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DES Hasler reckoned that the throwing of projectiles at match officials is "not what this club is about".
But under Hasler's influence, the scowling on-field demeanour of the Bulldogs has made them the angriest kingdom of them all.
Hasler and Canterbury chief executive Raelene Castle tried initially to shape the media debate so it was about the potentially lethal bottle-throwing at referees by an unruly minority rather than the poor example set for their whole fanbase by the hectoring behaviour of players toward referee Gerard Sutton.
"That is not us. That is not what this club is about,'' Hasler said on Friday.
Were the Bulldogs as a club responsible for the bottle throwing? No. Angry people will always find avenues to be angry.
But the club's lack of respect for Sutton in the game, and its recent history toward referees, sent a message to supporters about how match officials were regarded at Belmore.
It is time for the NRL to forcibly lower the temperatures toward referees, at Belmore and throughout the league.
Charging and suspending James Graham and especially David Klemmer is a start.
David Klemmer and James Graham confront referee Gerard Sutton. Source: Getty Images
Canterbury skipper Graham had four separate cracks at Sutton, unable to suppress his rage at the decision (which was correct) to penalise him and also its timing, which would see South Sydney kick a winning penalty goal.
Klemmer was sin-binned for dissent.
Bulldogs centre Josh Morris could be heard telling Sutton his decision was "bull....'' as Klemmer headed for the sideline with one last F-rated rejoinder.
Klemmer is 21, an age at which most footballers are heavily influenced by the attitudes of their teammates and coaches.
Whatever happened to the NRL's demand at the start of last season that only captains speak to referees?
It is good Hasler expressed disapproval and dismay about the bottle-throwing by Bulldogs fans which scandalously left a match official with a broken shoulder.
It would have been even better had he not built such a resume for criticising and belittling referees in his four years as Canterbury coach, which built on his catalogue of diatribes while at Manly.
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Hasler last month branded referees "Voldemorts'' under the NRL's regulation in 2015 demanding coaches not comment on refereeing, a reference to the Harry Potter villain who "must not be named''.
Hasler took aim at the officiating after a loss to Souths in August, describing it as "very, very poor'' and adding it would take more than a central bunker for video reviews to "fix this mob''.
He described one of the decisions against his team in that game as "dumb, dumb, dumb".
After a win for the Bulldogs in Townsville in 2013, Hasler said: "We were ugly, the Cows were probably uglier, but the referees were the ugliest''.
Granted, the Bulldogs are not the only team getting up in the faces of referees in an unnecessary manner. Here are two words: Paul Gallen. Here are two more: Michael Ennis.
But the NRL does need to recommit this week to stamp out such incendiary behaviour toward referees.
Anecdotally, such outbursts in televised games have created instances of trickle-down abusive behaviour at junior levels.
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