Full Time
81:00
2:00pm Sun August 28, 2022
Round 24 - CommBank Stadium, Parramatta / Burramattagal - Crowd: 9789
80min

All over! Tigers short kickoff fails and the Red V hold on - and the Tigers remain last.

80min

Penalty Goal: Dragons
Kicked by Zac Lomax.

COOL AS YOU LIKE! Lomax puts the Red V ahead!

Dragons lead Wests Tigers 22 - 24 Dragons
79min

CHALLENGE SUCCESSFUL. Tigers penalised for a high shot. Dragons will shoot for two to take a narrow lead in the dying stages. Asu Kepaoa is binned for the high contact.

79min

A Tigers error gives the Dragons a break into the backfield and Lomax has been taken into touch... we're looking at a CAPTAINS CHALLENGE now, with a possible high shot. Tempers flaring with 1:43 left.

76min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Zac Lomax.

Lomax kicks the ball over the crossbar and it's 22-22.

Tied up at Wests Tigers 22 - 22 Dragons
76min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Jackson Ford. Kick to come.

Oh boy... this one's going to golden point, isn't it? Ford finds space on the right of the middle defence, takes advantage of Madden rushing up and the kick from Lomax will be easy enough to level scores once more.

Wests Tigers lead Wests Tigers 22 - 20 Dragons
71min

Pressure on the Tigers line from the Dragons but so far the men in black, orange and white are up to the task.

67min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Adam Doueihi.

Doueihi restores a six-point lead.

Wests Tigers lead Wests Tigers 22 - 16 Dragons
66min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Jock Madden. Kick to come.

Superb solo try from Madden to put the hosts back in front and wrestle the momentum back in their favour!

Wests Tigers lead Wests Tigers 20 - 16 Dragons
63min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Zac Lomax.

Converts his own try - and brings his side level.

Tied up at Wests Tigers 16 - 16 Dragons
62min

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

No denying Lomax this time. Jack Bird puts a sneaky grubber in and Lomax pounces on it to bring the margin down to two.

Wests Tigers lead Wests Tigers 16 - 14 Dragons
60min

First play and Kepaoa loses it into the tackler. Dear oh dear.

59min

Doueihi forces an error from Ben Hunt and the Dragons will be ruing another missed opportunity.

58min

NO TRY. Knock on in the contest, Tigers off the hook.

58min

TRY? Hunt puts up a high ball, Lomax gets a mit to it and juggles it... and gets it, grounds it! We're checking with the Bunker on the contest for the ball where Lomax first touched it.

51min

Tautau Moga plucks out an intercept... but he's not got the speed! Douiehi and Naden chase him and bring him down and into touch just short of the line!

45min

Conversion: Dragons
Attempted by Zac Lomax.

Lomax's right-hand sideline attempt fades to the left.

Wests Tigers lead Wests Tigers 16 - 10 Dragons
44min

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

Back to a full compliment and the Dragons are back in the contest. Numbers to the right sideline and Moga finds space to dot down.

Wests Tigers lead Wests Tigers 16 - 10 Dragons
42min

Much better start from the Red V. They pin Junior Pauga in-goal at the end of the set here and it's a drop-out.

41min

We're back on, Dragons first use after the break. 1:30 into the second half, Jack Bird will re-join the play and - presuming the Dragons don't get any more players binned - bring it back to 13-a-piece.

40min

HALFTIME. Tigers by six at the change of ends. Diabolical discipline from the Dragons in a horrid opening 40 minutes.

39min

Sloan goes over but is held up. One last play for the Dragons from here...

38min

Dragons with some rare footy inside the Tigers' half as the break approaches... a clever grubber from Sloan gives them another set as well.

37min

NO TRY - review official Ashley Klein says no bueno for the Tigers. HELD UP - Tigers last tackle so its a Dragons handover.

37min

Bunker for a possible Tigers effort from Daine Laurie. Kennedy has sent it up as NO TRY. Checking grounding.

35min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Attempted by Adam Doueihi.

Doueihi's strike is errant this time.

Wests Tigers lead Wests Tigers 16 - 6 Dragons
34min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Thomas Freebairn. Kick to come.

Numerical advantage mnade easier by Hunt coming up out of the line unnecessarily... Freebairn goes over untouched out wide for his second.

Wests Tigers lead Wests Tigers 16 - 6 Dragons
32min

Jack Bird penalised for tackling Daine Laurie mid-air, then gives away 10m for dissent... keeps backchatting and Kennedy has no hestitation in sending him to the sin bin.

