Round 24 late mail, NRL team news, team lists, ins and outs, Cronulla Sharks illness, Kayal Iro, Thomas Hazleton, Kyle McCarthy, Newcastle Knights debut, Dragons unleash debutant to replace Kyle Flanagan

Illness has hit the Cronulla Sharks squad, forcing coach Craig Fitzgibbon into mass changes ahead of their clash with the Newcastle Knights.

Meanwhile the Dragons have named a rising star to make his NRL debut this week, while the Knights will also hand a young star for his NRL debut.

Read on for the latest team news for Round 24!

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SUNDAY

St George Illawarra Dragons vs. Gold Coast Titans, 2pm AEST at WIN Stadium

Dragons team: 1. Tyrell Sloan 2. Zac Lomax 3. Mathew Feagai 4. Max Feagai 5. Christian Tuipulotu 17. Jack Bird 7. Ben Hunt 8. Francis Molo 9. Jacob Liddle 10. Jack de Belin 11. Luciano Leilua 12. Jaydn Su’A 13. Tom Eisenhuth 14. Toby Couchman 15. Ryan Couchman 16. Blake Lawrie 19. Lyhkan King-Togia 18. Raymond Faitala-Mariner 20. Mikaele Ravalawa

Players cut: 6. Kyle Flanagan 21. Michael Molo 22. Connor Muhleisen

Late Mail: With Kyle Flanagan suspended, the Dragons have rewarded young gun Lyhkan King-Togia with his NRL debut. King-Togia started the year playing SG Ball Cup with the Steelers and had recently been suiting up for Jersey Flegg before earning a NSW Cup call-up. Jack Bird will start at five-eighth with 19-year-old King-Togia joining the bench.

Titans team: 1. Keano Kini 2. Alofiana Khan-Pereira 3. Brian Kelly 4. Phillip Sami 5. Jojo Fifita 6. Jayden Campbell 7. Kieran Foran 8. Jaimin Jolliffe 9. Sam Verrills 10. Erin Clark 11. David Fifita 12. Klese Haas 13. Chris Randall 14. AJ Brimson 15. Isaac Liu 16. Josiah Pahulu 17. Keenan Palasia 19. Tanah Boyd 20. Joe Stimson

Players cut: 18. Beau Fermor 21. Jacob Alick-Wiencke 22. Tony Francis

Late Mail: The Titans are expected to be 1-17.

Cronulla Sharks vs. Newcastle Knights, 4.05pm AEST at PointsBet Stadium

Sharks team: 1. William Kennedy 2. Sione Katoa 3. Jesse Ramien 12. Siosifa Talakai 21. Ronaldo Mulitalo 6. Daniel Atkinson 7. Blayke Brailey 8. Toby Rudolf 9. Cameron McInnes 10. Oregon Kaufusi 11. Briton Nikora 16. Royce Hunt 13. Jack Williams 14. Jayden Berrell 15. Billy Burns 19. Braden Hamlin-Uele 22. Tuku Hau Tapuha 18. Niwhai Puru 24. Mawene Hiroti

Players cut: 4. Kayal Iro 5. Samuel Stonestreet 17. Thomas Hazelton 20. Braydon Trindall

Late Mail: Illness has hit the Cronulla Sharks squad in the build up to Round 24, with Kayal Iro and Thomas Hazelton unable to feature against the Knights. Siosifa Talakai shifts from the back row to the centres, with Royce Hunt moved to start in the front row. Braden Hamlin–Uele and Tuku Hau Tapuha are the new faces on the bench. In a big in for Cronulla, Ronaldo Mulitalo has been named to return from injury on the wing, with Samuel Stonestreet dropping out of the 17. However, Round 24 has come too soon for Braydon Trindall, who is unable to recover from his hamstring in time. Blayke Brailey is named at No.7 but will play a hybrid halfback-hooker role on game day.

Knights team: 1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Fletcher Sharpe 3. Dane Gagai 22. Kyle McCarthy 5. Greg Marzhew 6. Tyson Gamble 7. Phoenix Crossland 8. Daniel Saifiti 9. Jayden Brailey 10. Leo Thompson 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Kai Pearce-Paul 13. Adam Elliott 14. Jack Cogger 15. Mathew Croker 16. Jack Hetherington 17. Brodie Jones 18. Thomas Cant 21. Will Pryce

Players cut: 4. Dylan Lucas 19. Thomas Jenkins 20. Jackson Hastings

Late Mail: Dylan Lucas has succumbed once again to the hamstring injury which kept him out of last week’s Knights game, opening the door for young gun Kyle McCarthy to make his NRL debut in the centres. McCarthy has scored nine tries in 19 NSW Cup games this season and is capable of playing in the centres and on the wing.

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