St George Illawarra Dragons Head Coach Paul McGregor has finalised his team for the upcoming fixture against the Newcastle Knights at UOW Jubilee Oval, Kogarah on Saturday.
Five-time Indigenous All-Star Joel Thompson will partner utility Will Matthews in the second-row following the omission of both Ben Creagh (knee) and Tyson Frizell (knee).
Furthermore, centre Tim Lafai has been named on the interchange bench where he joins second-rowers Jacob Host and Luciano Leilua as well as fellow utility Jake Marketo
1. Josh Dugan
2. Kurt Mann
3. Euan Aitken
4. Taane Milne
5. Jason Nightingale
6. Gareth Widdop (c)
7. Benji Marshall
8. Leeson Ah Mau
9. Mitch Rein
10. Mike Cooper
14. Joel Thompson
15. Will Matthews
13. Jack de Belin
16. Jacob Host
17. Jake Marketo
20. Tim Lafai
21. Luciano Leilua
