THE RISE AND FALL OF SHANE FLANAGAN
PLAYING CAREER:
1985-86: St George under-21s (premiers 1985) 1987: St George under-23s (premiers) 1988: Premiership debut - St George (3 games) 1989-91: Western Suburbs (42 games) 1992-94: Parramatta (33 games) 1995: Retired due to knee injury sustained in 1994 Summary: 78 premiership games, 3 tries, 12 points.
COACHING CAREER:
1997: Parramatta SG Ball coach (semi-finals) 1998: Parramatta Jersey Flegg coach (grand finalists) 1999: Parramatta SG Ball coach (undefeated premiers) 2000: Parramatta 1st Division coach (minor premiers) 2001: Parramatta 1st Division coach (grand finalists) 2002: Parramatta 1st Division coach (finalists) 2003: Parramatta 1st Division coach (grand finalists) 2004: Sydney Roosters Jersey Flegg coach (undefeated premiers) 2005-06: Sydney Roosters assistant NRL coach 2007: Australian assistant coach 2007-10: Cronulla assistant NRL coach and NSW State of Origin assistant coach 2011: Cronulla NRL coach 2012: Cronulla NRL coach (finalists) 2013: Cronulla NRL coach (semi-finalists) 2014: Suspended for 12 months for his role in Cronulla's supplements program 2015: Cronulla NRL coach (semi-finalists) 2016: Cronulla NRL coach (premiers) 2017: Cronulla NRL coach (finalists) 2018: Cronulla NRL coach (preliminary finalists) December 2018: Provisionally deregistered for communicating with club officials during his 2014 ban.
