November 21, 2024

Shane Flanagan, the head coach of the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL, has named his 28-man team for this Saturday night’s Charity Shield match at Kogarah against the Rabbitohs.

Christian Tuipulotu, Jesse Marschke, Tom Eisenhuth, and Kyle Flanagan are the four new hires that Flanagan has named in his first hit-out as the team’s head coach.

Raymond Faitala-Mariner and fellow recruit Hame Sele will miss Saturday night’s game as they recover from minor preseason injuries.

Zac Lomax is pushed to the wing by Jack Bird’s return to the centers, and Tyrell Sloan will don the same No. 1 jersey that he wore for all but one game last year.

Eisenhuth will line up in the second row with Jaydn Su’A, who missed the last eight games of 2023 due to a shoulder injury. Flanagan will play in the halves with captain Ben Hunt.

The majority of an extended interchange is composed of a number of promising rookies, including Viliami Fifita, Dylan Egan, Savelio Tamale, Sione Finau, Ryan Couchman, and Alec Tuitavake.

The match will count toward the NRL’s 2024 Pre-Season Challenge even though it is a Rabbitohs home game at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium.

DRAGONS 2024 CHARITY SHIELD TEAM LIST

1. Tyrell Sloan

2. Zac Lomax

3. Moses Suli

4. Jack Bird

5. Mikaele Ravalawa

6. Kyle Flanagan

7. Ben Hunt (c)

8. Francis Molo

9. Jacob Liddle

10. Blake Lawrie

11. Tom Eisenhuth

12. Jaydn Su’A

13. Jack de Belin

Interchange

14. Connor Muhleisen

15. Viliami Fifita

16. Ben Murdoch-Masila

17. Dylan Egan

18. Michael Molo

19. Jesse Marschke

20. Christian Tuipulotu

21. Savelio Tamale

22. Mathew Feagai

23. Max Feagai

24. Sione Finau

25. Dan Russell

26. Ryan Couchman

27. Toby Couchman

28. Alex Tuitavake

An intraclub trial match will also take place this weekend featuring the Dragons Knock-On Effect NSW Cup and Jersey Flegg Cup squads.

The match will be played on Saturday at 10:00am at Collegians Sporting Complex, Figtree.

DRAGONS KNOCK-ON EFFECT NSW CUP TEAM LIST

1. Ben Rumble

2. Cooper Roberts

3. Brandon Webster-Mansfield

4. Ben Johnson

5. Jack Piccirilli

6. Josh Ralph

7. Jonah Glover

8. Bryce Magnone

9. Haele Finau

10. Josh Coric

11. Jackson Shereb

12. Levi Pascoe

13. Thomas Freebairn

Interchange

14. Kristian Williams

15. Tyrell Fuimaono

16. Declan Purcell

17. Phoenix Vetenibua-Finnerty

18. Hamish Stewart

DRAGONS JERSEY FLEGG CUP TEAM LIST

1. Wes Pring

2. Cain Barnes

3. Will Starling

4. Ben Lavender

5. Ethan Cliff

6. Nick Quinn

7. Ashton Ward

8. Jacob Webster

9. Kyan Hjaltason

10. Jett Liu

11. Campbell Watchirs

12. Dilan Asanoski

13. Matthew Alhazim

Interchange

14. Riley Pascoe

15. Travis Barrett-Hancock

16. Callum Leikvoll

17. Jack Quine

19. Kye Wright

20. Kyhe Russell

21. Nash Hooper

22. Trey Barlow

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