Wests Magpies will play St George Illawarra Dragons in Round 6 of the Knock On Effect NSW Cup as part of a double-header at Lidcombe Oval on Saturday.
Match: Magpies v Dragons
Round 6 -
home Team
Magpies
11th Position
away Team
Dragons
5th Position
Venue: Lidcombe Oval, Sydney
Magpies coach Aaron Payne is calling for his players to ‘pack their shoulders’ against the Dragons following last weekend’s heavy loss to Melbourne feeder club, North Sydney Bears.
Prior to that the team had a solid win over the Eels at CommBank Stadium following a heartbreaking, last-minute loss to Newtown Jets.
The Dragons are coming off back-to-back wins over Blacktown Workers and Newcastle Knights but like the Magpies have also suffered a heavy loss to the Bears.
In team news for the home side Luke Laulilii and Jordan Miller both retain their place in the side after strong performances on debut last week.
Tyler Colley will make his club debut joining Iverson Matai in the halves.
Match: Magpies v Dragons
Round 6 -
home Team
Magpies
away Team
Dragons
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Magpies is number 1 Luke LauliliiFullback for Dragons is number 1 Mathew Feagai
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Winger for Magpies is number 2 Solomon AlaimaloWinger for Dragons is number 5 Christian Tuipulotu
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Centre for Magpies is number 3 Josh FeledyCentre for Dragons is number 3 Max Feagai
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Centre for Magpies is number 4 Declan CaseyCentre for Dragons is number 4 Savelio Tamale
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Winger for Magpies is number 5 Jay KirkWinger for Dragons is number 19 Benjamin Johnson
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Five-Eighth for Magpies is number 6 Iverson MataiFive-Eighth for Dragons is number 6 Josh Ralph
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Halfback for Magpies is number 7 Tyler ColleyHalfback for Dragons is number 7 Jonah Glover
Forwards
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Prop for Magpies is number 8 Josh FinauProp for Dragons is number 8 Alec Tuitavake
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Hooker for Magpies is number 9 James ValevatuHooker for Dragons is number 9 Connor Muhleisen
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Prop for Magpies is number 10 Nick Lui-TosoProp for Dragons is number 10 Toby Couchman
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2nd Row for Magpies is number 11 Reuben Porter2nd Row for Dragons is number 11 Dylan Egan
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2nd Row for Magpies is number 12 Brandon Tumeth2nd Row for Dragons is number 12 Ryan Couchman
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Lock for Magpies is number 14 Bailey HodgesLock for Dragons is number 15 Viliami Fifita
Interchange
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Interchange for Magpies is number 15 Sione VaihuInterchange for Dragons is number 14 Haele Finau
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Interchange for Magpies is number 16 Jordan MillerInterchange for Dragons is number 17 Dan Russell
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Interchange for Magpies is number 17 Kit LauliliiInterchange for Dragons is number 20 Jackson Shereb
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Interchange for Magpies is number 20 Raymond MarounInterchange for Dragons is number 21 Tom Freebairn
Reserves
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Replacement for Magpies is number 18 Gordon WhippyReplacement for Dragons is number 22 Cooper Roberts
Last updated:
Coach Comments – Aaron Payne
Our focus this week will be around our attitude towards defence, something we were poor with last week.
We played the Dragons in a trial match earlier this year in Mudgee where they were way too strong for us, so this is an opportunity to get one back on them.
Their strengths lie in their forwards who are very powerful so it’s crucial that we pack our shoulders this week.
The NSW Cup match will follow the Jersey Flegg Cup clash which sees Wests Tigers also up against the Red V.
Match: Wests Tigers v Dragons
Round 6 -
home Team
Wests Tigers
7th Position
away Team
Dragons
4th Position
Venue: Lidcombe Oval, Sydney
