St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor has named his mandatory 21-man squad for the Dragons' Round 11 clash against the New Zealand Warriors at FMG Stadium, Waikato on Friday, May 19.
Euan Aitken (hamstring) will miss the trip across the ditch with Taane Milne set to play in the centres and Kalifa Faifai Loa being named on the wing for the first time in 2017.
Livewire outside back Matt Dufty has also been named in the reserves for the first time this season.
The Dragons will celebrate the 50th NRL games of hooker Cameron McInnes and five-eighth Kurt Mann when they run out against the Warriors.
NRL Squad for Round 11 v New Zealand Warriors:
1. Jason Nightingale
2. Nene Macdonald
3. Taane Milne
4. Tim Lafai
5. Kalifa Faifai Loa
6. Kurt Mann
7. Josh McCrone
8. Russell Packer
9. Cameron McInnes
10. Paul Vaughan
11. Tyson Frizell (c)
12. Joel Thompson
13. Jack de Belin
Interchange:
14. Tariq Sims
15. Leeson Ah Mau
16. Hame Sele
17. Jai Field
18. Matt Dufty
19. Siliva Havili
20. Luciano Leilua
21. Jacob Host
Players unavailable:
Gareth Widdop (knee) – Round 14
Josh Dugan (cheekbone) – Round 13
Euan Aitken (hamstring) – indefinite
Drew Hutchison (knee) – season
Will Matthews (hip) – indefinite
Kiti Glymin (shoulder) – indefinite
Levi Dodd (knee) – season
