NRL ROUND 25 TEAMS, LATE MAIL — The Dragons have sensationally dumped Josh Dugan over disciplinary issues for their crunch clash with Penrith.

St George Illawarra on Sunday put out a statement confirming the axing, with Kurt Mann shifting to the centres and Josh McCrone promoted off the bench to start at halfback.

Penrith welcomes back veteran rake Peter Wallace to the No.9 jumper but the news on captain Matt Moylan isn’t so good.

Wallace returns from a hand injury to start at hooker as the Panthers take on the Dragons on Sunday.

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But coach Anthony Griffin revealed during the week Moylan has sustained a fresh hamstring injury and his immediate availability is up in the air just a fortnight out from finals.

Moylan will sit out the game against St George Illawarra and is a slim chance of playing next week, but the Panthers will want him back for finals.

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WARRIORS V SEA EAGLES

Sunday 27 August, 2pm at Mt Smart Stadium

Warriors: 1. Roger Tuivasa-sheck 2. David Fusitua 3. Blake Ayshford 4. Solomone Kata 5. Ken Maumalo 6. Kieran Foran 7. Shaun Johnson 8. Ben Matulino 9. Issac Luke 10. Sam Lisone 11. Bunty Afoa 12. Ryan Hoffman 13. Simon Mannering 14. Mafoa’aeata Hingano 15. Charlie Gubb 16. Isaiah Papalii 17. Jazz Tevaga

Players cut: Chris Satae, Mason Lino, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, James Bell

Sea Eagles: 1. Tom Trbojevic 2. Matthew Wright 3. Dylan Walker 4. Brian Kelly 5. Akuila Uate 6. Blake Green 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Darcy Lussick 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. Martin Taupau 11. Frank Winterstein 12. Shaun Lane 13. Jake Trbojevic 14. Lewis Brown 15. Lloyd Perrett 16. Brenton Lawrence 17. Addin Fonua-blake

Players cut: Jackson Hastings, Taniela Paseka, Jarrad Kennedy, Cameron Cullen

Late mail: Shaun Johnson is good to go but won’t be 100 per cent fit in his return from a knee injury, while Kieran Foran (back) is also a good chance of lining up.

Wacko’s Whispers: Both sides 1-17. Kieran Foran, Ken Maumalo (concussion) and Issac Luke (concussion) are all expected to play

PANTHERS V DRAGONS

Sunday 27 August, 4pm at Pepper Stadium

Panthers: 1. Dylan Edwards 2. Josh Mansour 3. Tyrone Peachey 4. Waqa Blake 5. Dallin Watene Zelezniak 6. Tyrone May 7. Nathan Cleary 8. James Tamou 9. Peter Wallace 10. Regan Campbell-Gillard 11. Corey Harawira 12. Isaah Yeo 13. James Fisher-Harris 14. Sione Katoa 15. Bryce Cartwright 16. Tim Browne 17. Trent Merrin 19. Dean Whare 21. Kaide Ellis

Players cut: Viliame Kikau, Moses Leota

Dragons: 1. Matthew Dufty 2. Nene Macdonald 3. Josh Dugan 4. Timoteo Lafai 5. Jason Nightingale 6. Gareth Widdop 7. Kurt Mann 8. Leeson Ah Mau 9. Cameron McInnes 10. Paul Vaughan 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Joel Thompson 13. Jack de Belin 14. Tariq Sims 15. Hame Sele 16. Blake Lawrie 17. Josh McCrone 19. Kalifa Faifai Loa 20. Luciano Leilua

Players cut: Will Matthews, Taane Milne

Late mail: Tyson Frizell has been declared a certain starter despite battling with an ankle injury and the rest of the Dragons squad is on the mend after a serious bout of flu cut through the squad last week. Josh Dugan has been dumped for disciplinary reasons, with Kurt Mann shifting to the centres and Josh McCrone promoted off the bench to start at halfback.

Wacko’s Whispers: No changes expected.