Full Time
80:00
4:10pm Sun August 26, 2018
Round 24 - Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Carlton / Bidjigal - Crowd: 12436
80min

FULLTIME at Jubilee Oval & the Dogs have dealt a huge blow to the Red V's title hopes. Thanks for the company folks. Match Report to come shortly

80min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Kicked by Kerrod Holland.

6/6 as he adds the extras

Bulldogs lead Dragons 0 - 38 Bulldogs
79min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Ofahiki Ogden. Kick to come.

The young tyro slides over for his 1st try in the top grade

Bulldogs lead Dragons 0 - 36 Bulldogs
79min

BUNKER possible Dogs try

79min

PENALTY Bulldogs as the Dragons kick-off on the full

78min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Kicked by Kerrod Holland.

A perfect day with the boot for Holland as he adds the extras again

Bulldogs lead Dragons 0 - 32 Bulldogs
76min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Brett Morris. Kick to come.

Jeremy Marshall-King bursts downfield following a drop ball from Jeremy Latimore. A Morris special from the ensuing play & Brett crosses in the corner

Bulldogs lead Dragons 0 - 30 Bulldogs
75min

6 more for the Saints after a Matthew Dufty kick bounces off a Dogs player

71min

Scrum Dragons on halfway after a wayward kick from the Dogs bounces out

69min

Handover for the Dragons after Lachlan Lewis is tackled just short of the line

67min

An air swing from Mann trying to kick on the last

67min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Kicked by Kerrod Holland.

Hollands adds the extras again from close range

Bulldogs lead Dragons 0 - 26 Bulldogs
65min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Reimis Smith. Kick to come.

Its a HAT-TRICK! William Hopoate fields a kick before drifting across field to find Smith bursting through from his own 30. Stands up Matthew Dufty again, this time on the inside to race away & slide over

Bulldogs lead Dragons 0 - 24 Bulldogs
63min

Handover for the Bulldogs after Jack de Belin is caught with it on the last

62min

Jordan Pereira comes up with it for the Saints after a short drop-out

61min

Matt Frawley from dummy half dummies before grubbering through to trap Kurt Mann in-goal

60min

Great kick Lachlan Lewis on the 4th tackle & the chase is strong from the Morris twins to trap Nene Macdonald in-goal

59min

Timoteo Lafai kicks through on the last but William Hopoate is back to clean it up again

56min

Its a wayward kick this time from Lachlan Lewis with the ball sailing out on the full

56min

Cameron McInnes cops a bad knock trying to tackle Danny Fualalo & his evening looks over

55min

PENALTY Bulldogs against James Graham for a facial on Kerrod Holland

53min

A Ben Hunt kick rolls dead giving the Bulldogs a 7 tackle set

52min

Ben Hunt tries to stab a kick through, but its not a good one. Josh Morris brings it back for the Dogs

51min

PENALTY Dragons and they have a chance to hit back

50min

Penalty Goal: Bulldogs
Kicked by Kerrod Holland.

Makes no mistake & the Bulldogs move more than 3 converted tries clear

Bulldogs lead Dragons 0 - 20 Bulldogs
49min

And now a penalty which will give the Dogs a chance to move 20 points clear

49min

NO TRY. Josh Jackson pinged for a double movement after picking up the scraps from another pin-point Lachlan Lewis kick. Dogs have a scrum feed though as Jordan Pereira knocked on in the 1st infringement

49min

BUNKER possible Bulldogs try

48min

Another error from the Dragons but this one was forced as Lachlan Lewis crunches Tariq Sims in another solid hit

47min

Both teams trading sets in the opening stages of this half with Matthew Dufty bringing it back to his 20

45min

Tariq Sims is cleaned up on the last by Lachlan Lewis who just loves to tackle

44min

Jason Nightingale is off for the Dragons in more injury woes for the home side

43min

The Dogs turn possession over just short of halfway & the Dragons will get some early field position in the half

41min

The second half is underway as Ofahiki Ogden storms back into the Dragons defensive line

40min

And that's oranges as Lachlan Lewis jams in for a strong tackle on Ben Hunt to halt proceedings. Its been a Bulldogs ambush in the opening stanza who've piled on 3 unanswered tries. A big second half awaits as the Dragons will need to come out of the blocks fast in the 2nd forty. Stay tuned, should be a ripping 2nd half!

