Future not on Carr’s thoughts as Dragons make transfer on Younger

Ryan Carr is maintaining his focus squarely on his position as St George Illawarra’s interim coach whereas incoming boss Shane Flanagan begins to configure his employees for 2024 by luring Dean Younger again to the membership.

At the moment an assistant coach to Todd Payten at North Queensland, Younger had been considered one of three finalists to switch Anthony Griffin because the Dragons’ subsequent full-time coach earlier than Flanagan beat him and Ben Hornby to the job final month.

Regardless of shedding out, Younger is poised to depart the Cowboys.

The Dragons are nonetheless finalising the phrases of Younger’s second stint as an assistant on the membership the place he received the 2010 premiership and performed 209 first-grade video games.

Beforehand head coach of second-tier English outfit Featherstone, Carr joined the Dragons as attacking coach this season earlier than being promoted to interim coach when Griffin was fired in Might.

Head-coaching modifications typically have a domino impact; Younger and Flanagan each left their roles as assistants on the Dragons as soon as Griffin was appointed as Paul McGregor’s successor for the 2021 season.

However Carr mentioned he had not given thought to his future past the 2023 marketing campaign.

“I’ve spoken with Flanno about various things but it surely’s my job proper now to steer this workforce,” he mentioned.

“If I take one eye off that, then I am not doing the suitable factor by the workforce.

“With out being disrespectful, I do not wish to focus an excessive amount of on subsequent yr.

“My job is to work laborious for this workforce proper now and that is what I will proceed to do.”

After hefty back-to-back losses, the Dragons confirmed appreciable enchancment towards Canberra on Friday evening, with Junior Amone masterminding a comeback from 30-10 down.

A fairytale victory was to not be, although, as Seb Kris stole a last-minute strive that confirmed the Raiders’ 36-26 win.

However Carr mentioned the improved effort had bolstered his ardour for teaching the Dragons.

“You may see tonight, there would have been a number of causes and excuses for them to roll over and quit however they’re working actually laborious, they’re coaching actually laborious,” he mentioned.

“They care, they’re shopping for in, which you’ll inform.

“The consequence tonight wasn’t by means of an absence of buy-in or disrespect to the workforce or the jersey, it was simply execution stuff, and that is most likely the place we have let ourselves down the final three weeks in a row.

“We have simply obtained to maintain working laborious at that execution.”

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