FULL TIME at Suncorp Stadium as seen the Broncos collect two points and march further onto the finals with a 30-22 victory over the Dragons.
Brisbane Broncos 30-22
Justin Hodges has tapped on a pass forward and it goes to ground. Scrum packs for the Dragons 10 metres from their own try line.
Brisbane Broncos 30-22
UNFORCED ERROR ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Gareth Widdop makes an unforced error.
Gareth Widdop jumped on the floating pass and it's a scrum for the Broncos...but replay showed it went backwards...Anyway we play on with a Broncos ball 15 metres out
Brisbane Broncos 30-22
Change over but we have time off as the players come together with some pushes. Broncos with possession 40 metres out from the try line of the Dragons
Brisbane Broncos 30-22
Daniel Vidot is forced over the corner after the last tackle kick allowed to bounce, scrum packs for the Dragons 10 metres out from their own try line.
Brisbane Broncos 30-22
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION BRISBANE BRONCOS
Conversion attempt by Corey Parker successful.
Corey Parker makes it an 8 point lead again as he slots the conversion from out wide on the eastern side.
Brisbane Broncos 30-22
TRY BRISBANE BRONCOS
Scored by Matt Gillett. Kick to come.
Matt Gillett gets the GREEN LIGHTS as he surges over and powers under three Dragons defenders off a beautiful inside pass and the Broncos extend their lead.
Brisbane Broncos 28-22
VIDEO REFEREE for Matt Gillett. Ben Cummins wants to check the grounding
Brisbane Broncos 24-22
UNFORCED ERROR ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Benji Marshall makes an unforced error.
Benji Marshall jumps out of the line and knocks down a floating pass, it's ZERO TACKLE for the Broncos 10 metres out
Brisbane Broncos 24-22
UNFORCED ERROR ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Trent Merrin makes an unforced error.
Trent Merrin fumbles the ball in the ruck and he isn't happy about it as the Broncos pack a scrum 30 metres out from the Dragons try line.
Brisbane Broncos 24-22
Dale Copley is caught on last tackle after surge from Ben Barba at the line. Change over and it's the Dragons ball just metres out from their own line.
Brisbane Broncos 24-22
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
Gareth Widdop nails the conversion and we have a 2 point ball game!
Brisbane Broncos 24-22
TRY ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Scored by Peter Mata'utia. Kick to come.
Peter Mata'utia finishes off a play which started with a step and offload from Benji Marshall. The Widdop long pass linked with Thompson who shifted to send Peter Mata'utia over in the corner.
Brisbane Broncos 24-20
Matt Gillett is back on after being wrongly sin binned. Surely be fired up now as the Broncos conceded two tries in his absence.
Brisbane Broncos 24-16
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
Gareth Widdop with the conversion attempt guides it between the sticks and it's game on now!
Brisbane Broncos 24-16
TRY ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Scored by Joel Thompson. Kick to come.
Joel Thompson has burst through the line and charged 45 metres off a forward pass from Benji Marshall. Nothing we can do, points are on the board now as the Broncos defence failed to cover.
Brisbane Broncos 24-14
UNFORCED ERROR BRISBANE BRONCOS
Sam Thaiday makes an unforced error.
Sam Thaiday has knocked on and it's a loose carry for the Broncos. Scrum for the Dragons 10 metres out from their try line.
Brisbane Broncos 24-10
Gerard Beale is trapped in goal. Line drop out and the Broncos as the kick chase is pin-point.
Brisbane Broncos 24-10
Josh Dugan is grabbing at his leg after being cleaned up as he kicked ahead on last tackle
Brisbane Broncos 24-10
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
Gareth Widdop with the conversion, slots the conversion to close the points to 14.
Brisbane Broncos 24-10
TRY ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Scored by Josh Dugan. Kick to come.
GREEN LIGHTS are award for Josh Dugan. He cleans up a mistake from Benji Marshall and the Dragons close the gap.
Brisbane Broncos 24-8
VIDEO REFEREE for the Dragons. We have NO TRY for Josh Dugan. Looking at knock on
Brisbane Broncos 24-4
SIN BIN
Matt Gillett is sent to the sin bin.
Matt Gillett has been marched for 10 minutes, Ben Cummins ruled him offside. The play when 40 metres and then the penalty comes again... craziness from the officials. Dragons on the attack with the Broncos down to 12.
Brisbane Broncos 24-4
Penalty to the Dragons, Benji Marshall takes a quick tap and bolts 40 metres
Brisbane Broncos 24-4
FORWARD PASS denies Tyson Frizell. Pass from Will Matthews was flat at best. Scrum Broncos 10 metres out from their own try line.