39min

Kurt Mann pokes a kick through but William Hopoate cleans it up at the back

38min

A good run back in behind the ruck was undone by a poor offload from the Skipper

37min

A hospital ball close to the line from Kurt Mann & an opportunity goes begging for the Red V

36min

NO TRY as Ofahiki Ogden punched the ball out of Jordan Pereira's grasp in the lead up with 2 in the tackle

36min

BUNKER possible Bulldogs try

35min

A good kick from Ben Hunt out of dummy half but the Dogs do well from their in-goal with William Hopoate & Brett Morris combining nicely

33min

Ben Hunt goes high on the last & it bounces just inside the field of play before bouncing out. Bulldogs feed 10m out from their line

31min

Lachlan Lewis runs away with it after receiving a gift pass from Nene Macdonald after fielding a kick

31min

Matthew Dufty takes a bomb in-goal to give his team a much needed 7 tackle set

30min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Kicked by Kerrod Holland.

Holland from the sideline adds to his teams big lead

Bulldogs lead Dragons 0 - 18 Bulldogs
30min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Reimis Smith. Kick to come.

After a quick spread to the right after the mistake Smith scores another top-shelf try after transferring the ball from his right to left hand to score in the corner

Bulldogs lead Dragons 0 - 16 Bulldogs
29min

BUNKER possible Dogs try...

29min

MacDonald drops a simple pass & more pressure coming

28min

Bulldogs look to have all the momentum here as they work over halfway again

26min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Kicked by Kerrod Holland.

2/2 from Holland

Bulldogs lead Dragons 0 - 12 Bulldogs
23min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Reimis Smith. Kick to come.

Is it 2018 or are we back in the 80s? because the Entertainers are back! William Hopoate fields a kick before offloading to Kerrod Holland who also offloaded one handed for Smith to race away up field. He chose to take Matthew Dufty on for speed & burnt him for a stunning try

Bulldogs lead Dragons 0 - 10 Bulldogs
22min

Euan Aitken has been forced off the field with a torn hamstring which gives Matthew Dufty an early introduction to the contest who was relegated to the bench today

19min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Kicked by Kerrod Holland.

With Rhyse Martin off the field, Holland adds the extras from in front

Bulldogs lead Dragons 0 - 6 Bulldogs
18min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Josh Morris. Kick to come.

This time Lachlan Lewis grubbers behind the line & Morris is Johnny on the spot for 1st points of the afternoon

Bulldogs lead Dragons 0 - 4 Bulldogs
17min

Lachlan Lewis goes cross-field on the last again & they'll get another set after Nene Macdonald touches it before going touch in-goal

16min

6 more for the Dogs after a cross-field kick comes down off the Saints. Play has been halted though as Rhyse Martin looks to have picked up a knee injury

14min

Penalty Bulldogs & they will get more ball inside the Dragons half

13min

Dragons defend their line with Aiden Tolman tackled just short of their line on the last

11min

Lachlan Lewis goes to the heavens off his left boot & Nene Macdonald caught it in the field of play before stumbling backwards to be pinned in-goal

10min

An offload from the centre is ruled to have gone forward & Bulldogs get a scrum 30m out from their line

8min

Ben Hunt goes short to Tariq Sims on the last who throws a speculator which is cleaned up by the Dogs

7min

Penalty Dragons & they go deep on the attack

6min

Jordan Pereira fields a kick in his own in-goal to ear his team a 20m tap

4min

Lachlan Lewis chips towards the in goal & forces the repeat set

3min

Lachlan Lewis goes high on the last but Jason Nightingale at fullback fields it comfortably

2min

Dragons complete their 1st set with Ben Hunt driving it down field on the last

We're underway from Jubilee Oval as Dragons have 1st use of the steeden

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Ben Cummins, Henry Perenara

Touch Judges: Chris McMillan, Phil Henderson

Video Referee: Ashley Klein, Luke Patten

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (0)
Tries:
Field Goals:
Conversions:
Penalty Goals:

CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (38)
Tries: Josh Morris, Reimis Smith (3), Brett Morris, Ofahiki Ogden
Field Goals:
Conversions: Kerrod Holland (6/6)
Penalty Goals: Kerrod Holland (1/1)