Full-time here at Belmore and the Dragons leave as victors with a 34-24 point victory over the Bulldogs. I hope you found that as entertaining as I did. And before I go, make sure you hang around on League Unlimited or follow along on the Twitter feed as we bring you all the action as the Parramatta Eels take on the Canberra Raiders
Error from Marshall-King as he can't hang on to an offload. That'll be the game there, great game of footy
Penalty to the Bulldogs as Jack Bird took Dufty out of play, surprising that he wasn't sent to the sin bin
Made an error earlier with the score. Score is 34-24 to the Dragons, accidentally credited Lomax with an extra miss. He's actually five from six rather than four
Lomax makes no error here as he puts the Dragons up by 10 points.
Lawrie scores his first try of his NRL career !!! Tough stuff for the Bulldogs and their fans as the big front rower barges over to extend the Dragons lead to two scoring plays
Dragons with a set of six right on the Bulldogs line. Can they win the game here?
Oh no, the Bulldogs cough the ball up instantly as Luke Thompson losses the ball early in the set
The Dragons give a penalty away through an illegal strip. Reckless play from Jack Bird as Burton kicks his team down the field
Geez the Bulldogs almost produce something special there. We're in for a hectic final 10 minutes
Ben Hunt is taken over the touchline just 10 metres out from the Bulldogs line after Jacob Kiraz had successfully shut down a line break opportunity only a tackle prior
Burton makes no mistake here as they bring it to within four points of the Dragons
This game has had it all. The crowd has erupted as Schoupp crosses over for his first of the afternoon. The Bulldogs shifted the ball to the left, Burton put in a grubber kick intended for Addo-Carr who picked up the ball and passed it inside for Schoupp to score and get the home side back within a try of the Dragons.
Converts from right in front
McCullough gets a try in his first game out. The Bulldogs aren't helping themselves this afternoon. The quick play the ball allowed McCullough to dart out of dummy-half and score under the posts
Kiraz knocks the ball on after an exciting and ambitious play from the Bulldogs that nearly created a four-pointer.
The Dragons respond with their own great defence as Corey Waddell is held up and taken over the side line. Great defence from the Dragons
Brilliant work from Aaron Schoupp there. Ramsye cleaned up the kick at the back and started making his way towards the sideline before Schoupp rag dolled him over the side-line
Penalty to the Bulldogs. Moses Mbye penalised for a high tackle. Great opportunity for the Dogs to retake the lead
Moga may have let the Bulldogs back in here with an error in the play the ball
Lomax converts
The lead hardly lasted. Aaron Woods was able to strip the ball from Josh Jackson and as a result the Dragons were given a prime opportunity to score. The Dragons shifted the ball right, Josh Addo-Carr charged out looking for the intercept but made a meal of it as the Dragons were able to go around him as Lomax scored his first try of the afternoon
Burton puts the Bulldogs back in front with conversion. Game on here in Belmore
The Bulldogs are coming! What a try by the Bulldogs as Matt Dufty skipped on to the outside of Hunt and broke the line before passing inside to Flanagan who scores the try. Great stuff from Dufty
Penalty to the Bulldogs. High tackle from Amone as the Bulldogs start to swing the momentum their way
Burton nails the conversion from close to the side-line to reduce the deficit to four.
The Bulldogs have come out ready to play! An error from Moga allowed the Bulldogs to have a full set of six in the Dragons half and Jake Averillo grabbed his second try of the afternoon as he once again got on the outside of Suli and proved too quick to stop
The second half starts at Belmore with the Dragons kicking off
Half-time here at Belmore and the Dragons head into the sheds with a 10-point lead. The Bulldogs have plenty of work to do after the break.
Amone's grubber towards the corner has way too much juice on it and goes over the sideline. Can the Dogs conjure something up with the last set of the half
Penalty to the Dragons, dangerous tackle from Kiraz. Can the Dragons sneak in another try before the break?
Burton's conversion is unsuccessful
The Dogs get their first! They shift the ball right and Averillo does a great job getting on the outside of Suli to score his first of the afternoon
Error from Ramsey who couldn't clean up the kick from Burton. Bulldogs with a chance to respond
Lomax kicks his second of the afternoon as the Dragons continue to extend their lead here in the first half
The Dragons are on a roll! Ben Hunt grabs himself a try as he takes on the staggered defence from the Bulldogs. All too easy for the Dragons
Another poor kick from Burton, who puts the kick-off out on the full. He just can't seem to get his kicking game right this afternoon
Lomax makes no error with this attempts as he puts the Dragons up by eight points
The Dragons have another try as they shift the ball left. Hunt and Ramsey combined well there to set up the try.
Error from Dufty as he can't hang on to the bomb kick from the Dragons. Another chance here for the Dragons
Lomax misses to the left of the uprights
Moga grabs his first try as a Dragon after a fantastic pass from Zac Lomax. Dragons with the first four pointer of the afternoon.
A few six again calls for the Draogns, as they continue to look for their first try of the afternoon
Another kick from Burton is caught in goal, that's three for the game now and another seven tackle set for the Dragons
Another poor kick from Burton with this one sailing over the dead ball line on the full. Good opportunity for the Dragons to swing some momentum their way
Penalty to the Bulldogs, Jack de Bellin interfering with the ruck
Burton converts the penalty goal to give the Bulldogs the early two-point lead
Penalty to the Bulldogs, Amone has been called outside as he raced off the line. Another great chance for the home side to open the scoring
Six again call as the Bulldogs are charging down the field. Great opportunity to score here
Good defence from the Bulldogs, getting up in Suli's face and forcing the error
Penalty to the Dragons. Paul Vaughan is called offside, allowing the Dragons to enter their half
Unsuccessful challenge by the Dragons as Sims knocks the ball on in the contest. Interesting use of the captains challenge this early into the game
Poor kick from Burton results in a seven tackle set for the Dragons
Welcome to League Unlimited for the first game of this gorgeous Sunday in Sydney. We've got the Bulldogs taking on the Dragons
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ben Cummins
Touch Judges: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski, Cameron Paddy
Video Referee: Grant Atkins
CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (24)
Tries: Jake Averillo (2), Kyle Flanagan, Aaron Schoupp
Conversions: Matt Burton (3/4)
Penalty Goals: Matt Burton (1/1)
ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (34)
Tries: Tautau Moga, Zac Lomax, Mathew Feagai, Ben Hunt, Andrew McCullough, Blake Lawrie
Conversions: Zac Lomax (5/6)