UNBELIEVABLE! The Dragons go within inches of stealing it back after the ball went through 1000 sets of hands in a 100m set. Ultimately though the Bunnies scrambled enough to save the day & quite possibly end the Red V's season. Thanks for your company tonight folks. Match Report coming soon
South Sydney Rabbitohs 26-24
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS: Conversion attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
From the sideline...Reynolds has nailed it to take the lead for Souths
South Sydney Rabbitohs 26-24
TRY SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS: Scored by Bryson Goodwin. Kick to come.
BACK TO BACK! Through the hands of John Sutton & Alex Johnston who squared the defence up enough to put Goodwin into space
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SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS: Conversion attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
Slots the extras. Grandstand Finish!
St George Illawarra Dragons 24-20
TRY SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS: Scored by John Sutton. Kick to come.
Bryson Goodwin spectacularly keeps the ball in play before being bundled over the sideline before John Sutton put Damien Cook into space. Sutton wrapped around to back up his hooker & plant it down under the sticks
St George Illawarra Dragons 24-18
BUNKER possible Souths try...
St George Illawarra Dragons 24-14
Gareth Widdop plucks an intercept out of thin air to save what looked a dangerous South Sydney attacking raid
St George Illawarra Dragons 24-14
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS: Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
From the right sideline, Widdop curls it round to add the extras
St George Illawarra Dragons 24-14
TRY ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS: Scored by Nene Macdonald. Kick to come.
On the back of a big charge up the middle from Tyson Frizell, the Saints took advantage to go through the hands of Matthew Dufty & Kurt Mann before the winger put it down in the corner
St George Illawarra Dragons 22-14
Gareth Widdop grubbers through on tackle 4 to force another repeat seat with Alex Johnston taking it dead this time
St George Illawarra Dragons 18-14
Kurt Mann breaks down the right side before kicking ahead to force a repeat set with Bryson Goodwin forced to run it dead
St George Illawarra Dragons 18-14
Penalty Dragons after Gareth Widdop flew high to mark an Adam Reynolds kick & Cody Walker held his opposite number down too long in the tackle
St George Illawarra Dragons 18-14
Alex Johnston earns his team a 20m tap after Josh McCrone's kick floated a tad deep for his chasers to make any challenge
St George Illawarra Dragons 18-14
Smart play from McCrone chipping in behind the line with no one at home for Souths. Alex Johnston recovered in time to take the ball dead
St George Illawarra Dragons 18-14
Souths turn it over on halfway trying to keep the ball alive
St George Illawarra Dragons 18-14
Adam Reynolds looking for the out ball couldn't find the mark with the ball rolling into touch. Good pressure in defence from Jason Nightingale forced the error
St George Illawarra Dragons 18-14
Penalty Souths against Jake Marketo who bent the head of Damien Cook in an awkward tackle
St George Illawarra Dragons 18-14
The battle for field position is on in earnest here with Josh McCrone rolling one into touch 5 out from Souths line
St George Illawarra Dragons 18-14
A nice short ball from Sam Burgess sees Cody Walker burst into the backfield. Walked opted to kick for a flying Alex Johnston, but Matthew Dufty managed to get their first & defuse the situation
St George Illawarra Dragons 18-14
A nice grab in-goal from Jason Nightingale sees him earn the Red V a 20m restart
St George Illawarra Dragons 18-14
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS: Penalty goal attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
Souths elect to take the 2 in order to wind the clock down enough to get Sam Burgess back from the sin bin
St George Illawarra Dragons 18-14
Penalty Souths. Dragons too slow in the play the ball
St George Illawarra Dragons 18-12
UNFORCED ERROR ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS: Gareth Widdop makes an unforced error.
This time it's Widdop's turn to send one out on the full
St George Illawarra Dragons 18-12
News coming through that Josh Dugan has picked up an ankle injury & won't be back tonight
St George Illawarra Dragons 18-12
20m restart for Souths as Jason Nightingale knocks it forward off the cross field kick from Gareth Widdop
St George Illawarra Dragons 18-12
UNFORCED ERROR SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS: Adam Reynolds makes an unforced error.
Reynolds kicks out on the full & the Dragons get an early chance in the half
St George Illawarra Dragons 18-12
Gareth Widdop gets us undway for the 2nd stanza & George Burgess charges it back for Souths
St George Illawarra Dragons 18-12
HALFTIME at the SCG & the Red V have thought back after showing poor discipline for most of the first half to take a six point lead heading into the sheds for oranges. Stay tuned for the 2nd half with the Saints potentially putting their season on the line!
St George Illawarra Dragons 18-12
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS: Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop unsuccessful.
Widdop can't bring this one around enough
St George Illawarra Dragons 18-12
TRY ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS: Scored by Kurt Mann. Kick to come.
