Paul McGregor’s time as coach of the St George-Illawarra Dragons will reportedly come to an end after he was told by the club he wouldn’t continue past this season.
Friday night’s clash with Parramatta will be his last game in charge.
The Sydney Morning Herald’s Andrew Webster is reporting the Dragons board gave McGregor “no alternative but to fall on his sword” on Wednesday night.
No official announcement has been made by the club yet, although an official press conference is reportedly scheduled for later today.
Despite being handed a contract extension early last year, McGregor has failed to get the squad to perform to expectations during his tenure, with high-profile players like Ben Hunt and Corey Norman failing to live up to their pay packets and emerging youngsters not fulfilling their potential – and in some cases just not given much time on the field.
The coach came close to being shown the exit earlier in the year on the back of a winless four-game start to the season, but despite being the last team to pick up a win in 2020 McGregor was spared the axe.
Despite a string of improved performances since, the club’s patience has finally run out on the back of another three-game losing streak. The Dragons currently sit in 12th, three wins out of the top eight, with three of their four wins of the season coming against the Titans, Bulldogs and injury-ravaged Sea Eagles.
McGregor is set to coach the team in Friday night’s clash with Parramatta before Dean Young takes over as interim.
McGregor took over at St George back in 2014 and managed just a 46 per cent record during his time in charge, overseeing 69 wins and 81 losses. He’s the fourth head-coaching casualty of the season, following Stephen Kearney at the Warriors, Paul Green at the Cowboys and Dean Pay at the Bulldogs.
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from The Roar https://www.theroar.com.au/2020/08/13/breaking-paul-mcgregor-sacked-by-dragons/
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