S?hane Flanagan will return to NRL head coaching next year after being offered the St George Illawarra job.
The Sydney Morning Herald reports the club's board has voted unanimously in favour of appointing Flanagan, who coached the Sharks to the 2016 premiership.
?The Dragons sacked Anthony Griffin from the chair last month.
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Flanagan is currently assistant coach at Manly under Anthony Seibold, but previously worked at the Red V.? He also began his playing career at the Dragons but played only three games there in 1987.
He will become the club's fourth full-time head coach since Wayne Bennett led them to the 2010 premiership.?
Flanagan, 57, coached Cronulla for 185 NRL games between 2010 and 2018, but his tenure was marred by controversy.
?In 2013 he was suspended by the NRL for 12 months for his role in an illegal supplements program during the 2011 season.
Then in 2018 - having already won the title two years earlier - Flanagan was deregistered indefinitely for failing to adhere to conditions during his previous suspension. The club was also fined $800,000 after it was found Flanagan communicated with people at the Sharks when he wasn't supposed to.
Flanagan's registration was reinstated in late 2019 and he joined the Dragons as an assistant to former coach Paul McGregor ahead of the 2020 season.?
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