Ben Hunt has labelled St George Illawarra’s largest loss to Cronulla in 16 years as embarrassing, conceding it’ll put extra of a highlight on coach Anthony Griffin’s future.
Days after studying Griffin had been instructed the membership had been canvassing their choices for subsequent yr, the Dragons put in a horror present to be overwhelmed 40-8 by the Sharks on Sunday night.
In a woeful second half, the Dragons accomplished at 42 per cent and missed 25 tackles as they went from within the contest at 12-8 right down to nicely and actually overwhelmed.
The Dragons dropped the ball of their second set of the half, and by no means actually regained the momentum of the match as Nicho Hynes placed on a masterclass.
Hunt admitted afterwards he felt sorry for the off-contract Griffin following the loss, with a choice on his future prone to be made in coming months and hypothesis set to proceed.
“It is very disappointing. It isn’t going to go away now,” Hunt stated.
“I assumed that second half was very embarrassing.
“I do not assume there can be a man in our facet who thought they performed nicely within the second half. To dish that out in entrance of your own home followers, it isn’t ok.”
The Dragons have conceded 40 factors in two straight video games, with nearly all of the injury completed within the second half.
Hunt is adamant the state of affairs has not served as a distraction for the Dragons, who’ve missed the finals in each Griffins’ years on the membership.
The Saints’ halfback has been certainly one of Griffin’s most vocal supporters, having come by means of the Brisbane system below him as a youngster.
He urged the membership earlier this yr to not rush into a choice on Griffin’s future, asking the membership to offer the coach the total season to show his credentials.
Requested for his response to the actual fact the membership will decide sooner and was already contemplating their choices, the Dragons captain stated: “It is disappointing.
“We’ve got to play some good footy. That is all it comes down.
“He isn’t the one out on the sphere. We are the ones lacking tackles within the second half.”
Hunt additionally indicated his disappointment that the state of affairs had change into public, after Griffin was instructed within the pre-season of his predicament.
The coach himself signalled his frustration over the leak in a press convention on Saturday, telling reporters questions over his future ought to be directed to the supply of the story.
“Ideally, you want to every little thing to remain in-house, nevertheless it does not occur in rugby league,” Hunt stated on Sunday.
