Full Time
80:00
4:10pm Wed April 25, 2018
Round 8 - Sydney Football Stadium (1988-2018), Moore Park / Gadigal - Crowd: 41142
80min

FULL TIME at Allianz Stadium and the Dragons have taken victory over the Roosters by 24-8.

68min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Gareth Widdop.

Gareth Widdop slots the conversion from wide out

Dragons lead Dragons 24 - 8 Roosters
68min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Nene Macdonald. Kick to come.

Jared Maxwell says that Nene McDonald grounded the ball with his finger despite it looking like he lost the ball... contentious call that one

Dragons lead Dragons 22 - 8 Roosters
68min

BUNKER - Nene McDonald looked to have his second try of the afternoon but replays showing that we could have the live decision of TRY overturned

66min

REPEAT SET - A deft little kick from Gareth Widdop and Blake Ferguson needs to knock it dead

64min

Widdop kicks it hard straight at Zane Tetevano who can't do anything but knock it on as it comes at him

63min

DROP... PENALTY DRAGONS: A simple drop from the Dragons but Ashley Klein finds a penalty for offside against the Roosters

62min

Roosters creating plenty of pressure but Zane Tetevano drops it

57min

Conversion: Dragons
Attempted by Gareth Widdop.

Gareth Widdop misses another long range penalty attempt

Dragons lead Dragons 18 - 8 Roosters
56min

PENALTY DRAGONS - The Dragons run it on the last again and finally Widdop kicks for himself but Cooper Cronk changes his line and takes Widdop out; Widdop to shoot for 2 points from the penalty.

55min

NO TRY the ruling with both Latrell Mitchell and Joseph Manu knocking on in the kick contest

53min

BUNKER TIME - Victor Radley gets over the line BUT Ashley Klein says NO TRY; Not alot of celebration from the Roosters with a likely Roosters knock on in a kick contest

52min

Jason Nightingale tries get a foot back to take the catch and get a 20m restart but it was an awkward attempt and a knock on is called by Gavin Badger who calls a knock on

51min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Latrell Mitchell.

Latrell Mitchell needs the posts to get the ball through the posts but the flags go up and the goal is awarded

Dragons lead Dragons 18 - 8 Roosters
51min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Latrell Mitchell. Kick to come.

A great play from Keary to kick through Latrell Mitchell who for some reason took forever to dive in the ingoal area; Credit to go with Friend & Tedesco who set it up

Dragons lead Dragons 18 - 6 Roosters
47min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Gareth Widdop.

Gareth Widdop has no issues with the conversion 10m to the right of the uprights at the southern end of Allianz Stadium

Dragons lead Dragons 18 - 2 Roosters
46min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Tariq Sims. Kick to come.

Roosters defence are backing up and holding off as Tariq Sims rampages his way through the line and gets the ball down

Dragons lead Dragons 16 - 2 Roosters
45min

Time off as Luke Keary is receiving treatment after being crunched hard after passing the ball

41min

Cooper Cronk puts a pinpoint kick in and Lafai loses control of the ball in a strong tackle from Blake Ferguson

40min

Ashley Klein calls time on and we are go for the second half

40min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Gareth Widdop.

Gareth Widdop slots the easy conversion and knocks the goal over and sends the Dragons to a 12-2 HT lead.

Dragons lead Dragons 12 - 2 Roosters
40min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Ben Hunt. Kick to come.

Ben Hunt uses his speed and energy to get through some loose defence and gets over the line

Dragons lead Dragons 10 - 2 Roosters
39min

Roosters lost ball - Dragons go 50m and are on the attack deep in the Roosters half

39min

Gareth Widdop kicks high but it's just too far and Manu gets a foot back in the ingoal, tries a quick 20 restart BUT Roosters players still offside

35min

Fatigue coming into this game with Kurt Mann dropping a iffy pass out in front of him.

34min

Latrell Mitchell loses the ball in a tackle after a good tap on from Cronk and Keary

32min

Cronk kicks across field and gets hit hard for his trouble - Jason Nightingale takes a great catch under pressure - Dragons look fatigued but Roosters not throwing much in attack at them

32min

Cronk kicks across field and gets hit hard for his trouble - Jason Nightingale takes a great catch under pressure - Dragons look fatigued but Roosters not throwing much in attack at them

29min

Gareth Widdop appeals for a penalty but nothing comes with Blake Ferguson unlucky to not get his own penalty for being taken in the air

27min

NO TRY - Jared Maxwell ends up ruling that Blake Ferguson knocked on despite that not being asked for by the Badge.

