Canterbury Bulldogs recruit Kyle Flanagan has hit out at his former coach Trent Robinson after the Roosters axed the young halfback – forcing him to leave for Belmore.

“It was quite confusing. We were winning through that whole period there. I went back, trained hard, got back in the team and played well. I thought it was all part of the development,” Flanagan told The Sydney Morning Herald.

“That was the most frustrating thing. I signed with the Roosters to grow and develop into the role over the next few years. Then to be told a year later that plan isn’t there any more, that was the hardest pill to swallow.”