Shane Flanagan, the former coach of the St George Illawarra Dragons, has indicated that he is probably done with head coaching.
During his third year with the Dragons, Flanagan faced a tough start, overseeing seven consecutive losses in the 2026 season before resigning.
Coinciding with his departure, the club's head of football, Ben Haran, also left the joint-venture.
Flanagan, who led the Cronulla Sharks to a premiership in 2016, shared on Triple M NRL that he is not inclined to chase another head coaching position but is eager to find an assistant coaching role, similar to his time at the Manly Sea Eagles in 2023.
While he is uncertain whether his decision was right or wrong, he expressed feeling better since stepping away from the head coach spot.
"I've still got more in me but probably not as a head coach," Flanagan remarked on Triple M's NRL Daily podcast.
"I'd like to get to a club I can get in there and assist a coach. I really enjoyed my year at Manly (in 2023).
"The stress (as a head coach) is so different. Just this year, the stress of it all probably in the end got to me."
"I felt for the club losing six or seven in a row and I thought the only way to get some change, maybe like the Sea Eagles this year, was for me to move on."