Brisbane Broncos 24-4
Penalty comes against Sam Thaiday for a crusher tackle on Will Matthews. Dragons attack 10 metres out
Brisbane Broncos 24-4
Ben Hunt places a towering bomb, Jack Reed allows it to bounce and it finds the sideline. End to end football as the Dragons come up with possession via a change over.
Brisbane Broncos 24-4
UNFORCED ERROR ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Jason Nightingale makes an unforced error.
Jason Nightingale unable to take the inside offside, he fumbles into a Broncos player and it's a change over at the 10 metre line.
Brisbane Broncos 24-4
Ben Hunt concedes the penalty for holding down in the ruck. Widdop fires the kick away and the Dragons attack 20 metres out from the try line
Brisbane Broncos 24-4
UNFORCED ERROR BRISBANE BRONCOS
Alex Glenn makes an unforced error.
Alex Glenn is crushed in a behind tackle and the ball is dropped. Last tackle change over gives Dragons possession 10 metres off their try line.
Brisbane Broncos 24-4
Play resumes with a penalty for offside as Daniel Vidot limps behind the play after a break in play being assisted by the trainers.
Brisbane Broncos 24-4
Jason Nightingale juggles the last tackle bomb but Justin Hodges just beats him to the grip. Penalty comes on the back of it on the next play. Offside is the call against the Dragons
Brisbane Broncos 24-4
Penalty comes for the Dragons after McCullough not clearing the ruck at the change over. Dragons on the attack short of the half way line.
Brisbane Broncos 24-4
Andrew McCullough is held short of the try line and it's a change over for the Dragons.
Brisbane Broncos 24-4
UNFORCED ERROR ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Tyson Frizell makes an unforced error.
Tyson Frizell fumbles a catch of a short pass, zero tackle for the Broncos on half way
Brisbane Broncos 24-4
Second half is UNDERWAY as the Broncos kick off. Mike Cooper takes the first hit up for the second forty.
Brisbane Broncos 24-4
HALF TIME at Suncorp Stadium sees the Broncos in control over the Dragons, 24-4.
Brisbane Broncos 24-4
Jason Nightingale is ruled to knocked on and it's a line drop out for the Broncos. Repeat set just before the break
Brisbane Broncos 24-4
Tyson Frizell penalised for the Dragons from the kick off in the first hit up. Ben Hunt finds the sideline, Broncos attack 15 metres from half way
Brisbane Broncos 24-4
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION BRISBANE BRONCOS
Conversion attempt by Corey Parker successful.
Corey Parker nails the conversion as they extend their lead to 20 points. Brisbane all over the Dragons as their quick fire attack has caught out the Dragons defenders again.
Brisbane Broncos 24-4
TRY BRISBANE BRONCOS
Scored by Daniel Vidot. Kick to come.
Andrew McCullough with a beautiful show and go split the markers. Daniel Vidot goes over easily on the eastern sideline with the overlap created on the far side. Brilliant try.
Brisbane Broncos 22-4
Gareth Widdop’s kick is too long. Thompson chased but beaten as he raced for the bouncing ball. 20m tap for Brisbane
Brisbane Broncos 18-4
Penalty to the Dragons, Ben Hannant offside at marker. Dragons attacking 20 metres out from the try line.
Brisbane Broncos 18-4
Daniel Vidot makes a surging run over half way but he drops it. Dragons on the counter attack now.
Brisbane Broncos 18-4
UNFORCED ERROR BRISBANE BRONCOS
Ben Hannant makes an unforced error.
Ben Hannant bolted onto a forward pass and he dropped it. Dragons with the zero tackle deep in their own half
Brisbane Broncos 18-4
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION BRISBANE BRONCOS
Conversion attempt by Corey Parker successful.
Corey Parker slots the conversion and the Broncos are back in control as they make it a 12 point lead
Brisbane Broncos 18-4
TRY BRISBANE BRONCOS
Scored by Matt Gillett. Kick to come.
Matt Gillett has turned Gerard Beale into a speedbump and surged over for the Broncos. Justin Hodges with the perfect short pass to guide Gillett into the hole of the Dragons defence
Brisbane Broncos 16-4
Penalty to the Broncos, Will Matthews crowding the ruck. Brisbane kick for line and attack 10 metres inside the Dragons half.
Brisbane Broncos 12-4
Ben Hunt toes a grubber through the line on last tackle after pleas from Andrew McCullough for a penalty for crowding the ruck. Beale comes up with possession deep in the Dragons half
Brisbane Broncos 12-4
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION BRISBANE BRONCOS
Conversion attempt by Corey Parker successful.
Corey Parker slots the conversion attempt to extend the lead to 8 points from beside the right post
Brisbane Broncos 12-4
TRY BRISBANE BRONCOS
Scored by Ben Hunt. Kick to come.
Ben Hunt gets the GREEN LIGHTS for his second four-pointer as the Broncos opened up the Dragons defence in broken play. He took a floating pass which started with an offload in the far corner from Jack Reed. Hunt with great speed to split the defenders which failed to cover.
