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80:00
4:00pm Mon April 25, 2022
Round 7 - Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park / Gadigal - Crowd: 35273
80min

The Dragons have won their first ANZAC Day match in four years with Ben Hunt producing a man of the match performance.

80min

Sam Walker made a monumental break - but a wayward pass from Daniel Tupou kills off any hope of an upset.

79min

The Roosters are away - but the Dragons survive!

78min

Mikaele Ravalawa loses the ball over the sideline - the Roosters will need to go the length to win it.

77min

Andrew McCullough dummies and is tackled close to the line.

77min

Hunt finds touch and produces a 40/20 that will almost surely win the game for the Dragons.

75min

Joseph Manu knocks on - the Dragons survive!

74min

The Dragons get a kick away inside their 20 metre zone and the Roosters are already on the attack.

73min

Keary is tackled over the sideline in a crucial tackle from Lomax.

72min

Keary forces a line drop out with an experienced kick in-goal.

72min

Manu runs into space before a desperate tackle from Suli.

71min

Hunt goes high with his kick and Tedesco runs the ball back to his 20 metre line.

70min

The Roosters produce a great set after points to hand the ball back to the Dragons on their 20 metre line.

70min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Sam Walker.

It's a two point game now.

Dragons lead Dragons 14 - 12 Roosters
69min

Manu gets the try after a great flick pass from Suaalii close to the sideline.

68min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Joseph Manu. Kick to come.

They're still in it!

Dragons lead Dragons 14 - 10 Roosters
68min

Fletcher Baker is cut down close to the try line.

67min

The Dragons have lost the ball on halfway.

66min

The Dragons will play the ball 10 metres from their own line.

66min

The Dragons are challenging the call of a knock on.

65min

The next try will be crucial here - the Dragons can win it while the Roosters will have the ascendancy.

65min

Amone breaks through the Roosters but some last-gasp defence cuts him down.

64min

Drew Hutchison is on for the final stages of this one - can the former Dragon haunt his former club?

63min

Lomax comes up with an intercept to kill off an attacking raid from the Roosters.

62min

The Roosters manage to force a line drop out with Amone contacting Keary's grubber.

61min

James Tedesco is cut down in a desperate tackle close to the line.

61min

Tedesco is tackled on play one inside the Dragons half after a clearing kick from Hunt close to his goal line.

60min

Sitili Tupouniua puts in a kick close to the goal line... the Dragons get off the hook there.

59min

Joey Manu is into space...

57min

Joseph Manu appears to knock on but the referee allows play to continue.

56min

Sitili Tupouniua spills a pass from Sam Walker inside the Roosters half.

55min

Lomax is tackled on the last tackle close to the try line.

54min

Daniel Tupou can consider himself lucky to only be on report and not sent to the bin.

53min

Mikaele Ravalawa makes a break and gets a penalty after Daniel Tupou takes him high.

53min

This is the smallest ANZAC Day crowd since 2016.

52min

Radley is tackled on the last tackle after gathering a bomb.

52min

Official Crowd: 35,273

51min

Ben Hunt goes high with his kick, Tupou is up to the task for the visitors.

50min

Mathew Feagai makes a great catch and earns a seven tackle set for the Red V.

49min

The Roosters get a penalty coming out of their own end.

49min

The Roosters hold their line after the error.

48min

The Roosters have made an error straight after points - the Dragons are back on the attack.

47min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Sam Walker.

Walker's kick hooks back between the posts.

Dragons lead Dragons 14 - 6 Roosters
46min

The Roosters make the Dragons pay for wreckless passing and Sitili Tupouniua is able to finish off the play.

45min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Sitili Tupouniua. Kick to come.

The Roosters desperately needed that one!

Dragons lead Dragons 14 - 4 Roosters
45min

The Dragons make a meal of their final tackle and the Roosters are on the attack with Tedesco and Manu.

43min

Luke Keary goes to the heavens but Mikaele Ravalawa holds his nerve to take the kick.

43min

Jaydn Su'A looks to have suffered a nasty leg injury and is being assisted from the field by two trainers.

43min

Play is halted with Jadyn Su'A caught up in an awkward tackle.

42min

Talatau Amone is on for Jack Bird in the halves.

41min

Daniel Tupou makes a great run through the middle which is undercut by a poor offload to the Dragons.

40min

Victor Radley has passed his HIA and is back on the field.

40min

Play is back underway.

40min

Paul Momirovski throws a wayward pass to Mikaele Ravalawa who is tackled as the halftime siren sounds.

39min

Six again for the Roosters.

38min

Victor Radley has been sent from the field by the independent doctor.

38min

Joseph Suaalii gets a rare touch and the Roosters look to spread the ball from sideline to sideline.

36min

Penalty Goal: Dragons
Kicked by Zac Lomax.

Lomax gets his third goal of the afternoon.

Dragons lead Dragons 14 - 0 Roosters
35min

The Dragons will kick to go beyond two converted tries.

35min

Dragons penalty.

