Former Dragons chairman Craig Young has denied strategies he did the mistaken factor by offering a personality reference for disgraced NRL star Brett Finch.
Finch, 41, has pleaded responsible to 1 depend of utilizing a carriage service to make out there youngster abuse materials and is at the moment awaiting sentencing.
Young supplied Finch a glowing courtroom reference despatched utilizing the membership’s letterhead — a transfer which he later stated was an “error in judgement”.
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St George Illawarra chief government Ryan Webb stated that Young’s departure was merely part of a “rotation cycle” however Young acknowledged his exit was “purely my call”.
“I didn’t get forced out and I told you why,” Young stated to the SMH.
“But I don’t back away from my support [for Finch]. In fact, I’d do it all again tomorrow. You don’t desert your mates.
“That’s how I’ve lived my life and how I’ve brought up my kids. I have no problem with living like that.”
Young additionally defined he left his put up to keep away from having a destructive affect on the taking part in group or coach Anthony Griffin.
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Griffin’s place because the Dragons coach is underneath heavy scrutiny after Red V powerbrokers reportedly assured younger weapons Tyrell Sloan and Jayden Sullivan he wouldn’t be on the helm previous the 2023 season.
Gun halfback Ben Hunt additionally stated Griffin’s future trusted his facet’s begin to the season.
“There were things to consider,” Young stated.
“The players were coming back to training and I didn’t want to disrupt that. I needed to make sure it was not something they would have to deal with.
“I didn’t want to have an impact on anything Anthony was doing either. He will be judged on the results he gets.”