A senior Canterbury League Club staffer has resigned after being identified as the individual responsible for leaking the Bulldogs’ signing of Viliame Kikau.
Following an investigation by the leagues club, the staffer involved was set to be sacked but decided to resign from their role, reports The Sydney Morning Herald.
The leak occurred after the staffer took a screenshot of CCTV footage before sharing it on social media.
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After Kikau signed a four-year $3.2 million deal last week, the Bulldogs agreed to wait before making the signing official to Canterbury fans, with Kikau still enjoying grand final celebrations with Penrith.
Bulldogs general manager Phil Gould, who previously held a similar position at Penrith for eight years, apologised to his former club over the leak.
The 26-year-old Kikau was met with a smattering of boos at Penrith’s grand final parade day on the weekend.
“I spoke to him last night, he was very angry about it, to be honest, which is fair enough,” Penrith coach Ivan Cleary said at the time.
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“At the end of the day it’s a bit of clickbait for everybody and everybody gets excited about that sort of stuff.
“I spoke to Vili a few weeks ago about the potential of him having to leave. I certainly never wanted him to leave.
“It’s sad, but it’s reality. That’s professional sports.”