FULLTIME with the home team earning their second win of the year against a Manly team depleted by injuries in the second half. Thanks for your company folks, stay tuned for our match report coming soon.
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-4
Dragons ball 10m out from their line with a Manly attacking raid breaking down
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-4
Aitken crosses the chalk but the pass was ruled forward
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-4
Dugan flying high to take a high drop out
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-4
NO TRY but they'll get the ball back as Sene-Lefao stripped the ball out of Mitch Rein's arms
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-4
VIDEO REF Dragons possible try..
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-4
Repeat set Dragons with Blair forced ingoal after fielding a Benji kick
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-4
NO TRY, Wiliame got a touch on a Foran pass back on the 40m line
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-4
VIDEO REF possible Manly try, checking for a knock on in the lead up
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-4
Benji grubbers it into touch 20m out from Manly's line winding the clock down
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-4
Burgess knocks it on & the Dragons defense has been great tonight
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-4
Manly have it back from a short kickoff
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-4
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Penalty goal attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
Widdop puts his side 8 points clear
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-4
Penalty Dragons 20m out & they'll shoot for 2 again, Luke Burgess held on too long after Rein nearly burst through with a scurrying run
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-4
Benji grubbers back to his inside but Stewart takes a jumping catch on the high bouncing ball
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-4
Mateo coughs it up after charging onto a short ball & he's stayed down injured
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-4
Knock on against Dugan though in the play the ball. Manly with another chance in the Dragons 20m
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-4
Dugan cleans up another grubber from Foran
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-4
Stewart rocked by a Nightingale special!
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-4
40/20 MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Daly Cherry-Evans kicks a 40/20.
DCE nails a 40/20, big play
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-4
its offload city at the Gong with the Dragons moving the ball from side to side several times, great scramble defense from Manly though & they hang on
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-4
DCE drives the kick down field & Nabuli brings it back over his 20m
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-4
Josh Starling being helped off after what looks a bad knee injury
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-4
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Conversion attempt by Daly Cherry-Evans unsuccessful.
DCE taking on the goal kicking duties just misses to the right
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-4
TRY MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Scored by Brayden Wiliame. Kick to come.
Wiliame awarded the try after getting the ball down off Foran's grubber
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-4
VIDEO REF possible Manly try, checking if the ball was grounded before rolling dead...
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
Jamie Lyon has left the field for Manly
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
double knock on, Manly will get the feed 40m out from Dragons line
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
Dugan with a diving catch on Foran's bomb
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
Benji's bomb is taken well by Cheyse Blair
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
Ah Mau almost bursts through
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
Dugan returns Foran's kick back over his 20
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
Widdop kicks high but a Dragons chaser knocks on trying to regather
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
Farrell loses the ball in the tackle & Manly will have it just short of halfway
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
Dugan cleans up a DCE grubber just inside the field of play
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
Benji grubbers ahead for himself but Stewart cleans it up & almost breaks away
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
NO TRY, Hiku loses control in an acrobatic effort
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
VIDEO REF possible Manly try.. checking the grounding
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
Repeat set after Nightingale knocks a Foran grubber dead
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
20m tap Manly with a Dragons kick rolling dead & a penalty to Manly now, they'l have it 40m out from Dragons line
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
Farrell makes a 40m run after cleaning up a Manly cross field kick
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
DCE kicks deep & Dugan returns it with a 50m kick return, but Widdop cant pick up the offload around his bootlaces
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
Trbojevic has nailed Nightingale on the kick return!
