The Dragons will meet the Cowboys on Saturday, March 23rd at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah in Round 3 of the 2024 Telstra Premiership.
In Round 3, the NRL will be celebrating Multicultural Round – a week-long celebration of culture, heritage, and inclusion in the Rugby League community.
Prior to the NRL clash, the Dragons Jersey Flegg side will take on the Kaiviti Silktails in a curtain-raiser at 3:10pm.
The Silktails are coached by Wes Naiqama – a Fijian international who made 38 appearances for the Dragons from 2005 to 2007 – and play their home games out of Lautoka and Nadi.
- Date: Saturday, March 23rd
- Box Office Opens: 2:45pm
- Gates Open: 3:00pm
- Jersey Flegg: 3:10pm
- NRL: 5:30pm
- Where: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah
- Watch: Kayo & Fox
Jesse Marschke is set to make his NRL debut with Jacob Liddle (concussion) missing.
A Bundaberg-native, Marschke has 73 QLD and NSW Cup appearances under his belt having spent stints at four different clubs and is coming off a year in which he helped lead the Bears to a Knock-On Effect NSW Cup Grand Final.
The 26-year-old played in all 27 of the Bears’ matches a year ago, scoring 11 tries and assisting on 16 en route to a Team of the Year nod.
Francis Molo is unavailable having been hit with a one-match ban for an incident from Round 2 with Blake Lawrie and Jack de Belin starting in the front row and Tom Eisenhuth starting at lock.
Luciano Leilua comes into the second row with Raymond Faitala-Mariner reverting to the interchange alongside Connor Muhleisen, Michael Molo, and Viliami Fifita.
Match: Dragons v Cowboys
Round 3 -
home Team
Dragons
away Team
Cowboys
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Dragons is number 1 Tyrell SloanFullback for Cowboys is number 1 Scott Drinkwater
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Winger for Dragons is number 2 Zac LomaxWinger for Cowboys is number 2 Kyle Feldt
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Centre for Dragons is number 3 Mosese SuliCentre for Cowboys is number 3 Valentine Holmes
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Centre for Dragons is number 4 Jack BirdCentre for Cowboys is number 18 Tom Chester
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Winger for Dragons is number 5 Mikaele RavalawaWinger for Cowboys is number 5 Murray Taulagi
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Five-Eighth for Dragons is number 6 Kyle FlanaganFive-Eighth for Cowboys is number 6 Tom Dearden
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Halfback for Dragons is number 7 Ben HuntHalfback for Cowboys is number 7 Chad Townsend
Forwards
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Prop for Dragons is number 8 Jack De BelinProp for Cowboys is number 8 Jordan McLean
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Hooker for Dragons is number 9 Jesse MarschkeHooker for Cowboys is number 9 Reece Robson
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Prop for Dragons is number 10 Blake LawrieProp for Cowboys is number 10 Jason Taumalolo
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2nd Row for Dragons is number 11 Luciano Leilua2nd Row for Cowboys is number 11 Kulikefu Finefeuiaki
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2nd Row for Dragons is number 16 Raymond Faitala-Mariner2nd Row for Cowboys is number 12 Jeremiah Nanai
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Lock for Dragons is number 19 Ben Murdoch-MasilaLock for Cowboys is number 13 Reuben Cotter
Interchange
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Interchange for Dragons is number 13 Tom EisenhuthInterchange for Cowboys is number 14 Jake Granville
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Interchange for Dragons is number 14 Connor MuhleisenInterchange for Cowboys is number 15 Griffin Neame
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Interchange for Dragons is number 15 Michael MoloInterchange for Cowboys is number 16 Sam McIntyre
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Interchange for Dragons is number 17 Viliami FifitaInterchange for Cowboys is number 17 Jack Gosiewski
Reserves
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Replacement for Dragons is number 18 Christian TuipulotuReplacement for Cowboys is number 19 Thomas Mikaele
Match Officials
- Referee: Belinda Sharpe
- Senior Review Official: Adam Gee
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For the visitors, Heilum Luki (ankle) is missing with Kulikefu Finefeuiaki starting in the second row and Jack Gosiewski coming onto the bench.
Round 3 marks a rare trip to Kogarah for the Cowboys who have won just one game at the venue since 2003.
