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Kyle Flanagan has been inserted into the Bulldogs halves to form the club’s third pairing of 2022 and the club has been slammed by NRL360’s panel of experts.
The Bulldogs have managed only a singular win, beating the Cowboys to start the season, but coach Trent Barrett has made the call to bring Flanagan into the fold in a tough clash against the competition leaders, the Panthers.
The 23-year-old hasn’t been training with the first grade team this season, but has handed a baptism of fire in Round 5.
“It’s is like getting a hand grenade for your birthday,” The Daily Telegraph’s Paul Kent said.
“Lets be honest, this is a guy who hasn’t played a lot of first grade last year but beyond that has not really been welcomed as a part of the club for some time.
“Has not trained all year with the first grade side and here he is finally getting picked at number seven, and he has been put up against the premiers to play the best team in the competition.
“It is like a poison chalice.”
Braith Anasta echoed Kent’s sentiment.
“I feel sorry for him, he has worked hard and he deserves a shot to play in the halves, he has been hammered pillar to post, his confidence has been battered,” Anasta said.
“They didn’t give him a second, let alone a minute in the trials next to Burton, they get to Round 5 and they play the premiership heavyweights, the best team in the competition right now by a long way.
“And they go here you go buddy, do your best.”
Flanagan’s lack of gametime beside off-season recruit Matt Burton could prove to be an issue for the Bulldogs.
Burton himself will be under pressure, taking on his former club which he won a premiership with in 2021.
The Daily Telegraph’s Paul Crawley has raised the question, where is the duty of care for the young halfback who has lacked first grade minutes for a season and a half.
“The team have taken great pleasure in humiliating Kyle in the past, his own club has humiliated him all off-season, he didn’t get a go, he sat there on the sidelines and everyone knew he just wasn’t in their plans,” Crawley said.
“44-0 last week and they come up against the Panthers, and you have got to call it for what it is, it is a disgrace, where is the duty of care?”
After the Bulldogs clash against the Panthers, they take on grand finalists the Rabbitohs, handing Flanagan two of the toughest games of the calendar year.
The Bulldogs have managed only a singular win, beating the Cowboys to start the season, but coach Trent Barrett has made the call to bring Flanagan into the fold in a tough clash against the competition leaders, the Panthers.
The 23-year-old hasn’t been training with the first grade team this season, but has handed a baptism of fire in Round 5.
“It’s is like getting a hand grenade for your birthday,” The Daily Telegraph’s Paul Kent said.
“Lets be honest, this is a guy who hasn’t played a lot of first grade last year but beyond that has not really been welcomed as a part of the club for some time.
“Has not trained all year with the first grade side and here he is finally getting picked at number seven, and he has been put up against the premiers to play the best team in the competition.
“It is like a poison chalice.”
Braith Anasta echoed Kent’s sentiment.
“I feel sorry for him, he has worked hard and he deserves a shot to play in the halves, he has been hammered pillar to post, his confidence has been battered,” Anasta said.
“They didn’t give him a second, let alone a minute in the trials next to Burton, they get to Round 5 and they play the premiership heavyweights, the best team in the competition right now by a long way.
“And they go here you go buddy, do your best.”
Flanagan’s lack of gametime beside off-season recruit Matt Burton could prove to be an issue for the Bulldogs.
Burton himself will be under pressure, taking on his former club which he won a premiership with in 2021.
The Daily Telegraph’s Paul Crawley has raised the question, where is the duty of care for the young halfback who has lacked first grade minutes for a season and a half.
“The team have taken great pleasure in humiliating Kyle in the past, his own club has humiliated him all off-season, he didn’t get a go, he sat there on the sidelines and everyone knew he just wasn’t in their plans,” Crawley said.
“44-0 last week and they come up against the Panthers, and you have got to call it for what it is, it is a disgrace, where is the duty of care?”
After the Bulldogs clash against the Panthers, they take on grand finalists the Rabbitohs, handing Flanagan two of the toughest games of the calendar year.
