4. Paul McGregor

Can he break the curse?

Habits are hard to break and it seems the Dragons have developed a bad one over the last few seasons.

Will Mary have to call for the Witch Doctor?

Mary is obviously we'll aware of this and has come under scrutiny regarding his pre-season workload on his players which is said to be a factor in why the Red V seem to hit the wall towards the hot end of the season.

It will be interesting to see where the Dragons sit after 6-8 weeks, if they are flying early no doubt the Dragons fans will start to get deja vu.

The pressure of not repeating previous seasons will weigh on Mary heavily approaching that time of year when the Dragons have struggled.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 17: Head Coach of the Dragons Paul McGregor looks on during the NRL trial match between the St George Illawarra Dragons and Hull at ANZ Stadium on February 17, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Jason McCawley/Getty Images)

10 COMMENTS

  1. Lol…are you running out of things to write about ZT? Hasn’t this article already been done? I can remember an article much the same as this only a couple months ago…

  2. Hmmmm certainly not a blog from a bias tigers fan.
    I think you can add your coach to the list. He went well with a star studded bunnies squad. Let’s see how he goes with an average tigers squad.

  3. Nathan Brown might be first to go if the Knights donโ€™t start well. Heโ€™s already on notice that he needs to deliver a return to a winning culture or heโ€™s not going to be in charge of the team heโ€™s built. I think his strength is rebuilding a clubs roster ,but he isnโ€™t a great strategist or motivator.

  5. The amount of coaches the Tigers have burnt through over the last decade I can’t see then turfing another one soon. I think he’s a lot safer than some.

  6. Stuart has been the luckiest coach in the NRL for the past decade.
    He has only made the Finals once in the last 10 seasons. Only year was back in 2016 where the Raiders should have made the GF no thanks to butter fingers Ed Lee. I honestly believe if the Raiders did make the 2016 GF they wouldโ€™ve beaten the Sharks they did twice in 2016 already.

  8. Yeah Stuart has to be on shaky ground, the Raiders don’t look like there’s much upside there either. The Wighton switch seems like a move just try something different, but it feels a little like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

  9. I appreciate your comment.
    Yeah there’s a few ways you could rank them.
    I tried to put them in order of who I think has the most expectation.

    With the latest fiasco going on at Penrith, I think I nailed Cleary at no 1 ๐Ÿ˜‰

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