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Anthony Griffin emerges as frontrunner for Dragons job — but ‘bad blood’ threatens to derail decision
Anthony Griffin has emerged as the favourite to replace Paul McGregor as coach of the Dragons ahead of a crucial job interview on Thursday.
The Daily Telegraph reports the former Panthers and Broncos coach is ahead of David Furner and interim coach Dean Young, with the trio to be interviewed by the Dragons board via Zoom.
Roosters assistant coach Craig Fitzgibbon ruled himself out of the running last week.
Young, however, could be asked to stay on as assistant coach with the club viewing him as an ideal candidate for the top job in two or three years time.
While a timeline for the announcement is not yet clear, it is understood the board would like it resolved quickly having already missed out on signing Melbourne Storm forward Christian Welch due to coaching uncertainty.
But while the man known as “Hook” is leading the race, simmering tensions at the embattled club could complicate the process.
Fox League’s Lara Pitt told NRL 360 former club CEO Peter Doust’s return to the board has led has created tension at the club that could impact the head coach decision.
“As I understand it there is a divide in the boardroom between the WIN side and the St George side of the board,” Pitt said.
“That those representing Bruce Gordon’s 50 per cent stake in the club are not happy that Peter Doust has found his way back in a seat on the St George side of the club.
“And this bad blood goes back a long way to when Doust was CEO of the club and he was looking to take games away from (Wollongong) to Kogarah and ANZ Stadium.”
Whoever gets the nod will be faced with turning around the fortunes of the Dragons and will want to be involved in key decisions around the roster.
Million dollar man Ben Hunt has already been linked with a return to the Broncos while the Dragons have reportedly identified a 30-man list of players who are entering the final year of their contracts and could be poached for either 2021 or beyond.
The Dragons are keeping an eye on Broncos forward Joe Ofahengaue, Sea Eagles star Martin Taupau and Cowboys front-rower Jordan McLean.
Sharks prop Aaron Woods, Titans back-rower Jarrod Wallace and Panthers young gun Jack Hetherington are other options.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...n/news-story/d3dc5328f1a021d214e18609a245e1e4
Anthony Griffin emerges as frontrunner for Dragons job — but ‘bad blood’ threatens to derail decision
Anthony Griffin has emerged as the favourite to replace Paul McGregor as coach of the Dragons ahead of a crucial job interview on Thursday.
The Daily Telegraph reports the former Panthers and Broncos coach is ahead of David Furner and interim coach Dean Young, with the trio to be interviewed by the Dragons board via Zoom.
Roosters assistant coach Craig Fitzgibbon ruled himself out of the running last week.
Young, however, could be asked to stay on as assistant coach with the club viewing him as an ideal candidate for the top job in two or three years time.
While a timeline for the announcement is not yet clear, it is understood the board would like it resolved quickly having already missed out on signing Melbourne Storm forward Christian Welch due to coaching uncertainty.
But while the man known as “Hook” is leading the race, simmering tensions at the embattled club could complicate the process.
Fox League’s Lara Pitt told NRL 360 former club CEO Peter Doust’s return to the board has led has created tension at the club that could impact the head coach decision.
“As I understand it there is a divide in the boardroom between the WIN side and the St George side of the board,” Pitt said.
“That those representing Bruce Gordon’s 50 per cent stake in the club are not happy that Peter Doust has found his way back in a seat on the St George side of the club.
“And this bad blood goes back a long way to when Doust was CEO of the club and he was looking to take games away from (Wollongong) to Kogarah and ANZ Stadium.”
Whoever gets the nod will be faced with turning around the fortunes of the Dragons and will want to be involved in key decisions around the roster.
Million dollar man Ben Hunt has already been linked with a return to the Broncos while the Dragons have reportedly identified a 30-man list of players who are entering the final year of their contracts and could be poached for either 2021 or beyond.
The Dragons are keeping an eye on Broncos forward Joe Ofahengaue, Sea Eagles star Martin Taupau and Cowboys front-rower Jordan McLean.
Sharks prop Aaron Woods, Titans back-rower Jarrod Wallace and Panthers young gun Jack Hetherington are other options.