27min

BUNKER TIME - Gavin Badger has a NO TRY and a dropout but we're checking to see whether a Roosters player was taking out

27min

Dragons get close to having their first tackle in the Roosters 20 but Lafai loses the ball, Roosters work it over halfway mid set

26min

Penalty Goal: Dragons
Attempted by Gareth Widdop.

Gareth Widdop with the posts in front of him and wind behind goes for goal but misses it to the left

Dragons lead Dragons 6 - 2 Roosters
25min

PLAY THE BALL PENALTY!!!! Mitchell Aubusson plants the ball down and doesn't have any balance playing it and Ashley Klein rules penalty Dragons Widdop to take the 2

24min

Roosters give Ben Hunt plenty of time to kick the ball and it's a kick that is too hard that goes dead

23min

Jake Friend puts a good kick in and it sits in the ingoal but a good kick return from Jason Nightingale gets him out of danger

21min

Tedesco takes a good catch then gets hits HARD in a crunching tackle

20min

Penalty Goal: Roosters
Kicked by Latrell Mitchell.

Roosters give up on the attack for the moment and will take the easy two points on offer from right in front

Dragons lead Dragons 6 - 2 Roosters
19min

Third penalty in a row for the Roosters with the Dragons deliberately giving away a tackle 1 penalty to reset the line

18min

Tyson Frizell puts his hand out at the ball at a Cronk kick and knocks it on

17min

Real piece of luck for the Roosters with a Keary offload ruled to have been touched by Tim Lafai - Roosters attacking on the Dragons line again

16min

PENALTY ROOSTERS: Dragons tried to slow down the ruck twice in a row and on the second occasion Ashley Klein gives the penalty the Dragons wanted to reset their line

15min

Roosters get a penalty with McInnes knocking over a kick chaser - No Sin bin; Friend loses the ball then Dragons lose it first play

13min

PENALTY ROOSTERS: Cameron McInnes closes a gap and takes out a Roosters chaser - Ashley Klein rules penalty but surprisingly keeps the Sin Bin unvisited at this stage

11min

Dragons try to get adventurous with the ball, Roosters hold their line as the Dragons go across field and finally they get a hold of Euan Aitken and run him over the sideline.

10min

Ben Hunt puts the ball up high but Tedesco is safe underneath it, Roosters now having to work it from their own end

9min

Bit of confusion in the play from the Roosters and Luke Keary loses it into teammate Boyd Cordner - Dragons scrum feed on their own 20

8min

Only a 30m set for the Dragons and a kick low and hard down the middle of the field from Widdop finds Ferguson on the bounce

7min

First real pressure on a Dragons catch as Boyd Cordner contests the ball with Jason Nightingale who takes the catch over the Roosters captain.

6min

Another 50m set for the Dragons and the kick finds Tedesco on the full.

5min

Another nothing end to the set for the Roosters with the Cronk kick finding Dufty on the full

4min

60m set in attack first time around for the Roosters but it's a nothing kick at the end of it, Dragons working it out of their own half

3min

Dragons play the second set safely and kick it on last tackle finding Tedesco on the full

2min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Gareth Widdop.

Gareth Widdop converts the Nene McDonald try from the Western touchline

Dragons lead Dragons 6 - 0 Roosters
1min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Nene Macdonald. Kick to come.

BUNKER ALREADY - Nene Macdonald has crossed after the Dragons ran the ball on the last, Widdop kicks and it's put down by Ferguson and McDonald cleans it up and gets it down in the corner

Dragons lead Dragons 4 - 0 Roosters
1min

We're underway in the biggest club game of the year - ANZAC Day, a game with plenty of history and significance, Ashley Klein and Gavin Badger in control

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Ashley Klein, Gavin Badger

Touch Judges: Nick Beashel, Michael Wise

Video Referee: Jared Maxwell, Luke Patten

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (24)
Tries: Nene Macdonald (2), Ben Hunt, Tariq Sims
Field Goals:
Conversions: Gareth Widdop (4/5)
Penalty Goals: Gareth Widdop (0/1)

SYDNEY ROOSTERS (8)
Tries: Latrell Mitchell
Field Goals:
Conversions: Latrell Mitchell (1/1)
Penalty Goals: Latrell Mitchell (1/1)