FULL TIME at Allianz Stadium and the Dragons have taken victory over the Roosters by 24-8.
Gareth Widdop slots the conversion from wide out
Jared Maxwell says that Nene McDonald grounded the ball with his finger despite it looking like he lost the ball... contentious call that one
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
REPEAT SET - A deft little kick from Gareth Widdop and Blake Ferguson needs to knock it dead
Widdop kicks it hard straight at Zane Tetevano who can't do anything but knock it on as it comes at him
DROP... PENALTY DRAGONS: A simple drop from the Dragons but Ashley Klein finds a penalty for offside against the Roosters
Roosters creating plenty of pressure but Zane Tetevano drops it
Gareth Widdop misses another long range penalty attempt
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.
NO TRY the ruling with both Latrell Mitchell and Joseph Manu knocking on in the kick contest
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
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
Latrell Mitchell needs the posts to get the ball through the posts but the flags go up and the goal is awarded
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
Gareth Widdop has no issues with the conversion 10m to the right of the uprights at the southern end of Allianz Stadium
Roosters defence are backing up and holding off as Tariq Sims rampages his way through the line and gets the ball down
Time off as Luke Keary is receiving treatment after being crunched hard after passing the ball
Cooper Cronk puts a pinpoint kick in and Lafai loses control of the ball in a strong tackle from Blake Ferguson
Ashley Klein calls time on and we are go for the second half
Gareth Widdop slots the easy conversion and knocks the goal over and sends the Dragons to a 12-2 HT lead.
Ben Hunt uses his speed and energy to get through some loose defence and gets over the line
Roosters lost ball - Dragons go 50m and are on the attack deep in the Roosters half
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
Fatigue coming into this game with Kurt Mann dropping a iffy pass out in front of him.
Latrell Mitchell loses the ball in a tackle after a good tap on from Cronk and Keary
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
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
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
NO TRY - Jared Maxwell ends up ruling that Blake Ferguson knocked on despite that not being asked for by the Badge.
BUNKER TIME - Gavin Badger has a NO TRY and a dropout but we're checking to see whether a Roosters player was taking out
Dragons get close to having their first tackle in the Roosters 20 but Lafai loses the ball, Roosters work it over halfway mid set
Gareth Widdop with the posts in front of him and wind behind goes for goal but misses it to the left
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
Roosters give Ben Hunt plenty of time to kick the ball and it's a kick that is too hard that goes dead
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
Tedesco takes a good catch then gets hits HARD in a crunching tackle
Roosters give up on the attack for the moment and will take the easy two points on offer from right in front
Third penalty in a row for the Roosters with the Dragons deliberately giving away a tackle 1 penalty to reset the line
Tyson Frizell puts his hand out at the ball at a Cronk kick and knocks it on
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
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
Roosters get a penalty with McInnes knocking over a kick chaser - No Sin bin; Friend loses the ball then Dragons lose it first play
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
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.
Ben Hunt puts the ball up high but Tedesco is safe underneath it, Roosters now having to work it from their own end
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
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
First real pressure on a Dragons catch as Boyd Cordner contests the ball with Jason Nightingale who takes the catch over the Roosters captain.
Another 50m set for the Dragons and the kick finds Tedesco on the full.
Another nothing end to the set for the Roosters with the Cronk kick finding Dufty on the full
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
Dragons play the second set safely and kick it on last tackle finding Tedesco on the full
Gareth Widdop converts the Nene McDonald try from the Western touchline
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
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)