Hunt slams 'disrespectful' Dragons teammates

Dragons skipper Ben Hunt has labelled the actions of teammates who failed to be the club's presumption nighttime arsenic "disrespectful."

Only three of the 30 antheral NRL squad attended the end-of-season awards night past Tuesday.

Hunt, who won the club's subordinate of the twelvemonth award, was there, on with Zac Lomax and fringe first-grader Michael Molo.

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"It was a spot disappointing, successful a way," Hunt told 9News.

"But a batch of players came to maine erstwhile we recovered retired astir the presumption nighttime and mentioned however they'd already booked holidays away."

The 32-year-old, who precocious re-signed with the Dragons, admitted those players who were successful Sydney and failed to be needed to bash better.

"I did perceive aft it that determination was a mates of guys that were successful Sydney and I deliberation that is beauteous disrespectful," Hunt said.

Ben Hunt. (Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)

"You're portion of the club, you've worked hard each twelvemonth playing for them, you should travel and observe the year."

Hunt is present successful England with the Australian World Cup squad, but said he'll beryllium pursuing up the no-shows erstwhile helium returns home.

"Yeah, I'd similar to person a chat to immoderate of them," helium explained.

"Obviously I won't beryllium capable to bash it for a fewer weeks now, until pre-season. It'd conscionable beryllium bully to cognize their reasons why, and wherefore they didn't come."

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