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“Gould’s Bold 30-Year Bulldogs Coaching Claim Has Everyone Talking”
Phil Gould has known for a long time that Cameron Ciraldo was going to be a fantastic first grade coach and now he wants him at the Bulldogs for decades to come.
After doing his apprenticeship at Penrith and earning plenty of praise for perfecting the club’s defensive system, Ciraldo moved across to Canterbury on a five-year deal.
Things started off incredibly rocky for Ciraldo, with the blue and white outfit finishing in 15th spot on the ladder in his first season in charge.
There were very little green shoots when it came to on-field performances in that 2023 campaign, but behind the scenes, Ciraldo was slowly building a powerhouse.
Last season, the Bulldogs made the finals for the first time in eight years.
In 2025, the side find themselves sitting on top of the ladder and are firmly established as a genuine premiership front-runner alongside the Melbourne Storm.
Speaking to 9News Sydney’s Danny Weidler about the coach and his rise at Belmore over the past two years, Gould said there were never any doubts from his perspective.
“It was never a risk in my mind whatsoever,” the club’s general manager said.
“When people said Cameron was a rookie coach, he wasn’t really a rookie in my eyes.
