The majority of the Dragons’ big name stars will get their first taste of on-field action in Saturday night’s NRL trial against the Cowboys in Perth.
Coach Steve Price today named a 25-man squad to travel to Perth, including senior players Matt Cooper, Ben Creagh, Ben Hornby, Jamie Soward, Brett Morris and Dean Young.
The Dragons will spend the week in Perth training, conducting coaching clinics and participating in promotional activities in the lead-up to their trial game against the Cowboys at nib Stadium on Saturday night.
The Dragons have had one pre-season trial, losing to the Bulldogs at WIN Stadium 28-18 two nights ago.
DRAGONS SQUAD TO PLAY THE COWBOYS IN PERTH:
Leeson Ah Mau, Matt Cooper, Jack de Belin, Ben Creagh, Nick Emmett, Nathan Fien, Nathan Green, Denan Kemp, Cameron King, Ben Hornby, Dan Hunt, Jeremy Latimore, Will Matthews, Jake Marketo, Trent Merrin, Josh Miller, Brett Morris, Matt Prior, Mitch Rein, Beau Scott, Jamie Soward, Kyle Stanley, Atelea Vea, Michael Weyman, Dean Young.
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