Thursday night\u2019s loss to the Dolphins<\/a> was their fourth straight and sixth from seven games.<\/p>\n Moreover, they\u2019ve lost their last four games by a combined margin of 86 points.<\/p>\n The shocking recent run have left coach Cameron Ciraldo and skipper Stephen Crichton scrambling for answers.<\/a><\/p>\n Following the 44-12 loss to the Dolphins, the lack of input from hooker Bailey Hayward was discussed on the Late Show with Matty Johns.<\/p>\n Hayward\u2019s form this season and whether he\u2019s a good fit in this Bulldogs spine has been placed under scrutiny in recent weeks.<\/a><\/p>\n Hayward had just two runs for 14 metres against the Dolphins but Johns defended Hayward somewhat, believing the club\u2019s forwards should shoulder some of the blame.<\/p>\n Johns believes there\u2019s a flaw in the Bulldogs\u2019 style with the rule changes leading to a sharp increase in the speed of the game. <\/p>\n Momentum has never been more important.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen we talk about hookers running from dummy-half, there\u2019s got to be people doing work for them to scatter defenders to give them the opportunity to run out and at the moment, watching the Dogs this year, they\u2019re so obsessed with sequence-based football,\u201d Johns said.<\/p>\n If they can get back to the forwards running the ball forward, hit the line hard, even if you aren\u2019t a big bloke, hit the line hard and quickly play the ball and things start to happen. <\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re now playing momentum-based football.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople will point to and say, \u2018well they don\u2019t have a big pack\u2019, but the way the modern game is, if you can get momentum, footwork, speed and a lack of size can be an advantage.\u201d <\/p>\n Crichton visibly frustrated at Galvin | 00:27<\/p>\n MORE NRL NEWS<\/p>\n \u2018EASY TARGET\u2019: Ciraldo fumes at refs despite brutal \u2018soft\u2019 admission in Dogs loss<\/a><\/p>\n WOEFUL DOGS: Controversial sin bin turns game as hat-trick hero leads Dolphins rout<\/a><\/p>\n MCKINNON: Robbo\u2019s Roosters warning; triumph for icon in running for NSW gig<\/a><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776909012_441_poster-fallback.png\"\/)
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