St George Illawarra coach Anthony Griffin may be forced to turn to rookie backs Mat Feagai, Shaun Sauni-Esau and Tyrell Sloan after injuries to Zac Lomax and Cody Ramsey in Sunday’s 16-8 loss to Wests Tigers at WIN Stadium.
With wingers Mikaele Ravalawa and Jordan Pereira suspended, Max Feagai was called up for just his second NRL appearances against the Tigers and his twin Mat will come under consideration by Griffin as he runs low on backline options for next Sunday’s clash with Canterbury.
Lomax is expected to face about a month on the sidelines after being forced from the field midway through the first half with a thumb injury, while Ramsey suffered a rib injury late in the match.
Dragons centre Zac Lomax is drawing on learnings from last year’s NSW Origin camp as he and Fijian winger Mikaele Ravalawa seek to form a potent right edge combination.
Lomax did not play during last year’s State of Origin series but was a member of the Blues extended squad and spent four weeks observing how the likes of Boyd Cordner and James Tedesco train and prepare for matches. The thing I took out of it was just about how to be a full-time professional, Lomax said ahead of Sunday night’s clash with Cronulla at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium.
Rugby League by Paul Crawley
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