Full-Time - 46-26
Lomax converts - 46-26.
Bird takes the bomb and scores.
AJ Brimson puts it down.
PENALTY TITANS: Dangerous tackle.
Bit of a push and shove here.
PENALTY DRAGONS: Strip
Moeaki Fotuaika's offload fails to work.
Kickoff taken by the Titans.
Lomax stays at 50% this arvo and it's 40-26.
Hattrick for Moga!
Fermor puts it down again.
Woods puts it down... never say never here for the Titans.
Corey Thompson has been ACTIVATED as the 18th man due to the foul play on Pat Herbert.
Lomax converts.
Moga collects his second despite being down to 12 men.
So we've had 5 HIA's. McGuire will return though which is good.
Attack mounts to nothing there.
Dragons are down to twelve men. The only possible choice from the referee Liam Kennedy this afternoon.
Francis Molo has been SENT from the field.
Pat Herbert is hit high by Michael Molo.
Boyd nails it. Four point ball game.
We've seen some crazy tries here. That might be the most bizarre. Hunt goes short, Wallace offloads to Campbell who finds Sosefo Fifita and he dives over.
Ball forced by Tautau Moga in the in-goal
Cody Ramsey has gone off for a HIA it appears.
NO TRY - Jaimin Jolliffe is HELD UP.
We're having a look at this one. Jaimin Jolliffe looks to have been held up.
Herman Ese'ese was in the HIA not Liu. Titans on the attack now.
Big run from Greg Marzhew and he earns his side a set restart.
PENALTY: Hunt and M.Molo offside.
Hunt goes for a 40/20 but doesn't have the power.
Update on HIA via FOX: Josh Mcguire still going and Isaac Liu undergoing one now for the Titans.
Lomax fails to convert and it's 30-20.
Amone splits them from the scrum. Amazing work getting on the outside of Jarrod Wallace and he gets his second.
Aaron Woods back on - Josh Mcguire leaving for a HIA. They're down to 1 on the bench.
Fermor puts it down.
Lomax took the bomb but he's tackled and it'll be a changeover.
Fermor puts it down - poor pass though from Boyd.
PENALTY TITANS: Proffessional foul territory??? Kennedy disagrees.
Fermor proving the difference here.
Moga takes the kick - Dragons working it out of yardage.
All of a sudden, the Titans have a second wind here this afternoon.
Boyd converts and we're back to a converted try.
That was absolutely remarkable. For the moment it's a try. The kick was allowed to bounce, Herman Ese'ese got it onto David Fifita who wrestled it onto Campbell who kicked for Marzhew who used his brute strength to get away from three defenders, he found Beau Fermor and the Titans have their first of the second half.
Mathew Feagai gets bundled into touch by Sosefo Fifita.
Fermor's tip on goes straight to Zac Lomax.
One on one strip - 6 again for the visitors.
Kennedy sending it up NO TRY - Ben Hunt has saved the day on Jayden Campbell.
Molo's pass was ruled forward by referee Kennedy
No goal - 26-14.
Off the opening set of the half. The lllawarra Dragons are carving up. GREAT ball from Ben Hunt finds Jack Bird and the carnage continues.
Back underway for the second 40.
Boyd nails it on half-time - 22-14
PENALTY TITANS: High tackle and they're going for goal.
PENALTY TITANS - markers not square.
Fifita loses it... On the replay it's a wrong decision.
Sosefo Fifita with a big run down the sideline - Titans with a big chance before the half.
Challenge unsuccessful - no more in this half.
Challenge time - Dragons challenging a knock on.
PENALTY DRAGONS: Moeaki Fotuaika with the second effort.
Good set post points here from the Titans.
Boyd converts Fifita's try and it's 22-12 and that was a big try needed there by the visitors.
That's what David Fifita is capable of - takes the footy in broken play and breaks out of the tackle of Aaron Woods and beats three on his way to the line.
PENALTY TITANS: Crusher tackle against Jack Bird.
