New Dragons coach Anthony Griffin’s reputation as a hard taskmaster has enabled him to scrap the dreaded pre-season “fat club” and introduce a breakfast club for St George Illawarra players among a host of changes to their training routines.
After hearing about early morning training sessions that Penrith players deemed to be overweight had to endure during Griffin’s tenure with the Panthers, the entire Dragons squad returned after their end-of-season break in good condition.
“We don’t have a fat club this year, everyone is in good nick,” winger Jordan Pereira said. “The coaching staff might have their own outlook on it but they are probably putting us through enough work that we don’t need to have an extra club for the high skin fold folks.”