St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor has named a 22-man squad ahead of the Dragons' Round 13 clash against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium on Monday, June 10.
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Tyson Frizell, Paul Vaughan (New South Wales) and Ben Hunt's (Queensland) State of Origin I selection has allowed for McGregor to name one more player than usual.
Match: Bulldogs v Dragons
Round 13 -
home Team
Bulldogs
16th Position
away Team
Dragons
11th Position
Venue: Accor Stadium, Sydney
Frizell, Vaughan and Hunt have all been selected in the reserves as a result of their Origin selection. Corey Norman (cheekbone) returns in the halves, and Jacob Host and Korbin Sims have been named to start.
Lachlan Timm has been selected on the interchange, and could potentially become St George Illawarra player #223 if he is to debut. He is joined on the bench by fellow inclusions Josh Kerr and Jeremy Latimore (knee).
James Graham's broken leg sees Blake Lawrie shift to the front row and Luciano Leilua start at lock while Tim Lafai's syndesmosis injury sees Zac Lomax return to the centres and Matt Dufty named at fullback.
Mikaele Ravalawa returns on the wing at the expense of Jordan Pereira, who has been named in the reserves.
NRL squad for Round 13 v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs –
1. Matt Dufty – sponsored by Dynamic Projects
2. Jonus Pearson – sponsored by SMAI
3. Euan Aitken – sponsored by University of Wollongong
4. Zac Lomax – sponsored by Tosich Group
5. Mikaele Ravalawa – sponsored by Kingsgrove Sports Centre
6. Corey Norman – sponsored by Illawarra Mercury/St George & Sutherland Shire Leader
7. Jai Field – sponsored by Paul's Customs and Forwarding Solutions
8. Blake Lawrie – sponsored by EFEX
9. Cameron McInnes (c) – sponsored by Floormania
10. Korbin Sims – sponsored by Stonemasons & Landscapers (since 1970)
11. Jacob Host – sponsored by Val Morgan
12. Tariq Sims – sponsored by Stonemasons & Landscapers (since 1970)
13. Luciano Leilua – sponsored by Wollongong Jetski
Interchange:
14. Jeremy Latimore – sponsored by Dincel Construction System
15. Reece Robson – sponsored by Professionals Padstow
16. Lachlan Timm – sponsored by My Muscle Chef
17. Josh Kerr – sponsored by Domus Lighting
18. Jordan Pereira
19. Mitch Allgood
20. Ben Hunt
21. Tyson Frizell (c)
22. Paul Vaughan