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
