St George Illawarra
coach Andrew Farrar has been released from the final
year of his contract and will not be head coach
in 2003.
Former St George player
and this years successful Jersey Flegg coach, Nathan
Brown has accepted the head coaching job. Laurie
Daley has been appointed as a consultant to Nathan
Brown.
The announcement at
11am today followed last night's four hour club
board meeting and ends weeks of speculation.
The decision ends
Andrew Farrar's involvement with the Dragons. Farrar
was appointed co-coach in 1999 with David Waite.
Farrar was then appointed as sole head coach in
2001.
It's understood that
St George Illawarra have agreed to pay $250,000
to release Farrar from his contract which still
had one year to run.
Nathan Brown's playing
career was cut short in 2001 when x-rays revealed
a spinal defect. He remained with the club as a
trainer and then a coach of the Jersey Flegg side
in 2002.
Brown enjoyed considerable
success with the U/22s Jersey Flegg side and was
making a mark for himself as a trainer at representative
level. Despite these achievemnts, Brown's appointment
is widely regarded as a gamble.
