Bursting onto the scene at the back end of 2025, Dylan Egan made a mighty impression for the St George Illawarra Dragons and has been rewarded with a new deal.
The Dragons, are who are focused on strong junior retention, will keep Egan around on an extended contract until the end of 2029.
Egan has been a Dragons fan for as long as he can remember, going back to their last premiership success.
Now a player on the rise at the Dragons, Egan is hopeful that he and the current crop of young players at the Dragons can bring similar success.
“I was over the moon to be able to secure my future with the club that I grew up supporting… it means the world,” Egan said.
“Obviously, growing up with Hamish Stewart and Hayden Buchanan down at Gerringong, and coming through the grades with the Couchmans and a lot of the other boys, it’s very motivating for us to try to get the club back to that form that I was watching when I was six years old on the hill.
“We were watching the Dragons in 2010 win the Grand Final, and I know not just me, but a lot of the other lads are very motivated to bring this great club back to where we reckon they belong.”
Egan, known as ‘Eagle’, is currently recovering from an ACL injury and eyeing off a May return but he has a fan in Dragons coach Shane Flanagan.
“Dylan is one of those young men who has shown impeccable character and work ethic from a young age, and this extension is truly earned,” Flanagan said.
“He faced the highs of an NRL debut followed by the lows of a season-ending injury in a relatively short period, but he never wavered from his commitment to excellence.
“We are all looking forward to his continued development as an NRL player.”