Even before Anthony Griffin was sacked following a board meeting on Tuesday, a number of fed-up St George Illawarra players had reportedly ‘given up’ on the club due to poor leadership.
Six straight defeats sealed the fate of the head coach – but it can now be revealed many of the Red V’s stars were already ‘filthy’ after a number of prominent club officials failed to attend a function last week acknowledging Ben Hunt’s 300th game in the NRL.The team were on the Gold Coast preparing for their away clash with the Cowboys following Magic Round – and were in disbelief after Dragons CEO Ryan Webb and chairman Andrew Lancaster did not show up to the event at Royal Pines resort.L.