Canterbury Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo defends club culture amid Jackson Topine civil suit

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Cameron Ciraldo has launched an impassioned defence of Canterbury's culture and the character of trainer Travis Touma, amid Jackson Topine's civil suit against the club.

Canterbury Bulldog s coach Cameron Ciraldo has defended his club's culture in the wake of a lawsuit brought by a former player.

Topine commenced legal action against the Bulldogs in the NSW Supreme Court last week, citing psychiatric injury after a wrestling session last year. Ciraldo would not speak specifically about the case on Tuesday for legal reasons, but was adamant the Bulldogs were a club that looked after their players."The number of people that care about the welfare of our players. We do a lot of stuff around cultural activities and understanding each person's culture.Ciraldo has spoken at length about changing the standards at Canterbury, who have not played in the finals since 2016.

"He fits what we're trying to do here. It's not an easy job bringing change to a club and Trav has been a guy that has really helped me in that regard."

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