St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor has named a 24-man squad ahead of the Dragons' Round 16 clash against the Parramatta Eels at WIN Stadium, Wollongong on Thursday, June 28.
Tyson Frizell's (rested) absence means that Jacob Host has been named in the back row, with Luciano Leilua named on the interchange as a result.
Tim Lafai, Gareth Widdop, Ben Hunt, James Graham, Paul Vaughan, Leeson Ah Mau and Jack de Belin have all been named to back up from their respective representative honours – though this allowed coach McGregor to name three more players than usual.
There remains scope for the likes of Darren Nicholls, Reuben Garrick and Patrick Herbert to make their NRL debuts following their selection in the wider squad.
The NRL fixture will kick-off at 7:50pm, with a curtain raiser between the New South Wales and Queensland Police sides scheduled for a 5:30pm start.
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NRL squad for Round 16 v Parramatta Eels:
1. Matt Dufty – sponsored by Illawarra Mercury/St George & Sutherland Shire Leader
2. Nene Macdonald – sponsored by Relativity in the Loop
3. Euan Aitken – sponsored by University of Wollongong
4. Tim Lafai – sponsored by Kingsgrove Sports Centre
5. Kurt Mann – sponsored by SMAI
6. Gareth Widdop (c) – sponsored by Dynamic Projects
7. Ben Hunt – sponsored by Paul's Customs and Forwarding Solutions
8. James Graham – sponsored by EFEX
9. Cameron McInnes – sponsored by Floormania
10. Paul Vaughan – sponsored by My Muscle Chef
11. Jacob Host – sponsored by Val Morgan
12. Tariq Sims – sponsored by Stonemasons & Landscapers (since 1970)
13. Jack de Belin – sponsored by Wollongong Jetski
Interchange:
14. Jeremy Latimore – sponsored by Addbuild Additions
15. Jason Nightingale– sponsored by Wollongong Diagnostics
16. Leeson Ah Mau – sponsored by Westfund
17. Luciano Leilua – sponsored by Domus Lighting
18. Blake Lawrie
19. Reece Robson
20. Jai Field
21. Hame Sele
22. Darren Nicholls
23. Patrick Herbert
24. Reuben Garrick
