The St George Illawarra Dragons are set to make a surprise change for Friday evening's clash with the Dolphins, with five-eighth Daniel Atkinson to be dropped. The move by coach Dean Young follows last week's embarrassing loss at home to the also struggling Gold Coast Titans. Atkinson's defensive efforts in particular throughout the afternoon raised eyebrows, with Jayden Campbell having a field day on the Gold Coast Titans' left edge. The Titans made a number of line breaks and created try-scoring opportunities off short balls and offloads. The Dragons will likely need to win five, or even six, of their final six games to have any chance of avoiding this year's wooden spoon, starting with the game against the Dolphins on Friday evening.