Written by: Daniel Pettigrew

St George Illawarra Dragons centre Shaun Timmins has been ruled out of Sunday's clash with the Newcastle Knights.

Saints need to win to qualify for the semi-finals but its unlikely that Timmins will be able to take any further part should the Dragons pull off a victory.

Prior to this season, Timmins had been out for the best part of two years has been having knee troubles for the past three weeks.

This year he has made it into the New South Wales and Australian teams.

Timmins joins Mark Riddell*, Matt Cooper and Chris Leikvoll on the sidelines for the vital encounter. Damien Bower, Craig Stapleton and Wise Kativerata come into the side.

While for the Knights Danny Buderus is out with wrist problems and John Morris is back in his home town because of a family bereavement.

*Late reports indicate that Mark Riddell has passed a fitness test and may still take the field.

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