Full Time
80:00
4:05pm Sun September 1, 2019
Round 24 - Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park / Gadigal - Crowd: 9136
80min

Reynolds loses possession and the match will come to a merciful end for the Dragons.

79min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Paul Momirovski.

Momirovski kicks his 7th goal to bring up a 26-point haul.

Wests Tigers lead Dragons 14 - 42 Wests Tigers
78min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Elijah Taylor. Kick to come.

Josh Reynolds streaks away to send Taylor over for his first of the season.

Wests Tigers lead Dragons 14 - 40 Wests Tigers
77min

Hunt kicks for Pearson, but Momirovski gets to the ball first.

76min

The Tigers come up with an error.

75min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Paul Momirovski.

Momirovski adds his 6th goal.

Wests Tigers lead Dragons 14 - 36 Wests Tigers
74min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Luke Brooks. Kick to come.

Brooks goes the length to give the Tigers victory.

Wests Tigers lead Dragons 14 - 34 Wests Tigers
74min

Brooks will go the length, but the referee wants to check the lead up.

74min

McInnes is down.

73min

Brooks is away!

73min

McInnes is being assisted off the field.

73min

Lawrence loses possession.

73min

Korbin Sims and Benji Marshall get locked up in a tackle.

72min

Brooks goes high and almost gets a result.

72min

Pearson drives Nofoaluma towards his goal line off the kick-off.

71min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Paul Momirovski.

Momirovski adds the extras.

Wests Tigers lead Dragons 14 - 30 Wests Tigers
70min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Benji Marshall. Kick to come.

Marshall scores and the Tigers are 80 minutes away from making the finals.

Wests Tigers lead Dragons 14 - 28 Wests Tigers
69min

Thompson is tackled short of the line.

68min

The Tigers can win the match with a try in this set.

68min

Hunt goes long and kicks out on the full.

67min

Sailor is driven back in a strong tackle.

67min

If the Tigers can hold on it will mean the Knights are out of contention for the finals.

66min

Tim Lafai fires a forward pass to his winger.

66min

Euan Aitken comes close to scoring.

64min

Widdop forces a repeat set.

64min

Leilua goes close to scoring.

62min

Jackson Ford is denied in a try-saving tackle by Luke Brooks.

61min

No Try - Tyson Frizell denies Mikaele his first NRL try.

61min

Mikaele is claiming a try - but the referee has referred the play as "No TrY'

60min

The Tigers come up with a strip.

59min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Paul Momirovski.

Momirovski brings up a 20 point haul.

Wests Tigers lead Dragons 14 - 24 Wests Tigers
58min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Paul Momirovski. Kick to come.

Momirovski the hat-trick hero!

Wests Tigers lead Dragons 14 - 22 Wests Tigers
58min

Mikaele gets within a metre.

57min

Aitken does well to shut down Thompson.

56min

The Dragons have made an error close to their own line.

55min

Chee Kam is a metre out.

55min

Benji takes a quick tap and gets collected on the halfway line.

55min

Hunt makes a great run inside the Tigers' half.

54min

Brooks kicks and almost gets a result.

53min

Lomax is coming off after a heavy collision with Thompson and Marsters.

53min

Zac Lomax is down!

53min

Taylor loses possession.

53min

Nofoalum makes a nice bust over halfway.

51min

Matterson loses possession and the Dragons are on the attack.

50min

Pearson bats Marshall's kick dead - line drop out.

49min

Blake Lawrie loses possession inside his own half.

48min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Gareth Widdop.

Widdop reduces the margin to 4.

Wests Tigers lead Dragons 14 - 18 Wests Tigers
47min

Great chase from Widdop to get the Dragons back in the contest.

47min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Gareth Widdop. Kick to come.

Hunt goes high and gets a result as Thomspon loses possession on his own line!

Wests Tigers lead Dragons 12 - 18 Wests Tigers
46min

Chee Kam on for Lawrence.

46min

Chris Lawrence is receiving attention from the Tigers' trainer.

45min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Paul Momirovski.

From in front, Momirovski puts the Tigers up by 10.

Wests Tigers lead Dragons 8 - 18 Wests Tigers
43min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Paul Momirovski. Kick to come.

Momirovski comes up with an intercept that should keep the Tigers in the hunt for the finals!

Wests Tigers lead Dragons 8 - 16 Wests Tigers
43min

INTERCEPT

42min

The Dragons get a penalty.

42min

Sailor makes a great catch.

41min

Thompson is collected 15 metres out from his own line.

40min

Leilua makes a good run off the kick off.

40min

Marshall finds the sideline as the halftime siren sounds.

39min

Widdop goes high, but Thompson comes up with possession.

38min

Reynolds takes a kick but can't get the angle for a 40/20.

37min

Lafai goes for the line but is denied by three Tigers' defenders.

36min

Dragons penalty.

36min

The Dragons have won a scrum against the feed.

35min

Jackson Ford comes up with a costly error close to the Tigers' line.

34min

Hunt goes high and gets a result as Thompson is taken over the sideline.

33min

The Dragons come up with possession inside their own half.

