Monday Bunker: Where to now for disgruntled Dogs after Belmore disaster?
CANTERBURY are sitting second last on the NRL ladder, they’re in the midst of a player exodus and the Belmore faithful have seemingly abandoned them. Watch as our Monday Bunker crew discuss the issue.
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CANTERBURY-Bankstown are a club in disarray.
They’re sitting second last on the NRL ladder, they’re in the midst of a player exodus and the Belmore faithful have abandoned them.
What’s most discouraging is that the club have blundered their salary cap situation to a point that success appears unattainable for several years.
Our Monday Bunker panel of Dean Ritchie, Paul Crawley and Tim Williams discussed the club’s issues and where their future is headed.
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Ritchie singled out last week’s 32-10 belting at the hands of the struggling Titans at Belmore Oval as a low point for the club.
“For that jumper, at that ground, that was their spiritual home ground. That’s where they toughed out so many games over so many years,” Richie said.
“For that to happen, it was an embarrassing day for the club, not many fans turned up, I don’t know where Canterbury go from here? What’s next?
“Some clubs you look at and think, there’s some light there and they’re working towards something, but with Canterbury I just don’t know where they’re going.”
Crawley took aim at coach Dean Pay who after the game all but admitted the players weren’t up for the challenge presented by the Gold Coast.
“What’s more concerning for the Bulldogs was that Dean Pay came out after the game and basically said along the lines that I could tell during the week that the players weren’t on,” Crawley said.
Ritchie chimed in, stating Pay had basically shot himself in the foot during his stunning declaration.
“He’s admitted that he hasn’t done his job. That’s his job to get them up,” he said.
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