Max Feagai is tackled as the full-time siren sounds.
McGuire shows stupidity to hit Flanagan after he had passed.
Josh Mcguire is on report.
Bulldogs penalty.
Norman puts a grubber in but can't regather.
Dufty is down with cramping.
Ofahiki Ogden makes an error.
Bulldogs penalty.
Jack Bird knocks on trying to collect a ricochet.
The Bulldogs make an error off the kick-off - this has been a dreadful performance from the Bulldogs.
Flanagan converts from in front.
The winger pounces on a pass to run 50 metres untouched.
INTERCEPT
The goal is wide of the posts.
Hunt got a ricochet, ran into space before linking with Amone who gets his maiden try.
The debutant scores a remarkable try.
Feagai is being assisted off the field.
Mathew Feagai is down with a knee issue.
Ava Seumanufagai is being assisted from the field.
The kick is good.
The on-report prop strips Jack Bird and races away to score.
Amone is tackled on the last tackle.
Lachlan Lewis is off the field with an injury.
Junior Amone is on for his NRL debut.
The kick is good.
The Dragons run through swiss cheese defence - Billy Burns links with his fullback to make the scoreline embarrassing.
Norman converts his try.
A left side shift allows Norman to get over for his first try of the season.
Try time.
Play has resumed - Flanagan is back on the field with Averillo moving into the centres.
Corey Allan is being assisted with a stretcher off the field.
Corey Allan is tackled over the sideline and appears to have picked up an injury.
Bulldogs penalty.
The Bulldogs will get another attacking set close to the Dragons' try line.
The Bulldogs get a penalty coming out of their own end.
Norman makes amends for his previous miss.
The bunker deems Luke Thompson wasn't impeded, allowing Vaughan to score the match-winning try.
The referee is checking for an obstruction.
Paul Vaughan is claiming a try.
Hopoate is sent for 10 after impeding Bird in the act of scoring.
The try is overturned with Bird knocking on while grounding the ball.
NO TRY. Hunt taps a kick into the in-goal - Bird shows great desperation to touch down.
Matthew Dufty is tackled in a try-saver by Lachlan Lewis.
This performance keeps getting worse from the Bulldogs.
Averillo kicks out on the full.
The kick is wide from the sideline.
Ben Hunt produced a great cut-out pass to put Feagai over for an important try.
The debutant gets over for a four-pointer.
Lachlan Lewis aims for a 40/20 but Dufty is on the spot to clean up for the Dragons.
Hunt kicks. Josh Kerr knocks on. Nick Meaney knocks on.
Max Feagai makes a solid leap to a high ball from Lachlan Lewis.
The Bulldogs win the challenge and will retain possession on the attack.
The Bulldogs comes up with a mistake - but Hopoate opts to challenge the ruling.
Lachlan Lewis is receiving attention after copping contact from Josh McGuire.
Mathew Feagai out leaps Nick Cotric to a high ball.
The Bulldogs get a penalty for an escort against Fuimaono.
Nick Cotric tries to break through the Dragons' defence.
Lachlan Lewis is on for Kyle Flanagan as play resumes.
The Bulldogs are back out for the second half.
Allan wraps Dufty up to bring the first half to a (merciful) close.
Hunt throws an inside pass to Dufty which could have resulted in a try. Instead, Dufty continues the trend of the first half and makes an error.
The first half of the Broncos v Bulldogs is looking a lot better after sitting through this 40 minutes...
Josh Kerr loses the ball...
The Bulldogs make an error 10 metres out from their own line.
Mathew Feagai can't latch onto a nice kick from Ben Hunt close to the Bulldogs' try line.
There's still 5 minutes left in this awful half...
Josh McGuire offloads to Will Hopoate. On the next play Dallin Watene-Zelezniak makes an error.
Sione Katoa tries to toe the ball in-goal an ends up gifting possession back to the home side.
Kaide Ellis makes an error on halfway.
Mathew Feagai makes a nice catch to earn a seven tackle set for his side.
Billy Burns comes onto the field in the centres.
Tyrell Fuimaono is being taken form the field with a HIA.
Matt Dufty chases a kick from Hunt, but the ball beats the fullback over the dead ball line.
Ben Hunt and Jack Bird make some inroads through the middle of the field.
The Bulldogs come up with another error close to the try line.
The Dogs force a mistake and get on the attack.
Corey Allan is denied by a crucial tackle from Tyrell Fuimaono.
Norman drives a kick to DWZ who is tackled on his 20 metre line.
Norman adds the extras.
Great work from Hunt, Norman and a final inside pass from Jack Bird to put Dufty over for first points.
The speedy fullback uses his footwork to get to the line.
Renouf Atoni is on report with his first involvement of the afternoon.
Mathew Feagai loses the ball in a tackle from Nick Cotric.
Corey Waddell spills the ball - the Bulldogs are unable to build any pressure.
Josh Mcguire loses the captain's challenge - the Bulldogs will pack a scrum 10 metres out from the try line.
The Bulldogs come up with a terrible play on the last tackle, but may have come up golden with a Dragons' knock on.
Corey Waddell gets within a metre of the try line.
The Bulldogs receive a penalty for an obstruction.
Kyle Flanagan has a rush of blood by kicking on the first tackle close to the try line.
Mathew Feagai comes up with an error,
The Dragons go close to scoring but can't gather in a kick close to the try line.
Matt Dufty eyes a gap and almost breaks into space.
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak is hit by Jack Bird after fielding a kick on his own line.
Sione Katoa kicks from inside his own 40; Mat Feagai is collected by the Bulldogs on his 20 metre line.
Paul Vaughan loses the ball close to the try line.
Matthew Dufty makes a great kick return almost to halfway.
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak is tackled 5 metres out from his own line.
Mathew Feagai comes up with a catch for his first involvement in the NRL.
Nick Meaney makes a nice kick return over his 20.
Max Feagai gets the first touch for the home side.
Ava Seumanufagai takes the first run of the day.
Both teams are on the field - play just moments away.
The jerseys seem eerily reminiscent to the heritage jerseys worn by the Newcastle Knights in 2008 - the strip the Knights wore when Danny Wicks scores a 60 metre try against the Roosters.
The Dragons will be wearing heritage jerseys recognising the inaugural St George Dragons team from 1921.
The Bulldogs have won four of their six visits to Kogarah against the merged venture since 1999.
The Dragons have won three of their past four clashes against the Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs will be without Dylan Napa due to a shoulder injury. Ava Seumanufagai comes into the starting team; Lachlan Lewis and Ofahiki Ogden are the new men on the bench.
The Dragons will field two debutants with Mat Feagai and Junior Amone playing their first matches in the NRL.
Welcome to League Unlimited’s coverage of Round 9 Sunday Afternoon Football between the St George Illawarra Dragons and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs from Netstrata Jubilee Stadium.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ben Cummins
Touch Judges: David Munro, Nick Beashel
Video Referee: Alan Shortall
ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (32)
Tries: Matthew Dufty (2), Corey Norman, Mathew Feagai, Paul Vaughan, Junior Amone
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Corey Norman (4/6)
Penalty Goals:
CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (12)
Tries: Renouf Atoni, Nick Meaney
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Kyle Flanagan (2/2)
Penalty Goals: