An emotional Paul McGregor fought back tears as he told St George Illawarra players and staff the reason why he was walking out of the club after …
DRAGONS St George Illawarra Dragons and coach Paul McGregor will part ways following Friday’s game against Parramatta Eels. Paul McGregor's reign as coach of St George Illawarra will end after Friday night's clash with Parramatta after the club was unable to assure him of his position for 2021.McGregor spoke with Dragons CEO Ryan Webb on Wednesday night ahead of a board meeting next week to discuss his future and it is understood when Webb told him that his tenure was not guaranteed next season, the coach opted to resign.Assistant coach Dean Young will take over in an interim capacity for the final six rounds of the Telstra Premiership.When asked on Thursday who he thought should take over long term, McGregor said: "They have got a very good one here [Young], so let’s give him, after this weekend, six weeks and see. Rugby League NRL guru Phil Gould has revealed he conducted his review into the Dragons’ football department with both hands tied behind his back. The Dragons may opt to delay under-fire coach Paul McGregor’s sacking until the end of the season for financial reasons and it could affect Shane Flanagan’s future at the club. McGregor took over as coach during the 2014 season, leading the club in 153 NRL games for 70 wins at 46 per cent. McGregor and the club came to the conclusion on Thursday that the best course of action was for the 52-year-old to vacate the position. In 2017, many predicted the Dragons to finish in the bottom four, due to a disappointing 2016 season, where the Dragons were extremely poor in attack.
McGregor and the club came to the conclusion on Thursday that the best course of action was for the 52-year-old to vacate the position. Two other teams have interim coaches - Souths and Brisbane - due to Wayne Bennett breaching biosecurity rules and Anthony Seibold taking leave due to a personal matter.Webb said the Dragons' decision to end the 52-year-old coach's tenure was "one that nobody took lightly". That was discussed between [then Dragons chief executive] Brian Johnston and I at the time and sometime later, Brian Johnston resigned and went back to do other things.“It’s difficult to talk about without giving away confidences but there was no real review, or what I would call a review, and I certainly wasn’t going to put my name to any document or review at that time. Rugby League. 13/08/2020. He will forever be a part of the Dragons family. He was a part of the Steelers 1992 Tooheys Challenge winning side that defeated the McGregor was the foundation captain of the St. George-Illawarra joint venture from 1999, leading the team into the McGregor was sidelined by a shoulder injury and so could not represent McGregor joined the Dragons' coaching staff in 2002 as a strength and conditioning coach, a position he also held with the NSW Blues.McGregor coached the Illawarra NSW Cup team in 2012 and 2013 before taking up the assistant position at St George Illawarra.
We sort of pre-empted that unless things changed, they could well be in this situation halfway through this year (sacking McGregor); which has eventuated, which is disappointing for everybody.“But right at that time, the club really wasn’t in a position to undergo or take advantage of any sort of extensive review into what the club needed to do into the future. McGregor said: “I wish to thank the Dragons for allowing me to be head coach over the past seven seasons as well as everyone who has …
"Dean Young and the team have a fantastic opportunity over the next six weeks to build into the 2021 campaign. McGregor was later an assistant coach to Nathan Brown with the Dragons. He continued to impress with his strong, sharp bursts during the Steelers' semi-final campaign that year but after being plagued by a calf muscle injury in 1993, the 1994 season started horrendously when his jaw was smashed in a tackle during a pre-season match. Play Rugby League Watch Overseas Wellbeing and Education Women’s Rugby League ... the future of coach Paul McGregor will again be discussed at … He made just three appearances before he was forced to return home early to treat a worsening hamstring injury. VIEW ALL PARTNERS I hope this decision will provide clarity to the playing group, the entire staff and our passionate Red V members and partners regarding the direction the club is headed. He made just three appearances before he was forced to return home early to treat a worsening hamstring injury. Forced into retirement with a shoulder problem he returned to the Dragons after a year out of the game before finally retiring on his own terms at the end of 2001.