St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor has named his mandatory 21-man squad ahead of the Dragons' Round 21 clash against the Gold Coast Titans at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah on Saturday, August 10.
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Match: Dragons v Titans
Round 21 -
home Team
Dragons
14th Position
away Team
Titans
16th Position
Venue: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
James Graham (400 first grade games) and Euan Aitken (100 NRL games) will each celebrate special milestones this weekend, while Jackson Ford will become St George Illawarra player No. 227 when he makes his NRL debut from the interchange.
A forward reshuffle following a concussion to Blake Lawrie has seen Patrick Kaufusi named for his starting Dragons debut with Graham and Tyson Frizell shifted to the front row and lock respectively.
Lawrie remains a chance of a playing against the Titans, pending he passes all necessary concussion protocols prior to Saturday's game.
The odd couple: Reynolds and James Graham
NRL squad for Round 21 v Gold Coast Titans –
1. Corey Norman – sponsored by Illawarra Mercury/St George & Sutherland Shire Leader
2. Jason Saab – 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 Construction
6. Gareth Widdop (c) – sponsored by Dynamic Projects
7. Ben Hunt – sponsored by Paul's Customs and Forwarding Solutions
8. James Graham – sponsored by EFEX
9. Cameron McInnes – sponsored by Floormania
10. Paul Vaughan – sponsored by My Muscle Chef
11. Patrick Kaufusi – sponsored by Wollongong Jetski
12. Tariq Sims – sponsored by Stonemasons & Landscapers (since 1970)
13. Tyson Frizell – sponsored by Val Morgan
Interchange:
14. Jeremy Latimore – sponsored by Dincel Construction System
15. Korbin Sims – sponsored by Stonemasons & Landscapers (since 1970)
16. Jackson Ford– sponsored by Professionals Padstow
17. Luciano Leilua – sponsored by Domus Lighting
18. Tristan Sailor
19. Josh Kerr
20. Blake Lawrie
21. Zac Lomax – sponsored by Tosich Group Construction