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The Dragons will meet the Panthers on Sunday, July 28th at WIN Stadium, Wollongong in Round 21 of the 2024 Telstra Premiership.
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It firms as a massive occasion for the Red V with our NRLW squad opening their season against the Titans at midday.
The club will also be celebrating Heritage Round looking back on 25 Years of the St George Illawarra Dragons with a number of past players set to be on hand for the day.
The side will be wearing the club's 25 Years Jersey to celebrate Heritage Round on Sunday.
A collection of club legends will be making their way around the field pre-game before forming a guard of honour to welcome the side onto the field.
Passion, pride, and triumphs: Our 25 year Heritage Jersey
We will be partnering with Raising the Bar Foundation (The Barstool Brothers) for Round 21’s 50-50 Charity Raffle.
The Barstool Brothers was formed in 2019 in Wollongong burger bar His Boy Elroy with the idea of creating a safe environment where men could enjoy a free burger at an organised monthly catch-up in a comfortable setting conducive to healthy conversations about mental health.
The organisation currently runs four-to-five events every month ranging from dinner and brunch catch-ups to walks, yoga, golf, exercise sessions, pinball nights and basketball events.
They also have a working partnership with Wollongong City RSL Sub-Branch to host six family events a year combining our community with the veteran community.
KEY TIMINGS
- Date: Sunday, July 28th
- Gates Open: 11:30am
- NRLW: 12:00pm
- NRL: 2:00pm
- Where: WIN Stadium, Wollongong
- Watch: Kayo & Foxtel (+ 9Go! & 9Now for NRLW)
State of Origin stars Ben Hunt and Zac Lomax return to the side with Jesse Marschke (hamstring) and Mikaele Ravalawa the men to make way.
Raymond Faitala-Mariner (back) also returns pushing Luciano Leilua back to the interchange and Jack Bird to the reserves.
Mathew Feagai (shoulder) and Blake Lawrie (shoulder) have both been named among the reserves.
Match: Dragons v Panthers
Round 21 -
home Team
Dragons
away Team
Panthers
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Dragons is number 18 Mathew FeagaiFullback for Panthers is number 1 Daine Laurie
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Winger for Dragons is number 2 Zac LomaxWinger for Panthers is number 2 Sunia Turuva
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Centre for Dragons is number 3 Mosese SuliCentre for Panthers is number 3 Izack Tago
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Centre for Dragons is number 4 Max FeagaiCentre for Panthers is number 4 Casey McLean
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Winger for Dragons is number 5 Christian TuipulotuWinger for Panthers is number 5 Brian To'o
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Five-Eighth for Dragons is number 6 Kyle FlanaganFive-Eighth for Panthers is number 6 Jarome Luai
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Halfback for Dragons is number 7 Ben HuntHalfback for Panthers is number 7 Nathan Cleary
Forwards
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Prop for Dragons is number 8 Francis MoloProp for Panthers is number 8 Moses Leota
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Hooker for Dragons is number 9 Jacob LiddleHooker for Panthers is number 9 Mitch Kenny
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Prop for Dragons is number 10 Jack De BelinProp for Panthers is number 10 James Fisher-Harris
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2nd Row for Dragons is number 11 Raymond Faitala-Mariner2nd Row for Panthers is number 11 Scott Sorensen
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2nd Row for Dragons is number 12 Jaydn Su'A2nd Row for Panthers is number 12 Liam Martin
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Lock for Dragons is number 14 Hame SeleLock for Panthers is number 13 Isaah Yeo
Interchange
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Interchange for Dragons is number 13 Tom EisenhuthInterchange for Panthers is number 14 Trent Toelau
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Interchange for Dragons is number 15 Luciano LeiluaInterchange for Panthers is number 15 Lindsay Smith
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Interchange for Dragons is number 16 Toby CouchmanInterchange for Panthers is number 16 Liam Henry
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Interchange for Dragons is number 17 Ben Murdoch-MasilaInterchange for Panthers is number 17 Mavrik Geyer
Reserves
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Replacement for Dragons is number 19 Blake LawrieReplacement for Panthers is number 18 Matthew Eisenhuth
Match Officials
- Referee: Gerard Sutton
- Touch Judge: Belinda Sharpe
- Touch Judge: Jon Stone
- Senior Review Official: Kasey Badger
Last updated:
Jarome Luai, Liam Martin, Isaah Yeo and Brian To’o are back on deck after sitting last week out in the aftermath of the Origin decider, but Dylan Edwards (knee) remains sidelined.
Liam Henry reverts to the interchange with Paul Alamoti (arm), Luron Patea, Matt Eisenhuth and Brad Schneider dropping out.
The clash marks the Panthers' first trip to Wollongong in over eight years with the side having won just two of their past 12 at the venue.