NRL Match Preview: Charity Shield v Rabbitohs

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Timestamp: Thu 20 Feb 2025, 10:30 AM

The St George Illawarra Dragons face the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the Saturday's Charity Shield showdown in Mudgee.

MATCH CENTRE
TEAM LIST ANNOUNCEMENT

The clash kicks off at 3:00pm as the Red V make their annual trip to Mudgee's Glen Willow Oval.

Round 3 - Saturday 22nd February

Full Time

Dragons

Rabbitohs

Venue: Glen Willow Oval, Mudgee

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KEY INFO

Date Saturday, February 22nd
Venue Glen Willow Oval, Mudgee
Watch Kayo & Foxtel
12:30PM Gates Open
12:40PM Laurie Daley Cup | Western Rams v Monaro Colts
3:00PM Charity Shield | Dragons v Rabbitohs

BACK TO MUDGEE

The squad will make a special community appearance on Saturday from 10:00am to 11:00am at Mudgee's Lawson Park in partnership with Squadron Energy.

The community event will feature a ball toss competition, the chance to win prizes, and a special Mudgee edition 2025 Dragons team poster ready for signing with players dropping in for autographs and photos.

Date: Saturday 22 February 2025
Time: 10am – 11am
Location: Lawson Park, Mudgee

NRL PRE-SEASON CHALLENGE: THE SITUATION

A strong win over the Roosters at Kogarah has put the Red V in good stead heading into their second Pre-Season Challenge match-up.

Shane Flanagan's men secured 14 of a potential 15 competition points in their victory over the Roosters.

Only the Broncos managed the full 15 points with the Dolphins, Eels, and Sea Eagles also sitting on 14. Check out the full ladder here.

A win nets a team 12 points with a draw resulting in six and a loss zero.

Teams can also earn the following bonus points:

1 point for scoring five or more tries
1 point for making five or more line breaks
1 point for throwing 10 or more offloads

As a result, teams can accrue a maximum of 15 points in a win, nine in a draw, or three in a loss.

Points differential will be used in a tiebreaker should multiple sides finish on the same points tally after two matches.

The Dragons points differential (+18) trails the Broncos (+38), Dolphins (+42), and Eels (+26) but sits above the Sea Eagles (+10).

The team who wins the NRL Pre-Season Challenge will take home $100,000.

TEAM NEWS

DRAGONS

Flanagan has named the same run-on side that took down the Roosters on Sunday.
Jacob Liddle (hand) has been named in the No.14 jersey whilst Tyrell Sloan (foot) and Hame Sele (hamstring) have been named on the extended bench after sitting out the last match.
Tom Eisenhuth (head knock), Viliami Fifita (foot), Lyhkan King-Togia (knee), Blake Lawrie (hamstring), Ben Murdoch-Masila (foot) and Christian Tuipulotu (hamstring) are unavailable for the match-up.

RABBITOHS

Latrell Mitchell has been ruled out for the Rabbitohs due to a hamstring complaint.
A host of players come into the starting side for Wayne Bennett including Jack Wighton, Tyrone Munro, Jayden Sullivan, Keaon Koloamatangi and Tallis Duncan.
Former Sea Eagle Jamie Humphreys will wear the No.14 with Jye Gray and Ashton Ward, who was named the Dragons' Jersey Flegg Player of the Year in 2024, among the names on their extended bench.

Round 3 - Saturday 22nd February

Full Time

Dragons

Rabbitohs

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Dragons is number 1 Clinton Gutherson

Fullback for Rabbitohs is number 15 Jye Gray
Winger for Dragons is number 2 Sione Finau

Winger for Rabbitohs is number 5 Tyrone Munro
Centre for Dragons is number 3 Moses Suli

Centre for Rabbitohs is number 2 Isaiah Tass
Centre for Dragons is number 4 Valentine Holmes

Centre for Rabbitohs is number 4 Jack Wighton
Winger for Dragons is number 5 Mathew Feagai

Winger for Rabbitohs is number 20 Fletcher Myers
Five-Eighth for Dragons is number 6 Kyle Flanagan

Five-Eighth for Rabbitohs is number 6 Jayden Sullivan
Halfback for Dragons is number 7 Lachlan Ilias

Halfback for Rabbitohs is number 7 Lewis Dodd

Forwards

Prop for Dragons is number 8 Toby Couchman

Prop for Rabbitohs is number 8 Sean Keppie
Hooker for Dragons is number 9 Damien Cook

Hooker for Rabbitohs is number 9 Peter Mamouzelos
Prop for Dragons is number 10 Emre Guler

Prop for Rabbitohs is number 10 Davvy Moale
2nd Row for Dragons is number 11 Luciano Leilua

2nd Row for Rabbitohs is number 11 Keaon Koloamatangi
2nd Row for Dragons is number 12 Jaydn Su'A

2nd Row for Rabbitohs is number 16 Thomas Fletcher
Lock for Dragons is number 13 Jack De Belin

Lock for Rabbitohs is number 12 Tallis Duncan

Interchange

Interchange for Dragons is number 14 Connor Muhleisen

Interchange for Rabbitohs is number 13 Lachlan Hubner
Interchange for Dragons is number 15 Raymond Faitala-Mariner

Interchange for Rabbitohs is number 14 Jamie Humphreys
Interchange for Dragons is number 16 Ryan Couchman

Interchange for Rabbitohs is number 17 Liam Le Blanc
Interchange for Dragons is number 17 Hamish Stewart

Interchange for Rabbitohs is number 18 Salesi Ataata

Reserves

Replacement for Dragons is number 25 Hayden Buchanan
Reserve for Dragons is number 18 Tyrell Sloan

Reserve for Rabbitohs is number 19 Ashton Ward
Reserve for Dragons is number 19 Hame Sele

Reserve for Rabbitohs is number 22 Luke Webley
Reserve for Dragons is number 20 Jonah Glover

Reserve for Rabbitohs is number 23 Talanoa Penitani
Reserve for Dragons is number 21 Kade Reed

Reserve for Rabbitohs is number 25 Bayleigh Bentley-Hape
Reserve for Dragons is number 22 Loko Pasifiki Tonga
Reserve for Dragons is number 23 Dylan Egan
Reserve for Dragons is number 24 Nathan Lawson