St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor has named a 22-man squad for the Dragons' Round 13 clash against the Wests Tigers at ANZ Stadium, Olympic Park on Saturday, June 3.
Four players – Josh Dugan, Tyson Frizell, Jai Field and Blake Lawrie – will potentially back up from their respective State of Origin fixtures on Wednesday night, which has allowed McGregor to name 22 players rather than the usual 21.
Tariq Sims has been named in the back row, with Jacob Host listed in the 17, for Frizell who sits in the reserves.
Skipper Gareth Widdop and Dugan may also make their long-awaited NRL returns from knee and cheekbone injuries respectively after also being named in the reserves.
NRL Squad for Round 13 v Wests Tigers:
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. Tariq Sims
12. Joel Thompson
13. Jack de Belin
Interchange:
14. Jacob Host
15. Leeson Ah Mau
16. Hame Sele
17. Jai Field
18. Tyrone McCarthy
19. Josh Dugan
20. Tyson Frizell
21. Gareth Widdop
22. Blake Lawrie
Players unavailable:
Euan Aitken (hamstring) – indefinite
Will Matthews (hip) – indefinite
Drew Hutchison (knee) – indefinite
Siliva Havili (pectoral) – indefinite
Kiti Glymin (shoulder) – indefinite
Levi Dodd (knee) – season
