Dally M favourite to prove Dragons brass wrong as Tigers look to avoid the spoon: NRL LIVE

Dally M favourite to prove Dragons brass wrong as Tigers look to avoid the spoon: NRL LIVE

The Wests Tigers are hoping to avoid the wooden spoon with a shock result against the St George Illawarra Dragons.

Jack de Belin starts at prop with Aaron Woods switching to the bench and Jack Bird moving from centre to lock.

Tyrell Sloan starts on the wing, with Matthew Feagai switching to centre.

The Tigers are on equal points with the Gold Coast Titans but occupy last place due to a poorer score differential.

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And with a final round clash against the fast-finishing Canberra Raiders who are pushing for a finals berth, this could be the Concord outfit’s best chance at getting off the foot of the ladder.

However, they will have to do it without star forward James Tamou who is suspended after his verbal outburst towards a referee in the Tigers’ embarrassing defeat to the Sydney Roosters.

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Luke Garner (head knock), Ken Maumalo (groin) and Alex Seyfarth (shoulder) are also sidelined for the clash.

The Dragons are officially out of the finals race and cannot finish any higher than 10th on the ladder, but they still represent a dangerous outfit.

Anthony Griffin’s side racked up 46 points against the Titans last week, with 16 of those scored with just 12 men on the field.

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However, the big story out of Jubilee Stadium is the future of Ben Hunt.

The star halfback has revitalised himself since moving to the Dragons and is a heavy favourite for the Dally M Medal, but reports emerged of an extension offer of $700,000, a figure many considered to be a low-ball offer.

The 32-year-old is likely to command a figure north of $750,000 and it will be intriguing to see if the recent reports have any effect on his performance.

Jack Bird has been moved to the centres to make up for the suspended Moses Mbye.

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