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Jaydn Su'A awaits a judiciary report after a hip-drop tackle on Raiders' Joseph Tapine.
Dragons forward Jaydn Su'A will await the match review committee's judiciary report after he was punished for a hip-drop tackle on Joseph Tapine.
The Raiders prop left the field in the 25th minute, after he was taken down by Su'A.
On this occasion Tapine was caught between the legs of Su'A, unlike the usual hip-drop tackle where the defender drops their weight on the legs of the ball-runner.
The NRLW Round 1 features debutantes Tapsell, Tauaneai, Maynard-Perrin, and Ingram for the Red V.
The NRLW Round 1 matchup against the Canberra Raiders is set, with Head Coach Nathan Cross confirming his squad for the game at GIO Stadium.
This season opener holds special significance as it represents a crucial milestone for the Shellharbour Stingrays junior, who is now the sixth member of Illawarra's 2024 Tarsha Gale Cup premiership team to debut for the Red V.
In this match, front-rowers Pia Tapsell and Trinity Tauaneai are poised to make their NRLW debuts, with Tapsell starting and Tauaneai on the bench.
Additionally, Nita Maynard-Perrin and Ahlivia Ingram will each make club debuts from the bench.
Raiders host Dragons as Canberra seeks seventh straight win despite missing key players.
Jamal Fogarty and the Canberra Raiders host Clint Gutherson and the St George Illawarra Dragons in a blockbuster clash at GIO Stadium.
The Dragons took the pressure off under fire halfback Kyle Flanagan with a win over the Eels, but they'll need to keep winning to ensure the heat doesn't come back on the 26-year-old.
The Raiders are flying at the top of the NRL ladder, with six straight wins, as they host the Dragons at GIO Stadium on Saturday evening.
If Canberra are to extend that winning streak to seven, they'll need to do so without Josh Papali'i, who will come out of representative retirement for the Maroons in Wednesday night's decider against the Blues at Accor Stadium, and Hudson Young, who is also on Origin duty with NSW.