Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo was quizzed on whether the recent changes to his side\u2019s spine has contributed to an inconsistent month of football after yet another loss in Round 24.<\/p>\n
Canterbury-Bankstown were bested by the Roosters on Friday night, going down 32-12 after one of their best performances of the year against the Warriors a week earlier.<\/p>\n
Before that was a disappointing loss to the Tigers and wins over the Sea Eagles and Dragons, accounting for a rollercoaster of results for the previously high-flying outfit.<\/p>\n
FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every game of every round in the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership, LIVE with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer ><\/a><\/p>\n Ciraldo has injected Lachlan Galvin into the halves a week prior to that string of games, but his latest change has seen Bailey Hayward start at hooker over Reed Mahoney.<\/p>\n The Bulldogs mentor delivered a dry response when asked whether that change has contributed to his side\u2019s patchy displays.<\/p>\n \u201cI think everyone was pissing in our pocket last week about how good it looked,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cSo not too concerned about that but when you lose possession, I think it was close to 70\/30 in that middle part of the game, it\u2019s pretty hard as a spine player.<\/p>\n Flanno fumes over bunker calls | 04:15<\/p>\n \u201cWhen the possession is against you like that and you\u2019re giving stupid penalties away… not much the spine can do.\u201d<\/p>\n Ciraldo also explained he was frustrated that his side have lost the consistency that placed them up the top-end of the ladder to begin with.<\/p>\n \u201cI think over the last month we\u2019ve had, before I say this the Roosters were really good tonight and they\u2019ve been good for a long period, so not taking anything away from them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cBut in terms of what we can control, the last four games we\u2019ve had two of our best performances and two of our worst.<\/p>\n \u201cNot happy about that, you can\u2019t be that team that goes good performance, poor performance.\u201d<\/p>\n However, he also provided a reason as to why the Bulldogs haven\u2019t been able to string wins together, pointing to his side\u2019s injuries.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve had (consistency) for three quarters of the year, the last month has been disappointing,\u201d Ciraldo explained.<\/p>\n Warriors win “ugly” but climb into top 4 | 06:07<\/p>\n MORE NRL NEWS<\/p>\n \u2018I DON\u2019T KNOW THE RULES\u2019: Flanno fumes as obstruction non-call robs Dragons<\/a><\/p>\n CONTROVERSY: Pompey\u2019s controversial try leads Warriors to epic comeback <\/a><\/p>\n \u2018OH BOY\u2019: Dragons\u2019 triple blow as \u2018friendly fire\u2019 takes out host of stars in ugly scenes<\/a><\/p>\n