In the first of an occasional series,Roy Masters will go head-to-head with the NRL coaches. Today Shane Flanagan discusses the weight of expectations on being the coach of the Dragons and what he aims to achieve in 2025.
Making the NRL a faster game has curtailed attacking opportunities.
The outgoing St George Illawarra skipper says he’s relieved his acrimonious split with the Red V is all over. Now he’s looking to the future.
Few will begrudge Hunt for taking the best part of $7 million over seven years. But what the money hasn’t been able to buy is an affinity to the Red V.
St George Illawarra will not renew the contract of Ryan Webb after his five years at the helm of the club,which is set to look outside the organisation for a new chief executive.
Keano Kini re-wrote the Gold Coast record books,but it wasn’t enough to prevent his team crashing out of the finals race as St George Illawarra closed in on a return to the play-offs.
When Mark Nawaqanitawase runs onto Wentworth Park on Sunday,there will be about 75,000 fewer fans to greet him than in his last game of football.
The game has gone down a treacherous path with wrestling and the Dragons star was in a bad position,but the video evidence was damning.
Canterbury captain Stephen Crichton is not expected to appear on Tuesday night to testify that he was bitten by Kyle Flanagan. Senior league figures want that to change.
Down to almost his last chance to become an NRL head coach again,Shane Flanagan won the Dragons job by telling some home truths about the squad. This is how he’s helped turn around the Dragons.