FULL TIME & the Roosters proved too strong in the end & move back into the top four with that win. Thanks for joining us folks. Stay tuned for the match report which should fly onto your screens soon..
Sydney Roosters 30-22
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
Widdop converts
Sydney Roosters 30-22
TRY ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Scored by Josh Dugan. Kick to come.
Dugan charges onto a long ball from Marshall to score
Sydney Roosters 30-20
Dugan makes a break down the right & offloads for Widdop who is brought down just short of the line. & a penalty to the Dragons
Sydney Roosters 30-16
Dugan sends Quinlan through who puts it on the toe but McDonald cleans up for the Roosters
Sydney Roosters 30-16
Quinlan with another good catch under pressure
Sydney Roosters 30-16
Dragons try the short kick off but Mini comes up with it
Sydney Roosters 30-16
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Conversion attempt by James Maloney successful.
Maloney makes no mistake from close range
Sydney Roosters 30-16
TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Scored by Jake Friend. Kick to come.
Friend burrows over from dummy half
Sydney Roosters 28-16
VIDEO REF possible Roosters try
Sydney Roosters 24-16
UNFORCED ERROR ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Joel Thompson makes an unforced error.
Thompson puts down a Benji bullet pass
Sydney Roosters 24-16
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
Widdop adds the extras
Sydney Roosters 24-16
TRY ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Scored by Benji Marshall. Kick to come.
Benji slices through from 20 out & showed he still has a bit of pace or was it Iron Man's jets getting him over...
Sydney Roosters 24-14
POSSIBLE Dragons try after a bit of old school Benji Magic...
Sydney Roosters 24-10
PENALTY Dragons, high shot from JWH
Sydney Roosters 24-10
Nightingale again under the high ball
Sydney Roosters 24-10
20m tap for the Roosters after it just goes dead with Dugan in pursuit
Sydney Roosters 24-10
Dragons penalty & they have it 40 out from Roosters line
Sydney Roosters 24-10
Guerra charges it down & nearly runs the length but Rein comes up with a stunning tackle
Sydney Roosters 24-10
Pearce puts it down from the kick off!
Sydney Roosters 24-10
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Conversion attempt by James Maloney successful.
Maloney keeps his perfect record in tact tonight giving his team a 14 point buffer
Sydney Roosters 24-10
TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Scored by Michael Jennings. Kick to come.
Jennings grabs his 2nd diving onto a Maloney grubber
Sydney Roosters 22-10
Moa sits Widdop on his backside with the brute force of Captain America in that tackle!
Sydney Roosters 18-10
UNFORCED ERROR SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Shaun Kenny-Dowall makes an unforced error.
SKD runs out of room & tries to pass back on the inside to no avail
Sydney Roosters 18-10
Mitch Rein kicks from dummy half lookin for a 40/20, but McDonald cleans up
Sydney Roosters 18-10
Maloney again sends it high & Nightingale again takes it safely...
Sydney Roosters 18-10
a good kick from Widdop finding touch 10m out from Roosters line
Sydney Roosters 18-10
Quinlan takes a Maloney bomb 15m out from his own line
Sydney Roosters 18-10
Widdop grubbers through & Minichiello cleans it up
Sydney Roosters 18-10
Dragons back in possession 25m out
Sydney Roosters 18-10
Dugan throws a desperation pass back on the inside before being bundled into touch but Cordner comes up with it for the chooks
Sydney Roosters 18-10
Repeat set for the Dragons after Pearce cleans up a Widdop kick & is forced back in goal
Sydney Roosters 18-10
A good set to follow up but the Dragons clean up a Maloney bomb & a penalty for the Dragons now, their ball from half way
Sydney Roosters 18-10
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Conversion attempt by James Maloney successful.
Maloney kicks it from just to the right
Sydney Roosters 18-10
TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Scored by Aidan Guerra. Kick to come.
Guerra plants it down with finger tip control just getting part of the ball on the stripe
Sydney Roosters 16-10
VIDEO REF possible Roosters try
Sydney Roosters 12-10
Widdop puts it high but the Roosters come up with it making some good metres through McDonald & Minichiello
Sydney Roosters 12-10
Nightingale takes the Pearce bomb. Dragons 20m tap
Sydney Roosters 12-10
Marshall kicks straight down the throat of RTS
Sydney Roosters 12-10
Nightingale again under the high ball, why keep kicking to him??
Sydney Roosters 12-10
Good field position for the Roosters early taking the ball back on their own 40m line
Sydney Roosters 12-10
Back under way with Merrin bringing it back
Sydney Roosters 12-10
Players coming back out for the 2nd half
Sydney Roosters 12-10
HALF TIME at Allianz & Captain America will take bragging rights into the sheds with the boot of James Maloney giving them a narrow lead. The Dragons are looking good throwing plenty at the Roosters but the home teams defence has kept them in it. They will be hoping their timing in attack can click in the second half.
