St George Illawarra fans have expressed their frustration and sadness after new Parramatta coach Jason Ryles snared Dragons legend Mark Gasnier to work on his staff at the Eels. Gasnier has joined Ryles and Zac Lomax in switching allegiances from the Dragons to Eels after years in the NRL wilderness. Gasnier played 175 games for St George Illawarra, helping them win a drought-breaking premiership in 2010 when he return from a stint in French rugby. He worked in the media with Fox Sports after retiring at the end of 2011, but has been largely unsighted in rugby league circles for the last 10 years. But according to the Daily Telegraph, Ryles has pulled off a massive coup and will have Gasnier working at the Eels in 2025 as a specialist coach for their outside backs. It means he'll be working with high-profile signing Zac Lomax, who also switched from the Dragons to the Eels this off-season. Add in the fact that Ryles played 156 games for the Dragons and there's now a massive Red V flavour at Parramatta. Former Dragons player and coach Nathan Brown will also work with Ryles in 2025 as an assistant coach.
