Very shock: after quarrelling with the manager the head coach is gone immediately….
Sione Finau and Mathew Feagai make up a new-look wing pairing in place of Lomax and Mikaele Ravalawa.
Max Feagai comes into the centres in place of Bird with Jesse Marschke the new No.7 replacing Hunt.
Tom Eisenhuth starts at lock with Jack de Belin up front and Luciano Leilua and Raymond Faitala-Mariner partnering each other in the second row.
Eisenhuth and de Belin are set to co-captain the side in the absence of Hunt.
Ben Murdoch-Masila earns a recall on the interchange alongside Toby and Ryan Couchman who will both be making their first NRL appearance of 2024 having impressed at Knock-On Effect NSW Cup level throughout the year.
Fa’amanu Brown reverts to the reserves alongside Ravalawa, Michael Molo, Alec Tuitavake and Christian Tuipulotu.
The club’s Jersey Flegg Cup (1:20pm) and Knock-On Effect NSW Cup (3:05pm) sides will also be in action in the lead-up to the NRL (5:30pm) clash on Saturday.
Head Coach Cameron Ciraldo has named his side to face the St George Illawarra Dragons tonight at Accor Stadium.
Toby Sexton makes his start at halfback while Drew Hutchison drops out from this weeks side.
Local junior Bailey Hayward also makes his first start of the 2024 Season in the lock position while Kurt Mann is unavailable due to a groin injury.
Blake Wilson backs up from the NSW Cup game as 18th man.
Former St George Illawarra Dragons head coach Paul McGregor has become the first person to publically admit that he would be interested in the Parramatta Eels head coaching role for next season.
