FULL TIME at Newcastle and the Dragons have gone top of the NRLW with a 40-4 smashing of the Newcastle Knights
PENALTY DRAGONS: Knights penalised for a second effort
It's not the Knights day as Romy Teitzel loses the ball trying to pick up the line dropout
Another miss from the Dragons, this time it's Sulusi who misses
Emma Tonegato swoops on a loose ball and she goes through with her speed and beats the defence
Keeley Davis' conversion looks good but it has too much fade and comes off the posts. The Dragons have missed their SEVENTH conversion
Jaime Chapman has a quickfire double as Quincy Dodd puts Chapman through a hole with a beautiful held up pass and the Dragons centre gets her second
PENALTY DRAGONS: Referee called held by Poko stripped the ball after the call
Holli Wheeler's kick is poor and it's away to the right - Dragons kicking stopping them from a bigger score
Jaime Chapman on the board now after the Knights hand over possession again with an error and then it's picked up by Chapman who goes through, finds Dodd who then inturn finds Chapman again
Dragons run it on the last but they don't get to to a kick and hand it over well into the Knights half
Holli Wheeler's conversion attempt is pretty average going across the face and landing on the 10m line
A great run from Holli Wheeler puts the Dragons into position then next play the Dragons go right and Teagan Berry gets over in the corner
Holli Wheeler converts from right in front
Emma Tonegato goes straight through the middle off the back of a scrum after Katelyn Vaha'akolo lost the ball and there was nobody in front of her after beating the defence
Kodi House regathers the kick on the last but the defence meets her
Holli Wheeler converts the penalty goal from in front after the Knights unsuccessfully challenged the strip call
PENALTY DRAGONS: Knights trying ti slow down the ruck but the referee is awake to it as she penalises Newcastle for a leg pull
Straight through the middle running hard, Phoebe Desmond makes good metres but next play the ball is spilt
PENALTY KNIGHTS: Quincy Dodd ruled to have still had hands on the ball after referee Kara-Lee Nolan called held
PENALTY DRAGONS: The penalties mounting against the Dragons after the Knights were penalised for a 2 on 1 strip
SECOND HALF IS GO! - The Dragons either deliberately or because of the wind has a good chance of the Dragons getting the ball back but the Knights clean it up
HALF TIME at McDonald Jones Stadium and the Dragons who could be leading by more if their goalkicking radar was on song - the Dragons lead 16-4 at the break
PENALTY KNIGHTS: Slow away from the ruck for the Dragons is the ruling, as the Knights are able to get towards haflway
Alexandra Sulusi pushes her conversion across the face of the posts
The Dragons are having a field day outwide and yet again the Knights defence is caught short but they almost stop it but don't
PENALTY DRAGONS: High tackle the ruling from referee Kara-Lee Nolan as the Dragons continue to go onto the attack
Under pressure Kirra Dibb gets a great kick away
Dragons run the ball on the last again and Kezie Apps is brought down just short of the line
The Knights finally get a chance for some ball into the Dragons half but lose the ball
Rachael Pearson's conversion is unsuccessful as she doesn't hit the ball well again
Madison Bartlett is the next player to take advantage of an awful defensive line from the Knights but for the second time this afternoon it's a beautiful cut-out pass from Taliah Fuimaono
Jayme Fressard has failed her HIA that she went off earlier
Rachael Pearson's conversion is across the face of the posts from the sideline
The outside defence from the Knights is caught short this time on their left as Teagan Berry is able to get the ball out wide as the play started on the left for the Dragons and spread wide to the right
Repeat set for the Dragons as Keeley Davis kick is perfect kicking on the angle and it gives the defensive line a chance to force Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly in-goal
PENALTY DRAGONS: Charntay Poko penalised for holding Elsie Albert down too long; Poko not happy with the call of referee Nolan arguing it was Albert doing the holding
Rachael Pearson will be disappointed with herself after that kick because it hooked left from close range
The Dragons again elect to run it on the last but this time it's good because the Knights defence is in all sorts out wide on their right and Taliah Fuimaono throws a beautiful long ball that lands on the chest of McGregor to score
Kirra Dibb tries to kick the Knights out of trouble but it ends up about 8 rows into the grandstand - Dragons start their set 25m out from the Knights line
Play breaks down on the last for the Dragons after they could have had a try out wide on play 4 had the passes kept coming. Instead Wheeler is brought down on the fifth
PENALTY DRAGONS: Maitua Feterika with a swinging arm that hits Kodi House high - No further action taken
It's not a conventional strike of the ball from Kirra Dibb out wide but the ball does go close but the touch judges still wave it away
Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly crosses out wide after the ball goes wide from the Knights and taking advantage of the overlap was a beautiful pass from Kirra Dibb
Jaime Chapman loses the ball after some miscommunication between herself and Teagan Berry
Kirra Dibb's kick is a good one that forces Emma Tonegato back to her tryline before getting back over the 10
HIA TIME: Jayme Fressard taken from the field for a HIA
Time off with some concern for Jayme Fressard as she cops an accidental knee from the Dragons tackler coming in
Dragons look to go right on the last tackle but they lose the ball with Jaime Chapman not able to take the pass
Flat ball to Maitua Feterika isn't the right option as she doesn't have a chance to catch the pass properly before being met by the defenders
PENALTY KNIGHTS: The Knights get their first penalty of the game as referee Nolan puts her stamp on the game as the Dragons were offside
Elsie Albert lets the pressure off the Knights with her second run putting the ball down
PENALTY DRAGONS: First penalty off the second tackle of the game where the Knights defenders are ruled to have gone back through the ruck
UNDERWAY! Kara-Lee Nolan has the whistle and the Dragons will use the ball first
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Karra-Lee Nolan
Touch Judges: Jake Sutherland, Tori Wilkie
Video Referee: Matt Noyen
NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (4)
Tries: Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly
Conversions: Kirra Dibb (0/1)
ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (40)
Tries: Page McGregor, Teagan Berry (2), Madison Bartlett (2), Emma Tonegato (2), Jaime Chapman (2)
Conversions: Rachael Pearson (0/3), Alexandra Sulusi (0/2), Holli Wheeler (1/3), Keeley Davis (0/1)
Penalty Goals: Holli Wheeler (1/1)