Coach may Pay price for poor Dogs
THE season is two games old but already Canterbury coach Dean Pay is under pressure.
The Bulldogs blew a 10-0 lead against Parramatta yesterday at ANZ Stadium to collapse to a 36-16 defeat.
It’s their second heavy loss in as many matches after a 40-6 hiding by the Warriors in Round 1 and leaves them bottom of the competition ladder.
Pay, who is off-contract at season’s end, noted his team’s youth and urged patience with his group.
“Where it is at the moment is where it is,” he said. “We just need to make sure that we’re doing everything we can to build this team into a team that can compete with the best teams in the competition.”
The pressure will be on Pay to make changes for next week’s clash with Wests Tigers and he acknowledged reserves players were putting their hands up.
Des Hasler’s return to Manly is also not going to plan, with the Sea Eagles beaten by the Roosters on Saturday.