{"id":297027,"date":"2023-05-15T23:39:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T23:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=297027"},"modified":"2023-05-15T23:58:16","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T23:58:16","slug":"dragons-sack-coach-after-dismal-start-to-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=297027","title":{"rendered":"Dragons sack coach after dismal start to season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Embattled <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/st-george-illawarra-dragons\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Dragons\">Dragons<\/a> coach <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/anthony-griffin\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Anthony Griffin\">Anthony Griffin<\/a> has been sacked by the Dragons, effective immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Dragons CEO Ryan Webb confirmed the news in a statement released Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;These decisions are never taken lightly and on behalf of the club I want to thank Anthony for all his hard work during his time at the Dragons,&quot; Webb said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MARK LEVY:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/news-2023-mark-levy-column-disgraceful-attack-on-referees-impacted-performances\/4a98c3d5-3845-405f-af36-413bb812aba2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Standards &#x27;took a dive&#x27; after &#x27;disgraceful&#x27; attack<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/rugby-league-world-cup-2025-france-withdraw-as-host\/7724749a-0ff5-4df9-9a7c-89229532c958\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Rugby league rocked as World Cup hosts pull out<\/strong><\/a><strong>\ufeff<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/news-2023-newcastle-knights-open-to-offers-bradman-best-daniel-saifiti-salary-cap-danny-weidler-phil-gould-comments\/aaa27271-ae07-400f-b081-cd3236b821fd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Star duo in the gun as Knights mull roster &#x27;overhaul&#x27;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&quot;Unfortunately our performances over the first 10 games of this season have not met the club&#x27;s expectations so it was decided he should finish up his duties this week.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"07913b69-d208-4dc7-9ceb-5e93a9e73fca\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/07913b69-d208-4dc7-9ceb-5e93a9e73fca\" alt=\"Anthony Griffin was spotted leaving Dragons training shortly after arriving on Tuesday morning.\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Assistant Ryan Carr will take over as interim coach.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>Earlier Tuesday morning, Griffin was spotted leaving training at WIN Stadium in Wollongong not long after arriving.<\/p>\n<p>MORE TO COME\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/edm?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\"><em><strong>clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong>!<\/strong><\/em>\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Embattled Dragons coach Anthony Griffin has been sacked by the Dragons, effective immediately. 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