St George Illawarra Dragons fullback Josh Dugan has been named to face the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at UOW Jubilee Oval, Kogarah on Saturday.
The Australia international had been sidelined for the previous four weeks with a jaw injury which he suffered while on representative duty with the NSW Blues during the third State of Origin fixture.
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Head Coach Paul McGregor has named an 18-man squad for the local derby which also sees Tyson Frizell and Joel Thompson named in the second-rower following their respective suspensions.
Local Hurstville United junior Luciano Leilua has additionally been named in a five-man interchange which also includes second-rowers Tariq Sims and Will Matthews, utility Jake Marketo and prop Jacob Host.
The Monty Porter Cup pays tribute to the achievements of a player with strong associations to both Clubs and is contested each time the Clubs meet.
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Porter was a second-rower who played 113 first-grade games for the Red V during his eight seasons with the Dragons (1958-65), winning six Premierships during that time (1958-60; 1962-64).
The second-rower left the Dragons in 1965 and went on to become the inaugural captain of the Sharks upon their inclusion into the NSWRL in 1967.
1. Josh Dugan
2. Kurt Mann
3. Euan Aitken
4. Taane Milne
5. Jason Nightingale
6. Gareth Widdop (c)
7. Benji Marshall
8. Russell Packer
9. Mitch Rein
10. Mike Cooper
11. Tyson Frizell
12. Joel Thompson
13. Jack de Belin
14. Tariq Sims
15. Will Matthews
16. Jacob Host
17. Jake Marketo
21. Luciano Leilua
Unavailable: Ben Creagh (Knee - TBC); Dylan Farrell (Back - Season); Yaw Kiti Glymin (Hamstring – TBC); Mose Masoe (Knee - Season); Adam Quinlan (Knee – TBC).