Brisbane Broncos 10-4
VIDEO REFEREE for the Broncos. Ben Hunt has a TRY! Looking at knock on in the far corner.
Brisbane Broncos 6-4
Gerard Beale tackled in the air, no penalty comes as he was forced back in goal. Line drop out for the Dragons to give the Broncos a repeat set.
Brisbane Broncos 6-4
Brilliant work from Daniel Vidot, he cleaned up a chip kick on the fly from Gareth Widdop and Vidot manages to offload away to Justin Hodges. Brisbane on the attack just inside the half way line.
Brisbane Broncos 6-4
UNFORCED ERROR ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Josh Dugan makes an unforced error.
Josh Dugan has fumbled the pass as he attempted to link with Jason Nightingale as they created an overlap on the eastern side. Scrum for the Broncos 10 metres out
Brisbane Broncos 6-4
Penalty to the Dragons, Josh McGuire covering the ruck. Dragons up to their 40m from the Gareth Widdop touch finder.
Brisbane Broncos 6-4
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop unsuccessful.
Gareth Widdop fails with the conversion from the eastern sideline of Suncorp Stadium, the Broncos hold a 2 point lead
Brisbane Broncos 6-4
TRY ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Scored by Jason Nightingale. Kick to come.
Jason Nightingale has leapt up above the pack off a Benji Marshall cross field kick. Pin-point and the Dragons strike back after a zero tackle set.
Brisbane Broncos 6-4
ZERO TACKLE for the Dragons, attacking 10 metres out as their pass was knocked down.
Brisbane Broncos 6-0
Joel Thompson is held up in the in goal area. Back to the 10 metre line on the 4th tackle.
Brisbane Broncos 6-0
UNFORCED ERROR BRISBANE BRONCOS
Ben Hunt makes an unforced error.
Ben Hunt is ruled to have fumbled a broken play rush from the Dragons. Started with Benji Marshall who linked with Lesson Ah Mau who broke free in space, he bolted 30 metres. His pass finds Widdop who linked again with Benji who rocketed a long pass to Brett Morris. He fumbled it and Hunt was unable to clean up. Dragons with a scrum 10 metres out
Brisbane Broncos 6-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION BRISBANE BRONCOS
Conversion attempt by Corey Parker successful.
Corey Parker slots the conversion from beside the left upright to extend the lead early for the Broncos
Brisbane Broncos 6-0
TRY BRISBANE BRONCOS
Scored by Ben Hunt. Kick to come.
Ben Hunt gets GREEN LIGHTS as he darted between the sliding Dragons defenders and plants it down as he powers over.
Brisbane Broncos 4-0
VIDEO REFEREE for the Broncos. We have a TRY for Ben Hunt! He has slipped over the try line as he darted between defenders. Looking at grounding here.
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Penalty to Brisbane. Against Mitch Rein for taking out Ben Hunt’s legs after the kick. Penalty given at the 10 metre mark out from the try line.
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Lachlan Maranta takes the last tackle kick from the Dragons just in the field of play and he is met hard by Mitch Rein. Brisbane start their set 5 metres out from their own try line.
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First penalty of the game. Dale Copley offside at the ruck which gives the Dragons a full set from a touch finder on half way.
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Justin Hodges receiving attention from the trainer after a big tackle. Meanwhile the Broncos place the grubber over the sideline 10 metres out from the try line. Dragons with the possession now.
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Injury concern already for Brett Morris, he has his legs stretched apart. Trainer with him in back play
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Finally underway here at Suncorp, kick off time at 7:59pm... Dragons kick off to give the Broncos first use.
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Welcome to LeagueUnlimited's LIVE coverage from Suncorp Stadium as these two teams, Brisbane and St. George Illawarra battle for a top 8 spot. The loser tonight will say goodbye to their 2014 NRL finals dreams, while the winner will push onto the final round with a win required to secure a spot in the finals.
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LATE MAIL: Broncos – Todd Lowrie drops off the extended bench, otherwise they are unchanged.
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LATE MAIL: Dragons – No changes to the starting side with Nathan Green, Bronson Harrison and Jack Stockwell not required from the extended bench.
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Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ben Cummins, Dave Munro
Touch Judges: Brett Suttor, Nick Beashel
Video Referee: Steve Clark, Luke Patten
BRISBANE BRONCOS (30)
Tries: Ben Hunt (2), Matt Gillett (2), Daniel Vidot
Field Goals:
Conversions: Corey Parker (5/5)
Penalty Goals:
ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (22)
Tries: Jason Nightingale, Josh Dugan, Joel Thompson, Peter Mata'utia
Field Goals:
Conversions: Gareth Widdop (3/4)
Penalty Goals: