Paul McGregor has kept his job for the time being after the Dragons held an emergency board meeting.
Following Monday’s 22-2 loss to the Bulldogs, St George brought forward next week’s scheduled board meeting to Tuesday morning, where it was decided to retain McGregor as head coach for the time being.
The financial cost of sacking McGregor will no doubt have played a significant role in the board’s decision. The coach is said to be on a salary of around $750,000 per year, having signed a two-season extension in April 2019. Reports indicate terminating his contract would require a payout in the region of $1 million.
However, Mary is still under all sorts of pressure. Rooted to the foot of the table as the only side without a victory in 2020, the Dragons have gone tryless in the fortnight weeks since the NRL restarted, a stat only compounded by the fact those matches came against two of the competition’s weaker sides in the Warriors and Bulldogs.
In the Dragons’ 14 games since the start of July last year, only two have ended in victories – both against eventual wooden spooners the Gold Coast Titans.
Having been appointed midway through 2014, McGregor currently has a record of 65 wins and 75 losses.
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from The Roar https://www.theroar.com.au/2020/06/09/breaking-paul-mcgregor-survives-the-axe-after-emergency-board-meeting/
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