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MATT LOGUE, The Daily Telegraph
August 12, 2017 8:33am
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YOU don’t have tell Lloyd Perrett about the perils and the pain of being shopped around as a player.
Perrett lived the unnerving experience during his final season at the Bulldogs last year.
He says the uncertainty of being unwanted impacted his football and confidence.
“The frustrating part is you look like a horrible player,” Perrett told The Saturday Telegraph.
“Because your name is getting shopped around and you are thinking people will think you are not very good.
“The club doesn’t want me, but then it’s all out in the open it’s a relief that you get to show something.
“But there were plenty of times when it was happening with me where I was like, I’m sick of this and I just want it to end.”
Perrett is now in a happy place at Manly, but it hasn’t stopped him from thinking about his former Canterbury teammates.
The combination of a disappointing season and battles with the salary cap has resulted in a number of Bulldogs players being shopped around.
Lloyd Perrett is happier at the Sea Eagles but wants to lift his game. Pic: AAP
And they are big names too, including captain James Graham, the Morris twins, Moses Mbye and Greg Eastwood.
In the lead-up to Manly’s round 24 clash against Canterbury next Sunday, Perrett says he’ll reach out to any Bulldogs player facing an uncertain future.
“If any of those blokes are going through that I might give them a call to see how they are doing,” he said.
“I’m still mates with most of them. I talk to Raymond Faitala-Mariner, who I think has been outstanding for them. I’ve been talking to him because he has been a bit frustrated with how they are going and I guess how he is used.
“A lot of them are leaving, which is pretty interesting.
“I know they are looking to move some players on, because it’s a cut-throat industry and if you are not performing you get brushed.
“They haven’t performed this year, so it wouldn’t surprise me if some of them have to leave.”
Form aside, Perrett says being shopped around severely impacts concentration.
“It didn’t help keeping my mind on the job,” he said.
“When I was at training it wasn’t as fun and it took the love out of it.
“Another player I know went through a similar thing said to me it took the flame out of the game for him. He just didn’t love it anymore and he hoped it didn’t happen to me.
“Luckily I’m here (at Manly) playing some good footy and having fun.”
Perrett has been one of the success stories of Manly’s surprise rise up the ladder this season.
But the 22-year-old is far from satisfied with his 10 top grade appearances for the Sea Eagles.
RFM comments to Perret interesting did Perret just throw him under the bus
August 12, 2017 8:33am
Subscriber only
YOU don’t have tell Lloyd Perrett about the perils and the pain of being shopped around as a player.
Perrett lived the unnerving experience during his final season at the Bulldogs last year.
He says the uncertainty of being unwanted impacted his football and confidence.
“The frustrating part is you look like a horrible player,” Perrett told The Saturday Telegraph.
“Because your name is getting shopped around and you are thinking people will think you are not very good.
“The club doesn’t want me, but then it’s all out in the open it’s a relief that you get to show something.
“But there were plenty of times when it was happening with me where I was like, I’m sick of this and I just want it to end.”
Perrett is now in a happy place at Manly, but it hasn’t stopped him from thinking about his former Canterbury teammates.
The combination of a disappointing season and battles with the salary cap has resulted in a number of Bulldogs players being shopped around.
Lloyd Perrett is happier at the Sea Eagles but wants to lift his game. Pic: AAP
And they are big names too, including captain James Graham, the Morris twins, Moses Mbye and Greg Eastwood.
In the lead-up to Manly’s round 24 clash against Canterbury next Sunday, Perrett says he’ll reach out to any Bulldogs player facing an uncertain future.
“If any of those blokes are going through that I might give them a call to see how they are doing,” he said.
“I’m still mates with most of them. I talk to Raymond Faitala-Mariner, who I think has been outstanding for them. I’ve been talking to him because he has been a bit frustrated with how they are going and I guess how he is used.
“A lot of them are leaving, which is pretty interesting.
“I know they are looking to move some players on, because it’s a cut-throat industry and if you are not performing you get brushed.
“They haven’t performed this year, so it wouldn’t surprise me if some of them have to leave.”
Form aside, Perrett says being shopped around severely impacts concentration.
“It didn’t help keeping my mind on the job,” he said.
“When I was at training it wasn’t as fun and it took the love out of it.
“Another player I know went through a similar thing said to me it took the flame out of the game for him. He just didn’t love it anymore and he hoped it didn’t happen to me.
“Luckily I’m here (at Manly) playing some good footy and having fun.”
Perrett has been one of the success stories of Manly’s surprise rise up the ladder this season.
But the 22-year-old is far from satisfied with his 10 top grade appearances for the Sea Eagles.
RFM comments to Perret interesting did Perret just throw him under the bus
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