Corey Norman says he does not have anything to prove to his former club ahead of St George Illawarra's clash with Parramatta on Sunday.
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The Dragons have the opportunity to become the first visiting team to conquer the Eels at the new Bankwest Stadium. But to do so they will need to overcome their horrific record against the blue and golds.
St George Illawarra have lost seven of their last eight matches against Parramatta and will be desperate to bounce back after their Anzac Day defeat to the Sydney Roosters which punctured their four-game winning run.
With St George Illawarra's 10-day turnaround between the Roosters and Eels matches, Ben Hunt will likely be fit to play for the Dragons alongside halves partner Norman after suffering a contusion to his shoulder against the reigning premiers.
Norman has been outstanding for the Dragons this season.
He has won St George Illawarra two games with clutch field goals and has settled into the red V's spine alongside Hunt since captain Gareth Widdop suffered his potentially season-ending shoulder injury.
And Norman told the Sydney Morning Herald he would be focused simply on securing the two points for the Dragons rather than any external pressure around returning to Parramatta. The Eels earned the wooden spoon last season before Norman was squeezed out.
"I don't really have to prove anything to them, to be honest," he said.
"What I need to do is my job for the Dragons and we need to get the win.
"Things like that happen in life and you just move on. It worked out well for [both parties]. That's about as much as I thought about it, to be honest. It's actually good and I'm looking forward to it.
"Who knows? I will probably get booed. We'll see what I get. I'm looking forward to it. I don't take that stuff too seriously, so I'd laugh and get on with the job.
"That new stadium looks unreal. It's going to be packed again and the atmosphere will be good."
"Their game [against the Tigers] was outstanding. The stadium looks unreal. It's going to be a good crowd there and a good atmosphere. I'm really looking forward to getting back there."
The Dragons could also have Jack de Belin included in their line-up should the 28-year-old be successful in his bid to have his standing down under the NRL's new no-fault policy overturned in the Federal Court this week.
The NRL though are likely to block de Belin being named in the Dragons' official 21-man squad if a court decision in his case against the governing body does not come before Tuesday's team list deadline.
That would mean the Dragons would be required to apply for a special exemption to play de Belin against the Eels.
