Illawarra coach Mat Head has named his team to play in Round 1 of the Intrust Super Premiership against the Penrith Panthers.
Illawarra's Round 1 fixture will begin at 2:10pm and will be the second game of the triple header scheduled for Saturday afternoon at UOW Jubilee Oval, Kogarah.
15 of the 17 players named for Illawarra recently completed the pre-season with the NRL first grade squad.
Illawarra's team for Round 1 v Penrith Panthers
1. Matt Dufty
2. Kalifa Faifai Loa
3. Levi Dodd
18. Izaac Thompson
14. Reuben Garrick
6. Patrick Herbert
7. Shaun Nona
8. Mose Masoe
9. Reece Robson
10. Jacob Hind
11. Tyrone McCarthy
12. Luciano Leilua
13. Blake Lawrie
Interchange:
16. Chris Lewis
19. Jack Payne
22. Josh Kerr
24. Rhys Kennedy
