The former NRL player has committed to a second season at the helm of the Dragons.

Temora finished one point behind Kangaroos on the ladder after playing one less than their Wagga rivals.

However McCrone is confident the club is heading in the right direction.

"I think there is a bit of enthusiasm around the club are there's some good lessons we've learned," McCrone said.

"I know I've got a much better idea of the squad we've got and where we would like to improve as a squad.

"I think we're in a much better spot than what we were last year."

The 34-year-old returned home last year after COVID ended Toronto Wolfpack's tenure in the English Super League.

With Temora not taking part in the competition, he linked with Young before taking the reins at his hometown club this year.

He feels Temora is the best place for his family now.

"I'll be doing the same thing as this year," McCrone said.

"The longer the year went on and the way the world is at the moment it makes more sense to be at Temora than anywhere else.

"If I'm going to be in Temora then I couldn't see myself playing anywhere else."

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McCrone admitted how the season ended was a disappointment for the club after losing their chance to jump around Kangaroos.

They were going to have to get the better of the top two sides in the last two rounds, but after tackling Southcity and Gundagai in their two extra game the playmaker

"The draw was probably set to favour some other teams more than us but that's just the way it was ," McCrone said.

"We knew that at the start of the year so COVID didn't affect that.

"The teams we had to play three times weren't equal to that others had to play three times and I know it is hard to get that fair but we took our turn this year so it might be someone else's turn next year."

One thing McCrone is looking to boost in the off-season is the club's depth.

It is something he thought really hurt them, particularly early in the season.

"Like every team in the country we're after a bit of size in the forward pack but also for us we need more player depth," he said.

"There was a stage during the year when we had 10 senior players out so we only had 13 fresh players for first grade and were only just getting beat so for us I we can pick up three or four quality players to put a bit more depth into reserve grade than that will feed through into first grade and we'll be able to play with a few more players."

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