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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n Save this article for later<\/p>\n Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.<\/p>\n Got it<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n Lachlan Galvin may be guilty of trying to do too much for the Bulldogs.<\/p>\n With an average of 78.7 touches a game, Galvin is handling the ball more than some hookers in the NRL, while his average of 21 runs a game is more than any other No.7 in the competition.<\/p>\n But that\u2019s the way coach Cameron Ciraldo would rather have it as Canterbury try to invigorate an attack that struggled to fire against the Knights last weekend <\/a>for their Good Friday clash with South Sydney.<\/p>\n \u201cLast week we had 60 per cent of possession against us in the first half, and our team was looking for a bit of energy,\u201d Ciraldo said of Canterbury\u2019s first defeat of the season.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd Lachie, because he\u2019s so fit, decided to try and give us a bit of a thrust, and give us some energy there. And that\u2019s awesome. From a team-first perspective, that\u2019s awesome.<\/p>\n \u201cIs there stuff we need to do better? Yeah, and we\u2019re all working on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n With an average of 15 points a game, the Bulldogs have the worst attack in the competition, however, they do have the second-best defence, behind Penrith.<\/p>\n Ciraldo was critical of his team\u2019s ability to capitalise on line breaks and opportunities following their loss to Newcastle, but said it isn\u2019t panic stations yet at Belmore.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a bit in our attack that I really like,\u201d Ciraldo said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve won the possession every week, we\u2019ve made the most metres every week, we\u2019ve also made the most line breaks in each game every week. They\u2019re all really good signs. We haven\u2019t been able to execute every opportunity, and we\u2019ve played against some teams that have scrambled really well.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re trying to show our guys what we\u2019re doing well and where we can improve, and that process doesn\u2019t change whether we win, lose, anything. We\u2019re just trying to get better every week.\u201d<\/p>\n With the game in the balance after half-time, Ciraldo shifted five-eighth Matt Burton to left centre and captain Stephen Crichton into the halves to try to spark his attack.<\/p>\n Ciraldo didn\u2019t rule out a permanent move for Crichton further down the track, but said the club was standing by its halves pairing of Burton and Galvin.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve won two games, we\u2019ve lost one, so I don\u2019t think there\u2019s any need for panic stations,\u201d Ciraldo said.<\/p>\n \u201cA lot got made of \u2018Critta\u2019 [Crichton] moving in a little bit last week. Burto took a bump, needed a little rest out wide, Critta came in and got involved and got the ball in his hands, and we scored two tries pretty quickly after that. I\u2019m not sure of all the hysteria around that. There are a lot of things we\u2019re doing well.\u201d<\/p>\n Related Article Exiled centre Bronson Xerri has the opportunity to return to the top grade this week after Ciraldo named him in the No.19 jersey and said he was happy with his attitude change after being swapped to right centre<\/a>.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Harry Hayes will be rested for another week as he comes back from a concussion suffered in round two against Canberra, which opens the door for young back-rower Logan Spinks to potentially make his NRL debut.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n![\"Bulldogs](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/8333979b9d724b6db3a7fd18fa18c53cf259298d.jpeg\")
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