
Shane Flanagan has 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.