Bulldogs coach advises Bronson Xerri to emulate Toby Sexton after being dropped to NSW Cup, highlighting disappointment in his reaction.
If Bulldogs centre Bronson Xerri needs a template on how to deal with the disappointment of being dropped, his coach reckons he should look no further than former teammate Toby Sexton.
Xerri has been banished to the NSW Cup, with Cameron Ciraldo preferring Enari Tuala for Thursday's round three NRL clash with Canberra. Ciraldo said the decision was less about Xerri's opening-round performance against the Dragons in Las Vegas and more about "a number of other factors around training and preparation and things like that".
One of those factors was Xerri's reaction to being switched from left to right centre, to accommodate skipper Stephen Crichton. Ciraldo described Xerri's initial reaction to be dropped as "disappointing".
"There's plenty of people in the NRL who have reactions that they regret and probably feel like they could have reacted better," Ciraldo said.