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Telegraph reporting that Cam has signed a three year extension, great news!
Hooker Cameron McInnes signs new deal to stay with Dragons until the end of 2021
PAUL CRAWLEY, The Daily Telegraph
ST George Illawarra hooker Cameron McInnes has declared “the top four is in reach for us” after the classy hooker secured a three-year contract extension.
In a major boost for the player pushed out of South Sydney at the end of 2016 to make way for Robbie Farah, The Daily Telegraph can reveal that McInnes has now been rewarded with a new deal that will keep him at the Dragons until the end of 2021.
The 23-year-old played all 24 games this year in what he labelled “the best year of my footy life”.
Along with playing every game of the regular season, McInnes made the most tackles of any player in the entire NRL, and emerged in the debate as Farah’s future NSW replacement.
McInnes said he now wants to take his career to the next level.
And despite the Dragons missing the finals this year, McInnes believes 2018 promises plenty of hope.
“I’ve only been here for 12 months but it’s been the best year of my footy life,” McInnes said. “It was a no-brainer for me and I wanted to stay for as long as I could.
“It’s going to be good moving forward knowing that I have that stability.
“This is just the beginning. I really want to work harder towards bigger and better things.
“I think the top four is in reach for us so I just need to keep playing the best footy I can.”
It also means the Dragons now have three parts of their all-important spine locked up long term.
Skipper Gareth Widdop is also contracted until the end of 2021 while new recruit Ben Hunt is signed until the end of 2022.
“Cameron had an outstanding season in 2017,” St George Illawarra recruitment boss Ian Millward said.
“A lot of people don’t see what he does away from the playing field. He’s one of our best trainers and a future leader of our club.
“2017 was his first full season in the top grade, playing 80 minutes every week too, and he’s acknowledged there are areas of his game that he wants to continue to improve.
“With Cameron at hooker, and Ben Hunt and Gareth Widdop in the halves, we’re in a position now where we are very settled with world class players.”
Hooker Cameron McInnes signs new deal to stay with Dragons until the end of 2021
PAUL CRAWLEY, The Daily Telegraph
ST George Illawarra hooker Cameron McInnes has declared “the top four is in reach for us” after the classy hooker secured a three-year contract extension.
In a major boost for the player pushed out of South Sydney at the end of 2016 to make way for Robbie Farah, The Daily Telegraph can reveal that McInnes has now been rewarded with a new deal that will keep him at the Dragons until the end of 2021.
The 23-year-old played all 24 games this year in what he labelled “the best year of my footy life”.
Along with playing every game of the regular season, McInnes made the most tackles of any player in the entire NRL, and emerged in the debate as Farah’s future NSW replacement.
McInnes said he now wants to take his career to the next level.
And despite the Dragons missing the finals this year, McInnes believes 2018 promises plenty of hope.
“I’ve only been here for 12 months but it’s been the best year of my footy life,” McInnes said. “It was a no-brainer for me and I wanted to stay for as long as I could.
“It’s going to be good moving forward knowing that I have that stability.
“This is just the beginning. I really want to work harder towards bigger and better things.
“I think the top four is in reach for us so I just need to keep playing the best footy I can.”
It also means the Dragons now have three parts of their all-important spine locked up long term.
Skipper Gareth Widdop is also contracted until the end of 2021 while new recruit Ben Hunt is signed until the end of 2022.
“Cameron had an outstanding season in 2017,” St George Illawarra recruitment boss Ian Millward said.
“A lot of people don’t see what he does away from the playing field. He’s one of our best trainers and a future leader of our club.
“2017 was his first full season in the top grade, playing 80 minutes every week too, and he’s acknowledged there are areas of his game that he wants to continue to improve.
“With Cameron at hooker, and Ben Hunt and Gareth Widdop in the halves, we’re in a position now where we are very settled with world class players.”
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