32min

Thompson is collected on his 30 metre line.

31min

Brooks goes long as Pearson is tackled just over his 20 metre line.

30min

Reynolds is on for the Tigers.

30min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Paul Momirovski.

Momirovski converts to put the visitors up 12-8.

Wests Tigers lead Dragons 8 - 12 Wests Tigers
29min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Luke Garner. Kick to come.

Brooks puts the ball in-goal for Garner to bag the Tigers' second.

Wests Tigers lead Dragons 8 - 10 Wests Tigers
29min

Luke Garner is claiming a try.

28min

Lomax does well to get out of his in-goal, but ends up having the ball stripped by Brooks.

26min

The Tigers receive a penalty coming out of their own end.

25min

Pearson does well to collect Brooks' kick close to his in-goal.

24min

Graham knocks on in the act of scoring - A RUGBY LEAGUE TRAGEDY!!!

23min

The British Bulldogs may have scored!

23min

JAMES GRAHAM

22min

Marshall produces a try-saver on Jackson Ford.

22min

Lomax is away!

21min

Hunt goes downfield. Thompson is met just over the 30 metre line.

20min

Brooks goes high as Lomax collects the ball.

20min

Alex Twal gets over the 40 metre line.

19min

Hunt kicks downfield.

18min

Penalty Goal: Dragons
Kicked by Gareth Widdop.

Widdop puts the Dragons up by 2.

Dragons lead Dragons 8 - 6 Wests Tigers
17min

The Dragons get a penalty and will kick to take the lead.

17min

No Try - Tristan Sailor has bounced the ball in the act of grounding.

17min

Luciano Leilua has been impeded in-goal.

17min

Tristan Sailor is claiming a try.

17min

Frizell gets an offload away.

16min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Gareth Widdop.

Widdop converts to level the scores at 6-all.

Tied up at Dragons 6 - 6 Wests Tigers
15min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Euan Aitken. Kick to come.

Aitken capitalises upon Robert Jennings' inability to touch down in-goal.

Wests Tigers lead Dragons 4 - 6 Wests Tigers
15min

Widdop kicks for the in-goal, the referee has sent the play up as "No Try".

15min

No Try. The Dragons will get a scrum 10 metres out from the Tigers' line.

15min

Jonus Pearson loses possession in the act of scoring.

15min

Widdop comes up with multiple kicks, but the Dragons appear to have lost possession while grounding.

14min

Lomax is driven in a strong tackle.

13min

Widdop goes high, but Jennings is up to the task.

12min

Mikaele comes up with a poor error as the Tigers made their way over the halfway line.

11min

Widdop kicks for Pearson, but the ball beats the winger over the dead ball line.

10min

The Tigers have lost possession in their own half.

10min

With the Raiders winning 15-14 over the Sharks, the Tigers will need to win to stay in contention for a place in the finals.

9min

Gareth Widdop makes a good kick return.

8min

The Tigers pack a scrum 40 metres out from the Dragons' line.

6min

Sailor is collected close to his 20 metre line.

5min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Paul Momirovski.

From the right touchline, Momirovski nails his first of the day.

Wests Tigers lead Dragons 0 - 6 Wests Tigers
4min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Paul Momirovski. Kick to come.

Momirovski touches down for the opening four pointer.

Wests Tigers lead Dragons 0 - 4 Wests Tigers
4min

The Dragons manage to pull down Brookes just short of the try line.

3min

Luke Brooks is away!

3min

The Dragons get a penalty coming out of their own end.

2min

Luke Garner almost gets through a gap.

2min

Ben Hunt drives the ball downfield as Corey Thompson is collected on his 30 metre line.

1min

Zac Lomax takes a carry.

Thomas Mikaele takes the first carry of the afternoon.

The Dragons are onto the field.

Benji Marshall takes the Tigers onto the SCG.

Tigers halfback Luke Brooks made his first grade debut against the Dragons at the SCG in 2013.

The two teams have met at the Sydney Cricket Ground twice previously in 2013 for one win apiece.

The 15th-placed Dragons will be looking to win their first match at the SCG since 2016, while the Tigers will have no shortage of motivation to stay in contention for the finals with a win.

As was the case in last week’s win over Newcastle, Josh Reynolds drops back to the bench with Matthew Eisenhuth coming into the starting side.

Ben Hunt will start at halfback in place of Corey Norman, while Josh Kerr replaces Jeremy Latimore on the bench.

Welcome to League Unlimited’s coverage of Round 24 Sunday Afternoon Football between the St George Illawarra Dragons and the Wests Tigers at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Matt Cecchin, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski

Touch Judges: Rickey McFarlane, Mark Bohan

Video Referee: Steve Chiddy, Bryan Norrie

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (14)
Tries: Euan Aitken, Gareth Widdop
Field Goals:
Conversions: Gareth Widdop (2/2)
Penalty Goals: Gareth Widdop (1/1)

WESTS TIGERS (42)
Tries: Paul Momirovski (3), Luke Garner, Benji Marshall, Luke Brooks, Elijah Taylor
Field Goals:
Conversions: Paul Momirovski (7/7)
Penalty Goals: