The boardroom power struggle at the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs has filtered through to the players, with revelations forward David Klemmer is upset over a private conversation with club legend and rival ticket nominee, Paul Dunn.
NRL.com has been told Klemmer took offence to comments made by Dunn at a Kangaroos reunion in Sydney during last year's World Cup.
Dunn, who is on the Lynne Anderson-led ticket trying to remove Canterbury chairman Ray Dib from power at next month's elections, is believed to have criticised Klemmer's output for the Bulldogs in comparison to his performances for NSW and Australia.
Klemmer wouldn't comment on the details of the conversation but intrigued onlookers couldn't help but notice the Australian forward's anger over the comments that questioned why he wasn't as effective in club football as he has been in the representative arena.
Two weeks later Klemmer learned Dunn was on the rival ticket challenging Dib, who Klemmer has publicly backed in the media over the past week as a result of the positive changes made at the club over the off-season.
Players and officials at the Bulldogs are well aware of the comments made to Klemmer. Dunn also declined to comment when contacted by NRL.com.
It comes as tension escalates between the two prospective boards. The Bulldogs board members this week launched legal action against the seven rebel ticket nominees.
They were all sent concerns notices after they released a statement to Fairfax Media and NewsCorp claiming Dib and the board had hired a PR firm to compile a "dirt file" against them.
Earlier this month NRL.com reported Chris Anderson, the husband of Lynne, rejected a handshake approach from Dib at a public members forum at Belmore Sportsground before Christmas.
Former players and club members are receiving phone calls and door knocks from the Anderson-led ticket trying to muster up support. It's safe to assume there will be plenty more fun and games before the February 11 election rolls around.
