{"id":96263,"date":"2021-07-07T01:20:20","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T01:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=96263"},"modified":"2021-07-07T01:59:38","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T01:59:38","slug":"ugly-fallout-as-dragons-player-rips-teammates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=96263","title":{"rendered":"Ugly fallout as Dragons player rips teammates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/anthony-griffin-gutted-dragons-covid-party-saga-paul-vaughan-sacking\/174d12ef-5ee4-4e7e-a3de-b298069fd230\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Dragons&#x27; &#x27;barbecue bender&#x27;\">Dragons&#x27; &#x27;barbecue bender&#x27;<\/a> has created a massive rift in the club&#x27;s playing ranks.<\/p>\n<p>While a dozen players took up <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/paul-vaughan-sacked-by-st-george-illawarra-after-house-party-breaches-covid-rules\/536d9513-937f-4ee0-88f4-e3706f1a7795\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Paul Vaughan&#x27;s invitation to flout COVID rules to party\">Paul Vaughan&#x27;s invitation to flout COVID rules to party<\/a>, several of the Dragons squad declined the offer.<\/p>\n<p>And those players are now filthy with the bad boys who have tarnished the club&#x27;s name.<\/p>\n<p><img data-video-id=\"6262531338001\" src=\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/07\/368359\/pickerImage.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Vaughan sacked as St George Illawarra officials respond to drama-filled weekend\" data-vms-id=\"ref:ckqrtxaei001q0hscb2e65wt3\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;We were told very clearly not to do anything silly, not to party, just to enjoy the moment (after the win over the Warriors) and go home,&quot; one Dragons player, who wants to stay anonymous, told Wide World of Sports.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;These blokes knew it was wrong but did it anyway and have blackened the name of the club.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We have all been tarred with the same brush &#8211; I&#x27;m embarrassed to be a Dragons rugby league player right now.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It has probably cost us our chance at the finals and I just hope these blokes think it was worth it.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The Dragons now <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/st-george-illawarra-dragons-players-covid-house-party-hotspot-fined\/471e0f03-70c8-499e-b516-5398b91d7891\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"have to stand down the dirty dozen for a game each over the next month\">have to stand down the dirty dozen for a game each over the next month<\/a>, putting extra pressure on the rest of the squad.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It&#x27;s going to make it very hard for us to win those four games &#8211; it sucks,&quot; the player said.<\/p>\n<p>The player didn&#x27;t blame the club&#x27;s management or culture for the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Management did all it could &#8211; you can&#x27;t hold these blokes&#x27; hands,&quot; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;They know right from wrong and chose to ignore the rules.&quot;<\/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\/login?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\" title=\"clicking here!\"><em><strong>clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-video-id=\"6262425456001\" src=\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/07\/368164\/pickerImage.jpg\" alt=\"Dragons ignored club orders not to celebrate\" data-vms-id=\"ref:ckqqm7ujx001p0hnznignvuba\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Dragons&#x27; &#x27;barbecue bender&#x27; has created a massive rift in the club&#x27;s playing ranks. 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