Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born | Brisbane, Queensland Australia | 23 June 1998|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Fullback, Five-eighth, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: [1] As of 12 April 2024 |
Tristan Sailor (born 23 June 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback and five-eighth for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL).
He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL.
Sailor was born in Brisbane into a family of [[Torres Strait Islanders & Solomon Island descendants. [2] His father, a Solomon island descendant Wendell, was a dual international who played more than 300 combined professional games across the two codes of rugby. [3] At the age of seven, Sailor moved to Sydney with his family before settling in Wollongong two years later and began playing junior rugby league for the Western Suburbs Red Devils in the Illawarra Rugby League. [4] Despite spending the majority of his upbringing in New South Wales, Sailor's State of Origin eligibility for Queensland was confirmed in 2014 when the NRL introduced a father-son rule. [5] Sailor confirmed later in 2014 that he had always wanted to represent Queensland. [6]
Sailor made his first grade debut in round 23 of the 2019 NRL season for St George against the Sydney Roosters scoring a try in a 34-12 loss at Kogarah Oval. [7] [8]
On 29 September 2019, Sailor was named in the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW team of the season. [9]
He was released by St. George Illawarra at the end of the 2020 NRL season. [10]
After being released by the club, Sailor's father Wendell Sailor spoke to the media and voiced his anger at his son being released, saying he was told by the club that if he had a big off-season, he would be in the mix this year but he never got any game time.” [11]
In April 2022, Souths Logan Magpies in the Queensland Cup competition announced they had signed Sailor for the rest of the season. [12]
On 16 December 2022, it was announced that Sailor had joined Brisbane on a train and trial contract ahead of the 2023 NRL season. [13]
In round 13 of the 2023 NRL season, Sailor made his debut for the Brisbane Broncos against the New Zealand Warriors, playing at fullback. He had an impressive debut with the Brisbane outfit winning 26 - 22 without their State of Origin representative players. Sailor made a try saving tackle in the first half and set up the decisive try from a clever grubber kick in the second half. He played his second game for Brisbane against the Dolphins in round 18 which the Brisbane club won 24 - 16 at The Gabba. Sailor played a total of four matches with Brisbane in the 2023 NRL season but did not feature in their finals campaign nor grand final loss against Penrith. [14] In round 4 of the 2024 NRL season, Sailor made his first start of the year in the clubs 38-12 victory over arch-rivals North Queensland. On 4 April 2024, Sailor's father Wendell launched another attack on Sailor's former club St. George Illawarra saying “The way Tristan got treated at the Dragons was disgusting, Other Dragons kids have been let go … the culture of the club hasn’t been good since Wayne (Bennett) left, “Tristan loved the Dragons more than me, they picked Corey Norman and that’s fine, I understood that, but Tristan went from starting, to the bench, to 18th man, to No. 21 and 22 and out of the squad with no reason at all as to why. Then before a game against the Storm – their last game of the (2020) season – a Dragons official walks up to Tristan and says, ‘Thanks for your service, we no longer need you at this club, we’re going in a different direction’ Seriously, what a joke". [15]
On 10 October 2020, Sailor was arrested and charged with aggravated sexual assault against a woman in a house in Sydney. [16] On 31 March 2022, Sailor was found not guilty on all charges. [17]
Wendell Jermaine Sailor is an Australian former professional rugby footballer who represented his country in both rugby league and rugby union – a dual code international.
The St. George Illawarra Dragons are an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League (NRL) since 1999 after a joint-venture was formed between the St. George Dragons and the Illawarra Steelers. The club officially formed as the game's first joint-venture club on 23 September 1998 and remains the only inter-city team in the NRL. The team has its headquarters and leagues clubs in both Wollongong and the Sydney suburb of Kogarah, and trains and plays games regularly at WIN Stadium in Wollongong, as well as at Jubilee Oval in Kogarah. From 1999 to 2006 the club was jointly owned by the St. George Dragons 50% and Illawarra Steelers 50%. In 2006 WIN Corporation purchased 50% of the Illawarra Steelers stake in the club before purchasing the rest of the Illawarra Steelers' share in August 2018.
Darius Boyd is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played fullback, wing, centre and five-eighth for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL) and has played for Australia at international level and State of Origin for Queensland. Boyd captained the Brisbane Broncos from 2017 to 2019.
Jason Demetriou is an Australian professional rugby league coach who is a head coach of the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL and a former professional player.
Josh Hoffman is a New Zealand international rugby league footballer who plays as wing, centre and fullback for the Wests Panthers in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership.
Benjamin Hunt is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who captains and plays as a halfback for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL) and hooker for Australia at international level.
Dunamis Lui is a Samoa international rugby league footballer plays as a prop and lock for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Hostplus Cup.
Tariq Sims is an Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a Second-row, Loose forward and Prop for the Catalans Dragons in the English Super League.
James Roberts is an Indigenous Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a centre for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Lachlan Maranta is a professional Rugby league footballer who plays on the wing for the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the Queensland Cup.
Francis Molo is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL). He has played for both the Cook Islands and Samoa at international level.
Taane Milne is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL.
Jacob Host is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Jaydn Su'a is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Tom Opacic is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Hull Kingston Rovers in the Betfred Super League.
Luciano Leilua is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Reece Robson is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Kyle Flanagan is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Corey Allan is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a wing, fullback and centre for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Mat Feagai is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or centre for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL).