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Once seen as Dylan Edwards’ successor at the Penrith Panthers<\/a>, 2024 Australian Schoolboys representative Jack Attard has been released by the club and has found himself linked with a rival NRL<\/a> team.<\/p>\n Despite being contracted for a further two seasons until the end of 2027, multiple sources have told\u00a0Zero Tackle\u00a0that Attard has been granted a mutual release by the Panthers, effective immediately and he is currently on the lookout for a new club.<\/p>\n One of the brightest young fullbacks in rugby league, Attard’s decision to exit the Panthers comes after he sat behind Edwards, Jaxen Edgar<\/a> and Nick Murphy despite officials telling this publication earlier in the year that he was one of the club’s long-term players.<\/p>\n Yet to sign with a new team, Zero Tackle understands that one of the clubs interested in the St Dominic’s College product is the Wests Tigers<\/a>.<\/p>\n Granted the opportunity to train with the Panthers’ first-grade squad earlier in the year on a four-week block, Attard has been a standout performer in the lower grades and was set to play in the NRL<\/a> Pre-Season Challenge in 2025 before being ruled out with a back injury.<\/p>\n