The 21-year-old will take part in his second Indigenous Round when the Dragons take on Cronulla in Wollongong on Sunday, his third top grade game of the year.

The Shellharbour product said the the round is another chance to celebrate a heritage he's still educating himself about, with the game proving a tremendous teacher.

"Once I got to high school my auntie, who was really into it on both sides of the family, said to my mum and dad that we should look into it and learn a bit more about it," Field said.

"We did that and all through high school we learned more bits and pieces about our family history and sort of piecing the puzzle together.

"Rugby league's played a massive part in that for me. You meet different people and more indigenous players who come from all different tribes and different places.

"You get to learn about their culture and people. With have the indigenous camp every year with Georgie Rose and you get to go there and learn more and more about yourself and your people.

"I got the chance to play in the 2017 [round] and it was just coming in then. Now it's so much bigger, all 16 clubs are getting behind it and it's a really good event to showcase our culture."

Dragons fans will also be hoping Field can showcase some the prodigious ability that saw him come through the club's junior grades a highly touted prospect.

He's spent much of his post-NYC career stuck behind a fair calibre of star halves including Ben Hunt, Gareth Widdop and, this season, Corey Norman.

It's certainly taught him patience but, with Widdop and Norman both struck down by injury, Field's confident he's ready to leave a mark on the top grade.

He's also hoping to take some pressure off Hunt who remains a beacon for criticism amid the Dragons recent wobbles.

"It's not a good thing copping criticism left, right and centre but he handles it really well," Field said.

"Now I've played a couple of games I'm starting to feel a bit more comfortable so I'll definitely try to take some pressure off him with kicking and those sorts of things.

"I've said for a while now that I feel like I'm ready. I've played a lot of [NSW] Cup games and got my body right to handle the rigours of first grade so get a few games now is pleasing.

"We've had two losses so that's not too great but I'm must trying to learn off Hunty as much as I can. I just want to put my best foot forward and see what comes from that."

Norman is tipped to return for the Dragons in round 13 after the bye. It would likely see Field squeezed back to reserve grade, but he sees a silver lining to what's becoming a lengthy play-making apprenticeship.

"It's not easy but, at the same time, you've just got to look at the opportunity I have here in terms of having two international halves [Hunt and Widdop]," Field said.

"Corey's had his name thrown up for Origin many times and well so that's a lot of good halves to learn off. I've just got to bide my time.

"You obviously don't wish injuries on anyone but Normy got busted and I get my chance to get a couple of games. If play my best footy, you never know what might come from that."