The Dragons will meet the Titans on Saturday, March 9th at Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast in Round 1 of the 2024 Telstra Premiership.
It marks the club's first official outing since Shane Flanagan took over as head coach.
- Date: Saturday, March 9th
- Time: 7:35pm AEDT / 6:35pm QLD
- Where: Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
- Watch: Kayo & Foxtel
Viliami Fifita has been named to make his NRL debut off the interchange for the Dragons.
A Fairfield United junior, Fifita joined the Red V mid-way through 2023 after being granted a release by the Sea Eagles and went on to make 15 Knock-On Effect NSW Cup appearances.
The 23-year-old has impressed the coaching staff throughout the preseason and trial period and has been rewarded with a maiden NRL jersey as a result.
Kyle Flanagan, Tom Eisenhuth, and Raymond Faitala-Mariner have all been named to make their club debuts.
Flanagan will partner skipper Ben Hunt in the halves, Eisenhuth starts in the second row, and Faitala-Mariner joins Fifita on the interchange.
Jacob Liddle (hamstring) has been named to start but Blake Lawrie (ribs) was ruled out 24 hours prior to kick-off.
Match: Titans v Dragons
Round 1 -
home Team
Titans
away Team
Dragons
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Titans is number 1 Keano KiniFullback for Dragons is number 1 Tyrell Sloan
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Winger for Titans is number 2 Alofiana Khan-PereiraWinger for Dragons is number 2 Zac Lomax
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Centre for Titans is number 3 Brian KellyCentre for Dragons is number 3 Mosese Suli
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Centre for Titans is number 4 AJ BrimsonCentre for Dragons is number 4 Jack Bird
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Winger for Titans is number 5 Phillip SamiWinger for Dragons is number 5 Mikaele Ravalawa
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Five-Eighth for Titans is number 21 Tom WeaverFive-Eighth for Dragons is number 6 Kyle Flanagan
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Halfback for Titans is number 7 Tanah BoydHalfback for Dragons is number 7 Ben Hunt
Forwards
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Prop for Titans is number 8 Moeaki FotuaikaProp for Dragons is number 8 Francis Molo
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Hooker for Titans is number 9 Chris RandallHooker for Dragons is number 9 Jacob Liddle
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Prop for Titans is number 10 Tino Fa'asuamaleauiProp for Dragons is number 13 Jack De Belin
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2nd Row for Titans is number 11 Klese Haas2nd Row for Dragons is number 12 Jaydn Su'a
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2nd Row for Titans is number 12 Beau Fermor2nd Row for Dragons is number 17 Raymond Faitala-Mariner
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Lock for Titans is number 15 Isaac LiuLock for Dragons is number 11 Tom Eisenhuth
Interchange
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Interchange for Titans is number 13 Keenan PalasiaInterchange for Dragons is number 14 Connor Muhleisen
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Interchange for Titans is number 14 Sam VerrillsInterchange for Dragons is number 15 Michael Molo
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Interchange for Titans is number 16 Erin ClarkInterchange for Dragons is number 16 Viliami Fifita
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Interchange for Titans is number 17 Jaimin JolliffeInterchange for Dragons is number 18 Ben Murdoch-Masila
Reserves
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Replacement for Titans is number 19 Jojo FifitaReplacement for Dragons is number 20 Jesse Marschke
Match Officials
- Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
- Touch Judge: Matt Noyen
- Senior Review Official: Ashley Klein
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For the hosts, David Fifita and Jayden Campbell are both unavailable due to injury paving the way for Keano Kini and Klese Haas to earn run-on nods.
Offseason addition Keenan Palasia starts in the No.13 jersey with AJ Brimson named in the centres for just the second time in his NRL career.
The Dragons and Titans have faced each other on 29 occasions over the years with the Dragons having come out on top in 18 of them.
The two sides met each other in the Dragons' season opener at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium a year ago with the Red V running out 32-18 winners.
