Graham throws a quick pass to an unsuspecting de Belin who knocks on.
PENALTY DRAGONS - They will start inside the Warriors 20m
Dragons regain possession from the short kick off.
Lino from the left side, fails to convert.
Lino puts up a bomb, RTS takes the catch almost on the Dragons line. He offloaded to Blair. Blair offloaded to Afoa, who then passed to Papalii and the young forward scores.
SCRUM WARRIORS - Mann drops a pass inside the Dragons half.
Warriors end their strong set with a bomb that is comfortably taken by Nightingale.
Widdop converts.
McInnes with a very short flat ball to Sims who turns in the tackle and grounds the ball on the line. Dragons are still in this!
SCRUM DRAGONS - Widdop's pass hits Blair on the hand and goes forward. Dragons still with a chance to score.
PENALTY DRAGONS - They have a full set 10m from the Dragons line and need a try here.
Hunt kicks on the first and Mann eventually, just, reels it in.
SCRUM DRAGONS - Hiku with an offload is not expected by Luke, who knocks on.
Widdop grubbers for Lafai, but RTS is again perfectly positioned to shut the play down.
Lino from practically right in front, adds the extras, eventually.
Luke dummies right and dives over from dummy half on the left to score a great rake try.
Kicks a brilliant 40/20 on the fourth tackle.
RTS leaps in the air to take a catch with James Graham bearing down on him, attempting to take the catch. In the next play, Lafai takes an intercept and goes over to score. The play is called back as a small knock on by Graham is found in his earlier contest with RTS.
Hunt puts up a brilliant spiralling bomb and Maumalo was equally brilliant in taking it cleanly in the wet conditions.
High kick by the Dragons gets tapped back by Lafai, however it is Luke who receives the ball.
SCRUM DRAGONS - A nice Warriors backline movement runs out of ideas and Gelling gets bundled into touch.
PENALTY WARRIORS - Dragons kick chase were in front of the kicker. Warriors will start their set just inside the Dragons half as the rain starts to fall.
Warriors defence is rushing up fast, trying to pin the Dragons inside their own 30
Lafai comes off to have an HIA.
SCRUM WARRIORS - Lafai very nearly gets over the line but loses the ball as he hits the ground.
Green with a mistimed kick on the last. Gelling bats the bouncing ball back to Maumalo, but he knocks it on.
Widdop converts
Hunt with a clever stepping run, weaves his way through the Warriors defence and crosses the line despite plenty of Warriors defence to score.
PENALTY DRAGONS - Fusitua picks up the loose ball in an offside position, in a disappointing end to a good set.
PENALTY WARRIORS - Dragons up too fast. Warriors will get a piggy back out of their own half.
Dragons run it on the last and get stopped 5m from the Warriors line..
Back to back strong sets from both sides
SCRUM DRAGONS - Tevaga drops a rubbish pass.
Ah Mau barges through the line but has no support and he gets tackled eventually.
Luke gets the second half underway.
The siren sounds as the Dragons play ends with Macdonald being bundled into touch.
Warriors defence has lifted a few gears as the Dragons attack starts to get panicky.
Green is binned after repeated infringements.
PENALTY DRAGONS - Blake Green gets sent to the sin bin after thew Warriors get penalised yet again.
PENALTY DRAGONS - Maumalo in front of the kicker.
Lino's conversion attempt from wide on the left side raises the flags.
Green offloads to Gelling who ran a good line back in towards the posts, steps inside a defender and scores out on the Warriors left side.
Green with a nice grubber on the last into the Dragons ingoal. Nightingale bats it dead. Dragons drop out.
PENALTY WARRIORS - Lafai slows down the play the ball on the Dragons line.
PENALTY WARRIORS - Dragons inside the ten. Warriors will start their next set inside the Dragons 30m
SCRUM WARRIORS - Dufty can't hold the pass from Widdop. Yet another lost opportunity for the Dragons.
Luke loses the ball early in the Warriors set and the Dragons go back on the attack.
Lafai with a great offload to Widdop, who leaps over a downed player before being caught and tackle by Luke just shy of the line. Dragons attack panicked on the last and lose 30m before being caught with the ball and handed the ball over.
Dragons lead the penalty count 8-1 so far
PENALTY DRAGONS - Warriors again offside. RTS now getting a warning from the ref.
PENALTY DRAGONS - Warriors pinged again on their own line.
Harris is on his feet, but looking very shady indeed. Can't see him returning tonight. Play back on.
Ah Mau just checking on Harris, as he's still being attended to on the ground.
Harris has been crunched trying to tackle Ah Mau and he's down being attended to.
PENALTY DRAGONS - Dragons with another set inside the 20m
SCRUM DRAGONS - Maumalo slides to regather a grubber, but he loses the ball. Nightingale cleans up, throws a flick and Aitken knocks on.
Green very nearly kicks a 40/20.
Dragons persisting with attacking the Warriors right side defence, with little luck.
SCRUM DRAGONS - Lino grubbers for the line and finds touch 5m from the Dragons line in a great set.
Hunt with a kick on the last hits a leaping and running RTS.
Dufty running side to side and backwards. Warriors defence denying him well.
PENALTY DRAGONS - Warriors caught taking too long to clear the ruck. Dragons with another full set inside the Warriors 30m.
SCRUM WARRIORS - Sims with a great offload close to the Warriors line, but Dufty can't quite grasp the ball.
Aitken was very close to scoring and was kept on his feet close to the line. He got an offload away but it went to RTS. The Dragons force the Warriors custodian in-goal. Warriors drop out.
PENALTY DRAGONS - Warriors again offside. Dragons get a piggy back into the Warriors half.
Maumalo almost catches the attacking kick from Lino, Aitken though cleans up and steals 20m
PENALTY WARRIORS - Dragons up too quick in defence Note - Fusitua has landed.
Fusitua went up to take a catch with an immense leap. Still waiting for him to come down.
Dragons defence is like a wall tonight. Last two Warriors kicks have come from inside their own 40.
Widdop's last tackle kick was very poor. Essentially a little chip that landed in Lino's arms, with no kick chase.
SCRUM WARRIORS - Dufty creates a half chance, passes to Lafai, whose no look pass to Macdonald is a poor one and the ball is grassed.
PENALTY DRAGONS - Warriors offside again.
PENALTY DRAGONS - Warriors off the line too quickly.
A dragons offload is touched by a Warriors player before the Dragons regather and get a fresh set inside the Warriors 10m
PENALTIES DRAGONS - Paasi runs a decoy line which ends up causing obstruction. Dragons to start their set inside the Warriors 30m
Lino's conversion goes across the face.
Mason Lino stands up Widdop, jinks and darts through a small gap to score on the right side.
Hiku attempts an offload which is knocked down by the Dragons. The Warriors fall on it and get a fresh set 20m from the Dragons line.
A good first set in reply by the Dragons.
Warriors take a little peak on the left side before Lino sends a kick downfield. Good kick chase by the Warriors.
Dragons kick off in this top of the table clash.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ben Cummins, Henry Perenara
Touch Judges: Kasey Badger, Jeff Younis
Video Referee: Jared Maxwell, Ben Galea
WARRIORS (20)
Tries: Mason Lino, Anthony Gelling, Issac Luke, Isaiah Papalii
Field Goals:
Conversions: Mason Lino (2/4)
Penalty Goals:
ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (12)
Tries: Ben Hunt, Tariq Sims
Field Goals:
Conversions: Gareth Widdop (2/2)
Penalty Goals: