NRL LATE MAIL: Round 1 v Bulldogs
Head Coach Shane Flanagan has finalised his squad for this evening's season opener against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium.
Late Mail: The side wil run out 1-17. Rookie Dylan Egan is the replacement player with Tyrell Sloan, Loko Pasifiki Tonga, Lyhkan King-Togia and Tom Eisenhuth the players dropping out of the extended squad.
Local junior and Dragons Academy graduate Hamish Stewart has been named to make his NRL debut off the interchange.
It marks the culmination of a childhood dream for the Gerringong kid who made his way into the club’s pathways system as a teenager.
The 20-year-old progressed through the grades playing two seasons of Harold Matthews Cup and two seasons of SG Ball before making Jersey Flegg and NSW Cup debuts.
Clint Gutherson and Damien Cook earn their first opportunities to skipper the side with Valentine Holmes, Lachlan Ilias, and Emre Guler all in the run-on side for their club debuts.
Kyle Flanagan has been named at five-eighth for his 100th NRL appearance.
Match: Dragons v Bulldogs
Round 1 -
home Team
Dragons
13th Position
away Team
Bulldogs
5th Position
Venue: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
Blake Lawrie (hamstring) and Hame Sele (calf) are unavailable but are working towards returns.
You can be there and experience all the action in the Legends Club.
ROUND 1 NRL TEAM LIST
| 1 | Clint Gutherson (c) | Sponsored by Property Place Agency |
| 2 | Mathew Feagai | Sponsored by Efex |
| 3 | Moses Suli | Sponsored by Kingsgrove Sports |
| 4 | Valentine Holmes | Sponsored by Floormania |
| 5 | Christian Tuipulotu | Sponsored by Wollongong City Jetski |
| 6 | Kyle Flanagan | Sponsored by South Coast Remedial |
| 7 | Lachlan Ilias | Sponsored by Bill & Toni’s |
| 8 | Toby Couchman | Sponsored by HWLE |
| 9 | Damien Cook (c) | Sponsored by Remara |
| 10 | Emre Guler | Sponsored by Squadron Energy |
| 11 | Luciano Leilua | Sponsored by St George Leagues Club |
| 12 | Jaydn Su’A | Sponsored by Shire Steel & Fabrication |
| 13 | Jack de Belin | Sponsored by UTECH |
| 14 | Jacob Liddle | Sponsored by Classic Sportswear |
| 15 | Ryan Couchman | Sponsored by AGS Structural |
| 16 | Raymond Faitala-Mariner | Sponsored by TripADeal |
| 17 | Hamish Stewart | Sponsored by CHiQ |
| 18 | Dylan Egan | |
| COACH | Shane Flanagan | Sponsored by Deicorp |
CASUALTY WARD
- Blake Lawrie (Hamstring, Round 2)
- Hame Sele (Calf, TBC)
