Greg bloody Inglis, he tells himself.

Here he is, yet to play in an NRL game and sitting on the bench next to one of the great indigenous, Queensland, Melbourne Storm and South Sydney players of all.

Months later he's still pinching himself a little bit.

"I'm still a fan," Dragons prop Josh Kerr says.

"I'm a rugby league player, but I'm a fan of the game. I'm sitting on the bench and that's David Fifita. Greg Inglis is, like, right there.

"He's my idol. He was a God in our house."

Kerr had been called into the 2019 Indigenous All Stars in the precautionary pre-season way, but it's an opportunity which allows him to score a try in the 34-14 over the Maori All-Stars at Melbourne's AAMI Park.

Since, Kerr has made just two cameos for the Dragons this year, giving away a penalty with his first effort in a 34-18 loss to Souths, before coming off the bench again in Sunday's 45-18 thrashing at the hands of Newcastle in Mudgee.

Inglis might be retired now, but the Dragons are about to need Kerr to fulfill his potential.

Paul Vaughan and Tyson Frizell are expected to be named in the NSW State of Origin team on Sunday night, after the Dragons clash with Cronulla at WIN Stadium.

Jack de Belin is now officially out, at least until the court case over his aggravated sexual assault allegation from December is resolved.

St George Illawarra have lost their past four and the wheels look close to falling off, prompting coach Paul McGregor to wield the axe, dropping fullback Matt Dufty and winger Mikaela Ravalawa, despite both players being made available to talk to the media in the hours before the team was officially named on Tuesday.

Tariq Sims stands on the edge of selection after a mixed start to this year's campaign, partly as a result of Corey Norman's injury, which has left him forming a new combination on the left-edge with Jai Field.

But even if Sims' loss is the Dragons gain when Brad Fittler names the team on Sunday, Blake Lawrie, Jacob Host, Mitch Allgood and Kerr are in charge of filling the void left by Vaughan and to some extent Frizell, who has at times provided defensive cover for de Belin.

From indigenous All Stars to indigenous round on Sunday in Wollongong, Kerr has been named as 18^th because of the return of Korbin Sims from a broken arm.

The Dragons have the Sharks, the bye, the Bulldogs, the Sea Eagles, the (general) bye and the Storm (in Wollongong), before taking on the Raiders at WIN Stadium after game three.

This is possibly the best Origin draw the Dragons have had, but with the wheels already spinning on their season while in 12^th position, they may just need it.