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NRL 2026 LIVE: Club Truck Overturns as Winless Dragons Look to Salvage Season

Shane Flanagan says Kyle Flanagan earned the No. 7 jersey on form as the Dragons try to end a five-game losing start.

  • St George Illawarra Dragons coach Shane Flanagan faces a critical match against Manly at WIN Stadium on Friday, seeking his side's first win after an 0-5 start to the season.
  • Following last week's 32-0 loss to the Cowboys at Jubilee Stadium, where fans booed the Dragons, intense scrutiny of Flanagan's tenure has mounted amid the club's winless streak.
  • Flanagan recalled his son Kyle Flanagan to halfback from concussion and shifted Daniel Atkinson to five-eighth, aiming to "take the pressure off" the team's attack.
  • Manly enters with momentum after a 52-18 victory over the Dolphins, guided by interim coach Kieran Foran, who took over following Anthony Seibold's dismissal.
  • A Dragons merchandise truck overturned on Mount Ousley on Friday afternoon, with reporter Adrian Proszenko noting no other vehicles were affected by the incident.
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illawarramercury.com.au broke the news in on Thursday, April 9, 2026.
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