Ryan Griffen leaving was a blessing. I remember hearing the news. I was shocked. I was also over the moon. Not because he wanted to leave, but because he chose the Giants. I knew something good was coming back the other way. I also remember hearing that Boyd had nominated us and feeling like a kid on Christmas morning.
I was disappointed that Macartney fell on his sword. Not because he was leaving. But if you'll remember, our club had just completed an extensive review of the coaching department, made some changes internally and released that message to us, the fans. So him leaving made our club look stupid at best, incompetent at worst.
I don't dislike Griffen for leaving. He didn't like the coach, obviously didn't like being captain. The club has said that they had a meeting with Ryan about the coaching and asked him if everything was ok after that. He told Chris Grant that everything was fine and went on holiday.
I dislike Griffen because he lied. I dislike Griffen because he left when the going got tough, a coward, much like Higgins. I dislike Ryan because he went pig shooting and was unreachable whilst holding the club to ransom.
Of course, we've heard our club's side of things and not Ryan's but Ryan hasn't said anything to the contrary so until we get his unscripted version of things, I'll believe the club.