St George Illawarra has announced the re-signing of Tristan Sailor for next season.
The 21-year-old made his debut for the Dragons in Round 23 against the Roosters in 2019, and played three games in total.
Sailor spent most of his time in the Canterbury Cup NSW team, and was a member of the league's Team of the Year.
"It means a whole lot to remain a Dragon after coming through the Dragons' junior system here. Being able to debut last year and continue my journey is great especially since I live local and attend the University of Wollongong," Sailor told the club's website.
"I've been able to show I'm capable of playing a number of positions now, having also experienced different positions in the NRL, so I'm looking forward to continuing that through to 2020."
This is not big news. Sailor looks a promising player and it’s great that he’s been resigned, but it’s only for one year.
Far bigger news is that according to the Tele (and yes, don’t believe everything you read in the paper) Lomax is about to re-sign with Saints for 5 years with an option in his favour for a sixth. If true, this is wonderful news. To me, Lomax ticks just about every box and is destined fir a great NRL career. My only slight reservation is that I wish he had a couple of extra yards’ pace. Anyway, good news if true (and if it comes off).
Sailor looks like a very good player to me. I thought he was too small but after a few goes this season I see he’s got a bit of strength that’s only going to get stronger. Solid pace and good in the air. History may prove me wrong but I think lomax is destined for the back row. He just doesn’t have the pace.
Good news for Saints but why only sign him for one year? He’ll probably prove his worth this year and then be a target for other clubs like most of Saints junior development players.
Good decision. But like 38r says is only a 1 year deal…
Get more games under his belt and test the market perhaps?
I would have thought so, Olive
1 year – once he finishes his University Degree he will be off……
Does anyone know what happened to his half brother Jackson Watson who was at Cronulla for a bit?
Too much negativity from some of you Dragons supporters. They don’t usually lose the players they really want to keep, and if Tristan Sailor shows that he is a first grade player throughout the 2020 season I think the club will resign him long term. The last big name junior I can think of that left was Trent Merrin, and that was for more money (around 300k per season more) than what the Dragons could/would offer him, and now he’s come back home to play for less money than what he would have earned in England. I don’t include Jack Bird because he left for more opportunities to play first grade and he had Gareth Widdop & Benji Marshall in front of him, plus he was unproven as a first grade player.