I'll devil's advocate and say Davey isn't even being much of a rat here.
We know Buzz is a slimy, red-cheeked drunk who talks about tangential topics with people just to get quotes he can present without context. There is a reason he does articles like this instead of podcasts/audio interviews.
The only thing that matters is the quotes (note for e.g. that Davey doesn't name drop players, Buzz adds them in as players who have had "issues" - a nothing statement.)
Let's just speculate some simple questions that could elicit the quotes:
Now listen, I know we've just spent 2 hours talking about the Eels and your plans for next year, but just quickly, reflecting on your time at the Bulldogs, could you comment on culture and the coaching style at the club?
"It wasn't a culture that I fitted in with and it wasn't the style of coaching that I resonated with"
What was it about the culture that you couldn't resonate with?
"It just wasn't my cup of tea, and a lot different to what I've experienced at Manly and Parramatta"
What about the coaching style. What was your relationship with the coaching staff like?
“It wasn’t great with Cameron”
“In the end we didn’t talk when I was leaving. It was very cold. I didn’t get the ideology of the coaches. It wasn’t a process that I’d been accustomed to"
Can you think of any reasons behind this?
“I guess in every business there are people that don’t always get along"
“You’ve just got to go somewhere else where you’re happy. And that’s what I chose.”
When you left the club, the Bulldogs were sitting second last on the ladder. Were there concerns at the club that this would be another unsuccessful season for the club?
“Players had concerns (at Canterbury), but they weren’t at panic stations”
Did you personally have concerns? And did the coaching staff see things differently?
“I had a couple of gripes, but I won’t go into specifics. We weren’t all pulling the same way"
Lastly, regarding your exit from the club. Were you happy with how it all went down from both sides?
“The way the Bulldogs went about things, I didn’t like it”
So really, all Davey is saying is that he didn't feel like he belonged at the club, didn't understand the coaching philosophy, and basically wasn't happy with the move and quick exit. That all holds water. Seems like a nothing burger of an interview, til you throw in this weeks' context, and imply a lot more than what is being said.
I think Davey done got Buzz'd.
