Wests Tigers Head Coach Ivan Cleary has updated his 19-man squad to take on the St. George-Illawarra Dragons for their Round 23 clash tomorrow afternoon.
Kickoff for the match is at 5:30pm AEST from Leichhardt Oval, Sydney with live coverage via FOX League.
Cleary has confirmed that both Mahe Fonua (arm) and Chris Lawrence (hamstring/hand) will return for the side's must-win game with Kevin Naiqama shifting to the wing and Luke Garner back to the bench.
In-form forward Michael Chee Kam will move from the left to right edge with Lawrence's return, while Garner joins a four-forward interchange list including Alex Twal, Sauaso Sue and Matt Eisenhuth.
Robbie Rochow and Tyson Gamble have dropped out of the squad originally named during the week and will feature in the club's Intrust Super Premiership game against the Wyong Roos on Saturday.
Jacob Liddle and Malakai Watene-Zelezniak have been retained in the squad as reserves, while Zac Lomax and Jai Field have been kept as reserves by Coach Paul McGregor with an otherwise unchanged lineup.
Field could come in to the side at five-eighth with Kurt Mann named to replace Gareth Widdop in the halves.
Final team lists will be confirmed for both sides one hour prior to kickoff tomorrow (4:30pm, Saturday).
Match: Wests Tigers v Dragons
Round 23 -
home Team
Wests Tigers
away Team
Dragons
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Wests Tigers is number 1 Moses MbyeFullback for Dragons is number 1 Matthew Dufty
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Winger for Wests Tigers is number 2 David NofoalumaWinger for Dragons is number 2 Nene Macdonald
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Centre for Wests Tigers is number 3 Esan MarstersCentre for Dragons is number 3 Euan Aitken
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Centre for Wests Tigers is number 4 Mahe FonuaCentre for Dragons is number 4 Tim Lafai
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Winger for Wests Tigers is number 5 Kevin NaiqamaWinger for Dragons is number 5 Jordan Pereira
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Five-Eighth for Wests Tigers is number 6 Benji MarshallFive-Eighth for Dragons is number 6 Kurt Mann
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Halfback for Wests Tigers is number 7 Luke BrooksHalfback for Dragons is number 7 Ben Hunt
Forwards
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Prop for Wests Tigers is number 8 Russell PackerProp for Dragons is number 8 James Graham
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Hooker for Wests Tigers is number 9 Robbie FarahHooker for Dragons is number 9 Cameron McInnes
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Prop for Wests Tigers is number 10 Ben MatulinoProp for Dragons is number 11 Tyson Frizell
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2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 12 Michael Chee Kam2nd Row for Dragons is number 12 Tariq Sims
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2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 17 Matthew Eisenhuth2nd Row for Dragons is number 17 Luciano Leilua
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Lock for Wests Tigers is number 13 Elijah TaylorLock for Dragons is number 13 Jack De Belin
Interchange
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Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 11 Chris LawrenceInterchange for Dragons is number 10 Leeson Ah Mau
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Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 15 Sauaso SueInterchange for Dragons is number 14 Jeremy Latimore
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Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 16 Luke GarnerInterchange for Dragons is number 16 Blake Lawrie
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Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 18 Jacob LiddleInterchange for Dragons is number 19 Jai Field
Match Officials
- Referee: Grant Atkins
- Referee: Matt Noyen
- Touch Judge: Nick Beashel
- Touch Judge: Dave Munro
- Video Referee: Luke Patten
- Senior Review Official: Ashley Klein
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