St George Illawarra Dragons star Ben Hunt will compete in his three hundredth NRL recreation as his facet heads as much as Townsville to tackle the North Queensland Cowboys.
Hunt will develop into simply the forty seventh man to realize the unbelievable feat when he takes to the sector within the well-known Red V.
Follow all of the motion from the Cowboys’ conflict in opposition to the Dragons in our LIVE BLOG beneath!
But for the entire 33-year-old’s particular person brilliance, the Dragons have endured a nightmare begin to the 2023 marketing campaign.
The membership have gained simply two video games from 9 this season and are solely off the foot of the ladder because of the Wests Tigers’ worse factors differential.
MATCH CENTRE: Scores, stats and extra!
It has positioned monumental stress on coach Anthony Griffin who has tinkered together with his line-up in latest weeks, even switching Hunt from his most popular place of halfback to hooker in opposition to the Tigers final Sunday.
Griffin additionally made the daring name to drop star centre Zac Lomax from the staff throughout Magic Round and has stored him out for a second week working.
Watch each recreation of each spherical of the 2023 NRL Telstra Premiership Season LIVE on Kayo Sports. New to Kayo? Start your free trial now >
MORE COVERAGE
Big Hits: Luai ‘has awoken’ in Origin assertion; rout places ‘blowtorch’ on ‘poor’ Roosters
‘Don’t poke the bear’: Luai ‘shut up a few people’ as Panthers ace solutions key Blues query
25 minutes of outdoor time and an remoted cell: Hayne’s brutal jail circumstances revealed
As for the Cowboys, they enter the competition with loads of confidence after a gritty 20-6 win over the Sydney Roosters in a muddy Magic Round affair.
The win got here after Todd Payten’s facet copped a 44-6 shellacking by the hands of the Cronulla Sharks in what has been an inconsistent begin for the Queensland outfit.
But the Cowboys have a golden probability to win back-to-back video games for the primary time this season after they face the lowly Dragons as they appear to spoil Hunt’s special occasion.
TEAMS
Cowboys staff: 1. Scott Drinkwater 2. Kyle Feldt 3. Valentine Holmes 4. Peta Hiku 5. Murray Taulagi 6. Tom Dearden 7. Chad Townsend 8. Jordan McLean 9. Reece Robson 10. Coen Hess 11. Heilum Luki 12. Jack Gosiewski 13. Reuben Cotter 14. Jake Granville 15. Mitchell Dunn 16. Jamayne Taunoa-Brown 17. Kulikefu Finefeuiaki 18. Riley Price 21. Brendan Elliot
Dragons staff: 1. Tyrell Sloan 2. Mathew Feagai 3. Moses Suli 4. Max Feagai 5. Mikaele Ravalawa 6. Talatau Amone 7. Ben Hunt 8. Jack de Belin 9. Moses Mbye 10. Blake Lawrie 11. Billy Burns 12. Jaydn Su’A 13. Jack Bird 14. Jayden Sullivan 15. Michael Molo 16. Ben Murdoch-Masila 17. Josh Kerr 18. Toby Couchman 19. Jaiyden Hunt
Follow all of the motion from the Cowboys’ conflict in opposition to the Dragons in our LIVE BLOG beneath!
Can’t see the weblog? Click right here
Source: www.foxsports.com.au