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Canterbury interim coach Steve Georgallis is a Kieran Foran fan and says Brisbane should sign the playmaker for the 2021 NRL season.

Steve Georgallis says Brisbane should snap up unwanted playmaker Kieran Foran and that he would have if he was staying on as Canterbury coach.

Foran and the Bulldogs could not agree to terms with incoming coach Trent Barrett instead opting for another veteran in Blake Green to wear the No.6 jersey in 2021.

Georgallis, who took the reins at the Bulldogs after the departure of Dean Pay, is a Foran fan.

He said the Broncos would benefit from the experience of the Kiwi Test star, despite his long injury history which includes a torn pectoral muscle which ended Foran's 2020 season

Georgallis said the latest setback in round 17 was an "impact injury" rather than a breakdown which has plagued Foran's career, with the 30-year-old the standout in a tough season for the last-placed Bulldogs.

"I've worked with Kieran the last few years and I worked with him at Manly when I there and he's a very experienced half, who plays the game at 100 miles an hour," Georgallis said on Thursday.

"Players love playing with him and he's the type of player the Broncos could do with, definitely."

Georgallis won't part of Barrett's coaching staff so has no input on the playing list beyond this season, but said if he did he would snap up Foran who is expected to recover in time for round one 2021.

"Trent Barrett is coming to the club and he wants his roster for next year but, for me, I'd have Kieran in my team, but with a different coach coming in, he needs to have his team," Georgallis said.

The Broncos are believed to be looking at Foran to play alongside their rookie halfback Tom Dearden next year, however, any new signings are on hold until the appointment of a fulltime coach to replace Anthony Seibold.