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<\/p>\nThe Bulldogs are struggling to score points in 2026 \u2014 and it\u2019s \u201cdeja vu\u201d according to The Daily Telegraph\u2019s Dean Ritchie, who believed a consistent issue has again been highlighted.<\/p>\n
Under Cameron Ciraldo this season, Canterbury have scored only 45 points in three games with young gun Lachlan Galvin and Matt Burton partnering in the halves.<\/p>\n
Galvin\u2019s position in the Dogs\u2019 No.7 jersey has come under immense scrutiny since he took over from Toby Sexton midway through the 2025 season.<\/p>\n
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Watch every game of every round of the Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cAgain we come up short with Lachlan Galvin, I don\u2019t want to lay the boot in… but averaging 15-a-game, it\u2019s one of the worst in the competition,\u201d Ritchie said on NRL360 on Monday night.<\/p>\n \u201cCleary Ciraldo was irritated or disappointed on the weekend because he made that change halfway through the game, so clearly something was eating away at Ciraldo.\u201d<\/p>\n The change he referenced was a spine shift made by Ciraldo during their loss to the Knights, with Stephen Crichton joining the halves and Matt Burton moving out to the centres.<\/p>\n It proved fruitful, with Burton scoring a double while bench playmaker Sean O\u2019Sullivan also joined the action in the middle of the park.<\/p>\n Interestingly, The Australian\u2019s Brent Read highlighted the fact that Galvin was not shuffled out of his position when Ciraldo decided changes were needed to spark his side.<\/p>\n \u201cBut Galvin didn\u2019t get changed, Galvin is not the problem with this football team,\u201d Read said.<\/p>\n Tax-Free! Peters addresses recruitment | 02:16<\/p>\n \u201cClearly the coach doesn\u2019t think Galvin is either, because Galvin stayed at halfback… the coach wasn\u2019t happy, he didn\u2019t move Galvin. He moved Burton and Crichton.<\/p>\n But both NRL360 host Braith Anasta and league legend Gorden Tallis weren\u2019t buying it.<\/p>\n For Anasta, the Bulldogs\u2019 halves combination is missing an organiser, a player who can steer the side around the park instead of looking disjointed an disorganed.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s the whole spine, their strong point is their running game… the problem is, there\u2019s a lack of creativing and organisation from a seven,\u201d Anasta said.<\/p>\n \u201cThey are both sixes, so when one of them runs and they get a quick play-the-ball… you don\u2019t have Galvin demanding the ball off the back of a big carry or vice versa.<\/p>\n \u201cYou don\u2019t see them swinging down short sides, or kicking for a winger… that\u2019s what halves do and when you watch their game, they both ran great.<\/p>\n Get all the latest NRL news, highlights and analysis delivered straight to your inbox with Fox Sports Sportmail. Sign up now!!!<\/a><\/p>\n Lachlan Galvin of the Bulldogs.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cGalvin was effective, but when it comes to the finesse and the organisation, it\u2019s not there and you can see a lack of communication.<\/p>\n \u201cGoing into this year, we are thinking \u2018oh this is going to be good this year, they\u2019ve had a whole pre-season to work with each other and they are going to come out the blocks\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cBut if they don\u2019t? We are going to revisit this and here we are. Galvin is the fittest guy, and he is energetic and he is popping up everywhere, but how effective is he?\u201d<\/p>\n And revisit we have, with Tallis echoing his fellow panellists opinion.<\/p>\n \u201cLachie Galvin got shoved down our throat and I am not picking on the kid here. I don\u2019t think he\u2019s the problem, but he\u2019s certainly not the solution,\u201d Tallis said.<\/p>\n \u201cLast year, they were scoring more points… tell the Dogs fans that this is a better side than what was ticking last year.<\/p>\n \u201cThey were averaging 27 points last year… can you imagine the Broncos back in the day moving Steve Renouf to five-eighth? So whose fault would that be.<\/p>\n Have Manly set up Foran to fail?! | 01:28<\/p>\n MORE NRL NEWS<\/p>\n TEAM TIPS: Haas racing clock amid Broncos crisis; Eels No.1 void as Souths star back<\/a><\/p>\n CRAWLS: \u2018Teflon Bulldog\u2019 is the new Cam Smith; the left-field solution to save Manly<\/a><\/p>\n TALKING PTS: Seibold\u2019s selfless act before axing; Madge\u2019s last laugh after bust-up<\/a><\/p>\n