Fallon, 17, is set to be the starting lock for the Bulldogs when their Tarsha Gale Cup campaign gets underway in February next year.

Several clubs were in hot pursuit for Fallon's signature but the Bathurst junior will make the Bulldogs her home.

"Since I started playing rugby league I always aspired to play in the Tarsha Gale Cup," Fallon said.

"Originally it was for ages 17, 18 and 19 so I was eligible to play last year but because of COVID-19 they put the age group up and I was so disappointed, so it's so good to be able to play this year.

"I'd really like to thank Crown Sports Management and Michael Chebl for helping make this happen."

Fallon have proven one very adept player no matter what code she's taken on.

The new Bulldogs recruit had previously represented her state in rugby union along with being a part of the NSW rugby league talent squad but now finds herself with the opportunity that she's craved the most.

"I started off in Bathurst playing league for the [Panorama] Platypi and then two years ago I moved to Sydney to play for Arncliffe, which was a really good opportunity. I met a lot of great girls there," she said.

"I got into rugby sevens over the past two years, and I played for the NSW sevens and 15s, but my passion has always been rugby league.

"I'm so happy and so grateful for the opportunity. It's great to know that all the hard work over the last few years has paid off."

The Tarsha Gale Cup is the premier junior competition in rugby league and is the pathway towards Fallon's ultimate goal of a NRLW start.

Fallon's hoping to be part of the next generation of league talents to break onto the big stage.

"When I first started playing NRLW just started and I didn't have any big female role models in the league community but over the last couple of years women's footy has really been on the rise," she said.

"It's been so good to watch Origin and Indigenous games for women and seeing the game continue to grow."

Pre-season for Fallon and the Bulldogs starts next month while the team will have trial games midway through January.

The only way is up for Fallon and the Bulldogs, who will be attempting to make the club a contender again after three successive wooden spoons following their 2017 minor premiership.

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