Two sides beneath strain, the Dragons and the Bulldogs conflict at WIN Stadium in Wollongong.
Sitting 14th, the Dragons have been gutsy in defeat in opposition to the Roosters on Anzac Day final Tuesday, happening by a solitary level.
The Bulldogs discover themselves sixteenth on the ladder and in dire want of a win, after dropping their previous three matches by a mixed margin of 73 factors.
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They’ve made a number of key modifications this week, with thrilling 18-year-old Karl Oloapu named to make his debut after Kyle Flanagan was dropped.
Josh Reynolds will begin in Flanagan’s place, with Oloapu to come back off the bench.
Forward Max King will miss as much as a month with a rib harm, so Harrison Edwards has been named to start out in his place. It will likely be Edwards’ first look of the season.
Kurtis Morrin and Samuel Hughes are additionally new additions to the facet this week, with Ryan Sutton (injured) and Andrew Davey making means.
For the Dragons, Jaiyden Hunt has been promoted to a beginning position, with Ben Murdoch-Masila to come back off the bench
Max Feagai comes into the beginning facet rather than the injured Tautau Moga, beginning reverse his twin brother Mathew.
Dragons workforce: 1. Tyrell Sloan 2. Mathew Feagai 3. Moses Suli 4. Zac Lomax 5. Max Feagai 6. Talatau Amone 7. Ben Hunt 8. Michael Molo 9. Moses Mbye 10. Blake Lawrie 15. Jaiyden Hunt 11. Ben Murdoch-Masila 12. Jack Bird 13. Jack de Belin 11. Ben Murdoch-Masila 14. Jacob Liddle 15. Jaiyden Hunt 16. Toby Couchman 17. Josh Kerr 20. Billy Burns
Players lower: 18. Zane Musgrove 19. Jayden Sullivan 21. Viliami Fifita 22. Sione Finau
Bulldogs workforce: 1. Hayze Perham 2. Declan Casey 3. Jake Averillo 4. Paul Alamoti 5. Braidon Burns 6. Josh Reynolds 7. Matt Burton 10. Tevita Pangai Junior 9. Reed Mahoney 25. Harrison Edwards 11. Corey Waddell 12. Jacob Preston 13. Raymond Faitala-Mariner 14. Kurtis Morrin 15. Jayden Okunbor 16. Samuel Hughes 20. Karl Oloapu 19. Fa’amanu Brown
Players lower: 8. Max King 17. Ryan Sutton 21. Reece Hoffman 22. Jeral Skelton 23. Kyle Flanagan
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