{"id":359159,"date":"2024-01-11T06:55:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T07:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=359159"},"modified":"2024-01-11T08:01:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T08:01:58","slug":"nightmare-streak-continues-for-luckless-dragons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=359159","title":{"rendered":"Nightmare streak continues for luckless Dragons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A bad day for the <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/st-george-illawarra-dragons\" title=\"St George Illawarra Dragons\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St George Illawarra Dragons<\/a> has become a nightmare.<\/p>\n<p>Only hours after halfback recruit Ronald Volkman was ruled out for the year with a shoulder injury, <em>Wide World of Sports<\/em> has learned that another new signing, <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/news-2022-bulldogs-release-corey-allan-from-the-final-year-of-his-contract\/b2828802-1af2-4fee-a39c-c2d7cf557ea0\" title=\"Corey Allan\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Corey Allan<\/a>, has suffered a major knee injury and may also be out for the year.<\/p>\n<p>Allan, signed from Sydney Roosters recently and a leading contender for a centre spot, twisted his knee in a training mishap and scans revealed an ACL tear.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE\ufeff:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/tennis\/australian-open-2024-draw-who-plays-who-round-one-full-schedule\/5c10a069-db4b-4c10-9e91-e66090c09a44\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Demon draws former world No.3 for Aus Open start\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Demon draws former world No.3 for Aus Open start<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/tennis\/news-2024-alex-de-minaur-beats-carlos-alcaraz-in-charity-match-ahead-of-australian-open\/bb321aac-4828-4c0b-9239-763d5ecadbab\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Why the &#x27;sky&#x27;s the limit&#x27; for de Minaur\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Why the &#x27;sky&#x27;s the limit&#x27; for de Minaur<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/cricket\/australia-west-indies-news-2024-ian-chappell-exclusive-steve-smith-opening-batting-order\/a901701f-c69b-4bef-82a1-cbafe359f87b\" title=\"Chappell urges selectors to have Smith selection &#x27;conversation&#x27;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Chappell urges selectors to have Smith selection &#x27;conversation&#x27;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&quot;It&#x27;s cruel\u2026 unbelievable &#8211; two new signings gone in one day,&quot; a Dragons insider told <em>Wide World of Sports<\/em> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;All we can do is persevere but this is really testing us.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"4aace80c-5208-4742-9897-778fd83a6469\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/4aace80c-5208-4742-9897-778fd83a6469\" alt=\"Corey Allan has suffered an ACL tear in his first pre season with the Dragons.\" data-width=\"3000\" data-height=\"2000\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Allan, 25, is a former Queensland State of Origin representative who played 13 games at the Roosters last year after previous stints with the Rabbitohs and Bulldogs.<\/p>\n<p>Volkman, meanwhile, is in limbo with the Dragons now not expected to register his contract.<\/p>\n<p>Routine scans showed that a shoulder surgery last year has not properly healed.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"ee378d08-1eff-44da-bee8-17b9b543a938\" src=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ee378d08-1eff-44da-bee8-17b9b543a938-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Corey Allan.\" data-width=\"3000\" data-height=\"2001\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>A bad day for the St George Illawarra Dragons has become a nightmare. 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