ST George Illawarra have announced the extension of Steelers junior representative quartet Junior Amone, Tyrell Sloan, Jackson Shereb-Schmidt and Josh Coric - who is a Albion Park-Oak Flats product.
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A collective boost for the Dragons' succession planning and list management for at least the coming four seasons, all four have advanced through the club's junior pathways system.
The quartet's extension precedes the Dragons recently naming 14 players who either progressed through the club's junior pathways or debuted at the Red V for the club's round 20 win over the Melbourne Storm.
While all four featured in the Steelers' SG Ball win of 2019, only Amone and Sloan will initially join fellow under 18s grand final victors Jayden Sullivan and Max and Mat Feagai in the Dragons' 2021 full-time squad.
Sloan and Amone round out the Dragons' 2021 development player squad, alongside centre Shaun Sauni-Esau and utility forward Hayden Lomax.
"It's exciting for the club and the players themselves to continue their development at the Dragons," Dragons general manager of football Ben Haran said.
"For them to progress to the NRL squad having previously won an SG Ball competition together is pleasing,"
"They will come into an environment where they can all be comfortable in each other's company, which will hopefully provide them all a great opportunity to continue their careers as a collective and hopefully win premierships at the highest level."
Front-rower Coric is one for the future having signed a four-year deal.
He will join the development player squad ahead of the 2023 season.
"Josh has reached a level in his game that prompted the club to include him in our succession planning," Millward said.
"He's a rough, tough front-rower from Albion Park down in Group Seven and he'll continue in our system which we're certainly excited for."
The junior quartet's retention follows the re-signings of the Mat and Max Feagai, Josh Kerr Mikaele Ravalawa, Jackson Ford and Adam Clune (the latter two both being Group Seven juniors) throughout 2020.
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Courtney Ward
Sports Journalist for South Coast Register and Milton-Ulladulla Times, who loves all things sport and travel. All views are my own.
Sports Journalist for South Coast Register and Milton-Ulladulla Times, who loves all things sport and travel. All views are my own.
