Full Time
71:00
2:50pm Sat September 10, 2022
Round 4 - AAMI Park, Melbourne / Wurundjeri - Crowd: 1229
71min

Field Goal: Dragons
Kicked by Rachael Pearson.

Game over. Rachael Pearson has nailed the field goal on her first attempt and the Dragons have survived a late scare, knocking the Broncos out of finals contention

Dragons lead Broncos 18 - 19 Dragons
71min

Kezie Apps with a huge run. Dragons will be in field goal range if all goes well

71min

Challenge is successful, Dragons now in the box seat with a penalty

71min

Underway and disaster for the Dragons as Tara McGrath-West loses the ball but they are challenging

70min

Broncos win the toss, they elect to kick off. No active player today has kicked an NRLW field goal

70min

Field Goal: Broncos
Attempted by Ali Brigginshaw.

Ali Brigginshaw's field goal attempt is just short. I've got that wrong, much apologies, there WILL be a period of golden point ensuing. Big finish coming up

Tied up at Broncos 18 - 18 Dragons
70min

20 seconds

70min

Conversion: Broncos
Attempted by Tarryn Aiken.

Just putting the earlier Aiken missed conversion into the system

Tied up at Broncos 18 - 18 Dragons
70min

Conversion: Broncos
Kicked by Tarryn Aiken.

Tarryn Aiken converts. 43 seconds on the clock to give us an unlikely result, otherwise it'll be a tie

Tied up at Broncos 18 - 18 Dragons
70min

Try: Broncos
Scored by Ali Brigginshaw. Kick to come.

The Broncos have done it! There is no golden point, but the teams will split the points as Ali Brigginshaw puts her foot down to sprint her way under the goalposts to complete the unlikely comeback.

Dragons lead Broncos 16 - 18 Dragons
69min

Zali Hopkins' kick goes dead. The Broncos have 2:10 left to save the game

68min

Short dropout taken well by Pearson

67min

Shakiah Tungai is forced to kick the ball dead. The difference between the sides has been the kicking games today

66min

Hayley Maddick is taken touch in goal, Dragons repeat set. Just under five minutes left to play

62min

Try: Broncos
Scored by Jaime Chapman. Kick to come.

Well that came from nowhere! Jaime Chapman makes a clean break from inside her own 30 and burns Emma Tonegato on her way to the line. A superb solo try to keep the Broncos in the contest

Dragons lead Broncos 12 - 18 Dragons
61min

Teagan Berry drops it on the last. Changeover

57min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Rachael Pearson.

Rachael Pearson converts the try

Dragons lead Broncos 8 - 18 Dragons
57min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Elsie Albert. Kick to come.

The Dragons take immediate advantage, with Elsie Albert barnstorming her way to the line to make it extremely hard for the Broncos from here

Dragons lead Broncos 8 - 16 Dragons
56min

Chelsea Lenarduzzi collects Keeley Davis high and will be on the way to the sin bin. Dragons with a golden opportunity to ice the game here

55min

Ali Brigginshaw puts it down. Dragons survive

54min

Dragons turn the ball over on halfway

51min

Broncos are aiming up in defence, Dragons struggling to make ground

48min

Conversion: Broncos
Attempted by Brianna Clark.

Brianna Clark's conversion attempt is out to the right

Dragons lead Broncos 8 - 12 Dragons
46min

Try: Broncos
Scored by Shenae Ciesiolka. Kick to come.

A magnificent try from the Broncos. They have success looking to their right around midfield again but this time are able to take it all the way to the tryline. Ali Brigginshaw got a pass out to Shenae Ciesiolka, who grubbers ahead for herself to score a great try and get the Broncos back into the contest

Dragons lead Broncos 8 - 12 Dragons
45min

The Dragons kick sails past Maddick and goes dead

44min

Broncos let off the hook after a Shaylee Bent knock on

43min

Dragons get a penalty for a Broncos high tackle

43min

The grubber again goes dead, this time courtesy of Tarryn Aiken. The Broncos, for all their field position, haven't really spread it right despite looking the most threatening when doing so

41min

Shenae Ciesiolka breaks the line and again the Broncos have the momentum. Dragons left side defence is vulnerable

38min

Chelsea Lenarduzzi puts in the grubber and it's a bad one, sailing dead to give the Dragons 7 tackles

38min

Hayley Maddick goes right through, giving the Broncos some momentum

38min

Kezie Apps drops an offload, Broncos will have another go

37min

Dragons do very well to hold Hayley Maddick out, the fullback stopped short of the line

36 min

Short kickoff by Brisbane is knocked on by Keeley Davis. Broncos on the attack

35min

Players back out on the field ahead of the second half

35min

That's half time, the Dragons holding an eight point advantage

35min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Rachael Pearson.

