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
6/6 as he adds the extras
The young tyro slides over for his 1st try in the top grade
BUNKER possible Dogs try
PENALTY Bulldogs as the Dragons kick-off on the full
A perfect day with the boot for Holland as he adds the extras again
Jeremy Marshall-King bursts downfield following a drop ball from Jeremy Latimore. A Morris special from the ensuing play & Brett crosses in the corner
6 more for the Saints after a Matthew Dufty kick bounces off a Dogs player
Scrum Dragons on halfway after a wayward kick from the Dogs bounces out
Handover for the Dragons after Lachlan Lewis is tackled just short of the line
An air swing from Mann trying to kick on the last
Hollands adds the extras again from close range
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
Handover for the Bulldogs after Jack de Belin is caught with it on the last
Jordan Pereira comes up with it for the Saints after a short drop-out
Matt Frawley from dummy half dummies before grubbering through to trap Kurt Mann in-goal
Great kick Lachlan Lewis on the 4th tackle & the chase is strong from the Morris twins to trap Nene Macdonald in-goal
Timoteo Lafai kicks through on the last but William Hopoate is back to clean it up again
Its a wayward kick this time from Lachlan Lewis with the ball sailing out on the full
Cameron McInnes cops a bad knock trying to tackle Danny Fualalo & his evening looks over
PENALTY Bulldogs against James Graham for a facial on Kerrod Holland
A Ben Hunt kick rolls dead giving the Bulldogs a 7 tackle set
Ben Hunt tries to stab a kick through, but its not a good one. Josh Morris brings it back for the Dogs
PENALTY Dragons and they have a chance to hit back
Makes no mistake & the Bulldogs move more than 3 converted tries clear
And now a penalty which will give the Dogs a chance to move 20 points clear
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
BUNKER possible Bulldogs try
Another error from the Dragons but this one was forced as Lachlan Lewis crunches Tariq Sims in another solid hit
Both teams trading sets in the opening stages of this half with Matthew Dufty bringing it back to his 20
Tariq Sims is cleaned up on the last by Lachlan Lewis who just loves to tackle
Jason Nightingale is off for the Dragons in more injury woes for the home side
The Dogs turn possession over just short of halfway & the Dragons will get some early field position in the half
The second half is underway as Ofahiki Ogden storms back into the Dragons defensive line
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!
Kurt Mann pokes a kick through but William Hopoate cleans it up at the back
A good run back in behind the ruck was undone by a poor offload from the Skipper
A hospital ball close to the line from Kurt Mann & an opportunity goes begging for the Red V
NO TRY as Ofahiki Ogden punched the ball out of Jordan Pereira's grasp in the lead up with 2 in the tackle
BUNKER possible Bulldogs try
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
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
Lachlan Lewis runs away with it after receiving a gift pass from Nene Macdonald after fielding a kick
Matthew Dufty takes a bomb in-goal to give his team a much needed 7 tackle set
Holland from the sideline adds to his teams big lead
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
BUNKER possible Dogs try...
MacDonald drops a simple pass & more pressure coming
Bulldogs look to have all the momentum here as they work over halfway again
2/2 from Holland
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
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
With Rhyse Martin off the field, Holland adds the extras from in front
This time Lachlan Lewis grubbers behind the line & Morris is Johnny on the spot for 1st points of the afternoon
Lachlan Lewis goes cross-field on the last again & they'll get another set after Nene Macdonald touches it before going touch in-goal
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
Penalty Bulldogs & they will get more ball inside the Dragons half
Dragons defend their line with Aiden Tolman tackled just short of their line on the last
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
An offload from the centre is ruled to have gone forward & Bulldogs get a scrum 30m out from their line
Ben Hunt goes short to Tariq Sims on the last who throws a speculator which is cleaned up by the Dogs
Penalty Dragons & they go deep on the attack
Jordan Pereira fields a kick in his own in-goal to ear his team a 20m tap
Lachlan Lewis chips towards the in goal & forces the repeat set
Lachlan Lewis goes high on the last but Jason Nightingale at fullback fields it comfortably
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)