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Gagai is collected in the last tackle and the Rabbitohs win 34-18.

The Dragons come up with another error, the Rabbitohs will have one last chance to score.

Alex Johnston gets a penalty - Souths will look to posts another try before fulltime.

Pereira and Lafai cause some problems down the left.

Blake Lawrie goes close to the line.

Adam Reynolds concedes a penalty for failing to get the line drop out away before the shot clock expired.

Graham bats the ball dead. Line drop out.

Aitken is collected by Burns.

The Dragons come up with possession from the kick-off.

Another error from the Dragons. This second half performance has descended into a disaster.

Sam Burgess is claiming his second!

Adam Reynolds belts the ball dead, the Dragons will have a seven tackle set.

After being far-and-away the better side in the first half, the Dragons have had no answers in the second 40.

Ben Hunt makes an error at dummy half.

Gagai comes up with another error - the representative winger isn't having one of his best nights tonight.

Norman kicks but Johnston is on the spot to clean up.

Dane Gagai loses possession trying to get a quick play-the-ball.

Widdop kicks but Graham collects the ball and gets a 20 metre re-start.

Dragons penalty - if the home side hope to pull off a comeback they will need to score soon.

The Rabbitohs centre kicked for Johnston, but Norman was on the spot to clean up.

Burns into space.

Matt Dufty is on for the Dragons.

Great work from Alex Johnston during the lead up to send the #5 in for his second try in as many weeks.

The eighth immortal is in hysterics at Burgess' attempt to kick.

Sam Burgess can do a lot of things, kicking isn't one of them!

Widdop has to bat the ball dead, as the Rabbitohs produce another brilliant set after points.

Braidon Burns is claiming a try, the referee wants to check the onside.

Rabbitohs error, but the referee rules a penalty to the visitors for holding down in the play-the-ball.

Jordan Pereira almost gets his third, but the winger was unable to gather in Lafai's offload.

The Dragons came close to again scoring through the left side combination of Lafai and Pereira during that last attacking raid.

Repeat set, Damien Cook knocks on close to the posts.

Luciano Leilua didn't have the speed, but the Dragons have a huge opportunity.

INTERCEPT

Plenty of nice ball movement from the Dragons as the Rabbitohs start a set well inside their own half.

Last week the Dragons left it too late to get Matt Dufty on - how much longer will Paul McGregor wait to get his super-sub on the field?

Mikaele Ravalawa is monstered by three South Sydney chasers.

Mikaele Ravalawa is forced dead in-goal. Brilliant set after points from the visitors.

Referee Gerard Sutton has referred the play as a 'Try' to the bunker.

Sam Burgess is claiming a try.

Penalty Souths.

Brandon Burns forces an error from Gareth Widdop by chasing a Cody Walker kick. Souths to start a set 15 metres out.

Mikaele Ravalawa takes the first run of the second half.

Both sides are on the field for the second half.

A crazy finish to the first half sees both sides throwing the ball around, but the home side takes a 12-6 lead into the change of ends.

Sam Burgess comes up with a knock on close to the try line.

Sam Burgess loses the ball close to the line, but Corey Norman is deemed to be offside.

Josh Kerr loses the ball inside his own half. The Rabbitohs will have a chance to level the scores before halftime.

Luciano Leilua is on for the Dragons.

Liam Knight loses the ball following strong contact from Blake Lawrie.

Dane Gagai almost gathered in an Adam Reynolds bomb to score. Another line drop out coming up.

The Dragons have done well to hold out the Rabbitohs over the past few minutes.

Gareth Widdop cleans up a Dane Gagai grubber on the last tackle.

Jacob Host is on the spot to bat the ball dead. Line drop out.

Adam Reynolds is collected by a late tackle from Josh Kerr. Souths will start a set 20 metres out from the Dragons try line.

Kyle Turner and Josh Kerr are on for their respective teams.

The Dragons elect to take the points on offer.

Liam Knight is on report for a chicken wing on James Graham.

Dragons will start a new set inside the Rabbitohs half.

John Sutton is off, replaced by Ethan Lowe.

Gareth Widdop kills a promising Dragons raid by kicking straight to the Rabbitohs.

John Sutton loses the ball on halfway after almost getting through a hole.

The Dragons compound an error by conceding a penalty.

Mark Nicholls gives away a penalty with his first involvement of the night.

Liam Knight is on for South Sydney.

John Sutton almost makes his way through the Dragons defence.

Jeremy Latimore is on for Blake Lawrie.

The Dragons have looked impressive in the first half.

Tom Burgess collects Mikaele Ravalawa around the head - penalty Dragons.

Mikaele Ravalawa manages to stay in the field fielding the drop out.

Alex Johnston has to race back to bat the ball dead after Ben Hunt elected to chip on the third tackle. Line drop out.

Corey Norman loses the ball, but a Rabbitohs strip sees the home side awarded a penalty.

Both sides trading sets at the moment.

Ben Hunt delivers a forward pass to Euan Aitken close to the tryline.

Damien Cook kicks the Rabbitohs out of trouble, but the Dragons manage to get into their opponents half after three tackles.

Campbell Graham makes a nice run into Dragons territory after some nice passing.

Ben Hunt bombs, but Braidon Burns opts to allow the ball to bounce into touch.

Jacob Host is on the spot to gather in a Ben Hunt grubber, a new set for the Dragons.

Thomas Burgess knocks on to alleviate the pressure on the Dragons.

Souths get a penalty and find touch inside the Dragons half.

Murray had Alex Johnston in support but dummied and scored under the posts.

Ben Hunt bombs but Dane Gagai is up to the task.

The Rabbitohs will restart play 35 metres out after a strong run after Sims knocked on.

The referee has referred the play to the bunker as 'No Try' with Sims knocking on in attempting to score.

Tariq Sims is claiming a try!

The Dragons earn a penalty and will start a set on halfway.

Jordan Pereira is met by three Rabbitohs chasers as he fields Adam Reynolds' clearing kick.

Gareth Widdop kicks off and Alex Johnston takes the first carry of the night.

The Dragons are met to rapturous applause as they come out for their first home match of 2019

Greg Inglis takes the Rabbitohs onto Netstrata Jubilee Stadium.

The Rabbitohs have won eight of their past ten matches against the Dragons, however they have won just one match from four visits to Kogarah since being readmitted into the competition in 2002.

Since taking over from Steve Price midway through 2014 - ironically against South Sydney - Paul McGregor has coached the Dragons to 15 victories from 21 matches at Kogarah.

The Dragons will be out to make amends in their first appearance at Kogarah since last year’s 38-0 thrashing at the hands of the Bulldogs - their worst ever loss at the venue.

These two sides last met in the semi finals last September where three field-goals from Adam Reynolds gave the Rabbitohs a 13-12 win at ANZ Stadium.

Both sides are as per program 1-17, with Dragons prop Josh Kerr set to make his first grade debut and Rabbitohs premiership winner Kyle Turner to play his first NRL match since Round 6, 2018.

The Dragons come into tonight’s match after going down to the Cowboys 24-12 last Saturday, while the Rabbitohs proved too strong for the Roosters 26-16 on the opening Friday of the season.

Welcome to League Unlimited’s coverage of Round 2 Thursday Night Football between the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium.