AS well as aiding with his own settling-in process, Matt Dufty hopes his early move to Warrington Wolves will help two of his former teammates when they eventually make the same move.

Next year, Dufty will be joined in England by prop Paul Vaughan and loose forward Josh McGuire, with all three having played together at St George Illawarra Dragons.

Even as recently as July, Dufty and Vaughan shared a dressing room at Canterbury Bulldogs and the two share a close relationship.

“I think it's a good little test run as well just to get the house sorted and get everything else sorted,” he said.

“And obviously, I can help Vaughany and Moose when they come over next year.

“I can make their transition a bit easier like the boys are doing for me now.”

The signatures of Vaughan and McGuire form part of a complete overhaul of the Warrington pack for next year, with Thomas Mikaele having joined earlier this year from Wests Tigers while Sam Kasiano and Gil Dudson will also arrive from Catalans Dragons for 2023.

Having played extensively with both in the NRL, Dufty is confident in what both will bring to the table.

“I think with Moose (McGuire), he'll bring a lot of leadership and he's obviously played every level in the NRL, he's played for Australia and played for Queensland,” the full-back said.

“I think he's just going to bring it bring a bit of aggression.

“He loves contact, loves training hard, loves ripping in, he loves everything to do with footy on the physical side and on the field.

“He's someone you really want to play with and you don't like playing against – he's one of those people who bring aggression to a football team. He brings a bit of fear factor.

“For us, I think it will really help next year.

“Vaughany's played for New South Wales and was one of the best props in the NRL a couple of years ago.

“I think he's found his form again – he's getting to get into his carries and getting 200 metres a game.

“I think over here, he's going to generate a lot of ruck speed for us and hopefully us as the spine and outside backs can play off the back of it.”