Dugan gets the sack at Sharks
CRONULLA has sacked ked wayward star Josh Dugan an with six weeks remaining g on his contract.
A decision to terminate the contract will cost Dugan $120,000 — the remaining portion of his deal.
The Sharks’ disciplinary committee made the decision to sack the former NSW Blues and Kangaroos star for his second Covid-19 breach after a hearing this week.
The $950,000-a-year fullback or centre was also fined $75,000 by the NRL.
The original suspended $20,000 fine from Dugan’s previous Covid breach at a restaurant in Potts Point on June 25 has also been activated.
Police will allege Dugan and another man changed their story after being in Lithgow, 150km from his Gymea home while the state was in lockdown. Dugan, 31, will defend the latest police charges in court on October 7.
His manager Paul Sutton has been looking for opportunities in the NRL and UK Super League and, at this stage, there has been little interest.
Dugan has played 215 NRL games but only eight for the Sharks this year.
Coach Josh Hannay decided against taking him to southeast Queensland with the rest of the squad.