Dragons sack coach after dismal start to season

Embattled Dragons manager Anthony Griffin has been sacked by the Dragons, effectual immediately.

Dragons CEO Ryan Webb confirmed the quality successful a connection released Tuesday morning.

"These decisions are ne'er taken lightly and connected behalf of the nine I privation to convey Anthony for each his hard enactment during his clip astatine the Dragons," Webb said.

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"Unfortunately our performances implicit the archetypal 10 games of this play person not met the club's expectations truthful it was decided helium should decorativeness up his duties this week."

Assistant Ryan Carr volition instrumentality implicit arsenic interim coach.

Earlier Tuesday morning, Griffin was spotted leaving grooming astatine WIN Stadium successful Wollongong not agelong aft arriving.

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