Lomax passes it forward
Lomax converts - 22-6 lead with 9 and a bit minutes to go in this opening half of footy.
Thrusted into the starting role with Andrew McCullough's injury. Jayden Sullivan crashes over out of dummy half and this is turning ugly here this afternoon.
Challenge unsuccessful.
Turner ruled to have lost on the advice of the touch judge - they're going to challenge.
Good set post points here from the Dragons - Titans working it out of yardage.
Official word from the Dragons - Moses Mbye is done for the game and he is officially OUT.
Touchies haven't moved and it's successful.
This one won't be coming back. Great shape from the Dragons there and off the seven tackle set they collect try number three. A good ball from Ben Hunt onto Jack Bird who found Cody Ramsey before passing back on the inside to Mathew Feagai to cross for the third of the afternoon.
Bird takes a big mark in the in-goal. Seven tackle set coming up.
Moses Mbye has a hamstring injury - his return is questionable.
Titans go for an early kick but it lacks execution.
Tino with a huge bust taken meters from the line - Set restart as well.
Moga has a quick-fire double. A last tackle shift from the Dragons caught the Titans napping and Lomax drew in the fullback and Tautau Moga crosses for his second in as many minutes here... We're under a Bunker review here... It's a simultaneous grounding and going into touch and it's a let-off for the Titans.
Dragons complete their set after points.
Lomax nails the kick and the Dragons re-establish their four point lead.
Moga did get it down. So the referee (and everyone else) needs to run back down field and award the try to Tautau Moga.
Moga has slammed it down - but Beau Fermor raced down field. Bit to check here.
Set restart Dragons - 10m (off the scrum).
Update on Andrew McCullough - he's got a medial ligament injury and will not return (via FOX).
Greg Marzhew puts it down.
Accidental offside - with Ben Hunt and Jack Bird.
Jojo Fifita puts it down in the strong contact. Dragons go on the attack.
Beau Fermor can't handle the kick - Moga lost sight of the ball there.
Phillip Sami has FAILED his HIA will not return this afternoon.
Boyd's kick is successful - 6-4 score line.
Great shift down the blind side (left) - Herbert linked up with Greg Marzhew before linking up on the inside with AJ Brimson and the Titans hit back.
Marzhew taken on the last and it's a changeover.
Dragons complete their set after points.
No goal for Lomax.
There's going to be a bit to look at here. Kennedy awards the try - Lomax took it to the line, he went to flick it out the back. It was toed ahead by Talatau Amone and he scores the opening try of the contest this afternoon...
Set restart Dragons - inside 10m
Both sides making a good start here - Dragons with a slight edge in the field position battle.
Paul Turner is his replacement.
Phillip Sami taken off via the independent doctor here.
Liam Kennedy is the man in charge this afternoon and we're off and running for game one on NRL Sunday.
The Titans are on a 3 game-winning streak against the Dragons, while the Dragons have WON all 4 games at WIN Stadium this season.
Sunday Footy arrives at a sun-soaked WIN Stadium for this Round 23 match between the St George Illawarra Dragons and the Gold Coast Titans. While both sides can't make the finals this season, they'll be looking to salvage some credibility for their fans going into 2023. A big milestone for bench forward Aaron Woods plays game 250 this afternoon off the bench. For the visitors, Jarrod Wallace gets a start at prop with Jaimin Jolliffe returning to the bench. That's the pre-match info out of the way. Kickoff coming up at 2 from the Gong.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Liam Kennedy
Touch Judges: Drew Oultram, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Video Referee: Ashley Klein
ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (46)
Tries: Talatau Amone (2), Tautau Moga (3), Mathew Feagai, Jayden Sullivan, Jack Bird (2)
Conversions: Zac Lomax (5/9)
GOLD COAST TITANS (26)
Tries: AJ Brimson, David Fifita, Beau Fermor, Sosefo Fifita
Conversions: Tanah Boyd (4/4)
Penalty Goals: Tanah Boyd (1/1)