34min

Victor Radley streaks through the middle but the pass from Fletcher Baker is ruled forward.

33min

Mikaele Ravalawa knocks on to give the Roosters a moment of respite.

33min

Josh McGuire breaks through tackles to put the Dragons into the Roosters half.

31min

The Dragons run the ball on the last tackle and almost get a result - great attack from Jack Bird during the play.

30min

Sam Verrills is tackled close to the try line on the last tackle.

29min

Sam Walker is denied by a last-gasp tackle from Moses Mbye.

28min

The Dragons knock on close to their goal line - the Roosters will get a much-needed opportunity to attack.

27min

Hunt gets a good kick away after points.

26min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Zac Lomax.

Lomax puts the home side up by two converted tries.

Dragons lead Dragons 12 - 0 Roosters
26min

The try, which was apparent to everyone, is upheld.

26min

The Bunker is checking to see whether Zac Lomax has knocked in the contest with Momirovski.

25min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Jaydn Su'A. Kick to come.

Jadyn Su'A is on the spot to gather up a spilt bomb from Paul Momirovski - the Dragons are in again!

Dragons lead Dragons 10 - 0 Roosters
23min

The Roosters lose their challenge - the Dragons will get another chance to attack.

23min

The Roosters make an error - Jack Bird appears to be in distress with a leg injury.

22min

Moses Suli knocks on with the Dragons on the attack.

22min

Aaron Woods is on for the Dragons.

21min

Tedesco makes a shocking error with a clean drop inside his own half.

20min

The Dragons survive the Roosters attacking raid.

19min

Sam Verrills does his best over the try line but can't get the ball down.

18min

Tedesco breaks the Dragons through the middle and almost gets over for a try.

17min

Roosters penalty - the Dragons concede a penalty for obstruction.

17min

Blake Lawrie in on for the Dragons.

17min

The bunker deems an obstruction against Sam Walker - the Dragons get a penalty and survive a scare on their line.

16min

Sam Walker is claiming a try - the referee will check for an obstruction.

16min

Jack Bird hits Sam Walker high - Roosters penalty.

15min

George Burgess gives away a penalty - the Roosters find touch inside the Dragons half.

15min

Hunt puts up a bomb, the ball bounces and the Roosters manage to avoid an embarrassing moment in their in-goal.

14min

Manu is back to his feet and play resumes.

14min

Play has been halted with Joseph Manu struggling to get to his feet with a shin injury.

14min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Zac Lomax.

Lomax adds the extras from in front of the posts.

Dragons lead Dragons 6 - 0 Roosters
13min

Molo made Collins and Tupouniua look very poor with a powerful run through the middle of the field.

12min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Francis Molo. Kick to come.

The hulking front-rower breaks through the Roosters defence and crashes over for first points.

Dragons lead Dragons 4 - 0 Roosters
11min

Dragons penalty.

10min

The Dragons take Paul Momirovski over the sideline - good defence from the home side.

9min

Keary puts in a well-placed kick that forces a line drop out.

7min

Ben Hunt sends his bomb out on the full.

6min

Crichton knocks on with the Roosters on the attack.

5min

By Lomax standards, it wasn't as bad as last week's effort on Frizell, but dumb nonetheless.

4min

Zac Lomax does a stupid tackle on Tedesco and ends up on report.

4min

Tedesco does well to get to an early 20/40 attempt from Ben Hunt.

3min

Mbye does well to field a high ball with several Roosters in catching proximity.

2min

Hunt kicks from inside his 40 - the kick doesn't have the angle - and Tedesco returns the ball.

2min

Keary puts up a high ball that Mbye fields professionally.

1min

Ben Hunt gets a clearing kick away that is fielded by Daniel Tupou 25 metres out from the Roosters line.

George Burgess takes the first carry of the afternoon.

Both teams are on the field with official proceedings set to get underway shortly.

The Roosters have won their past seven matches against the Dragons in succession.

The Roosters are looking to claim three wins in a row for the first time on ANZAC Day.

This is the 20th time the Dragons and Roosters have clashed on ANZAC Day - the Dragons hold a narrow 11/19 advantage but haven't won on the day since 2018.

The Roosters will start with Siosiua Taukeiaho and Nat Butcher in the forward pack. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves and Victor Radley will come off the bench.

The Dragons have amended their forward pack with George Burgess and Josh McGuire coming into the starting side. Tariq Sims drops to the bench alongside Aaron Woods who replaces Josh Kerr in the squad.

Welcome to League Unlimited's coverage of ANZAC Day football between the St George Illawarra Dragons and the Sydney Roosters from the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Adam Gee

Touch Judges: Darian Furner, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski

Video Referee: Ashley Klein

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (14)
Tries: Francis Molo, Jaydn Su'A
Conversions: Zac Lomax (2/2)
Penalty Goals: Zac Lomax (1/1)

SYDNEY ROOSTERS (12)
Tries: Sitili Tupouniua, Joseph Manu
Conversions: Sam Walker (2/2)