The Canterbury Bulldogs coaching staff have been voted the best in the Rugby League by players across all 17 NRL clubs. The Bulldogs topped the 'high-performance staffing' category in the Rugby League Players Association poll, despite recent legal trouble.
Eighteen months ago, Canterbury’s coaching staff were accused of leaving Jackson Topine with “psychiatric injury” and “physical and mental impairment” after Topine was sacked at the end of the 2023 season, and later in which he claims he was subjected to “assault” – which Canterbury have denied – when forced to wrestle a succession of teammates in short intervals during a training session.
The Bulldogs have defended the Supreme Court action against them, denying liability and arguing that Topine consented to the wrestling activity. On Tuesday, the same Bulldogs staff were being celebrated as the best in the business after the Rugby League Players Association published their results of a player poll. A total of 512 players across all 17 NRL clubs took part in the poll, in which they were asked to rate the performances of their club across all areas on a scale of zero to 10. If 85 per cent of players answered with a nine or 10 out of 10, the club received an A for that category. If 75 per cent of players answered with an eight, nine or 10, they would receive a B. If 50 per cent of players provided a score of five or less, it meant an F.To explain the criteria under which clubs were considered the best in their respective categories, the RLPA wrote on its website: “These clubs achieved the highest cumulative scores, and while they may be outperformed by others in specific areas, their overall ranking places them firmly at the top of each ranking table.” The Dogs came out on top in the category of “high-performance staffing”, which included head coach Cameron Ciraldo, assistant coaches, medical staff, CEO support and football management.Strength and conditioning trainer Travis Touma was named in the Topine case, which remains before the courts, but remained at the club to complete his duties this season. He enjoyed a successful career at the Sydney Roosters before arriving at Belmore via a short stint at South Sydne
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