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Kiraz and Allan altercation a good sign | 01:42
Staff Writers from Fox Sports
June 14th, 2022 9:14 pm
The Bulldogs pulled off the upset of the season on Monday and an altercation between two players may have actually contributed to it.
The Dogs piled 34 points on the Eels — genuine premiership contenders — and looked nothing like the team that’s been struggling for the last five or so years.
It’s now been revealed byNews Corp journalist Paul Kent that rookie Jacob Kiraz had some stern words with teammate Corey Allan following the Bulldogs’ Round 13 loss to the Panthers.
According to the report, some players sat around in the sheds after the loss feeling “quite comfortable” with it and Kiraz spoke up, letting Allan know how he felt about that.
The two had a “healthy verbal altercation” in the sheds and it reportedly was a wake-up call for senior players too.
“It’s a really good sign,” Kent said on NRL 360 on Tuesday.
“In the dressing room after the game, what comes as a big annoyance for many fans is players having a bit of a joke and a giggle after they’ve lost a game.
“And Kiraz at the time was only three games into his NRL career and he just cracked the sh**s basically and they exchanged some words. He thought he should have taken the loss a little harder than he was.
“It created a bit of a feeling within camp that the young kids have had enough of the older blokes who are probably just too beaten down with defeat and so become too comfortable with defeat.
“I just think it sparked a bit of a mind shift this week, a shift in their attitude and whether we saw that... I’m not saying it was the sole reason.”
Braith Anasta, who won a premiership with the Bulldogs in 2004, believes indeed Kiraz’s words could have been a “wake-up call” for his teammates.
“It’s a kick in the arse if a young bloke tells you you’re doing the wrong thing, it’s a bit of a wake-up call and maybe the wake-up call they needed,” he said.
“You can see the desire in Kiraz.”
Kiraz turned his back on a Top 30 deal with the Knights to join the Bulldogs this season on a train-and-trial deal. He made his NRL debut in Round 7 and instantly became a fan favourite.
The 20-year-old has retained his spot in the 17 ever since Round 11 — when players outside of the Top 30 can play NRL.
He has also inked a Top 30 deal for 2023 and 2024.
Meanwhile, Corey Allan is just a few games back from a hamstring injury. He spent Rounds 11 and 12 in New South Wales Cup before getting a call-up to the first grade side in the Round 13 Panthers loss.
‘Cracked the sh**s’: The altercation between Dogs teammates that sparked ’a mind shift’
Kiraz and Allan altercation a good sign | 01:42
Staff Writers from Fox Sports
June 14th, 2022 9:14 pm
The Bulldogs pulled off the upset of the season on Monday and an altercation between two players may have actually contributed to it.
The Dogs piled 34 points on the Eels — genuine premiership contenders — and looked nothing like the team that’s been struggling for the last five or so years.
It’s now been revealed byNews Corp journalist Paul Kent that rookie Jacob Kiraz had some stern words with teammate Corey Allan following the Bulldogs’ Round 13 loss to the Panthers.
According to the report, some players sat around in the sheds after the loss feeling “quite comfortable” with it and Kiraz spoke up, letting Allan know how he felt about that.
The two had a “healthy verbal altercation” in the sheds and it reportedly was a wake-up call for senior players too.
“It’s a really good sign,” Kent said on NRL 360 on Tuesday.
“In the dressing room after the game, what comes as a big annoyance for many fans is players having a bit of a joke and a giggle after they’ve lost a game.
“And Kiraz at the time was only three games into his NRL career and he just cracked the sh**s basically and they exchanged some words. He thought he should have taken the loss a little harder than he was.
“It created a bit of a feeling within camp that the young kids have had enough of the older blokes who are probably just too beaten down with defeat and so become too comfortable with defeat.
“I just think it sparked a bit of a mind shift this week, a shift in their attitude and whether we saw that... I’m not saying it was the sole reason.”
Braith Anasta, who won a premiership with the Bulldogs in 2004, believes indeed Kiraz’s words could have been a “wake-up call” for his teammates.
“It’s a kick in the arse if a young bloke tells you you’re doing the wrong thing, it’s a bit of a wake-up call and maybe the wake-up call they needed,” he said.
“You can see the desire in Kiraz.”
Kiraz turned his back on a Top 30 deal with the Knights to join the Bulldogs this season on a train-and-trial deal. He made his NRL debut in Round 7 and instantly became a fan favourite.
The 20-year-old has retained his spot in the 17 ever since Round 11 — when players outside of the Top 30 can play NRL.
He has also inked a Top 30 deal for 2023 and 2024.
Meanwhile, Corey Allan is just a few games back from a hamstring injury. He spent Rounds 11 and 12 in New South Wales Cup before getting a call-up to the first grade side in the Round 13 Panthers loss.
