St George Illawarra’s Shane Flanagan period is off to a disappointing begin as undermanned South Sydney ran out 28-6 winners within the Charity Protect.
Some 8827 followers flocked to Jubilee Stadium on Saturday to see the brand new daybreak breaking however they’d have left sure the Dragons below Flanagan are a piece in progress.
His aspect began at close to full-strength however discovered just one attempt, gift-wrapped by a rival error, in opposition to a Souths outfit lacking Latrell Mitchell, Cody Walker, Jack Wighton, Campbell Graham and Damien Cook dinner.
After a defensively strong begin, the Dragons buckled late as stars progressively went to the bench, leaking three tries within the final 18 minutes to fall effectively behind.
The Rabbitohs, in the meantime, head to Las Vegas subsequent week with a spring of their step forward of their season opener.
“It’s a great begin,” Souths coach Jason Demetriou mentioned of the win.
“You already know it’s not going to be good, however you wish to see (the staff) going after the issues that we mentioned we worth. I noticed that tonight.”
Following Junior Amone’s low season axing, Kyle Flanagan had a strong if unremarkable membership debut at five-eighth for St George Illawarra.