Anthony Griffin to be picked up by the Sharks

In the minds of many ‘Hook’ was unjustly punted by Phil Gould and the Panthers’ hierarchy — with the reason reportedly being he was too “old school”.Yet before he was shown the door, the Panthers led the competition after 14 rounds and were on track for a top four finish.The Sharks of course are now without a head coach, with assistants John Morris and Jim Dymock taking on the caretaker role with Shane Flanagan deregistered.So respected is
Griffin that he was sounded out by Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson to help out with the Super Rugby franchise’s attack.The one sticking point is the relationship between Griffin and Sharks star Matt Moylan, which deteriorated badly, and resulted in Moylan being traded for James Maloney.But Griffin has proven he can mend fractured relationships.He and Peter Wallace parted ways on less than friendly terms at the Broncos when the coach moved him on. But together again at the Panthers the pair not only buried the hatchet but actually grew closer.