NRL Round 13 Match Preview: Rejigged Red V set for Penrith trip

Author: Joel Beatton
Timestamp: Thu 30 May 2024, 04:21 PM

The Dragons will meet the Panthers on Saturday, June 1st at BlueBet Stadium, Penrith in Round 13 of the 2024 Telstra Premiership.

All three grades will be on show at the foot of the mountains with the Jersey Flegg squad kicking things off before the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup team takes to the field in the lead-up to the NRL showdown.

KEY TIMINGS

Date: Saturday, June 1st
Gates Open: 1:15pm
Jersey Flegg Cup: 1:20pm
Knock-On Effect NSW Cup: 3:15pm
NRL: 5:30pm
Where: BlueBet Stadium, Penrith
Watch: Kayo & Fox

Round 13 - Round 13 - Saturday 1 Jun

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Panthers

Dragons

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Panthers is number 1 Daine Laurie

Fullback for Dragons is number 1 Tyrell Sloan
Winger for Panthers is number 2 Sunia Turuva

Winger for Dragons is number 2 Sione Finau
Centre for Panthers is number 3 Izack Tago

Centre for Dragons is number 3 Mosese Suli
Centre for Panthers is number 4 Paul Alamoti

Centre for Dragons is number 4 Max Feagai
Winger for Panthers is number 5 Jesse McLean

Winger for Dragons is number 5 Mathew Feagai
Five-Eighth for Panthers is number 6 Jack Cole

Five-Eighth for Dragons is number 6 Kyle Flanagan
Halfback for Panthers is number 7 Brad Schneider

Halfback for Dragons is number 7 Jesse Marschke

Forwards

Prop for Panthers is number 8 Moses Leota

Prop for Dragons is number 8 Francis Molo
Hooker for Panthers is number 9 Mitch Kenny

Hooker for Dragons is number 9 Jacob Liddle
Prop for Panthers is number 10 James Fisher-Harris

Prop for Dragons is number 10 Jack De Belin
2nd Row for Panthers is number 11 Scott Sorensen

2nd Row for Dragons is number 11 Luciano Leilua
2nd Row for Panthers is number 12 Liam Henry

2nd Row for Dragons is number 12 Raymond Faitala-Mariner
Lock for Panthers is number 13 Lindsay Smith

Lock for Dragons is number 13 Tom Eisenhuth

Interchange

Interchange for Panthers is number 14 Trent Toelau

Interchange for Dragons is number 14 Blake Lawrie
Interchange for Panthers is number 15 Preston Riki

Interchange for Dragons is number 15 Ben Murdoch-Masila
Interchange for Panthers is number 16 Mavrik Geyer

Interchange for Dragons is number 16 Toby Couchman
Interchange for Panthers is number 17 Tyrone Peachey

Interchange for Dragons is number 17 Ryan Couchman

Reserves

Replacement for Panthers is number 19 Ativalu Lisati

Replacement for Dragons is number 18 Fa'amanu Brown

Match Officials

Referee: Todd Smith
Touch Judge: Matt Noyen
Touch Judge: Drew Oultram
Senior Review Official: Gerard Sutton

Last updated: 6/4/2024 2:44:07 AM

Head coach Shane Flanagan has been forced into a number of changes with Ben Hunt, Jaydn Su’A, and Zac Lomax all unavailable due to State of Origin selection and Hame Sele (shoulder) and Jack Bird (ankle) ruled out through injury.

Sione Finau and Mathew Feagai make up a new-look wing pairing in place of Lomax and Mikaele Ravalawa.

Max Feagai comes into the centres in place of Bird with Jesse Marschke the new No.7 replacing Hunt.

Tom Eisenhuth starts at lock with Jack de Belin up front and Luciano Leilua and Raymond Faitala-Mariner partnering each other in the second row.

Eisenhuth and de Belin are set to co-captain the side in the absence of Hunt.

Ben Murdoch-Masila earns a recall on the interchange alongside Toby and Ryan Couchman who will both be making their first NRL appearance of 2024 having impressed at Knock-On Effect NSW Cup level throughout the year.

Fa’amanu Brown reverts to the reserves alongside Ravalawa, Michael Molo, Alec Tuitavake and Christian Tuipulotu.

Moses Suli and Francis Molo are both set to appear in their 50th NRL game as a Dragon.

Dylan Edwards, Brian To’o, Jarome Luai, Liam Martin and Isaah Yeo are all unavailable for the hosts due to Origin commitments.

Daine Laurie starts at the back with Jack Cole and Brad Schneider making up a new-look halves pairing.

Jesse McLean comes onto the wing with Trent Toelau and Preston Riki named to make their NRL debuts off the interchange.

James Fisher-Harris and Mitch Kenny are set to captain the side in the absence of Yeo and Nathan Cleary.

The Dragons' last win over the Panthers came at the foot of the mountains back in Round 25, 2017 with Tariq Sims literally snatching a memorable match-winner.