 McGregor was given a contract extension after St. George Illawarra won four of their first six games.McGregor lead the club to win just 3 of their last 18 games, and five-match losing streaks from rounds 7–11 and again from rounds 16–20.In the Covid-19 interrupted 2020 NRL season, the St. George-Illawarra side lost its first four matches, including a 0-18 loss to a weakened New Zealand Warriors team, and a 22-2 loss to the last-placed Canterbury-Bankstown side, leading to renewed speculation about McGregor's future.