Sydney Roosters 12-10
Marshall kicks from the scrum but Minichiello cleans it up
Sydney Roosters 12-10
the ball is batted down from SKD & the Dragons wil get a scrum 35m out from Roosters line
Sydney Roosters 12-10
Guerra puts down a bullet like pass from Maloney
Sydney Roosters 12-10
RTS grubbers it & the Dragons knock it forward after scooping up the loose ball. Scrum Roosters 15m out from Dragons line
Sydney Roosters 12-10
Widdop again tries a short kick behind the line but again it fails, good chance for the Roosters again
Sydney Roosters 12-10
Good yards for the Roosters & Quinlan comes up with a great catch from a bomb under pressure to save his team
Sydney Roosters 12-10
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Conversion attempt by James Maloney successful.
Maloney from the sideline puts his team in front
Sydney Roosters 12-10
TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Scored by Nene Macdonald. Kick to come.
TRY for McDonald after some good hands from Tuivasa-Sheck & Jennings on the inside
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Roosters a chance to attack
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-6
PENALTY Roosters, for a lifting tackle from Will Matthews
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-6
Marshall kicks for the corner but it just rolls dead. 20m tap Roosters
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-6
Big yards down the right from Nightingale, here come the Dragons...
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-6
UNFORCED ERROR SYDNEY ROOSTERS
James Maloney makes an unforced error.
Maloney throws one into touch and the timing in attack is off again
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-6
Change over for the Roosters 5m on their side of halfway after Widdop tried a little stabbing kick in behind the line
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-6
Nightingale takes another bomb
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-6
Widdop kicks to the corner & Minichiello brings it back off his line
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
Widdop makes no mistake with this one
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-6
TRY ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Scored by Joel Thompson. Kick to come.
Thompson hits a whole on the left running onto a Widdop pass
St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-6
PENALTY Dragons & Morris takes the quick tap
Sydney Roosters 6-4
Maloney sends it sky bound again but Nightingale takes a good catch on his own line
Sydney Roosters 6-4
Minichiello takes a good catch on the fly taking it above his head
Sydney Roosters 6-4
Moa puts down a flat ball on the line from Jake Friend
Sydney Roosters 6-4
Another Penalty with a good chance for the Roosters to attack
Sydney Roosters 6-4
PENALTY Roosters. Widdop put a bomb up but the Dragons give the penalty away
Sydney Roosters 6-4
Marshall makes a break running onto a Dugan offload
Sydney Roosters 6-4
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop unsuccessful.
Widdop hooks it to the left
Sydney Roosters 6-4
TRY ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Scored by Brett Morris. Kick to come.
Morris dives on the loose ball after Widdop grubbered it into the in goal
Sydney Roosters 6-4
UNFORCED ERROR SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Jake Friend makes an unforced error.
Another forward pass from dummy half. Dragons ball 35 out from Roosters line
Sydney Roosters 6-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Conversion attempt by James Maloney successful.
Maloney adds the easy conversion
Sydney Roosters 6-0
TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Scored by Michael Jennings. Kick to come.
Maloney puts up the bomb & Jennings comes down with it to score under the posts
Sydney Roosters 4-0
VIDEO REF possible Roosters try to Jennings...
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UNFORCED ERROR ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Gareth Widdop makes an unforced error.
Marshall switched it to the left & Widdop puts it down in good field position
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Mike Cooper picks up Moa in a crunching tackle
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De Belin is hit in a solid tackle & coughs up the pill
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UNFORCED ERROR SYDNEY ROOSTERS
James Maloney makes an unforced error.
Forward pass from dummy half, more pressure...
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Roosters hang on. Marshall threw a wayward pass & Jennings scoops it up
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Dragons get another set, regathering after a grubber bounces off Jennings
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Another penalty for the Dragons & theyl get 1st chance to attack
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PENALTY Dragons, Roosters offside
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Were under way at Allianz with Roosters getting 1st use
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Roosters in their Captain America strip running out
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The Dragons in their Iron Man strip taking the field
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Team sheets are in and the Roosters are 1-17 as named on Tuesday.
For the Dragons Bronson Harrison drops off the bench with Shane Pumipi taking his spot in jersey 18
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It's Marvel Super Heroes round in the NRL this week and tonight from Allianz Stadium two of The Avengers greatest go toe to toe in what should be an epic battle. Captain America's Sydney Roosters will host Iron Man's St George Illawarra Dragons.
The glory bound rounds are well and truly upon us now with every match crucial in the run home to the finals. The Roosters will be looking to move back into the top four with a win tonight, whole the Dragons can move into the top eight.
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Referees & scorers:
Referee: Shayne Hayne, Grant Atkins
Touch Judges: Jeff Younis, Nick Beashel
Video Referee: Steve Clark, Luke Patten
SYDNEY ROOSTERS (30)
Tries: Michael Jennings (2), Nene Macdonald, Aidan Guerra, Jake Friend
Field Goals:
Conversions: James Maloney (5/5)
Penalty Goals:
ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (22)
Tries: Brett Morris, Joel Thompson, Benji Marshall, Josh Dugan
Field Goals:
Conversions: Gareth Widdop (3/4)
Penalty Goals: