IT'S been a season of injury carnage but Dragons coach Anthony Griffin enjoys the luxury of making a single change to the line-up that beat Newcastle 22-13 on Sunday.
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Jack Bird returns in the centres, with Brayden Wiliame shifting back to the interchange role he filled in the opening three rounds. The shift sees Jackson Ford moved to an extended bench after playing only nine minutes against the Knights.
Bird missed the clash with the Knights through suspension after pleading guilty to a grade-two contrary conduct charge arising out of his side's round-three win over Manly. It was frustrating out after a horror injury run over the previous two years with Brisbane.
Andrew McCullough will once again skipper the side in the absence of Ben Hunt after pleading guilty and copping a $1550 fine for contrary conduct in the win over Newcastle.
Adam Clune retains the No. 7 jumper, with Griffin full or praise for his spine following last week's victory.
"I thought he was really good," Griffin said of his halfback.
"Him, Corey Norman, Andrew McCullough, I thought they controlled the game. We were really messy in the first half but in the second half we were 16 of 18 and a lot more direct. I thought Cluney did a really good job."
The Dragons have a horror record against Parramatta, winning just two of their last 11 games, but enjoyed a memorable victory at Bankwest Stadium last season in what was Paul McGregor's last game at the helm.
They'll be gunning for a fourth straight win for the first time since rounds three to six in 2019. The Eels are riding a four-game winning streak and sit second on the ladder in what's no doubt the biggest test of Griffin's reign.
- Matt Dufty
- Cody Ramsey
- Jack Bird
- Zac Lomax
- Mikaele Ravalawa
- Corey Norman
- Adam Clune
- Blake Lawrie
- Andrew McCullough (c)
- Paul Vaughan
- Josh Kerr
- Tariq Sims
- Tyrell Fuimaono
- Poasa Faamausili
- Trent Merrin
- Daniel Alvaro
- Brayden Wiliame