Sam Burgess believes coach Jason Demetriou undermined his tenure at the club because they were at odds on how to handle Cody Walker and Latrell Mitchell.
revelation on Monday of unrest in the ranks at South Sydney, Sam Burgess approached Rabbitohs management to privately raise concerns about the team’s development under coach Jason Demetriou.were behind a move to hold the coach to account
Suggestions that Burgess, one of the most passionate men to wear the cardinal and myrtle, left with the team on the brink of finals extinction to prepare for the birth of his child with partner Lucy Graham and his upcoming job as the head coach of Super League club Warrington next year were nothing but a cover.
The tension appeared evident when Demetriou chose to highlight only his relationship with Morris when asked about his dealings with the pair.“I have no issue, have never had an issue with John Morris,” he said. “Let’s just make that very clear.”broke the story outlining how the club was set to part ways with Burgess and Morris pending a conversation with co-owner Russell Crowe.
Burgess, though, would not be coerced into playing happy families when he felt so passionately about an issue he’d been championing.contacted Solly to ask if Burgess was unhappy with the direction of the club under Demetriou. There were rumours that Burgess wasn’t entirely happy regardless of whether he won the race for the Warrington job he was being interviewed for.assertions at the time.
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