While he refused to comment on an allegation a player walked out after being made to wrestle up to a dozen teammates, the coach admits the Bulldogs’ culture is not right.
Cameron Ciraldo has defended the Bulldogs’ push to increase standards at the club after a player walked out on the club when forced to wrestle up to a dozen teammates in a row for being late to training, a punishment described as “brutal” by one onlooker.was used as “shark bait”
The player hasn’t returned to the club since the incident, and one person who witnessed the session speaking on the condition of anonymity said the player was left physically and emotionally scarred after the training punishment.Ciraldo said the Bulldogs have used several methods to punish players who didn’t meet the club’s standards, including fines and spinning a wheel which would determine a sanction.
“The reality is we need to change behaviours here, and I think we’ve done a good job of that throughout the season. And I feel really sorry for the fans that we are where we are. It doesn’t seem like we’ve taken steps forward this year on the same wins as last year.The Rugby League Players’ Association have been made aware of the wrestling incident, which has emerged in the same week the Bulldogs finish their season against the Titans on the Gold Coast.
Online speculation a number of Bulldogs players are unhappy with Ciraldo’s training demands and length of time he expects them at the club was refuted by the coach. He said his former club Penrith, where he helped Ivan Cleary to back-to-back premierships, had far greater demands on their players.
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