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With seven rounds remaining, the Dragons and Sea Eagles are part of the dogfight for places in the bottom part of the top eight.

The Dragons have slipped from eighth to 11th in the past two weeks but with back-to-back games at their spiritual home ground they get an ideal opportunity to put themselves back in the mix.

Manly have won four of their past five games and will look to shore up their place in the eight by taking care of the Dragons (11th) and Roosters (9th) in the next two weeks.

Having conceded 86 points in their past two games the Dragons need to put some steel back in their defence if they hope to subdue a potent Sea Eagles side averaging 35 points per game in the past five matches.

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The Rundown

Team news

Dragons: The Dragons are 1-17 with no late changes. Moses Mbye moves into the starting side in place of Moses Suli, who suffered an ankle injury against the Roosters. Jayden Sullivan takes Mbye's place on the bench. Tariq Sims returns from suspension on the bench so Aaron Woods drops to 18th Man.

Sea Eagles: Dylan Walker has been promoted to start at hooker an hour before kick-off with debutant Kaeo Weekes moving to the bench. Andrew Davey and Lachlan Croker are sidelined with COVID after Jake Trbojevic had tested positive early in the week. Ben Trbojevic comes into the back row and Toafofoa Sipley starts at lock. Taniela Paseka joins the interchange bench. Martin Taupau plays his 150th game for the Sea Eagles.

Team Lists

Backs

  • Fullback for Dragons is number 1 Cody Ramsey
    Fullback for Sea Eagles is number 1 Reuben Garrick
  • Winger for Dragons is number 2 Mathew Feagai
    Winger for Sea Eagles is number 2 Jason Saab
  • Centre for Dragons is number 3 Moses Mbye
    Centre for Sea Eagles is number 3 Morgan Harper
  • Centre for Dragons is number 4 Zac Lomax
    Centre for Sea Eagles is number 4 Tolutau Koula
  • Winger for Dragons is number 5 Tautau Moga
    Winger for Sea Eagles is number 5 Christian Tuipulotu
  • Five-Eighth for Dragons is number 6 Talatau Amone
    Five-Eighth for Sea Eagles is number 6 Kieran Foran
  • Halfback for Dragons is number 7 Ben Hunt
    Halfback for Sea Eagles is number 7 Daly Cherry-Evans

Forwards

  • Prop for Dragons is number 8 Jack De Belin
    Prop for Sea Eagles is number 8 Sean Keppie
  • Hooker for Dragons is number 9 Andrew McCullough
    Hooker for Sea Eagles is number 14 Dylan Walker
  • Prop for Dragons is number 10 Blake Lawrie
    Prop for Sea Eagles is number 10 Josh Aloiai
  • 2nd Row for Dragons is number 11 Billy Burns
    2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 11 Haumole Olakau'atu
  • 2nd Row for Dragons is number 12 Jaydn Su'a
    2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 18 Ben Trbojevic
  • Lock for Dragons is number 13 Jack Bird
    Lock for Sea Eagles is number 13 Toafofoa Sipley

Interchange

  • Interchange for Dragons is number 14 Jayden Sullivan
    Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 15 Josh Schuster
  • Interchange for Dragons is number 15 Tariq Sims
    Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 16 Martin Taupau
  • Interchange for Dragons is number 16 Francis Molo
    Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 17 Taniela Paseka
  • Interchange for Dragons is number 17 Josh McGuire
    Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 21 Kaeo Weekes

Reserves

  • Replacement for Dragons is number 18 Aaron Woods
    Replacement for Sea Eagles is number 20 Ethan Bullemor

Match Officials

  • Referee: Adam Gee
  • Touch Judge: Liam Kennedy
  • Touch Judge: Jon Stone
  • Senior Review Official: Ashley Klein

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Key match-up

Ben Hunt v Daly Cherry-Evans: Two of Queensland's finest square off in the pivotal playmaking battle which holds the key to this one. Both men stood tall in Origin III and then rolled that into superb performances in Round 18 but Hunt's efforts were in vain as the Dragons were blown off the park by the Roosters. Cherry-Evans was supreme with three try assists, two line breaks and five tackle breaks in a big win over the Knights and he arrives at Kogarah full of confidence as he looks to lead Des Hasler's men into the finals for the third time in four years.

Stat Attack

When it comes to giving away penalties, the Dragons and Sea Eagles have shown plenty of discipline in 2022. Only Parramatta (85) have conceded less penalties than the Dragons (91). Manly have given up 96 penalties in 17 games, well down the list from the worst offenders Storm (123), Sharks (112), Raiders (110) and Roosters (108).

Acknowledgement of Country

St George Illawarra Dragons respect and honour the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders peoples, where our games are played, our programs are conducted and in the communities we support.

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