LATE MAIL: Pre-Season Challenge v Roosters
Head Coach Shane Flanagan has finalised his 28-man squad to face the Sydney Roosters at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium in Round 2 of the NRL Pre-Season Challenge.
Late mail: There have been four changes made to the squad named on Tuesday afternoon with Jacob Liddle, Tom Eisenhuth, Hame Sele and Lyhkan King-Togia dropping out of the side.
Connor Muhleisen, Hamish Stewart, Jacob Halangahu and Kade Reed are the names who have been added to the squad.
Match: Dragons v Roosters
Round 2 -
home Team
Dragons
6th Position
away Team
Roosters
13th Position
Venue: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
Clint Gutherson and Damien Cook will lead the side out for the first time in front of the Kogarah faithful.
Fellow recruit Valentine Holmes partners Moses Suli in the centres whilst Kyle Flanagan and Lachlan Ilias make up the halves.
Emre Guler – the club's most recent addition – has been named to start in the front row alongside Thirroul product Toby Couchman.
A host of rookies have been named on an extended bench including Top 30 standouts Dylan Egan, Loko Pasifiki Tonga, Hamish Stewart and Finau Latu.
Development players Jonah Glover and Nathan Lawson will also have opportunities to showcase their talent alongside rising stars Ben Rumble and Hayden Buchanan.
Blake Lawrie (hand), Christian Tuipulotu (hamstring), Tyrell Sloan (foot), Corey Allan (knee), Viliami Fifita (foot) and Ben Murdoch-Masila (foot) will not be available but are working towards returns.
PRE-SEASON CHALLENGE ROUND 2 TEAM LIST
| No. | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Clint Gutherson (c) |
| 2 | Sione Finau |
| 3 | Moses Suli |
| 4 | Valentine Holmes |
| 5 | Mathew Feagai |
| 6 | Kyle Flanagan |
| 7 | Lachlan Ilias |
| 8 | Toby Couchman |
| 9 | Damien Cook (c) |
| 10 | Emre Guler |
| 11 | Luciano Leilua |
| 12 | Jaydn Su’A |
| 13 | Jack de Belin |
| Interchange | |
| 14 | Connor Muhleisen |
| 15 | Raymond Faitala-Mariner |
| 16 | Jacob Halangahu |
| 17 | Hamish Stewart |
| Reserves | |
| 18 | Ryan Couchman |
| 19 | Dylan Egan |
| 20 | Jonah Glover |
| 21 | Kade Reed |
| 22 | Loko Pasifiki Tonga |
| 23 | Mikaele Ravalawa |
| 24 | Nathan Lawson |
| 25 | Ben Rumble |
| 26 | Hayden Buchanan |
| 27 | Finau Latu |
| 28 | Michael Molo |
