Ciraldo Responds to Criticism After Bulldogs' Resilient Victory

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo has addressed criticisms following his team's commendable 30-20 victory over the Melbourne Storm on Friday.

This win broke a five-match losing streak for the Belmore-based squad as both teams faced off without their Origin representatives.

Ciraldo expressed his frustrations regarding the media scrutiny surrounding their performances and urged his players to ignore the distractions.

"To be honest as much as we say to try and block it out I think it's hard to ignore all of it," Ciraldo remarked in his post-match press conference.

"Not just the outside noise, the rumours that circulate and the bulls*** that gets made up.

"I'm really proud of this group that they just kept turning up and trusting in what we were doing but I felt a lot for them that they've had to go through that as well.

"But I think (these) five weeks we've been through will be a blessing in disguise. You find out a lot about people. What I've found out about the group of players and staff is we've got a really tough group.

"Some of the stuff that's been said about some of the players and the staff is totally unfair and I'm just glad we got a performance tonight that we can enjoy and hopefully some people get a lot of credit for that."

When questioned about the specific rumors he mentioned, Ciraldo aimed to quiet the speculation regarding star five-eighth Matt Burton's future with the club.