St George Illawarra Dragons NRL head coach Shane Flanagan has finalised his squad to face the Cowboys at Jubilee Stadium in Multicultural Round.
Final: Ben Murdoch-Masila starts at lock with Tom Eisenhuth reverting to the interchange. Christian Tuipulotu is the replacement player.
Jaydn Su'A was yesterday ruled out with a quadriceps strain paving the way for Raymond Faitala-Mariner to come into the run-on side in the second row.
Jesse Marschke is set to make his NRL debut having been named to start in the No.9 jersey with Jacob Liddle (concussion) unavailable.
Francis Molo is also unavailable for the Red V after being hit with a one-match ban for an incident from Round 2.
As a result, Blake Lawrie and Jack de Belin start up front with Tom Eisenhuth at lock.
Luciano Leilua comes into the run-on side in the second row.
Viliami Fifita is also back in the 17 after making his NRL debut in the side's Round 1 win on the Gold Coast.
Offseason recruit Hame Sele is still a week away from returning from a hamstring issue picked up during the preseason.
DRAGONS ROUND 3 NRL TEAM LIST
1. Tyrell Sloan – sponsored by EFEX
2. Zac Lomax – sponsored by Floormania
3. Moses Suli – sponsored by Kingsgrove Sports Centre
4. Jack Bird – sponsored by Aspec Masonry
5. Mikaele Ravalawa – sponsored by Wollongong City Jetski
6. Kyle Flanagan – sponsored by React Facility Solutions
7. Ben Hunt (c) – sponsored by TripADeal
8. Jack de Belin – sponsored by UTECH
9. Jesse Marschke – sponsored by Active Forklifts
10. Blake Lawrie – sponsored by Deicorp
11. Luciano Leilua – sponsored by Squadron Energy
16. Raymond Faitala-Mariner – sponsored by Shire Steel
19. Ben Murdoch-Masila – sponsored by Professionals Padstow
Interchange
13. Tom Eisenhuth – sponsored by CHiQ
14. Connor Muhleisen – sponsored by Classic Sportswear
15. Michael Molo – sponsored by Konnect
17. Viliami Fifita – sponsored by HWLE
Replacement Player
18. Christian Tuipulotu
CASUALTY WARD
- Jacob Liddle (concussion, Round 4)
- Hame Sele (hamstring, Round 4)
- Jaydn Su'A (quadriceps, TBC)
- Corey Allan (ACL, season)
