Full Time
80:00
7:30pm Sat June 7, 2014
Round 13 - WIN Stadium, Wollongong / Dharawal - Crowd: 12079
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FULL TIME here at WIN Stadium in Wollongong has seen the Dragons easily account for an strengthened team of the Sharks, 30-0.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 30-0

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SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.

Widdop nails the conversion to make it a 30 point flogging over the Sharks

St. George Illawarra Dragons 30-0

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TRY ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Scored by Gerard Beale. Kick to come.

Gerard Beale is awarded his second four-pointer for the Red V tonight as he slides over in the corner off a brilliant offload from Gareth Widdop

St. George Illawarra Dragons 28-0

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VIDEO REFEREE for the Dragons as Gerard Beale claims his second try. Looking at the sideline as he slid over after taking an offload from Gareth Widdop.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 24-0

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Chris Heighington knocks down a pass and the zero tackle call comes for the Dragons who attack just inside the half way line.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 24-0

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Jason Nightingale with great hands picks up the bouncing kick and scoops up possession deep in his own half.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 24-0

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UNFORCED ERROR CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS
Michael Gordon makes an unforced error.

Michael Gordon with a thru-ball between his legs and the mistake comes. Scrum for the Dragons 10 metres off their try line.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 24-0

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The Dragons unable to get a clean pick up from a loose ball and the Sharks pack down a scrum 20 metres out from the Dragons try line.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 24-0

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Benji Marshall's last tackle kick is too big, Nathan Gardener watches it go dead and earns a zero tackle, 20 metre tap

St. George Illawarra Dragons 24-0

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Fa'amanu Brown looking for a gap as he darted into a hole with some good footwork but on last tackle he can't get into space. Change over 10 metres out for the Dragons.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 24-0

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Gerard Beale flying out for the short kick off the boot of Gareth Widdop but it just beats him over the sideline. 20 metre tap for the Sharks.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 24-0

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SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.

Gareth Widdop with the conversion attempt slots the extras to make it a 24 point lead for the Dragons

St. George Illawarra Dragons 24-0

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TRY ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Scored by Josh Dugan. Kick to come.

Josh Dugan claims try number three again off Benji Marshall as the half back provided the chip over the top of the Sharks defence.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 22-0

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Bryce Gibbs and Ben Creagh having words after a call of dropped knees in the ruck.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-0

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Nathan Gardner is planted in goal again as the Dragons chasers push up and Craig Garvey lead the kick chase.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-0

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Kick from Cronulla is too big and it's a free 20 metre tap for the Dragons.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-0

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End to end stuff in the last few minutes, Dragons have possession from a Holdsworth last tackle kick on their 30 metre line.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-0

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Nathan Ayshford has been forced over the sideline as he charged to the corner but six Dragons defenders muscled up and shifted him over in the corner. Scrum for the Dragons 10 metres off their own try line.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-0

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Josh Dugan fumbled the ball in goal, looked to be a knock on but managed to get out into the field of play. Daniel Holdsworth's kick wasn't the greatest as the Sharks fail to build pressure

St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-0

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Penalty to the Sharks, strip is the call as the tackle saw the ball come free. Sharks attack on half way

St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-0

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Jason Nightingale has been unable to take the chip kick on last tackle and Benji's kick lands in the grandstand. Sharks hand over.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-0

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UNFORCED ERROR CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS
Jacob Gagan makes an unforced error.

Jacob Gagan under pressure as the Joel Thompson came flying through as he took the catch, however the ball is dropped. Scrum for the Dragons 20 metres out.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-0

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Second half is UNDERWAY here as the Cronulla Sharks kick off and trail the Dragons by 18 points.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-0

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HALF TIME here at WIN Stadium in Wollongong, despite the siren failing to sound we have the Dragons taking a 18-0 lead into the sheds.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-0

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Kick from the Dragons is deflected off the legs of the Sharks but ruled not to be played at. Scrum feed for Cronulla 15 metres short of the half way line.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-0

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UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop unsuccessful.

Gareth Widdop is unable splits the uprights from the eastern sideline and the score remains

St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-0

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TRY ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Scored by Gerard Beale. Kick to come.

Gerard Beale is gifted points as the Sharks defence failed to slide over with a floating pass from Gareth Widdop. Easy points for the Dragons crafted by a run from Benji Marshall

St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-0

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UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop unsuccessful.

Gareth Widdop hits the uprights from the western sideline and it's missed.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 14-0

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TRY ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Scored by Josh Dugan. Kick to come.

Josh Dugan takes the short pass again from Benji Marshall on the right side and he slipped into a gap of the defence and cracks over for his second try.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 14-0

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Benji Marshall puts in a well-weighted kick and Nathan Gardener is trapped in goal. Line drop out for the Dragons to give them a repeat set.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0

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Penalty to the Dragons as Cronulla concede while attacking deep in the Dragons red zone.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0

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Michael Gordon fumbles the horrid kick from Brown and the Dragons take the new set on their own 20 metre line. Cronulla's last tackle kicking game has been poor tonight.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0

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Fa'amanu Brown places a great cross field kick but the Sharks failed to chase and gave an easy catch for the Dragons fullback in Quinlan. St. George Illawarra working it off their own 10 metre line.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0

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Penalty to the Sharks, seemed to be a knock on by the penalty comes for a foot in the work. Jack de Belin the player to knock the ball free in the ruck. Cronulla kick ahead and attack 10 metres short of the half way line.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0

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SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.

