Four Dragons out of Broncos' NRL clash

St George Illawarra's depth will be tested in their NRL clash with Brisbane on Friday after four players were ruled out due to injury and illness.

St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor

Dragons coach Paul McGregor will be without some regular first-graders against Brisbane. (AAP)

St George Illawarra have suffered a huge blow ahead of Friday night's crunch NRL clash with Brisbane after losing four players before kick-off.

Dragons coach Paul McGregor revealed two players had come down with the flu while another two suffered injuries at training in Brisbane on Thursday.

He refused to name the players.

"No, I can't tell you but we've had an eventful morning," McGregor said.

"Two guys stayed in bed this morning because they were ill with flu and we lost two at training today.

"We brought 21 players up so we have coverage.

"We came up a day early on Wednesday thinking we would get the jump but a couple of guys woke up under the weather and now this (injuries)."

The ninth-placed Dragons need to notch their first win over the Broncos at Suncorp Stadium since 2009 to maintain their hunt for a top-eight spot.


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