Dragons chief govt Ryan Webb has damaged his silence after the Red V membership’s “diabolical management” was slammed following Anthony Griffin’s sacking.
Dragons powerbrokers knowledgeable Griffin his providers had been not required at 8am on Tuesday earlier than gamers and workers had been known as in for a 10am assembly.
Jack de Belin and Ben Murdoch-Masila had been additionally compelled to entrance the media at 8:30am, with Dragons bosses nowhere to be seen.
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But now Webb has damaged his silence, revealing why the choice was made to maneuver in one other path after 11 rounds of the 2023 season.
“I think it just comes down to results. The board met last night, had a discussion,” Webb stated on NRL360 on Tuesday night time.
“They’ve been waiting for a while, watching and hoping for a change in the performance and the outcomes. But a few weeks in now – six in a row – and it hasn’t come.
“I think it was the culmination of the losses that finally got them to this point.”
Webb additionally revealed the gamers had been “fairly quiet” after being knowledgeable of their coach’s exit.
“Fairly quiet I would say. We did a lot of talking, they did a lot of listening,” Webb stated.
“But not a lot from them at the moment. I think it takes a while for these things to sink in, and then (for) them to find their new place with a new coach. So we’ll see how it goes.”
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Meanwhile, the way forward for gun halfback Ben Hunt has been known as into query after he was reportedly left livid by the choice.
Webb was requested if he may assure Hunt would stay on the Red V membership past the 2023 season.
“Yeah, I think I can. Ben had a really strong relationship with Anthony, I can’t deny that. But Ben is also a competitor and he wants to win,” Webb stated.
And I believe these two issues are in all probability coming to the purpose the place they clashed a bit of bit right here and we weren’t getting the outcomes.
“A lot of us had really good relationships with Anthony. We’ll miss that definitely – he’s a great guy. But ultimately we’re here to win and I think Ben’s in the same boat.”
While Webb was optimistic concerning the membership’s path, the identical couldn’t be stated for the NRL360 panel who held the unanimous perception the Dragons dealt with Griffin’s sacking poorly.
The Daily Telegraph’s Paul Crawley labelled the choice to place gamers within the firing line as “diabolical” whereas The Daily Telegraph’s David Riccio stated it sums up the membership’s administration.
“That’s just diabolical management, I understand the clubs have a commitment through NRL guidelines to put players up,” Crawley stated.
“But you look out today and say ‘we’ve already filled your pages, the boys aren’t talking’.
“On the Ben Hunt front, he says Ben is a competitor and he wants to win, well that makes you nervous. That would make Dragons fans very nervous.”
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“Why those players were still put forward to the press is just beyond me and it speaks to the mismanagement of the entire scenario,” Riccio stated.
“In what club, in what major sporting organisation is success built around telling the coach you may not be there back in February.
“Footy clubs are built on solidarity and a platform of clarity… this club hasn’t had it from day one of this season.”
Meanwhile, rugby league legend Gorden Tallis stated he “feels sorry for the players” and questioned why the membership made the arduous line resolution with no coach ready within the wings.
“There’s an old saying, winning starts in the front office and they haven’t won in the front office,” Tallis stated.
“I do feel sorry for the players but you have to win, they have to be accountable for not winning games.
“The thing that I think if you are going to get rid of a coach, an NRL coach, you have got to have someone waiting in the wings.
“What if the next three candidates that they want all say no?”
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