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With St George Illawarra having now parted ways with Shane Flanagan, Perth Bears assistant coach Ben Gardiner believes the side is capable of turning their form around like Manly has done under Kieran Foran.

The Dragons find themselves in a similar position to the Sea Eagles, who parted ways with their coach just four weeks ago after not winning a game for the season.

Following Anthony Seibold’s departure from Manly in Round 4, the club appointed Foran as the interim coach, who has won all three games in charge and is now in 6th place.

When asked whether the 0-7 Dragons are capable of turning their form around under an interim coach, Gardiner believes they have every chance of doing so.

“We talked a few weeks ago about confidence and belief,” he told SEN’s Front Office with Vossy.

“I think that that's the difference with Manly at the moment.

“Kieran (has) given them confidence, and now they've got some belief in what they're doing because they have had some wins.

“I think that the Dragons, it's a similar situation.

“I think they've got some really experienced players that aren't playing very well down there.

“If they can get those players to build some confidence and go out and play to their strengths.

“That's also something that Manly's been doing, is they're playing to their strengths, I think.

“They have every chance to turn it around.”

"Grossly let down": Flanagan sacked by Dragons

Dragons coach Shane Flanagan has been sacked by the club after a dismal run of 11 defeats.

At a press conference on Monday morning, club chairman Andrew Lancaster and CEO Tim Watsford confirmed they would be parting ways with the head coach and head of football, Ben Haran.

"I will start by thanking Shane and Ben for their contributions to the Dragons," Lancaster said. "Good people under significant pressure.

"To the fans; performance is not to your expectation. Changes have bveen made and we will continue to evaluate changes that need to be made.

"We got to this position as a club and we will get out of this position as a club.

"We are all accountable. Players, coaches and the board.

"We share your frustration. Results have not been there. We are in a challenging period and one we will work our way through.

"We are one club."

The Dragons currently occupy the bottom of the NRL ladder and SEN's Corey Parker believes Flanagan has been "grossly let down" by his senior players.

Reacting to reports of Flanagan's demise published by The Sydney Morning Herald, Parker said: "It hasn't worked - for whatever reason. He's had the opportunity, this is his third season.

"He has the feet under the desk. He has a couple of players in, a couple of experienced older players in who have grossly let him down.

"One in particular one the weekend - Val Holmes. Twelve missed tackles - boy oh boy. These are the people that set standards and values."

The Dragons will announce their interim coach in the coming days as they prepare for their Anzac Day clash against the Roosters.