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Dragons coaching target and major sponsor walk away from NRL club

Jason Ryles has rejected St George Illawarra in favour of rejoining Melbourne as an assistant, with no guarantee he will succeed Craig Bellamy as the Storm’s head coach.

Ryles had been the Dragons’ preferred candidate to take over from the recently ousted Anthony Griffin in 2024 but withdrew from contention on Wednesday morning, leaving fellow NRL assistants Ben Hornby and Dean Young as the frontrunners.

The move rocketed Ryles into favouritism to replace Bellamy when the veteran mentor transitions into a coaching director role, likely from the 2025 season.

But the Storm say Ryles will move to Melbourne from the Sydney Roosters with no such assurance.

Despite an extensive apprenticeship with the Storm, the Roosters and the England rugby union side, Ryles is believed to be keen on further developing his coaching abilities before taking on a top job.

As such, the vacant Dragons position presented itself at the wrong time for the former State of Origin prop.

Ryles won two premierships as an assistant to Bellamy between 2016 and 2020 and will join Melbourne for the 2024 pre-season, having been cut loose by the Roosters mid-year.

“It wasn’t an easy decision to make but I am very comfortable knowing I am returning to Storm and can’t wait to get back to the club,” Ryles said.

“This was a decision I made with my family, and I know it will be best for my coaching growth and development.

“I have an enormous amount of respect for the club and couldn’t resist the opportunity to return to work with Craig, [general manager of football] Frank [Ponissi] and the football department when it was presented.”

Ryles’ new deal whittles the Dragons’ coaching search down to two candidates: South Sydney assistant Hornby and North Queensland’s

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