The Bulldogs and Raiders exited 2025 playoffs winless, lacking top-end talent, says Slater.
The Canterbury Bulldogs became one of the two top-four teams to exit the 2025 postseason without a win, the other being the Canberra Raiders.
While some have attributed their playoff failure to the arrival of Lachlan Galvin and various roster changes, Billy Slater, the Maroons coach and Melbourne Storm icon, has pointed out a different concern.
"I don't think the Bulldogs have top-end talent," he said on Nine's The Billy Slater Podcast.