‘Parramatta game will be his last’: Buzz reveals axe hovering over McGregor with board set to meet
NRL Premiership
Dragons coach Paul McGregor may have just one game left with the club. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts).Source: AAP
Buzz Rothfield believes Paul McGregor will coach his last game for the Dragons this Friday when his team takes on the Eels.
Rothfield revealed on NRL 360 that McGregor’s position would be discussed at the club’s monthly board meeting on Tuesday next week.
“I think Mary’s time is up,” he said.
Round 14
“He’s won eight of his last 31 games... I think the Parramatta game will be his last game.”
Mary facing Dragons exit
1:54
Dragons CEO Ryan Webb confirmed to The Daily Telegraph that McGregor’s future will be discussed at the meeting, saying it would be “negligent” to not look at it.
“We wouldn’t be doing the right thing if we didn’t raise it,” he said.
“It would be negligent of us to ignore it.
“Paul knows we will be discussing it at board level now that we’re out of contention for the finals.
“It’s not like we’re doing anything behind his back. It’s now time to have a discussion about it as a group.”
Webb also confirmed that McGregor is aware of the looming discussion.
“He’s got thoughts and feelings. I can’t just walk into the board meeting cold.”
It comes after it was revealed McGregor had lost the support of a number of senior players due to constant changes to the team’s line-up, mainly the merry-go-round of positions million-dollar man Ben Hunt has experienced this season.
“Ben Hunt started at halfback, went to the bench for a month, then went to hooker, then went to halfback, then went to five-eight. There’s no continuity there,” Rothfield said.
“Zac Lomax started the year at fullback, then went to wing, then he went to centre.”
The board discussed McGregor’s future earlier in the season when the Dragons lost to the Bulldogs in what many expected to be the end of his tenure with the club.
McGregor was spared the axe with Webb insisting the under pressure coach had full support of the board.
“When we last spoke about it after round four there was unanimous support on the board for Mary,” Webb said.
“There was no split. It was 100 per cent.
“As a group we haven’t discussed it since. The conversations will roll out this week and we’ll go from there.”
However, Rothfield reports that is not the case this time round.
“I’m told the directors are split. The Wollongong directors are supporting him but those at Kogarah aren't,” he said.
Webb has faced his fair share of challenges since joining the club in March, including the demands of the passionate supporter base who have been on McGregor’s case for years.
“To be honest I’ve had angst pretty much for the four months since I got here,” Webb said.
“Our fans and members are vocal and passionate. It dropped off for a couple of weeks but we’ve got to listen.”
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NRL Premiership
- August 10, 2020 7:38pm
- Darcie McDonald
- Source: FOX SPORTS
Dragons coach Paul McGregor may have just one game left with the club. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts).Source: AAP
Buzz Rothfield believes Paul McGregor will coach his last game for the Dragons this Friday when his team takes on the Eels.
Rothfield revealed on NRL 360 that McGregor’s position would be discussed at the club’s monthly board meeting on Tuesday next week.
“I think Mary’s time is up,” he said.
Round 14
“He’s won eight of his last 31 games... I think the Parramatta game will be his last game.”
Mary facing Dragons exit
1:54
Dragons CEO Ryan Webb confirmed to The Daily Telegraph that McGregor’s future will be discussed at the meeting, saying it would be “negligent” to not look at it.
“We wouldn’t be doing the right thing if we didn’t raise it,” he said.
“It would be negligent of us to ignore it.
“Paul knows we will be discussing it at board level now that we’re out of contention for the finals.
“It’s not like we’re doing anything behind his back. It’s now time to have a discussion about it as a group.”
Webb also confirmed that McGregor is aware of the looming discussion.
“He’s got thoughts and feelings. I can’t just walk into the board meeting cold.”
It comes after it was revealed McGregor had lost the support of a number of senior players due to constant changes to the team’s line-up, mainly the merry-go-round of positions million-dollar man Ben Hunt has experienced this season.
“Ben Hunt started at halfback, went to the bench for a month, then went to hooker, then went to halfback, then went to five-eight. There’s no continuity there,” Rothfield said.
“Zac Lomax started the year at fullback, then went to wing, then he went to centre.”
The board discussed McGregor’s future earlier in the season when the Dragons lost to the Bulldogs in what many expected to be the end of his tenure with the club.
McGregor was spared the axe with Webb insisting the under pressure coach had full support of the board.
“When we last spoke about it after round four there was unanimous support on the board for Mary,” Webb said.
“There was no split. It was 100 per cent.
“As a group we haven’t discussed it since. The conversations will roll out this week and we’ll go from there.”
However, Rothfield reports that is not the case this time round.
“I’m told the directors are split. The Wollongong directors are supporting him but those at Kogarah aren't,” he said.
Webb has faced his fair share of challenges since joining the club in March, including the demands of the passionate supporter base who have been on McGregor’s case for years.
“To be honest I’ve had angst pretty much for the four months since I got here,” Webb said.
“Our fans and members are vocal and passionate. It dropped off for a couple of weeks but we’ve got to listen.”
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