Stewart's sights set on becoming NRL's latest Lion

Few rugby league nurseries boast a profile quite like that of the Gerringong Lions on NSW's picturesque South Coast.

Paul Quinn became the club's first Kangaroo in 1963 before Michael Cronin - whom Gerringong's famous oceanside Oval is named after - joined him a decade later and Rod Wishart in 1991.

The Sims family were introduced to the NRL in the 2000s with brothers Ashton, Tariq, and Korbin all representing Fiji at World Cups as sister Ruan grew into one of sport's eminent female pioneers.

In more recent years, the likes of Jackson Ford, Reuben Garrick, and Tyran Wishart have grown into regular first graders with a host of other Lions scattered throughout lower grades sides across the country.

Had you turned the television over to the Charity Shield on Saturday afternoon, there's a strong chance you'd have seen a collection of Gerringong products plying their trade.

Dylan Egan, Hayden Buchanan, and Hamish Stewart - who is a cousin of Ford - all donned the famous Red V whilst Ashton Ward, the Dragons' Jersey Flegg Player of the Year in 2024, took to the field for South Sydney.