Tyrell Sloan’s future at St George Illawarra remains uncertain beyond this season, with the off-contract outside back attracting interest from overseas as the Dragons continue their roster rebuild.<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old, who debuted for the club in 2021, has long been regarded as one of the side’s brightest junior products.<\/p>\n
However, with the Dragons’ backline set for a significant shake-up in 2027, Sloan’s pathway to a permanent starting position appears increasingly clouded.<\/p>\n
Super League<\/a> outfit Castleford Tigers<\/a> have emerged as a club interested in securing Sloan’s signature, potentially paving the way for the speedster to continue his career in England<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sloan has previously made it clear his preference is to remain at the Dragons, the club he grew up supporting and progressed through as a junior.<\/p>\n \u201cI love this club, I’d do anything for the Red V. It’s home for me,\u201d Sloan said on Wednesday during club media.<\/p>\n \u201cI don’t want to leave, but I do know it’s a business. When I do wear that jersey, I just want to wear it with pride.<\/p>\n \u201cI know there’s been a lot of history with myself being in and out of the team each week, but the boys are in a good space, and I’m happy to support that whether I’m in the team or not.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite his commitment to the club, Sloan’s desire to play fullback may be difficult to accommodate moving forward.<\/p>\n Star fullback Scott Drinkwater<\/a> is set to arrive at the Dragons next season as the club’s first-choice number one, while captain Clint Gutherson<\/a> remains contracted through 2027 and is viewed as the likely replacement should Drinkwater become unavailable at any stage.<\/p>\n The competition for spots comes as the Dragons continue a major roster overhaul amid a broader rebuild of the football department.<\/p>\n A move to Castleford would see Sloan join fellow Dragons players Damien Cook<\/a> and Mat Feagai, who are both set to link up with the English club next year.<\/p>\n The Tigers are coached by Ryan Carr<\/a>, who previously worked as an assistant coach at the Dragons and is understood to have a strong relationship with Sloan from their time together at the club.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, uncertainty continues to surround the Dragons more broadly, with the club yet to appoint a permanent head coach following the departure of Shane Flanagan<\/a>, with Dean Young<\/a> currently serving in the interim role.<\/p>\n Sloan is one of nine Dragons players coming off contract at the end of the season, alongside Emre Guler<\/a>, Blake Lawrie<\/a>, Nathan Lawson<\/a>, Luciano Leilua<\/a>, Michael Molo<\/a>, Hame Sele<\/a>, Christian Tuipulotu<\/a> and Leeroy Weatherall<\/a>.<\/p>\n With recruitment decisions looming and opportunities elsewhere beginning to emerge, Sloan’s next move will be closely monitored.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tyrell Sloan’s future at St George Illawarra remains uncertain beyond this season, with the off-contract outside back attracting…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":74559,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-718496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/718496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=718496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/718496\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=718496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=718496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=718496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}