The latest rumour began last Thursday night when his dad, duel International Wendell Sailor revealed on Triple M Radio that a potential loan deal with the Tigers had been floated.

The Dragons utility has since denied he ever sought a release from the club, but admitted on Monday that there was some truth to the Tigers rumour.

However, after getting his first taste of NRL action in 2020 against the Rabbitohs, Sailor says he is committed to St George Illawarra's cause.

"Yeah I heard about that, I just leave that to the management. [My manager] Dave Riolo was trying to find me an opportunity to play some footy. And you've just seen what Harry Grant can do on loan, he's been so good and a couple of the other boys are on loan," he said.

"I think it might have been in the works, but it was great to get an opportunity here and be with the boys on the field."

After impressing in three NRL outings last year, it's been a frustrating wait for Dragons fans to see Sailor on the field in 2020 as he found himself behind the pecking order for both the fullback position and in the halves.

He finally got his chance last Thursday night.

With the Dragons down by six, Sailor brought off the bench in the 65^th minute to play at five-eighth. He had a less than ideal start, with an errant pass intercepted by Alex Johnston who dashed away to score. However, he managed a late consolation with a nice grubber setting up Mikaele Ravalawa's try.

Sailor said he was "happy" with his performance, despite that critical error.

"The game plan all week was that I would come on at five eighth and Benny Hunt to hooker at some stage. I didn't know when it was going to happen, but I knew I would play some attacking footy. So I stayed prepared on the bench and knew what my role in I had to do," Sailor said.

"I think it's definitely always been a part of my game, just playing what I see instinctively. I just try not to go back into my shell after making an error like that. I guess it's a big learning experience, especially at the start of my career. They're the things that help you grow as a player. I just identified that I shouldn't have thrown that pass, and the kick might have been the better option the second time.

"I think my biggest focus for the game was to work on my defence. I thought that was good and the coaches were happy with that. Hopefully I'm in the mix to play against the Roosters."

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Ironically, it was against the Roosters last year that Sailor grabbed the NRL world's attention with a scintillating try on debut.

This time around, the Dragons face a must-win scenaro on Thursday night if they're any hope of playing finals footy. Sailor remains optimistic.

"To be able to go out on debut against the best team in the world, the best fullback in the world and I was against him was a good experience. We didn't get the win but it's good to go against high calibre playing because you're testing yourself against the best players in the world," Sailor said.

"I think we've had three or four games that we could have closed out that would have put us deep in the eight. All we have to do is keep working on our game, winning and we should be able to get into the top eight."