St George Illawarra have backed Shane Flanagan of their “imaginative and prescient for fulfillment”, extending the coach’s contract till the top of the 2028 NRL season.
Regardless of the Dragons lengthy photographs to make this season’s prime eight, the membership introduced a two-year extension for Flanagan, which follows the latest appointment of former Parramatta and Warriors coach Daniel Anderson because the membership’s head of recruitment and pathways.
Flanagan was off contract on the finish of subsequent season.
In an announcement the membership stated Flanagan’s extension “reaffirms the membership’s dedication to stability, progress, and a long-term imaginative and prescient for fulfillment each on and off the sphere”.
“Shane has performed a important function in setting the muse for the place this membership is heading,” Dragons boss Tim Watsford stated in an announcement on Friday.
“He’s re-instilled perception in our taking part in group, coaches and supporters along with reiterating the privilege of carrying the Pink V.”
Getting ready for Saturday’s derby conflict with Cronulla, who he coached to a historic premiership in 2016, Flanagan was excited by his future on the Dragons, notably after luring Anderson from the Sydney Roosters.
“It’s a privilege to proceed to educate the Dragons, a membership constructed on such a wealthy historical past,” he stated.
“The taking part in group is stuffed with expertise and I’m excited by the prospect of realising success for the Pink V over the approaching years.
“It’s clear the membership is setting constructions and processes in place to ship outcomes for years to come back and to be entrusted by the board and administration is one thing I don’t take as a right.”
