St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor has named his mandatory 21-man squad ahead of the Dragons' Round 18 clash against the Penrith Panthers at Panthers Stadium on Friday, July 19.
Ben Hunt has been rested, and has been replaced in the 17 by Dragons Canterbury Cup captain Darren Nicholls at halfback.
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James Graham (broken leg) has been named at lock, with Blake Lawrie shifting to the front row in place of Jeremy Latimore (knee).
Match: Panthers v Dragons
Round 18 -
home Team
Panthers
7th Position
away Team
Dragons
14th Position
Venue: BlueBet Stadium, Penrith
Josh Kerr and Patrick Kaufusi have also been named on the interchange, with Reece Robson and Jacob Host shifting back to the reserves.
Tyson Frizell will also celebrate his 150th NRL game against the Panthers. Making his debut for the Cronulla Sharks in 2011, Frizell has featured 137 times for the Red V so far in his illustrious career.
Frizell calls Dragons to arms
NRL squad for Round 18 v Penrith Panthers –
1. Matt Dufty – sponsored by Dynamic Projects
2. Jonus Pearson – sponsored by SMAI
3. Euan Aitken – sponsored by University of Wollongong
4. Tim Lafai – sponsored by Kingsgrove Sports Centre
5. Mikaele Ravalawa – sponsored by Tosich Group
6. Corey Norman – sponsored by Illawarra Mercury/St George & Sutherland Shire Leader
7. Darren Nicholls – sponsored by Paul's Customs and Forwarding Solutions
8. Blake Lawrie – sponsored by Wollongong Jetski
9. Cameron McInnes (c) – sponsored by Floormania
10. Paul Vaughan – sponsored by My Muscle Chef
11. Tyson Frizell – sponsored by Val Morgan
12. Tariq Sims – sponsored by Stonemasons & Landscapers (since 1970)
13. James Graham– sponsored by EFEX
Interchange:
14. Josh Kerr – sponsored by Dincel Construction System
15. Korbin Sims – sponsored by Stonemasons & Landscapers (since 1970)
16. Patrick Kaufusi – sponsored by Professionals Padstow
17. Luciano Leilua – sponsored by Domus Lighting
18. Reece Robson
19. Jacob Host
20. Tristan Sailor
21. Jason Saab