29min

Some attacking footy for the Dragons but it doesn't result in anything but a handover to the Tigers. Ramsey back on now after his sin bin.

26min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Adam Doueihi.

Another relatively easy shot for Doueihi and the home team leads by six.

Wests Tigers lead Wests Tigers 12 - 6 Dragons
25min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Thomas Freebairn. Kick to come.

Villain to hero - after an error ten minutes ago, Freebairn gets over for his maiden NRL try!

Wests Tigers lead Wests Tigers 10 - 6 Dragons
23min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Adam Doueihi.

Doueihi levels proceedings from an easy angle.

Tied up at Wests Tigers 6 - 6 Dragons
22min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Fa'amanu Brown. Kick to come.

Nu Brown goes over next to the posts on the next play after a Tigers break, Saints just couldn't cover the scramble with twelve players.

Dragons lead Wests Tigers 4 - 6 Dragons
21min

A bit of hot potato footy on the last but the Tigers ultimately cough it up through a wayward pass snatched by the Dragons.

20min

Another SET RESTART for the Tigers. Relentless pressure on the Dragons now. Can the hosts finally crack them...?

20min

CHALLENGE SUCCESSFUL: PENALTY Tigers. Sullivan raked the ball from Musgrove. Full set for the home team from 10m out!

19min

Tigers ruled to have knocked on. Zane Musgrove is certain it was raked. CAPTAINS CHALLENGE...

19min

It's all happening. The ball is charged-down of sorts by the Tigers, Doueihi first races for it with two Dragons, one of them being Ramsey who takes him out. He's binned and the Tigers get a penalty.

15min

Set restart for the Tigers and they will have a full set on the Dragons' line. Big chance... and it's a drop ball from rookie Tom Freebairn

13min

Tigers start to look threatening but a forward pass from Doueihi on the last ends their hopes of points. Handover.

12min

PENALTY Tigers - the Dragons hand over possession then concede the penalty, for the same thing they got one for a minute earlier - slow peel.

11min

PENALTY Dragons - Tigers pinged for a slow peel.

10min

Awful low pass to Laurie and the talented fullback can't get his hands to it, fumbles. Attacking chance blown.

9min

Dragons cough it up through McGuire - Tigers ball inside the Red V territory now.

8min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Zac Lomax.

Lomax punches it over from a difficult angle. Nice curl on that one.

Dragons lead Wests Tigers 0 - 6 Dragons
7min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Jaydn Su'A. Kick to come.

The try is confirmed for Su'A - superb effort. There was some concern about the onside but the Bunker has cleared it.

Dragons lead Wests Tigers 0 - 4 Dragons
7min

TRY? A clever play down the short side and Tautau Moga puts a cheeky grubber in which Jaydn Su'A collects and he goes over a few metres in from touch. We're waiting for Bunker confirmation...

5min

Some good throwing around of the footy from the Dragons early after a Tigers error gave them good field position - alas it comes to nothing with a poor fifth tackle option.

1min

Liam Kennedy blows the whistle and we're underway, Ben Hunt kicking off and the Wests Tigers have possession first under the late-winter sun.

'Eye of the Tiger' echoes around the largely empty ground as the Wests Tigers trot out in their black home jersey. Ready to go.

The Dragons trot out onto a sparsely populated Commbank Stadium surface, wearing the famous Red V.

St George Illawarra have been adrift for a few weeks now, unable to make the top eight and paired with a Manly team who have had an equally disappointing 2022 season. They skipped alone to 22 points last week and will guarantee 10th place with a win today. Team news - they have no outs but have shuffled the lineup. Woods goes to the bench, de Belin prop, Bird lock, Feagai centre and Sloan comes in on the wing.

The home team - Wests Tigers - are 1-17 for today's clash and need a win to separate themselves from the Gold Coast, who are ahead of them on for-and-against on 10 competition points.

DEAD RUBBER SUNDAY! Two not-so-big clashes, let's not mince words. First up we're bringing you Tigers v Dragons from Commbank, where the only stakes are whether the Tigers will finish with the spoon.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Liam Kennedy

Touch Judges: Darian Furner, Drew Oultram

Video Referee: Ashley Klein

WESTS TIGERS (22)
Tries: Fa'amanu Brown, Thomas Freebairn (2), Jock Madden
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Adam Doueihi (3/4)
Penalty Goals:

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (24)
Tries: Jaydn Su'A, Zac Lomax, Tautau Moga, Jackson Ford
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Zac Lomax (3/4)
Penalty Goals: Zac Lomax (1/1)