The Dragons confirm 12 player departures, focusing on rebuilding under coach Shane Flanagan.
The St George Illawarra Dragons have reportedly confirmed that 12 players will depart the club at the end of 2025, with a handful of new releases.
While the departures of Finau Latu (mid-season, Canterbury Bulldogs), Jack de Belin (Parramatta Eels), Mikaele Ravalawa (Castleford Tigers), Jonah Glover (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Sione Finau (Canberra Raiders) and Tom Eisenhuth (mid-season, retired) were already confirmed, News Corp are reporting that Raymond Faitala-Mariner, Corey Allan, Corey Ackers, Viliami Fifita and Michael Molo have also been released.
Those five reported departures will be the next step in the Dragons' rebuild under coach Shane Flanagan, who is looking to reshape his squad, bringing in experience and building it around the club's enormous junior pathways.
Corey Ackers was one of the players in that pathways, but the middle forward wasn't able to fulfil his potential and leaves without an NRL game to his name.