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Bulldogs used ‘spinning wheel’ punishment
Embattled Canterbury Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo says he’s trying to “change behaviours” and “drive standards” at the battling NRL club after revelations a fringe first grader walked out after he was punished for being late to training.
Source : Daily Telegraph
The Bulldogs launched an investigation into the treatment of the player who was allegedly made to wrestle more than a dozen players as his punishment for being late.
The Rugby League Players Association is also investigating the incident that happened five weeks ago amid reports about player discontent with first-year coach Ciraldo.
On Wednesday, he said it was a “sensitive issue” and wouldn’t go into the specifics but was adamant player-driven punishments for being late were part of the lift in standards needed at the Bulldogs.
He denied there was mass pushback from the players and said it was his job to fix a culture which “is not right” after several mediocre seasons.
Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo said it was a ‘sensitive issue’. Pic by Max Mason-Hubers
Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo said it was a ‘sensitive issue’. Pic by Max Mason-Hubers
“I don’t want to comment specifically but at different times we’ve wanted to put some standards in place and obviously if you’re late we have to do something,” he said.
“We are trying to drive standards. We want to have winning performance standards and a lot of that is around individual responsibilities and we have to hold those standards.”
Ciraldo said physical punishment for a drop in standards was one of many penalties and he’d continue to push the players as a way to “change” behaviours.
“We’ve gone through a range of different ways of talking about holding standards,” he said.
“Some of that has been monetary (fines), others have been spinning a wheel and others trying to find ways to change behaviours.
“The reality is we need to change behaviours here. I think we have done a good job of that throughout the season and we will continue to find ways to change behaviours to winning behaviours.”
It comes as the Bulldogs limp to the end of a disastrous season that has returned just seven wins following the appointment of Ciraldo and the arrival of Reed Mahoney and Viliame Kikau.
Ciraldo said the clamp down on behaviours, amid player complaints of long days at the club, was key to turning a poor season in to a successful one.
“Nothing comes without hard work, we have one long day a week and if you get the last massage you‘re probably leaving at 5.30pm,” Ciraldo said.
“The days were longer at the place I was previously.
“Nobody has come to me and complained about long days, we‘ve got a Jersey Flegg (under 21s) group who do weights at 5am, work for 10 hours and come back and do field at 5.30pm.
“We‘ve got a leadership group that we meet with every week and you’d like to think if there was some unrest that those guys would have brought it up.”
Originally published as Bulldogs coach defends training methods after player walks on club
Embattled Canterbury Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo says he’s trying to “change behaviours” and “drive standards” at the battling NRL club after revelations a fringe first grader walked out after he was punished for being late to training.
Source : Daily Telegraph
The Bulldogs launched an investigation into the treatment of the player who was allegedly made to wrestle more than a dozen players as his punishment for being late.
The Rugby League Players Association is also investigating the incident that happened five weeks ago amid reports about player discontent with first-year coach Ciraldo.
On Wednesday, he said it was a “sensitive issue” and wouldn’t go into the specifics but was adamant player-driven punishments for being late were part of the lift in standards needed at the Bulldogs.
He denied there was mass pushback from the players and said it was his job to fix a culture which “is not right” after several mediocre seasons.
Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo said it was a ‘sensitive issue’. Pic by Max Mason-Hubers
Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo said it was a ‘sensitive issue’. Pic by Max Mason-Hubers
“I don’t want to comment specifically but at different times we’ve wanted to put some standards in place and obviously if you’re late we have to do something,” he said.
“We are trying to drive standards. We want to have winning performance standards and a lot of that is around individual responsibilities and we have to hold those standards.”
Ciraldo said physical punishment for a drop in standards was one of many penalties and he’d continue to push the players as a way to “change” behaviours.
“We’ve gone through a range of different ways of talking about holding standards,” he said.
“Some of that has been monetary (fines), others have been spinning a wheel and others trying to find ways to change behaviours.
“The reality is we need to change behaviours here. I think we have done a good job of that throughout the season and we will continue to find ways to change behaviours to winning behaviours.”
It comes as the Bulldogs limp to the end of a disastrous season that has returned just seven wins following the appointment of Ciraldo and the arrival of Reed Mahoney and Viliame Kikau.
Ciraldo said the clamp down on behaviours, amid player complaints of long days at the club, was key to turning a poor season in to a successful one.
“Nothing comes without hard work, we have one long day a week and if you get the last massage you‘re probably leaving at 5.30pm,” Ciraldo said.
“The days were longer at the place I was previously.
“Nobody has come to me and complained about long days, we‘ve got a Jersey Flegg (under 21s) group who do weights at 5am, work for 10 hours and come back and do field at 5.30pm.
“We‘ve got a leadership group that we meet with every week and you’d like to think if there was some unrest that those guys would have brought it up.”
Originally published as Bulldogs coach defends training methods after player walks on club
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