Breakout utility Connor Tracey is on the verge of penning a three-year extension under incoming Cronulla coach Craig Fitzgibbon, with the local junior joking he couldn't leave without at least playing one game at Shark Park.
Traditionally a five-eighth, a spot where he got a few chances late in 2020, Tracey has been one of his club's best through seven rounds plugging gaps in the centres and even on the wing.
Tracey told NRL.com some encouraging chats with Fitzgibbon had him close to inking what is likely to be a three-year extension to keep him in the Shire despite a logjam in his preferred positions of fullback and five-eighth.