South Sydney have been made aware of concerns within the football department that coach Jason Demetriou isn’t tough enough on star duo Latrell Mitchell and Cody Walker.
Embattled South Sydney are dealing with growing internal unrest surrounding the treatment of superstars Cody Walker and Latrell Mitchell, amid accusations the duo wield so much power that coach Jason Demetriou is not holding them to same standards as their teammates.
The club has been made aware of concerns – believed to be driven by members of Demetriou’s football department – that he isn’t tough enough on the club’s superstar duo.has been told that assistant coaches Sam Burgess and John Morris are aligned in their concerns over the way Mitchell and Walker are being managed.
Video footage of Mitchell downing a can of beer on stage with American country music singer Luke Combs last week hasn’t gone down well with certain teammates and staff who are walking on eggshells around the enigmatic fullback in fear of upsetting him.Credit:It has left Demetriou and the club at a crossroads in terms of their approach to dealing with Mitchell.
“I understand why people are talking,” Demetriou said. “It’s because we’re not winning. My job is to get us winning the next game. We’re not winning games and I’m at the coal front. It comes with the job.” Tension within the squad became an issue after Demetriou heatedly addressed the group following their round 12 loss to Parramatta at Allianz Stadium.Demetriou also denied that he and Walker have fallen out after he attempted to hold the five-eighth to account following the team’s unconvincing win over wooden spoon favourites the Wests Tigers in Tamworth a month ago.
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