St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor has named a 23-man squad ahead of the Dragons' Round 17 clash against the Canberra Raiders at WIN Stadium, Wollongong on Sunday, July 14.
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Corey Norman has been named to back up from his State of Origin debut for Queensland at five-eighth. Jai Field has been omitted from the squad.
Tariq Sims's return from suspension has caused a reshuffle in the forward pack which has led to his brother Korbin being named on the bench and fellow front-rower Mitchell Allgood left out of the squad.
Match: Dragons v Raiders
Round 17 -
home Team
Dragons
14th Position
away Team
Raiders
3rd Position
Venue: WIN Stadium, Wollongong
Tyson Frizell, Paul Vaughan (both New South Wales) and Ben Hunt have been named in the reserves in hope they'll make it through Origin III unscathed, while James Graham (broken leg) is another who could potentially play.
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Tristan Sailor and Jason Saab have also been named in the wider squad and could potentially make their NRL debuts against the Raiders.
"Hopefully we build on Storm performance"- Darren Nicholls
NRL squad for Round 17 v Canberra Raiders –
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. Jeremy Latimore – sponsored by My Muscle Chef
9. Cameron McInnes (c) – sponsored by Floormania
10. Blake Lawrie – sponsored by Wollongong Jetski
11. Jacob Host – sponsored by Val Morgan
12. Tariq Sims – sponsored by Stonemasons & Landscapers (since 1970)
13. Luciano Leilua – sponsored by EFEX
Interchange:
14. Korbin Sims – sponsored by Stonemasons & Landscapers (since 1970)
15. Reece Robson – sponsored by Professionals Padstow
16. Patrick Kaufusi – sponsored by Domus Lighting
17. Josh Kerr – sponsored by Dincel Construction System
18. Tristan Sailor
19. Jason Saab
20. James Graham
21. Ben Hunt
22. Paul Vaughan
23. Tyson Frizell