The St George Illawarra Dragons have welcomed the release of the 2023 NRL Telstra Premiership draw, which includes plenty of huge home games for Red V fans to get excited about in the coming season.
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Netstrata Jubilee Stadium highlights include a local derby against the Sharks on Sunday evening in round four, a Friday evening blockbuster against the Roosters in round 12 and a Saturday night meeting with the Rabbitohs in round 15.
WIN Stadium plays host to a pair of Friday night 8pm games in rounds 17 and 19 against the Warriors and Raiders respectively to go with crunch Saturday games against the Sea Eagles and Storm in rounds 22 and 25.
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Scheduling presented a significant challenge to the club, with Netstrata Jubilee Stadium unavailable for nine weeks due to the FIFA Women's World Cup.
"We're excited to be heading into a new season with a great selection of home games," said Dragons CEO Ryan Webb.
"The Dragons are one of many clubs that have been affected by ground unavailability due to the FIFA Women’s World Cup, but we are fortunate to be playing all our home games at our two traditional venues.
"We’ve tried to keep our fixture as ‘normal’ as possible through the front half of the year, giving fans the opportunity to enjoy watching our team play games at both Jubilee and WIN Stadiums.
"Unfortunately with the unavailability of Jubilee Stadium for nine weeks due to the World Cup, we have a stretch of home games at WIN Stadium towards the back end of the year which isn’t ideal.
"To avoid only hosting a single game in Wollongong during the opening 16 rounds, our 2023 season will have an uneven split of games between our two venues.
"We acknowledge that this presents challenges to our members, fans, and sponsors. We ask for your patience as our membership, game day, and partnership staff work to deliver a unique game day experience at both venues."
The club asks 2023 Kogarah- and Wollongong-Pass Red V members to monitor their inbox over the next week with further information about next steps to be provided.
The players' first trial hit-out will come against Super League champions St Helens on February 11, with the annual Charity Shield to be played at Mudgee's Glen Willow Stadium on Saturday February 18.
Charity Shield is back in 2023 on Saturday February 18. Red V members' pre-sale commences at 12pm on Tuesday November 15, more information will be provided to members via email. Tickets to the general public will go on sale at 12pm on Thursday November 17.
