South Sydney coach Jason Demetriou has paid tribute to North Queensland premiership-winning coach Paul Green, after his tragic death earlier this week.

Demetriou was an Assistant Coach alongside Green when the Cowboys broke their premiership drought in 2015 in one of the greatest Grand Finals in premiership history.

The Cowboys defeated the Broncos 17-16 in Golden Point following a Johnathan Thurston field goal.

The 49-year-old was found dead inside his Brisbane home, and Demetriou told The Continuous Call Team Green’s death is a tragedy.

“It’s a huge loss,” Demetriou said.

“Things like this make you really evaluate and think about the relationships you have in your life and I suppose I’m quite lucky in some respect.“

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