Leigh Leopards are set to complete the signing of Tristan Sailor ahead of the 2024 season.
The Leopards have already signed Matt Moylan and let go of Joe Mellor with the Cronulla Sharks halfback arriving to likely take the number six shirt from Mellor who is bound for Salford Red Devils. But the balancing act of Leigh’s spine signing with Ben Reynolds headed to Featherstone Rovers.
This is Sailor comes in and after interest from the likes of Hull FC he is set to agree a move to Leigh now that his visa has been granted according to League Scene.
Sailor will now leave Brisbane to sign for the Leopards in 2024. The Broncos have done some prominent squad building after their Grand Final heartache.
Topline backrower Jordan Riki has become the latest Brisbane Bronco to commit long-term to the club, signing a three-year contract extension to the end of the 2027 season.
The 23-year-old took his game to the next level in 2023 and was a major contributor to Brisbane’s outstanding run to the Grand Final, making 22 appearances and stamping himself as one of NRL’s best emerging forwards.
Riki, whose ferocious kick-chase and surging shortside ball carries were consistent highlights of his game in 2023, has now made 67 NRL appearances having established himself as a first grade regular over the past two seasons.
A graduate of the Broncos Academy, Riki joins a host of teammates to commit to the club’s future until at least the end of 2025 including Payne Haas, Pat Carrigan, Reece Walsh, Kotoni Staggs, Selwyn Cobbo, Kobe Hetherington, Jesse Arthars, Corey Jensen, Deine Mariner, Xavier Willison, Tristan Sailor and Blake Mozer.
Broncos Coach Kev Walters said Riki’s retention was great news for the Club and another key player locked into the team’s roster.
“Jordan bought into what we are building here at the Broncos from the very start,” said Walters.
“He was one of the first players to commit to stay even when things weren’t going so well, and now he has again chosen to stay at the club he loves which is fantastic news for us here at the club.
“Jordan continues to work hard on his game, he does the little things really well and he wants to play his role for the team – and that’s exactly the kind of player we want in the Broncos jersey.”
