News Fans erupt as Canterbury coach Dean Pay drops Corey Harawira-Naera to reserve grade

[GrogDog]

https://www.sportingnews.com/au/lea...erbury-cup-dropped/1ft645eo0t7km1wrwfbkat6ofq

Canterbury coach Dean Pay has again mercilessly wielded the axe on a star player, dropping forward Corey Harawira-Naera to reserve grade on Saturday.


Harawira-Naera was named to play against the depleted Raiders in the NRL later in the evening but he ended up being pushed back to the Canterbury Cup.


He started in the second-row versus the Knights at ANZ Stadium in the precursor to the main event, scoring a powerful try in the first half.

The choice to demote Harawira-Naera baffled fans, with one sarcastically writing on Twitter: "We don't want to win."


Pay has not been shy in sending established NRL talent to the Canterbury Cup, with Harawira-Naera joining Lachlan Lewis, Kerrod Holland and Michael Lichaa in the second-tier.


Rhyse Martin has also switched between first grade and reggies in 2019.

In 10 NRL appearances this season, Harawira-Naera has averaged 82 metres and 31 tackles per match for the last-placed Bulldogs.

While he's an explosive hole runner, edge defence has proven an issue for the New Zealand native who has missed the most tackles at Canterbury with 46 and is ranked eighth overall in the competition.

 

[craigo]

Should be sending hoppa to Reggies he is rubbish

 

[Alexander the Great]

This guy...

 

[Merimbula Man]

Lewis, Holland and Lichaa established NRL talent, that’s being kind

 

[2144superman]

Keep tightening that noose Dean .. you fucking moron

 

[The_Chimpster]

CHN must have either embarrassed pay at training by calling out his shitty coaching, or he didn't like the b day present he gave him

 

[B-Train]

Either way, the club will do nothing and not say a word unless it's a 3000 word statement saying how good the finger food was at the members forum.

 

[KiwiDog7]

Imbecile of a coach

 

[Moedogg]

Egg boy needs to slap a spoon on his head during the press conference..

 

[doggieaaron]

Jacko has been the worst defensively in our forward pack its like pay has shallow hal glasses on and sees totally different to what everyone else sees

 

[ash160]

Fuck there’s some CHN nut huggers in this place....I’ll reserve judgement until after the game

 

[coach]

Fuck there’s some CHN nut huggers in this place....I’ll reserve judgement until after the game

Win or lose chn deserves his spot
Fuck were sitting last, and he offers more than any other forward

 

[ash160]

Win or lose chn deserves his spot
Fuck were sitting last, and he offers more than any other forward

He’s ok, he has some good things in his game and bad...he’s no SBW some people on here rave about the bloke

 

[coach]

He’s ok, he has some good things in his game and bad...he’s no SBW some people on here rave about the bloke

Yeah defiantly, but do we have better?
No

 

[dhoo8450]

This guy has totally lost me. He has absolutely no fucking idea.

 

[CrittaMagic69]

He’s ok, he has some good things in his game and bad...he’s no SBW some people on here rave about the bloke

We're scoring fuck all points, why the fuck do you do you drop your most creative forward? And what about Jackson? **** has been fucking awful and misses crucial tackles every week yet he gets a free ride. Elliott rushed into the squad. Tolman with his pillow hitups and tackles.

 

[ash160]

Yeah defiantly, but do we have better?
No

Let’s see what happens tonight

 

[Dingo]

This will do me. Pay has gone full retard.

@ASSASSIN @Nabsolutely Fabulous

Sorry.

 

[ash160]

We're scoring fuck all points, why the fuck do you do you drop your most creative forward? And what about Jackson? **** has been fucking awful and misses crucial tackles every week yet he gets a free ride. Elliott rushed into the squad. Tolman with his pillow hitups and tackles.

I agree somewhat but he’s not gonna drop the fucking captain to reggies

 

[Doginator]

Our only threat in attack, what a dick, 2 tries in reserve grade highlight his value