Pearson is again successful

Dragons lead Broncos 4 - 12 Dragons
34min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Quincy Dodd. Kick to come.

They do just that, with Quincy Dodd dummying her way over the line from dummy half. The Broncos, after leading for the majority of the half, will hit the sheds down by two scores

Dragons lead Broncos 4 - 10 Dragons
33min

Julia Robinson takes the ball well but comes down on the sideline. Dragons will have a chance to extend their lead

32min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Rachael Pearson.

Rachael Pearson adds the extra two

Dragons lead Broncos 4 - 6 Dragons
31min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Kezie Apps. Kick to come.

The Dragons eventually breach the defence, with Kezie Apps running hard to crash over the line under the posts. Dragons will take the lead with the conversion

Tied up at Broncos 4 - 4 Dragons
30min

Hayley Maddick drops the Dragons' kick. The Broncos will be defending their line again, hoping to maintain the lead

27min

Broncos penalised for a strip. They challenge, and are unsuccessful. Dragons on the move

26min

Lavinia Gould ruled out for the remainder of the game

26min

Broncos look threatening but are unable to capitalise, knocking the ball on

24min

Broncos go up the field courtesy of a penalty

23min

Concern for Holli Wheeler who is down with a leg injury but she is staying on the field

20min

Jada Ferguson makes a break and Ali Brigginshaw is able to get a good kick away. Broncos are on top

19min

Kezie Apps knocks on, the Broncos defence holds strong

18min

Broncos knock on, Dragons will have a full six tackles in attack

17min

Dragons get a penalty and will go on the attack

16min

Jada Ferguson passes it forward from dummy half

15min

Shakiah Tungai forces an error by jamming up in defence on Keele Browne

11min

Dragons now get a penalty coming out of their own end as Brisbane hold on for too long

10min

The Dragons have given it right back, with Emma Tonegato unlucky to be called for a forward pass of the scrum

10min

The Broncos can't complete their set after points. The Dragons now have a golden opportunity to hit back

9min

Conversion: Broncos
Attempted by Brianna Clark.

Brianna Clark is unable to convert

Broncos lead Broncos 4 - 0 Dragons
8min

Try: Broncos
Scored by Julia Robinson. Kick to come.

The Broncos make full use of the penalty and have overcome the injury setbacks to get on the board first. A very nice backline movement to the right involving multiple backline players sees Julia Robinson go over in the corner

Broncos lead Broncos 4 - 0 Dragons
6min

They opt to take the tap

6min

Broncos get a much needed penalty late in the tackle count

5min

Jaime Chapman leaving the field for an HIA now. Broncos down on troops early

3min

Not good for the Broncos as hooker Lavinia Gould is leaving the field with a non-contact injury.

2min

Dragons winning the field position battle but Hayley Maddick catches the ball on the full in goal. Advantage now with Brisbane

1min

Hype is at an all time high as the Dragons kick off to "Come With Me" by Puff Daddy. Broncos complete their first set and the Dragons are tackled just short of the 30

Hello and welcome to LeagueUnlimited as we continue our coverage of this super-duper Saturday and for our second game we are at Aami Park as the Broncos prepare to take on the Dragons in the fourth round of the NRLW. Kickoff is about three minutes away

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski

Touch Judges: Mitchell Currie, Jordan Morel

Video Referee: Chris Butler

BRISBANE BRONCOS (18)
Tries: Julia Robinson, Shenae Ciesiolka, Jaime Chapman, Ali Brigginshaw
Field Goals: Ali Brigginshaw (0/1)
Conversions: Brianna Clark (0/2), Tarryn Aiken (1/2)

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (19)
Tries: Kezie Apps, Quincy Dodd, Elsie Albert
Field Goals: Rachael Pearson (1/1)
Conversions: Rachael Pearson (3/3)