NRL LATE MAIL: Magic Round v Wests Tigers
Head Coach Shane Flanagan has finalised his squad to face the Wests Tigers at Suncorp Stadium for Magic Round.
Late Mail: The side remains 1-17 with Nathan Lawson the replacement player.
Corey Allan will make his club debut on the wing in place of Sione Finau whilst recently re-signed 20-year-old Lyhkan King-Togia earns his first shot of the year at halfback.
Gerringong duo Dylan Egan and Hamish Stewart – who returns from a concussion layoff – have both been named to start in the back row with Jack de Belin and Luciano Leilua listed on the interchange.
Blake Lawrie and Lachlan Ilias drop back to the reserves alongside Loko Pasifiki Tonga, Raymond Faitala-Mariner, and Nathan Lawson – who has been listed among the reserves for the first time in his NRL career.
Allan came to the club ahead of the 2024 season but suffered a torn ACL during preseason which ruled him out for the entirety of the year.
He made his return to the field via Knock-On Effect NSW Cup in Round 1 as the side’s captain and has gone on to play in five games this season.
Match: Wests Tigers v Dragons
Round 9 -
home Team
Wests Tigers
8th Position
away Team
Dragons
11th Position
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
MAGIC ROUND TEAM LIST
| 1 | Clint Gutherson (c) | Sponsored by Property Place Agency |
| 2 | Tyrell Sloan | Sponsored by Efex |
| 3 | Moses Suli | Sponsored by Kingsgrove Sports |
| 4 | Valentine Holmes | Sponsored by Floormania |
| 5 | Corey Allan | Sponsored by Wollongong City Jetski |
| 6 | Kyle Flanagan | Sponsored by South Coast Remedial |
| 7 | Lyhkan King-Togia | Sponsored by Bill & Toni’s Restaurant |
| 8 | Toby Couchman | Sponsored by HWLE Lawyers |
| 9 | Damien Cook (c) | Sponsored by Remara |
| 10 | David Klemmer | Sponsored by Squadron Energy |
| 11 | Dylan Egan | Sponsored by CHiQ |
| 12 | Jaydn Su’A | Sponsored by Shire Steel & Fabrication |
| 13 | Hamish Stewart | Sponsored by UTECH |
| 14 | Jacob Liddle | Sponsored by Classic Sportswear |
| 15 | Jack de Belin | Sponsored by AGS Structural |
| 16 | Emre Guler | Sponsored by TripADeal |
| 17 | Luciano Leilua | Sponsored by St George Leagues Club |
| 19 | Nathan Lawson | |
| COACH | Shane Flanagan | Sponsored by Deicorp |
CASUALTY WARD
- Hame Sele (Hamstring, Round 9)
- Ben Murdoch-Masila (Hamstring, Round 11)
- Christian Tuipulotu (Hamstring, Round 14)
- Mathew Feagai (Ankle, Round 20)
- Tom Eisenhuth (Head Knock, TBC)
- Ryan Couchman (ACL, Season)
