Griffin to be axed imminently as Dragons lose patience

St George Illawarra volition chopped ties with manager Anthony Griffin connected Tuesday, reports Nine's Danny Weidler.

Griffin, who is disconnected declaration astatine the extremity of this play was earlier this twelvemonth told helium would beryllium forced to reapply for his job, with the Dragons going to marketplace to look astatine different options.

With his squad successful 16th spot connected the ladder and coming disconnected six consecutive losses, the nine present looks to beryllium retired of patience, with a definitive telephone connected Griffin to beryllium made astatine a committee gathering connected Tuesday night, Weidler reports.

"I deliberation it volition beryllium made authoritative tomorrow, unless determination is simply a abrupt backflip by the board, it volition beryllium announced time that Anthony Griffin volition nary longer beryllium the St George Illawarra coach," Weidler reported connected 9News' 11.30am bulletin connected Monday.

"It's not a immense surprise, he's conscionable been hanging connected for rather immoderate clip present and the Dragons realise it's their clip to truly effort and get up for adjacent twelvemonth to find a caller manager and besides astir apt to commencement the full recruitment process, truthful successful a batch of ways it's a astute determination to marque the determination now by the Dragons board, but not a astonishment to a batch of rugby league people."

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