Former Canterbury club captain Raymond Faitala-Mariner has opened up on his messy exit from the club following a turbulent 2023 season which saw him clash with Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo about the club’s training methods.
Watch every game of every round this NRL Telstra Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on Kayo. New to Kayo?“I was still learning. I was still new to the captaincy and the leadership role, and I guess my way of leadership may have been wrong,” he replied when asked if he stands by his actions last year.
He spoke in December last year about how everything had been resolved, but the club announced in January that he’d been granted an immediate release, with the Red V picking him up for the next two years. “They wanted to head in a different direction, and I guess I’m not in those plans. That’s what it was. There was talk and both parties agreed, and that’s what it comes down to.“It got to a point where I think the club thought they were going in the right direction, but then a couple of games into the season they had other thoughts.