Jonah Glover, a promising halfback, has joined South Sydney, costing St George Illawarra another of their brightest future prospects.
Glover had been hailed as a future NRL star, but he has yet to play first grade and has lagged behind Kyle Flanagan and his former NSW Cup halves partner Lyhkan King-Togia.
Glover, 22, will take over at the end of the season because Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett thinks highly of him.\
Glover has played a key role in St George Illawarra’s NSW Cup team, which is currently in second place with 11 victories, one tie, and three losses.
He was named the club’s NSW Cup player of the year the previous year, has 15 try assists in as many 2025 appearances, and will be vying for a starting position at Souths with players like Jamie Humphreys and Lewis Dodd.
It comes just days after coach Shane Flanagan hit out at “unfair” criticism of his son Kyle after St George Illawarra held on for the gutsiest win of the season with a 34-20 defeat of Parramatta.
With no fit players left on the bench and with Damien Cook and late call-up Nathan Lawson both playing injured, the Dragons held on against a resurgent Eels in Wollongong on Saturday.
The hosts saw a 26-4 lead shrink to 26-20 with 21 minutes to go, with Parramatta having all the ball and looking certain to run the Dragons down.
But they held on for a rousing victory in front of a full house at WIN Stadium.
The emotion in Kyle Flanagan was also clear, after the Dragons coach had labelled criticism of him as “just ridiculous” in the moments before the game.
The halfback dug into the line in the lead up to a Corey Allan try, before going over himself moments later and passionately beating the Dragons crest on his chest in celebration.
“It hasn’t been an enjoyable two weeks but we got a win so that’s all that matters.,” Shane Flanagan said.
“It’s been unfair, it’s been deadset unfair.
