Claims that the hotel room of Josh Dugan and Blake Ferguson was damaged after a boozy night in the lead-up to Origin II surfaced at the NSWRL board meeting that decided Laurie Daley's fate last Friday.

Fairfax Media understands the NSWRL board only learnt of the alleged incident, which occurred at the Novotel in Darling Harbour, while conducting the second part of their review last week, raising further concerns over the culture of the Blues team.

While the fact the coach had lost four of the past five series was the major reason behind the board's decision not to renew his contract, the latest allegations were another nail in the coffin of the Daley regime.

The incident in question occurred on the opening night of camp – Monday, June 12 – for the second game of the series. Dugan, who played for the Dragons against the Bulldogs earlier that day, joined his teammates for a function at The Star, where it is understood most players began drinking.