DOM YOUNG to Super League on a short-term deal?
That’s a possibility according to Joel Caine on The Run Home With Joel and Fletch podcast with Caine broaching the idea of Young exiting the Sydney Roosters and making the short-term move to Super League before signing for another NRL side for 2026.
The 23-year-old has endured an inconsistent time at the Roosters since signing for the club ahead of the 2024 NRL campaign.
Young has spent time in the reserves whilst form has been an issue – something which was never an issue whilst he was at the Newcastle Knights.
And though a return to the Knights is on the cards, Caine believes that Young could take a “detour” to the northern hemisphere.
He said: “I could see a detour, like how Tevita Pangai did one. I could see a little six-month detour where they patch up a deal. You can go here Dom for six months before we work out the next few years.
“My two favourites if it’s not Newcastle are Parramatta. They’d have the Foxx (Josh Addo-Carr) and Dom Young on the wings, that’s speed to burn.
“The other option would be to sneak back to England for six months.”
Meanwhile, Newcastle boss Adam O’Brien has admitted that the club didn’t want to lose Young in the first place – and would welcome his return.
“Myself, the club, the community never wanted to lose Dom in the first place. If he wants to come home, everyone will have open arms,” O’Brien said.
“I understand at the moment he is still a Rooster. If he wants to come home, that whole stadium and town will embrace him and I know the playing group will too.
“A couple of weeks ago I wasn’t thinking that we’re in a position where we potentially could get him back.
“But, you know, that’s the Roosters’ business, that’s what they do and how they do it is entirely on them.”
