NRL 2021: Trent Barrett benches Kyle Flanagan as Canterbury Bulldogs hit rock bottom in loss to St George Illawarra
The Bulldogs finished with Lewis and Allan (head and neck) taken away in ambulance - the latter convulsing after a heavy concussion - with Flanagan’s omission the first sign of Barrett losing patience with one of his own signings. He is desperately trying to rebuild the club before the arrivals of Josh Addo-Carr and Panthers pair Matt Burton and Brent Naden next year. Flanagan and Burton were expected to be the halves who would rejuvenate the Bulldogs, but the immediate future of the former will be under the microscope before Canterbury’s clash against the brittle Raiders next week.