Tyrell Sloan of the St George Illawarra Dragons has had his worst fears realised after suffering a severe injury during the Koori Knockout event.
Sloan underwent surgery on Friday after sustaining a syndesmosis injury last weekend, according to a meeting with surgeons.
According to News Corp, the 21-year-old hopes to begin light jogging in early December, despite a recuperation period of up to ten weeks, which will impede his pre-season for the 2024 season.
The injury is awful news for Dragons fans and authorities since it will cause a big interruption in his pre-season. Incoming coach Shane Flanagan made no secret of the fact that this would be the fullback’s most significant pre-season to date.
Sloan’s schedule has been hampered by injuries many times this year. He missed a month of football earlier this year owing to a minor calf issue.
Incoming coach Shane Flanagan has previously stated that he intends to present Sloan with a crucial pre-season as he and Zac Lomax compete for the number one jersey at the Dragons in 2024.
Confirmation Tyrell Sloan will require surgery on his high ankle sprain (via @DaveRic1). Thankfully recovery from syndesmosis repair surgery fairly accelerated these days, with most in-season back in 6-8 weeks. Likely a more conservative/gradual approach over the offseason though pic.twitter.com/3HoXKAAeZY
— NRL PHYSIO (@nrlphysio) October 6, 2023
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The teams will meet on November 1st to begin their preseason training period, which will go until soon before Christmas.
Each side has three trial matches scheduled, beginning with a run against the Steelers on Saturday, December 9th, followed by matches against the Roosters on Saturday, January 13th, and the Sea Eagles the following weekend.
Willie Talau is back in command of the Dragons’ SG Ball team, with former New Zealand and Samoan international Frank Pritchard in charge of the Harold Matthews team and Huw Ellis in control of the Tarsha Gale Cup.
The squads will be reduced to a final total of 28, with the first cuts made following the opening trial against the Steelers and the second following the trial against the Roosters before the final squads are released following the Sea Eagles trial.
