Tyrell Sloan (born 3 June 2002) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback and winger for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Background
Sloan was born in Campbelltown, New South Wales and is of Indigenous Australian (Wiradjuri) background.
Sloan played his junior rugby league for the Dapto Canaries.
Playing career
2021
Prior to the start of the 2021 NRL season, Sloan signed a three-year contract with the St. George Illawarra Dragons as a development player.
In round 15 of the 2021 NRL season, Sloan made his first grade debut for St. George Illawarra against the Canberra Raiders, scoring a try in a comeback 22–20 victory at WIN Stadium.
In round 25, he scored two tries for the club in a 20–16 loss against South Sydney.
Sloan played a total of five matches for St. George Illawarra in the 2021 NRL season. He scored six tries for 24 points. As the club finished 11th on the table and missed out on the finals for their third year in a row.
2022
After St. George Illawarra's round 3 loss to arch-rivals Cronulla, Sloan was demoted to the NSW Cup by head coach Anthony Griffin. Fox League pundit Matthew Johns described Sloan's demotion as "Insanity". After spending two months in reserve grade, Sloan was recalled to the first grade team for their Magic Round match against the Gold Coast. The club would go on to lose the match with Sloan being cited for making key errors which led to Gold Coast tries. The following week, Sloan was again demoted to the NSW Cup. Sloan played a total of eight matches for St. George Illawarra in the 2022 NRL season. He scored one try for the season.
2023
Sloan would play a total of 23 games for St. George Illawarra in the 2023 NRL season and scored ten tries as they finished 16th on the table.
2024
In round 1 of the 2024 NRL season, Sloan scored a hat-trick in St. George Illawarra's upset 28-4 victory over the Gold Coast. In round 4, Sloan scored two tries for St. George as they upset Manly 20-12 at WIN Stadium. Sloan played 23 games for St. George Illawarra in the 2024 NRL season and scored 13 tries as the club finished 11th on the table.
2025
In round 2 of the 2025 NRL season, Sloan scored two tries for St. George Illawarra in their 25-24 loss against South Sydney. In round 6, he scored two tries in St. George Illawarra's 38-16 victory over the Gold Coast.
Statistics
*denotes season competing
References
External links
- St. George Illawarra Dragons profile
