St George Illawarra Dragons

‘Drowned by speculation’: Time for Shane Flanagan and his Dragons to zip it, batten down hatches and let footy do the talking

20 March, 2024 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis New St George Illawarra Dragons coach Shane Flanagan had a fairly low base to be compared to when he came into the job at the Red V at the end of

‘I imagine Zac wants to play centre or fullback’: Andrew Johns ‘surprised’ Dragons playing Lomax on the wing

8 March, 2024 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Rugby league Immortal Andrew Johns has questioned St George Illawarra coach Shane Flanagan switching Zac Lomax to the wing from his preferred centre spot. Lomax will start on the wing against the Gold Coast Titans

Why three clubs with 411 seasons of heritage need 2024 to be the year they start their journeys back up the NRL food chain

21 February, 2024 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Deep within the bowels of the old Belmore grandstand, hungry dogs of war twitch with anticipation, the metal studs of boots belonging to Lamb, Langmack and Mortimers crack and crunch on

Dragons step closer to signing Luciano Leilua but Cowboys forward wants four-year deal

14 February, 2024 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

The St George Illawarra Dragons are one step closer to making a late pre-season signing in the shape of unwanted North Queensland forward and former Dragon Luciano Leilua. Leilua is down the list of contenders

NRL adds a week to Jack de Belin suspension for “hip drop” tackle

2 August, 2023 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Jack de Belin has sensationally had his three-match ban extended to four matches after unsuccessfully challenging his hip drop suspension at the NRL Judiciary on Tuesday night. Many good judges believed that it was never

‘Anchored inside their own echo chamber’: Why Shane Flanagan has a blank canvas to work with at the Dragons in 2024

21 July, 2023 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis On a Thursday evening headlined by the opening of the FIFA Women’s World Cup at Accor Stadium and day two of the fourth Ashes Test over in England – St George

Phil Gould calls for disgruntled stars that want out of contracts to go into ‘cellar dweller’ mid-season draft

27 June, 2023 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Channel Nine expert commentator Phil Gould, football boss at Canterbury-Bankstown, has fired a shot at the NRL after being asked a hypothetical question regarding the future of St George Illawarra captain Ben Hunt. The Dragons

The Hunt for a Red V October: Dragons fire sale of contracted stars that the incoming coach might just consider

17 May, 2023 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis The St George Illawarra Dragons this week finally bit the bullet and sacked Anthony Griffin as head coach after yet another frustrating start to a National Rugby League season – the

‘Things that have to be done’: Dragons CEO Ryan Webb explains sacking of embattled coach Anthony Griffin amid calls for fire sale of team’s biggest names

17 May, 2023 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

The St George Illawarra Dragons have finally sacked Anthony Griffin after months of speculation over the head coaching position at the embattled club. On Tuesday, the axe came down on Griffin on the way back

‘First I heard of it was reports in the media’: Billy Slater not sure where Dragons coaching job story came from

18 April, 2023 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

The NRL is investigating St George Illawarra’s interchange drama coming out of their loss to Canberra on the weekend where Jacob Liddle started from the bench despite being named in the first XIII which should

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