Canterbury Bulldogs captain Reed Mahoney has addressed the current problems within his club while offering support for his coach Cameron Ciraldo as rumours of discontent continue.
“Training is always hard. If it was easier, everyone would be doing it. It’s harder to get in, and it’s also harder to stay,” Mahoney told media on Friday.
“I definitely think he’s (Ciraldo) a mate before he’s a coach, and that’s what everyone loves about him. He’s easily approachable, his door is always open, and a lot of boys go and talk to him just about life advice, and then footy comes second, and that’s how he is.
“But he has standards, and we have standards as a playing group and as a club with where we want to go. I think Cam is stressed out a lot that this is the way we’re going, and if you don’t really like it, then it’s probably not the place for you.”
Mahoney confirmed they had contacted the player for support.
“His welfare is our priority and the club and the group are doing a great job of that,” he said.
“I don’t want to talk about it because this is his thing, and we’re worried about his welfare – I don’t want to sit here and talk about it, but there was more than just that. There was other stuff going on.”
