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CONFIRMED: Flanagan Removed as Dragons Head Coach by ‘Mutual Agreement’
The club is also set to move on head of football Ben Haran after a 7-game losing start.
- On Monday, April 20, 2026, St George Illawarra Dragons CEO Tim Watsford announced head coach Shane Flanagan and General Manager of Football Ben Haran have departed the club by mutual agreement.
- The separation follows a winless start to the NRL season, with the Dragons suffering 11 consecutive defeats—including Saturday's 30-12 loss to South Sydney—marking the longest losing streak in club history.
- Flanagan, 60, departs with a 35% win rate, having secured 19 victories from 55 matches; the exit occurs less than nine months after he received a contract extension for 2027 and 2028.
- Club leadership confirmed the move during an emergency press conference, as the team prepares for the traditional Anzac Day clash against the Sydney Roosters this Saturday at Allianz Stadium.
- South Sydney assistant Ben Hornby and assistant Dean Young are considered potential candidates to lead the club, though no interim coach has been appointed yet.
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Shane Flanagan out as Dragons coach after horror start to season
Dragons officials have called a press conference for Monday at 9.45am, with chairman Andrew Lancaster and CEO Tim Watsford expected to confirm Flanagan is no longer the coach.
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