CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND - MAY 14: Head Coach Anthony Griffin of the Panthers looks on prior to the round 10 NRL match between the Penrith Panthers and the New Zealand Warriors at AMI Stadium on May 14, 2016 in Christchurch, New Zealand. (Photo by Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images)

Around the time of ex-Panthers coach Anthony Griffin's sacking, Sharks hooker James Segeyaro posted a savage tweet on his Twitter account.

“Karma is a b**ch funny when it catches up to you! Respect everyone that you encounter ” Segeyaro's tweet reads.

Segeyaro, who used to play under Griffin at Penrith, fell out of favour with his coach in 2016 and was dropped to the reserves, playing just four first-grade matches that season.

The 27-year old has since claimed the timing of the post was a coincidence and had nothing to do with his former coach, stating it was based off something he saw while "down at the shops."

But Segeyaro has admitted that he, along with many others at the club, did not get along with Griffin.

“Me and him didn’t get along and most people didn’t,” Segeyaro told The Sydney Morning Herald.

“Some people don’t get along with me, but that’s my opinion on him. Whatever has happened has happened but there’s no love lost there.

“It is what it is.”

Segeyaro believes a lot of his teammates were also not aligned with Griffin, a revelation that should not come as a shock to the system.

“Personally, he’s the coach and how you want to take that [criticism] on is up to him,” Segeyaro added.

“A lot of players have come out and said what they said.

“There’s a reason for why he has been moved on, I believe. The Panthers board decided to look another way. Good luck to 'Hook' with whatever he does in the future, but me and him didn’t get along.

“A lot of players and coaches don’t, it won’t be the first or last time.”

Quizzed about how Griffin manages his players, Segeyaro was frank, stating: “I’m not a psychiatrist or a behaviour coach, I’m in no position to have an opinion on that.

“I’m probably the worst person to ask how people should be treated. I try to treat people as an equal to the best of my ability so I haven’t got a comment on that.”

 

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