Full Time
80:00
2:00pm Sun May 29, 2022
Round 12 - Belmore Sports Ground, Belmore / Bidjigal - Crowd: 16991
80min

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

79min

Error from Marshall-King as he can't hang on to an offload. That'll be the game there, great game of footy

77min

Penalty to the Bulldogs as Jack Bird took Dufty out of play, surprising that he wasn't sent to the sin bin

75min

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

75min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Zac Lomax.

Lomax makes no error here as he puts the Dragons up by 10 points.

Dragons lead Bulldogs 24 - 34 Dragons
75min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Blake Lawrie. Kick to come.

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 lead Bulldogs 24 - 32 Dragons
74min

Dragons with a set of six right on the Bulldogs line. Can they win the game here?

72min

Oh no, the Bulldogs cough the ball up instantly as Luke Thompson losses the ball early in the set

71min

The Dragons give a penalty away through an illegal strip. Reckless play from Jack Bird as Burton kicks his team down the field

70min

Geez the Bulldogs almost produce something special there. We're in for a hectic final 10 minutes

67min

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

66min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Kicked by Matt Burton.

Burton makes no mistake here as they bring it to within four points of the Dragons

Dragons lead Bulldogs 24 - 28 Dragons
66min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Aaron Schoupp. Kick to come.

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.

Dragons lead Bulldogs 22 - 28 Dragons
64min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Zac Lomax.

Converts from right in front

Dragons lead Bulldogs 18 - 28 Dragons
62min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Andrew McCullough. Kick to come.

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

Dragons lead Bulldogs 18 - 26 Dragons
61min

Kiraz knocks the ball on after an exciting and ambitious play from the Bulldogs that nearly created a four-pointer.

56min

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

55min

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

55min

Penalty to the Bulldogs. Moses Mbye penalised for a high tackle. Great opportunity for the Dogs to retake the lead

52min

Moga may have let the Bulldogs back in here with an error in the play the ball

51min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Zac Lomax.

Lomax converts

Dragons lead Bulldogs 18 - 22 Dragons
49min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Zac Lomax. Kick to come.

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

Dragons lead Bulldogs 18 - 20 Dragons
47min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Kicked by Matt Burton.

Burton puts the Bulldogs back in front with conversion. Game on here in Belmore

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 18 - 16 Dragons
47min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Kyle Flanagan. Kick to come.

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

Tied up at Bulldogs 16 - 16 Dragons
46min

Penalty to the Bulldogs. High tackle from Amone as the Bulldogs start to swing the momentum their way

44min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Kicked by Matt Burton.

Burton nails the conversion from close to the side-line to reduce the deficit to four.

Dragons lead Bulldogs 12 - 16 Dragons
41min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Jake Averillo. Kick to come.

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

Dragons lead Bulldogs 10 - 16 Dragons
40min

The second half starts at Belmore with the Dragons kicking off

40min

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.

38min

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

38min

Penalty to the Dragons, dangerous tackle from Kiraz. Can the Dragons sneak in another try before the break?

37min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Attempted by Matt Burton.

Burton's conversion is unsuccessful

Dragons lead Bulldogs 6 - 16 Dragons
35min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Jake Averillo. Kick to come.

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

Dragons lead Bulldogs 6 - 16 Dragons
33min

Error from Ramsey who couldn't clean up the kick from Burton. Bulldogs with a chance to respond

30min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Zac Lomax.

Lomax kicks his second of the afternoon as the Dragons continue to extend their lead here in the first half

Dragons lead Bulldogs 2 - 16 Dragons
29min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Ben Hunt. Kick to come.

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

Dragons lead Bulldogs 2 - 14 Dragons
28min

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

28min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Zac Lomax.

Lomax makes no error with this attempts as he puts the Dragons up by eight points

Dragons lead Bulldogs 2 - 10 Dragons
26min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Mathew Feagai. Kick to come.

The Dragons have another try as they shift the ball left. Hunt and Ramsey combined well there to set up the try.

Dragons lead Bulldogs 2 - 8 Dragons
24min

Error from Dufty as he can't hang on to the bomb kick from the Dragons. Another chance here for the Dragons

23min

Conversion: Dragons
Attempted by Zac Lomax.

Lomax misses to the left of the uprights

Dragons lead Bulldogs 2 - 4 Dragons
23min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Tautau Moga. Kick to come.

Moga grabs his first try as a Dragon after a fantastic pass from Zac Lomax. Dragons with the first four pointer of the afternoon.

Dragons lead Bulldogs 2 - 4 Dragons
22min

A few six again calls for the Draogns, as they continue to look for their first try of the afternoon

20min

Another kick from Burton is caught in goal, that's three for the game now and another seven tackle set for the Dragons

17min

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

16min

Penalty to the Bulldogs, Jack de Bellin interfering with the ruck

13min

Penalty Goal: Bulldogs
Kicked by Matt Burton.

Burton converts the penalty goal to give the Bulldogs the early two-point lead

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 2 - 0 Dragons
11min

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

11min

Six again call as the Bulldogs are charging down the field. Great opportunity to score here

7min

Good defence from the Bulldogs, getting up in Suli's face and forcing the error

4min

Penalty to the Dragons. Paul Vaughan is called offside, allowing the Dragons to enter their half

3min

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

1min

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)