Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo has admitted his “disappointment” in his aspect’s efficiency within the 34-30 loss to the Raiders, stating too many gamers have been “looking for shortcuts.”
While the Dogs solely misplaced by a margin of 4 factors, Ciraldo believed the “scoreboard flattered us”
The loss is Canterbury-Bankstown’s fourth in 5 video games, and drops them to thirteenth on the ladder.
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On the again of a penalty strive of their favour with three minutes to go to carry the margin to 4, Ciraldo’s males had possession late and an opportunity to win the sport, however “didn’t nail that either” in line with the coach.
“The fact we had a chance there at the end, well we didn’t deserve that,” Ciraldo stated in his post-match press convention.
“We didn’t really nail it at the end when we did have a chance.
“Raiders were much better than us. They outcompeted us on every level.
“We were so far away from it and that was right from the first whistle. I’m disappointed.”
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The Bulldogs missed a whooping 35 tackles in comparison with the Raiders’ 13 and dedicated 4 extra errors, solely finishing 77% of their units.
The first 25 minutes of the sport was notably ugly, as they fell right into a 22-6 gap.
While they have been capable of get again into the competition, Ciraldo was scathing of the way in which his aspect began the sport, alluding that the hassle was not the place it wanted to be.
“I can’t put it down to one thing … There’s too many people not doing their job,” Ciraldo stated
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“To come out and start the game the way we did, yeah, terrible.
“We’ve shown we can do it (start games well). We want to build a winning culture and that means 17 players turn up.
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“Too many soft options, too many guys looking for shortcuts.
“We shouldn’t be outcompeted. A lot of people were off tonight.”
Captain Reed Mahoney was additionally important of the Bulldogs’ starting to the sport.
“We completely missed the jump. If you put 30 on the board, you should win the game,” Mahoney stated.
“That first 25 minutes of the game was not appropriate.”
Source: www.foxsports.com.au