Dean Young Takes Helm at Bottom-Placed Dragons

0:00St. George Ilewara Dragons just parted ways with Coach Shane Flanagan after an 11-game losing streak, and they've tapped assistant Dean Young too. Take over for at least the rest of this year. Young steps in with solid club roots. He's a premier ship winner from 2010, son of Dragons legend Craig Young, and he already served as. Interim coach, back in 2020, when Paul McGregor got the boot. Club bosses are backing him hard, with chief executive Tim Wattsford saying Young knows the Dragons inside out and has the players respect. Wow. Chair Andrew Lancaster warns of the massive pressure to turn things around. Now at the bottom of the ladder just seven rounds in, the Dragons are two wins behind 16th place goal coast and fighting to dodge their first. Wooden Spoon since the 1999 merger. Young's naming his first squad this afternoon ahead of the huge Anzac Day showdown with the Sydney Roosters and with Kirin Forens recent turnaround. At Manly as Inspiration, all eyes are on whether he can spark this red V revival.

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