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Mass sackings at Bulldogs ahead of grudge match against Hasler
Adrian Proszenko
By Adrian Proszenko
May 4, 2019 — 11.47am
Canterbury has sensationally sacked four key staffers in one of the biggest clean-outs in the history of the ‘family club’.
Team manager Andrew Farrar, general manager of football Gareth Holmes, recruitment boss Warren McDonnell and pathways performance manager Andrew Patmore are all big-name casualties in a restructure of the Bulldogs. The quartet were informed of the news as the team was preparing to go up against its former coach, Manly's Des Hasler, at Brookvale on Saturday night.
The mass sackings represent the most significant off-field changes at the club since the new Lynne Anderson-led ticket swept to power at the last elections. The new board has been in power since February of 2018 and believes the key staffers have been given sufficient time to prove their worth.
However, with a new strategic plan set to be implemented, powerbrokers feel it is time to again shake things up at Belmore. The Bulldogs want to go back to being a development club once they fully recover from the salary cap issues the current regime inherited from the previous one.
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There’s a belief that new blood is required to implement the strategy and to take the club to the next level.
Farrah’s exit ends a long association with Canterbury. The former NSW and Australian representative made 186 appearances for the club as a player over the course of a decade and previously held a position on the board. Farrar was also part of the NSW Blues staff before returning to the club.
Holmes’ appointment was seen as a coup when he was poached from Manly. The former Kangaroos team manager, who has also spent time at Parramatta, lasted just under a year at the Bulldogs.
Patmore is another former Bulldogs player now deemed surplus to requirements, while McDonnell departs after being poached from Wests Tigers.
It’s expected the quartet will finish up their current roles immediately.
The retention strategy of the Bulldogs has been widely criticised in recent years. Some of the big names that have been squeezed out of the club in recent years include Josh Reynolds, James Graham, Sam Kasiano, Aaron Woods and Moses Mbye. Many of those players were on heavily back-ended contracts that created salary cap pressures.
The club has shown faith in coach Dean Pay, handing him a one-year extension despite a difficult start to his tenure as an NRL coach.
Adrian Proszenko
By Adrian Proszenko
May 4, 2019 — 11.47am
Canterbury has sensationally sacked four key staffers in one of the biggest clean-outs in the history of the ‘family club’.
Team manager Andrew Farrar, general manager of football Gareth Holmes, recruitment boss Warren McDonnell and pathways performance manager Andrew Patmore are all big-name casualties in a restructure of the Bulldogs. The quartet were informed of the news as the team was preparing to go up against its former coach, Manly's Des Hasler, at Brookvale on Saturday night.
The mass sackings represent the most significant off-field changes at the club since the new Lynne Anderson-led ticket swept to power at the last elections. The new board has been in power since February of 2018 and believes the key staffers have been given sufficient time to prove their worth.
However, with a new strategic plan set to be implemented, powerbrokers feel it is time to again shake things up at Belmore. The Bulldogs want to go back to being a development club once they fully recover from the salary cap issues the current regime inherited from the previous one.
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There’s a belief that new blood is required to implement the strategy and to take the club to the next level.
Farrah’s exit ends a long association with Canterbury. The former NSW and Australian representative made 186 appearances for the club as a player over the course of a decade and previously held a position on the board. Farrar was also part of the NSW Blues staff before returning to the club.
Holmes’ appointment was seen as a coup when he was poached from Manly. The former Kangaroos team manager, who has also spent time at Parramatta, lasted just under a year at the Bulldogs.
Patmore is another former Bulldogs player now deemed surplus to requirements, while McDonnell departs after being poached from Wests Tigers.
It’s expected the quartet will finish up their current roles immediately.
The retention strategy of the Bulldogs has been widely criticised in recent years. Some of the big names that have been squeezed out of the club in recent years include Josh Reynolds, James Graham, Sam Kasiano, Aaron Woods and Moses Mbye. Many of those players were on heavily back-ended contracts that created salary cap pressures.
The club has shown faith in coach Dean Pay, handing him a one-year extension despite a difficult start to his tenure as an NRL coach.
