terms of his NRL playing contract’’. 

In a situation that reeks of what former coach Des Hasler is accusing the club of, Fifita's lawyer Ian Denham said a revised contract did not reflect the original document.

"We have a good case to put together and will definitely be doing that. As I said, it's a pity we've been put in a position of having to litigate, but we're definitely heading in that direction," Denham told Fairfax Media.

"Then they sent us a contract which didn't reflect the document they signed," he said. "They asked his [Fifita's] agent Ben Johnston to rip up the document and said they'd make things up to us.

"You may not remember, but Andrew went through a really bad time after that. His mental health took a bad turn and it was this that tipped him over the edge."

Fifita subsequently signed with the Sharks with Fairfax Media claiming he is chasing the full amount. 

Meanwhile, Hasler is suing the Bulldogs for $2 million after the club sacked him with two years remaining on his contract and refused to pay him out after arguing they were not required to do so.