Premiership-winning St George Illawarra half Jamie Soward believes the Dragons didn’t respect Manly on the weekend escaping with a narrow 12-10 win.

“It looked like the Dragons didn’t respect the opposition on Saturday night and being able to adapt their attack when they see a different defence concerns me,” Soward wrote for NRL.com.

Soward wants the Dragons to release new signing Corey Norman into a more open offense.

“They need to let Corey Norman go a bit more off the cuff to vary their attack.”

The Dragons clash with the Sydney Roosters on Anzac Day.