Bulldogs skipper Reed Mahoney has defended his coach Cameron Ciraldo and slammed experiences of a cultural downside on the proud membership amid per week of turmoil.
The Bulldogs have copped loads of warmth after claims of a brutal coaching punishment led to 1 unnamed participant strolling out of the membership with over a yr to go on his contract.
Mahoney didn’t want to delve into the participant’s state of affairs, however stated his “welfare is our priority.”
“I don’t want to talk about it because this is his thing, and we’re worried about his welfare. I don’t want to sit here and talk about it, but there was more than just that. There was other stuff going on,” Mahoney informed the SMH.
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Ciraldo defended the membership’s coaching strategies in a candid press convention on Wednesday, with Mahoney backing his coach.
“Training is always hard. If it was easier, everyone would be doing it,” he stated.
“I definitely think he’s a mate before a coach, and that’s what everyone loves about him. He’s easily approachable, his door is always open and a lot of boys go and talk to him about life advice and then footy comes second. That’s how he is.
“But he has standards and we have standards as a playing group and as a club with where we want to go.
“I think Cam is stressed out a lot that this is the way we’re going, and if you don’t like it, then it’s probably not the place for you.”
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The Bulldogs conclude their season in opposition to the Titans on Sunday, and after the yr it’s been, it’s doubtless the taking part in group and training employees shall be eager to place the 2023 marketing campaign within the rear view mirror.
Mahoney admits the criticism across the Fifteenth-placed facet might be warranted, and that they’ve acquired to “cop in on the chin
“If we were winning, I don’t think we would be having these conversations, but when you’re losing, and the amount of points that we’ve conceded (31.4 per game), obviously we look at (the culture) every day.
“For us to get better, we have to get it right.
“As a group, as a leader of the club, we need to cop it on the chin and just move on.”
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