Corey Norman has declared himself ready to return from injury and help St George Illawarra end their spiralling slide down the NRL ladder.
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Norman hasn't played since fracturing his cheekbone in their round-eight loss to Parramatta, one of five straight defeats that has left them languishing in 13th spot.
But the star five-eighth is expected to be named by coach Paul McGregor for Monday's Queen's Birthday clash with Canterbury.
"I was going to play (last) week if we had a game but obviously we had the bye and it was good to get away," Norman said.
"I'll be ready to play against the Bulldogs.
"I got a bit bored sitting on the sidelines. Training's boring when you can't do much with your face. So I'm excited to jump back in and play some footy."
Norman's inclusion is a welcome sight for a Dragons side that, like many NRL clubs this year, have been forced to reach deep into their rosters.
Skipper Gareth Widdop (shoulder), James Graham (leg) and Tim Lafai (ankle) are all on their long-term casualty list, while Jack de Belin remains stood down.
Norman said the entire team needed to band together to arrest their alarming slump that includes failing to complete 80 per cent in all five losses.
"We'll do it as a team. As a team we need to get out of this rut and we're looking forward to doing it on Monday," Norman said.
"We just haven't given ourselves a chance. We've dropped the ball, our possession's poor.
"And we've clocked off 10-20 minutes defensively in a lot of games. Teams just came over the top of us and we just didn't have enough power to come back.
"We need to hold the ball and get our defence right."
Australian Associated Press
