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St George Illawarra Dragons

Saints finalising deal with James Graham

Crisis meetings: James Graham could be on the way out.

St George Illawarra and the Canterbury Bulldogs are finalising the details of a deal that will see James Graham join the Dragons on a three-year deal next season.

Dragons go down to Dogs, miss finals

Down and out: Josh Dugan reacts after the loss to Bulldogs.

St George Illawarra have blown their shot at qualifying for the NRL finals, finishing ninth on the ladder after they threw away a late lead to lose 26-20 to Canterbury.

McGregor's $500,000 gamble on Dugan could deliver windfall

Worth: It's time for Josh Dugan to show what he's worth to the Dragons.

Josh Dugan squabbled all year over his value as a "world class player", but Paul McGregor's half a million dollar gamble to recall the repentant Dragons centre could deliver the club he is about to walk out on a huge windfall just for making the finals.

The great shame about Dragons star Josh Dugan

Torn: Dragons fans are unsure what to think of Josh Dugan, whose prodigious talent on the field comes with issues off it.

When he first burst onto the scene with a rat's tail and sidestep, Josh Dugan represented everything that was good about rugby league. Now he represents what's worst about the modern-day player.