NRL Round 15 Match Preview: Dragons Brookvale-bound for Sunday showdown

Author: Joel Beatton
Timestamp: Fri 14 Jun 2024, 07:45 AM

The Dragons will meet the Sea Eagles on Sunday, June 16th at 4 Pines Park, Brookvale in Round 15 of the 2024 Telstra Premiership.

The club's Jersey Flegg Cup side will be on show at 4 Pines Park in the lead-up to the NRL clash.

The NRL is this weekend celebrating Beanie for Brain Cancer Round to raise money for brain cancer research along with the Mark Hughes Foundation.

KEY TIMINGS

Date: Sunday, June 16th
Jersey Flegg Cup: 11:45am
NRL: 2:00pm
Where: 4 Pines Park, Brookvale
Watch: Kayo & Foxtel

Fresh off a two-try haul, Luciano Leilua has been named in the run-on side with Raymond Faitala-Mariner shifting back to the interchange in the only change to the 17 that downed the Wests Tigers in Round 14.

Fullback Tyrell Sloan is set for his 50th NRL appearance as a Dragon.

A Dapto Canaries junior, Sloan made a try-scoring NRL debut against the Raiders at WIN Stadium in Round 15, 2021.

Now a two-time Indigenous All-Star, the 22-year-old has scored eight tries and assisted on six others this season.

Round 15 - Round 15 - Sunday 16 Jun

Full Time

Sea Eagles

Dragons

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Sea Eagles is number 1 Lehi Hopoate

Fullback for Dragons is number 1 Tyrell Sloan
Winger for Sea Eagles is number 2 Jason Saab

Winger for Dragons is number 2 Zac Lomax
Centre for Sea Eagles is number 3 Tolutau Koula

Centre for Dragons is number 4 Max Feagai
Centre for Sea Eagles is number 4 Reuben Garrick

Centre for Dragons is number 20 Christian Tuipulotu
Winger for Sea Eagles is number 5 Tommy Talau

Winger for Dragons is number 5 Mathew Feagai
Five-Eighth for Sea Eagles is number 6 Luke Brooks

Five-Eighth for Dragons is number 6 Kyle Flanagan
Halfback for Sea Eagles is number 7 Daly Cherry-Evans

Halfback for Dragons is number 7 Ben Hunt

Forwards

Prop for Sea Eagles is number 8 Taniela Paseka

Prop for Dragons is number 8 Francis Molo
Hooker for Sea Eagles is number 20 Jake Simpkin

Hooker for Dragons is number 9 Jacob Liddle
Prop for Sea Eagles is number 17 Toafofoa Sipley

Prop for Dragons is number 10 Jack De Belin
2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 11 Haumole Olakau'atu

2nd Row for Dragons is number 11 Luciano Leilua
2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 12 Ben Trbojevic

2nd Row for Dragons is number 12 Jaydn Su'A
Lock for Sea Eagles is number 13 Jake Trbojevic

Lock for Dragons is number 13 Tom Eisenhuth

Interchange

Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 9 Karl Lawton

Interchange for Dragons is number 14 Blake Lawrie
Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 10 Nathan Brown

Interchange for Dragons is number 15 Raymond Faitala-Mariner
Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 15 Corey Waddell

Interchange for Dragons is number 16 Ben Murdoch-Masila
Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 16 Ethan Bullemor

Interchange for Dragons is number 17 Toby Couchman

Reserves

Replacement for Sea Eagles is number 22 Aaron Schoupp

Replacement for Dragons is number 19 Michael Molo

Match Officials

Referee: Peter Gough
Touch Judge: Dave Munro
Touch Judge: Belinda Sharpe
Senior Review Official: Chris Butler

Last updated: 6/20/2024 6:36:15 AM

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