Barrett out of Roosters clash

St.George Bank Dragons captain Trent Barrett has today been ruled out of the Dragons Anzac Day clash with the Roosters on Sunday at Aussie Stadium.

Barrett has failed to overcome a hamstring strain sustained in last weekend's resounding 44-18 victory over the reigning premiers Panthers at WIN Stadium.

Dragons coach Nathan Brown said he will not finalise his line-up until Sunday morning because the club's Australian reps Luke Bailey and Shaun Timmins will need to be assessed after tonight's Test against New Zealand.

The Dragons will have a light training run tomorrow morning at Oki Jubilee Stadium (9.30am).

St George Illawarra will be aiming for a fourth successive win this Sunday (a feat they have not achieved since March-April 2000) and their second successive "home" ground record. The Anzac Day match is a Dragons "home" game and the club hopes to break their Aussie Stadium home record of 20,578 set in this same match in 2002.