Big metres are made down the left touchline before Josh McCrone again chips cross field. Nene Macdonald makes the grab before offloading for Mann who brushed off 2 defenders to score in the corner
St George Illawarra Dragons 18-12
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS: Penalty goal attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
The Dragons take the 2 point advantage with Widdop slotting it through
St George Illawarra Dragons 14-12
SIN BIN: Sam Burgess is sent to the sin bin.
With the line open, Burgess takes Tyson Frizell out of the play before the ball got to him
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Penalty Dragons against Kyle Turner who failed to roll away from the ruck
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SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS: Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
And Widdop levels it from close range
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TRY ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS: Scored by Joel Thompson. Kick to come.
A well weighted chip kick from Josh McCrone sees Thompson time his jump to come up with the pill and score next to the posts
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-10
BUNKER possible Dragons try...
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-6
Matthew Dufty cuts the defence open, but his pass hit the deck & Gareth Widdop couldn't scoop it up cleanly
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-6
Adam Reynolds goes high but Campbell Graham knocks on trying to take the catch. Dragons handover
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-6
Josh Dugan has limped off for the Red V
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS: Conversion attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
Curls it back just enough to hit the post & go over
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-6
TRY SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS: Scored by Damien Cook. Kick to come.
Soft try for Souths as a simple inside ball from Alex Johnston sees Cook out muscle 3 Dragons defenders to plant id own
South Sydney Rabbitohs 10-6
Adam Reynolds opts for the grubber this time but Matthew Dufty cleans it up 5 out from his line
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Gareth Widdop tries to create space on his left but defensive pressure forces the ball forward. Souths scrum 20 out from Dragons line
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Adam Reynolds high again & Matthew Dufty takes it above the pack
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Penalty Dragons, but they fail to find touch!
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Adam Reynolds goes high on the last again with Jason Nightingale again the target. This time he takes it & is tackled 15 out from his line
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SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS: Conversion attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
Souths half makes no mistake in the leveling the scores
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TRY SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS: Scored by Alex Johnston. Kick to come.
The custodian chimes into a deep backline before straightening & bursting over running off Cody Walker
St George Illawarra Dragons 6-4
Adam Reynolds floats a bomb high with Jason Nightingale taking it safely, but the Dragons winger took the low percentage play down the shortside & is taken into touch
St George Illawarra Dragons 6-0
UNFORCED ERROR ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS: Gareth Widdop makes an unforced error.
This time Widdop throws it forward to Timoteo Lafai. Scrum Souths 10 out from their line
St George Illawarra Dragons 6-0
Penalty Dragons straight after points
St George Illawarra Dragons 6-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS: Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
From the sideline, the skipper converts the try he created
St George Illawarra Dragons 6-0
TRY ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS: Scored by Jason Nightingale. Kick to come.
A floating cut-out pass from Gareth Widdop sees the Kiwi International dive over in the left corner
St George Illawarra Dragons 4-0
BUNKER possible Dragons try...
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Penalty Dragons & they will get their first real crack in Bunnies territory
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A good long kick from Adam Reynolds but Jason Nightingale & Timoteo Lafai combine to bring it back over the Dragons 30
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Dragons complete their 1st set of the night with Gareth Widdop kicking down the shortside
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UNFORCED ERROR SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS: Cody Walker makes an unforced error.
A sloppy start to this game with Walker losing it after being tackled 5 short of the line
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UNFORCED ERROR ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS: Nene Macdonald makes an unforced error.
Another bad play the ball & Souths will have an early shot inside the Dragons red zone
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UNFORCED ERROR ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS: Leeson Ah Mau makes an unforced error.
In game 150 for the big unit, he fails to play the ball correctly
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We're underway off the boot of Adam Reynolds & the Dragons get first use of the steeden
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It's Retro Round in the NRL and things don't get anymore Retro than a Dragons v Rabbitohs grudge match at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground.
The Dragons are desperate to keep their season alive after a shock loss in Newcastle last week. The Bunnies meanwhile have little more than pride in the cardinal & myrtle to play for, but should at least get some lift in playing at the SCG tonight.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ben Cummins, Dave Munro
Touch Judges: Chris Butler, Jarrod Cole
Video Referee: Jared Maxwell, Ben Galea
ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (24)
Tries: Jason Nightingale, Joel Thompson, Kurt Mann, Nene Macdonald
Field Goals:
Conversions: Gareth Widdop (3/4)
Penalty Goals: Gareth Widdop (1/1)
SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS (26)
Tries: Alex Johnston, Damien Cook, John Sutton, Bryson Goodwin
Field Goals:
Conversions: Adam Reynolds (4/4)
Penalty Goals: Adam Reynolds (1/1)