Gareth Widdop has no issues with the conversion attempt this time as he slots it 10 metres in from the western sideline.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0

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TRY ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Scored by Josh Dugan. Kick to come.

Josh Dugan gets the second Dragons four-pointer as he reached over the try line and planted it on the white wash after taking a short pass from Benji Marshall.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-0

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VIDEO REFEREE For the Dragons, Josh Dugan claiming points here as he reached out for the line

St. George Illawarra Dragons 4-0

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Back to back penalties for the Dragons. The latest for a cannonball tackle against Chris Heighington. Dragons attacking on the goal line.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 4-0

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UNFORCED ERROR CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS
Michael Gordon makes an unforced error.

Michael Gordon hands the ball straight to Trent Merrin has he failed to take the short pass. Dragons with possession deep in their own half.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 4-0

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UNFORCED ERROR ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Jason Nightingale makes an unforced error.

Jason Nightingale through he had already scored as he had open space in front of him, the pass as been left behind and the Sharks have a scrum on half way

St. George Illawarra Dragons 4-0

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Fa'amanu Brown puts up a towering bomb on the last tackle and Adam Quinlan takes it comfortably as Daniel Holdsworth strolled towards him. Dragons with possession middle of their own half

St. George Illawarra Dragons 4-0

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Another forward pass as the Dragons shift, Craig Garvey comes up with the mistake as he shifted across to Lesson Ah Mau

St. George Illawarra Dragons 4-0

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First penalty of the game, held in the ruck is the call. Gareth Widdop finds the sideline and the Dragons march up to the half way line.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 4-0

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UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop unsuccessful.

Gareth Widdop with the conversion attempt from the sideline on the eastern sideline hooks the ball and it's waived away

St. George Illawarra Dragons 4-0

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TRY ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Scored by Peter Mata'utia. Kick to come.

Peter Mata'utia is gifted the opening four-pointer as Adam Quinlan darted into a hole off a Benji Marshall short pass to then throw a floating pass to his unmarked winger.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 4-0

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Tinirau Arona is caught with the ball on last tackle as the Sharks attempted to keep it alive, nothing doing for the Sharks as they hand possession over on their own 30 metre line.

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Blake Ayshford charged at his former Wests Tigers team mate in Benji Marshall...and surprise surprise another error. Glue wouldn't go astray tonight with the errors piling up. Dragons with possession in their own half.

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Jason Nightingale has knocked on for all money but missed by the officials, the Dragons go 80 metres in the set but Josh Dugan's pass back in field is dived on by the Sharks.

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The errors continue as a floating pass short goes to ground and the Sharks through Michael Gordon gives on the loose ball, Cronulla have possession deep in their own half.

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Nathan Gardener is planted in goal by Joel Thompson as he took a floating Widdop last tackle kick shy of the try line. Line drop out gives the Dragons a repeat set.

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Forward pass called as the Dragons shifted to the left of the field looking for a hole runner. Sharks finally get possession through a scrum feed.

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UNFORCED ERROR CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS
Daniel Holdsworth makes an unforced error.

The Sharks once again unable to gets hands on a ball, Jacob Gagan with the error as he jumped up to get the catch on a cross field kick. Scrum for the Dragons 10 metres out

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UNFORCED ERROR CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS
Daniel Holdsworth makes an unforced error.

Daniel Holdsworth has made a meal of the catch as he aimed up from the kick off, the mistake gives the Dragons possession first up deep in the Sharks half.

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UNDERWAY as the Dragons kick off.

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We are minutes away from kick off here at WIN Stadium as the teams get the final message from their coaches in the sheds. The Dragons won the coin toss and will kick off in the first half.

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Welcome to LeagueUnlimited's LIVE coverage from a cold WIN Stadium in Wollongong as the Dragons host the Cronulla Sharks in the second Super Saturday fixture. Let's see if we can get you through this game as the teams struggle to climb the NRL ladder in 2014.

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LATE MAIL: St. George Illawarra Dragons – Dan Hunt & Bronson Harrison are out of the team tonight. Michael Cooper starts for Dan Hunt and Tyson Frizell starting in place of Trent Merrin who moves to the bench. Craig Garvey called into the side for Mitch Rein.

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LATE MAIL: Cronulla Sharks – Luke Lewis and John Morris have been ruled out for the Shire boys.Issac De Gois and Michael Lichaa into the lineup in their place.

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Referees & scorers:

Referee: Gavin Badger, Chris James

Touch Judges: Dan Eastwood, Rickey McFarlane

Video Referee: Chris Ward, Luke Patten

ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (30)
Tries: Peter Mata'utia, Josh Dugan (3), Gerard Beale (2)
Field Goals:
Conversions: Gareth Widdop (3/6)
Penalty Goals:

CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (0)
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Field Goals:
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