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
Back underway with big Willie charging the steeden back
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
The home team take a 10 point lead into the sheds after dominating field position on the back of a 63% possession rate. They did have a strong breeze at their back, but most of their yards were made with some attacking footy moving the ball around. Manly held strong in defense & will get their chance in the 2nd half with the breeze at their backs
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
Dugan almost creates something out of nothing, pulling up a meter short after grubbering for himself
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
Repeat set for the Dragons with Nightingale kicking ahead to trap Hiku ingoal
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
Benji with a chip in Manlys 20 but Wiliame cleans it up
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
Thompson dives on a wayward offload from Mateo
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
Benji boots it down field again with Stewart bringing it back
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
Stewart grubbers through & Dugan charges onto the bouncing ball
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
Manly will work it out from their 20m line
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
& again with L'Estrange putting it down
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
And now Manly, sloppy stuff at the moment
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
now the Dragons cough it up
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
Trbojevic with an unhappy 1st touch knocking on
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
6 more for Dragons after Benji's kick ricocheted off Mateo but Manly knock down Benjis pass to regather
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
Penalty against Manly now. after Stewart knocks the ball on. Penalty against a player back chatting
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
Penalty Manly inside the Dragons red zone..
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
Marshall from his own 20m fires a kick downfield
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
Lyon tries a chip over the top but the bounce favors Dugan
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
A Widdop cross field kick is cleaned up by Hiku
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Penalty goal attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
Widdop from right in front extends the lead to 10
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10-0
Penalty Saints after Manly try to slow down Frizell's play the ball who went within inches of scoring
St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-0
Lui on report
St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-0
Penalty against Manly for a high tackle & tempers are flaring..
St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-0
Manly with some great attacking flair nearly go 100m to score, great scrambling defense saves the day though
St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-0
Euan Aitken loses the ball while trying to burrow over the line
St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-0
penalty Saints against Dunamis Lui for lifting in the tackle
St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-0
Dragons defense standing tall, driving Wiliame over the sideline
St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-0
Another penalty 10m out now...
St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-0
20m tap Manly after Benji's kick just rolled dead. & a penalty to Manly will give them their 1st sight of Dragons territory
St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-0
Dugan brings a Manly kick back hard
St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-0
Mitch Rein with a juggling act from the kick off but Nabuli ran onto the ball saving his number 9
St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
From the sideline Widdop nails it!
St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-0
TRY ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Scored by Jason Nightingale. Kick to come.
Nightingale crashes over in the corner running onto a ball from Dugan. Benji threw a good ball to give Dugan the room to move
St. George Illawarra Dragons 6-0
Trent Merrin nearly bursts through..
St. George Illawarra Dragons 2-0
Repeat set after Cheyse Blair scooped up a grubber from Mitch Rein
St. George Illawarra Dragons 2-0
DCE kicks from deep in his half & Nabuli brings back to his 30m. Another penalty against Manly in the ruck
St. George Illawarra Dragons 2-0
Widdop kicks to the corner & manly get their 1st use of the footy
St. George Illawarra Dragons 2-0
A good run from Joel Thompson charging over halfway
St. George Illawarra Dragons 2-0
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Penalty goal attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
Widdop posts 1st points
St. George Illawarra Dragons 2-0
Dragons will shoot for 2
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Another penalty on the 5th tackle for holding down too long
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Repeat set after Benji hooked a kick towards the posts & Mateo got caught ingoal
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Early penalty for the saints.
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We're underway at the Gong with the home team getting 1st use
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LATE MAIL MANLY - Brayden Wiliame will replace the injured Steve Matai in the centres and Josh Starling returns for his first game of 2015 off the bench with Ligi Sao & Justin Horo dropping off the extended bench.
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LATE MAIL DRAGONS - George Rose will take the final spot on the bench with Rory O'Brien missing out tonight.
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Welcome to Leagueunlimited's coverage of what should be a cracking game of footy at Win Stadium. Both teams will be looking for their second win of the season, making this an important game to keep in touch with the early pace setters of the competition. Manly welcome back the class and experience of Kieran Foran and Jamie Lyon tonight. Whilst the home team welcome back George Rose after missing last week due to the birth of his first child.
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Referees & scorers:
Referee: Gavin Badger, Chris Sutton
Touch Judges: Jeff Younis, Lawrence McDonnell
Video Referee: Steve Chiddy, Ben Galea
ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (12)
Tries: Jason Nightingale
Field Goals:
Conversions: Gareth Widdop (1/1)
Penalty Goals: Gareth Widdop (3/3)
MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (4)
Tries: Brayden Wiliame
Field Goals:
Conversions: Daly Cherry-Evans (0/1)
Penalty Goals: