18/06/2026
**Work Experience Win: Taneeka Learns, Leads and Gives Back with the Dragons Community Team**
Taneeka Mortlock had a great week working with the St George Illawarra Dragons community team recently.
She has reported on her experience below:
I had an amazing time participating in work experience with the St George Illawarra Dragons community team last week.
I was lucky enough to attend many places and events within our community, including the Shellharbour Reconciliation Flag Walk, the Southern NSW Country Rugby League Championships in Ulladulla and the PSSA Touch Football and Rugby League gala day in Woonona. I also visited four schools around the Illawarra during the week, including a preschool, two primary schools and a high school.
I assisted in setting up and packing away at all the events, running activities and mini games for the students at schools, scoring and collecting statistics at the Country Championships and supervising the grounds at the gala day.
My favourite parts about my experience were having the rare opportunity to see inside and use the new Bruce Gordon Centre where I got to see the Dragons players train on the field and in the gym. I loved working alongside three NRLW Dragons players who are also part of the community team.
The week helped me develop and improve many important skills needed for work life like communication, teamwork and proactiveness. This experience has really opened my vision to the many different opportunities available in the workplace.
Thank you to Adam Sargent-Wilson, Kristy Chambers, Courtney Crawford, Blake Wallace and the community team for making this possible for me.