Five stitches later, Ciraldo yet to hear from stadium
Annabelle Banfield |
Cameron Ciraldo is disappointed he is yet to hear from GIO Stadium officials after the Canterbury coach required five stitches when a window shattered, injuring his hand mid-game.
Ciraldo joked he was in no doubt for Saturday’s follow-up game against Newcastle following his post-match medical procedure in Canberra.
But more than a week on from the incident, Ciraldo had not been contacted by stadium management.
“I would have liked someone to probably ring me and ask what happened, maybe check if it was all right,” Ciraldo said.
“But if you can’t look after your stadium, you’re probably not thinking about those things either.”
Late in last Thursday’s 14-10 win over Canberra, Ciraldo was an unexpected addition to the injury report when he attempted to open a window in the coaches’ box, which then shattered, cutting his hand.
“It was just fogging up and we were trying to open the window to see what was happening,” Ciraldo recalled.
“We had the ball there and all of a sudden the window just shattered.
“So, a bit of a surprise and a bit of a chaotic last six or seven minutes but happy to get the win in the end.”
For the Bulldogs coach, the treatment may not be over quite yet.
“A couple (of stitches) have fallen out yesterday, so I might have to get (them) redone,” Ciraldo said.
Canberra coach Ricky Stuart was scathing of the Raiders’ home stadium’s “shithouse” condition when he spoke after the game.
Ciraldo is confident the Accor Stadium coaches’ box should hold up better when the Bulldogs look to continue their unbeaten start to the season in round four.
“Accor’s a beautiful stadium,” Ciraldo said ahead of the Bulldogs’ first game at their Sydney home base this year.
“Beautiful stadium, love being there.”
AAP