The big afternoon of footy at the Maitland No. 1 Sportsground will kick-off at 1.30pm, when Willie Talau's Jersey Flegg battle the Newcastle Knights.

Headlining Talau's 22-player squad will be Warilla-Lake South's Callum Gromek, Blake Dowel, Duke Grant and Oscar Fitzpatrick, Berry-Shoalhaven Heads' Billy Hayburn and Ollie Parrish, Gerringong's Denver Ford and Hamish Holland, Albion Park-Oak Flats' Jack Walsh and Jay Weaver and Milton-Ulladulla's Tarje Whitford.

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Following that match, Mat Head's Canterbury Cup side, featuring Kiama's Cam Vazzoler and Luke Chalker, Shellharbour's Jayden Morgan and Nowra-Bomaderry's Jason Gillard - as well as Batemans Bay's Treigh Stewart will take on the Knights.

These two matches will act as curtain-raisers to the first grade match between the Dragons and Knights from 7.30pm, which will see four Group Seven juniors in Paul McGregor's squad.

Dragons Canterbury Cup squad: 1. Jason Gillard, 2. Mat Feagai, 3. Charly Runciman, 4. Shaun Sauni-Esau, 5. Max Feagai, 6. Zeik Foster, 7. Cameron Vazzoler, 8. Nathan Leatigaga, 9. Connor Muhleisen, 10. Luke Chalker, 11. Matthew Delbanco, 12. Bailey Antrobus, 13. Jayden Morgan, 14. Braxton Wallace, 15. Matt Nicholson, 16. Blake Barbuto, 17. Hudson Spicer, 18. Treigh Stewart, 19. Scott Galeano and 20. Justin Jones.

Dragons Jersey Flegg squad: 1. Callum Gromek, 2. Aidan Gaffey, 3. James Schiller, 4. Denver Ford, 5. Jack Walsh, 6. Zach Herring, 7. Tarje Whitford, 8. Jalal Bazzaz, 9. Blake Barbuto, 10. Levi Pascoe, 11. Blake Dowel, 12. Hayden Budd, 13. Harris Georgopolous, 14. Oscar Fitzpatrick, 15. Ollie Parrish, 16. Ben Arandt, 17. Duke Grant, 18. Dallas Collins, 19. Hamish Holland, 20. Sean Payne, 21. Billy Hayburn and 22. Jay Weaver.