‘Some guys didn’t like working hard’: Reynolds lifts lid on Ciraldo’s tough Bulldogs overhaul

Bulldogs legend Josh Reynolds has revealed some players were not willing to work hard and buy into Cameron Ciraldo’s tough new system at Canterbury but the proof is in the pudding.

The only place to watch every game of every round LIVE with no ad-breaks during play is Fox League, available on Kayo. New to Kayo?“Last year it was, it’s a brand new system and it’s a hard system,” Reynolds told Darcie McDonald on Fox League’s NRL podcast.“Unfortunately, there were some guys that didn’t like working hard and that’s also fine. But sometimes it’s just not the place for you. The Bulldogs has been built on hard work for years, years and years and years.

“If you’re in the middle, it could be three times a set you have to fill holes, where in other defensive systems, it’s about do your own work, you do your own wrestle and all that type of stuff,” Reynolds said. However, Ciraldo was pleased with the progress the team was making, particularly defensively in those two losses and they finally put a complete performance together in a 32-0 thrashing of the Titans in Round 3.“Very gritty, a very Dogs-like performance and a very Ciro-like performance,” Reynolds said.

“They would have watched video yesterday, gone through a few things they would have liked to work on, probably missed a couple of attacking opportunities, but that’s still fine,” Reynolds said. Despite hanging up the boots, Reynolds is still looking at the Bulldogs through the lens of a player from last year and so far he likes what he sees in 2024.“So I watch from that perspective now and I can just see we’re way better than last year - probably because I wasn’t in the middle anymore so that actually helps, the boys don’t have to cover for me… But yeah, I can just see it.

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