NSW Cup & Flegg Round 19 Preview

Author: Brielle Sciacca
Timestamp: Thu 6 Jul 2023, 02:24 PM

The Raiders NSW Cup and Jersey Flegg teams will travel up to Wollongong this weekend to take on St George Illawarra Dragons in round 19 action.

NSW Cup

The Raiders will play on Friday night as a curtain raiser for the NRL game, kicking off at 5:45pm at WIN Stadium in Wollongong.

The Raiders are coming off the back of a four-point win over the Penrith Panthers last weekend and will be looking to continue their success this Friday.

There have been several changes to the Raiders side this weekend with Jaxon Lavender, Jayden Clarkson, Juwan Compain, Loghan Lewis, Luke Webley, Mitch Henderson, Nick Cotric, Prinston Esera, and Tane Kiriona all coming into the side due to injuries and NRL call ups.

The Raiders side is currently sitting in fifth position with their opponents in the Dragons not far behind in ninth place.

The Dragons are coming into the match after a big win last weekend beating the Newtown Jets 46-12.

Like the Raiders, the Dragons have had several changes to their side with Benjamin Johnson, Hamish Stewart, Jacob Webster, Lyhkan King-Togia, Tautau Moga and, Treigh Stewart all into the side ahead of the match.

The last time these two teams met was in round seven of this year when the Raiders defeated the Dragons 20-18 at GIO Stadium Canberra.

Both teams will be looking to cement their position further up the ladder as it nears closer to finals.

Round 19 - Round 19 - Friday 7 Jul

Full Time

Dragons

Raiders

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Dragons is number 1 Treigh Stewart

Fullback for Raiders is number 1 Xavier Savage
Winger for Dragons is number 2 Alexander Lobb

Winger for Raiders is number 2 Nick Cotric
Centre for Dragons is number 3 Tautau Moga

Centre for Raiders is number 3 Prinston Esera
Centre for Dragons is number 4 Max Feagai

Centre for Raiders is number 4 Brad Morkos
Winger for Dragons is number 5 Sione Finau

Winger for Raiders is number 5 Jed Stuart
Five-Eighth for Dragons is number 6 Zach Herring

Five-Eighth for Raiders is number 6 Joshua James
Halfback for Dragons is number 7 Lyhkan King-Togia

Halfback for Raiders is number 7 Mitch Henderson

Forwards

Prop for Dragons is number 8 Nick Lui-Toso

Prop for Raiders is number 8 Josh Allen
Hooker for Dragons is number 9 Connor Muhleisen

Hooker for Raiders is number 9 Danny Levi
Prop for Dragons is number 10 Zane Musgrove

Prop for Raiders is number 10 Loghan Lewis
2nd Row for Dragons is number 12 Jackson Shereb

2nd Row for Raiders is number 11 Luke Webley
2nd Row for Dragons is number 18 Jack Bird

2nd Row for Raiders is number 12 Clay Webb
Lock for Dragons is number 13 Alec Tuitavake

Lock for Raiders is number 13 Hohepa Puru

Interchange

Interchange for Dragons is number 14 Haele Finau

Interchange for Raiders is number 14 Toby Thorburn
Interchange for Dragons is number 15 Hamish Stewart

Interchange for Raiders is number 15 Jayden Clarkson
Interchange for Dragons is number 16 Benjamin Johnson

Interchange for Raiders is number 16 Juwan Compain
Interchange for Dragons is number 17 Jacob Webster

Interchange for Raiders is number 17 Jaxon Lavender

Reserves

Replacement for Dragons is number 19 Jett Liu

Replacement for Raiders is number 18 Tane Kiriona

Last updated: 7/7/2023 10:36:19 PM

Jersey Flegg

The Raiders will take on St George Illawarra Dragons at 12pm on Saturday at Centenary Field, Wollongong.

The Raiders side will be going into the game with a win under their belt after defeating the Panthers last weekend 14-6.

There has only been one change to the side with Eneseli Kamuta coming into the side for Jake Clydsdale, who has been selected in the NSW Under 19’s squad.

The Raiders are currently sitting on the bottom of the ladder but will be looking to work their way off the bottom just two points behind the Tigers.

St George is currently sitting in seventh position and will be hoping to move their way up with finals around the corner.

St George are going into the game with a big win after defeating the Sharks last weekend 34-18.

The Dragons have one change going into the game this Saturday with Kye Wright coming into the side.

The last time these two sides met was only a few weeks ago in round 16 where the Dragons defeated the Raiders 30-20.

Round 19 - Round 19 - Saturday 8 Jul