NRL Round 24 Match Preview: Dragons host Titans in crucial WIN clash

Author: Joel Beatton dragons.com.au
Timestamp: Fri 16 Aug 2024, 07:54 AM

The Dragons will meet the Titans on Sunday, August 18th at WIN Stadium, Wollongong in Round 24 of the 2024 Telstra Premiership.

The NRL squad will take to the field after our NRLW side meet the Roosters at midday with Wollongong again being treated to an awaited double-header.

The Dragons will be raising funds for the i98FM Illawarra Convoy at Sunday afternoon's double-header at WIN Stadium.

A total of $6.00 will be donated to the i98FM Illawarra Convoy for every person who attends on Sunday thanks to St George Bank, TripADeal, Squadron Energy, Venues NSW, the NRL and the Dragons.

To help support the convoy, purchase a ticket to Sunday's double-header or, if you cannot attend, visit illawarraconvoy.com.au to donate.

KEY TIMINGS

Date: Sunday, August 18th
Gates Open: 11:30am
NRLW: 12:00pm
NRL: 2:00pm
Where: WIN Stadium, Wollongong
Watch: Kayo & Foxtel (+Nine & 9Now for NRLW)

Moses Suli (knee), Kyle Flanagan (suspension), and Hame Sele (illness) are unavailable for the Dragons.

Mathew Feagai partners twin brother Max in the centres with Toby Couchman (suspension) joining twin brother Ryan on the interchange.

The Couchmans and Feagais will again be taking to the field after becoming the first two sets of twins to appear in the same NRL game last year.

Jack Bird comes onto the interchange as well in place of Raymond Faitala-Mariner with Francis Molo and Jack de Belin named to start in the front row.

Jaydn Su’A will be celebrating his 50th game in the Red V having joined the club ahead of the 2022 season and earnt representative recalls for Queensland and Samoa.

Round 24 - Round 24 - Sunday 18 Aug

Full Time

Dragons

Titans

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Dragons is number 1 Tyrell Sloan

Fullback for Titans is number 1 Keano Kini
Winger for Dragons is number 2 Zac Lomax

Winger for Titans is number 2 Alofiana Khan-Pereira
Centre for Dragons is number 3 Mathew Feagai

Centre for Titans is number 3 Brian Kelly
Centre for Dragons is number 4 Max Feagai

Centre for Titans is number 4 Phillip Sami
Winger for Dragons is number 5 Christian Tuipulotu

Winger for Titans is number 5 Jojo Fifita
Five-Eighth for Dragons is number 17 Jack Bird

Five-Eighth for Titans is number 6 Jayden Campbell
Halfback for Dragons is number 7 Ben Hunt

Halfback for Titans is number 7 Kieran Foran

Forwards

Prop for Dragons is number 8 Francis Molo

Prop for Titans is number 8 Jaimin Jolliffe
Hooker for Dragons is number 9 Jacob Liddle

Hooker for Titans is number 9 Sam Verrills
Prop for Dragons is number 16 Blake Lawrie

Prop for Titans is number 10 Erin Clark
2nd Row for Dragons is number 11 Luciano Leilua

2nd Row for Titans is number 11 David Fifita
2nd Row for Dragons is number 12 Jaydn Su'A

2nd Row for Titans is number 12 Klese Haas
Lock for Dragons is number 13 Tom Eisenhuth

Lock for Titans is number 13 Chris Randall

Interchange

Interchange for Dragons is number 10 Jack De Belin

Interchange for Titans is number 14 AJ Brimson
Interchange for Dragons is number 14 Toby Couchman

Interchange for Titans is number 15 Isaac Liu
Interchange for Dragons is number 15 Ryan Couchman

Interchange for Titans is number 16 Josiah Pahulu
Interchange for Dragons is number 19 Lyhkan King-Togia

Interchange for Titans is number 17 Keenan Palasia

Reserves

Replacement for Dragons is number 18 Raymond Faitala-Mariner

Replacement for Titans is number 19 Tanah Boyd

Match Officials

Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Touch Judge: Drew Oultram
Senior Review Official: Chris Butler

Last updated: 9/7/2024 12:25:35 PM

For the Titans, Kieran Foran will be celebrating his 300th NRL game having debuted for the Sea Eagles back in 2009 as an 18-year-old.

He spent seven seasons with the Sea Eagles winning a premiership in 2011 before stints at the Eels, Warriors, Bulldogs, Sea Eagles again and now the Titans.

Moeaki Fotuaika (suspension) is out for the visitors with Jaimin Jolliffe starting up front and Keenan Palasia coming onto the interchange.

Brian Kelly (illness) returns in the centres with AJ Brimson reverting to the interchange and Tony Francis dropping out.

Beau Fermor (kidney) has been named among the reserves after sitting out the side's Round 23 clash.

The Titans have made five trips to WIN Stadium since their inception in 2007 having not yet secured a victory at the venue.

The last time the Titans ventured to Wollongong, the Dragons poured on nine tries in a 46-26 rout with Jack Bird nabbing a try double.