Full Time
80:00
1:50pm Sun May 7, 2023
Round 10 - Suncorp Stadium, Milton / Yuggera-Turrbal - Crowd: 34568
80min

The Tigers have gone back-to-back defeating the Dragons 18-16

79min

The full-time siren has sounded.

79min

Wakeham puts up a bomb, the Tigers move the ball and get a penalty.

79min

Ben Hunt made a break, the ball ended up with Moses Suli who flick passed, Ravalawa had the line in sight, but Bula had the desperation to save the game.

78min

Mikaele Ravalawa has been denied a match-winning try through desperate Tigers defence.

78min

STOP IT!!!

76min

Jahream Bula is on the spot to clean up a dangerous kick with Tyrell Sloan streaking through.

75min

Mathew Feagai makes a great catch with the Tigers on the attack.

74min

Max Feagai loses the ball.

73min

The challenge is unsuccessful.

73min

The Tigers are challenging a poor play the ball.

73min

Jack Bird is tackled on the last.

71min

Tommy Talau is tackled on the last play ten metres from the Dragons line.

70min

Sullivan overpowers a kick to gift the Tigers a seven tackle set.

69min

Ravalawa defuses a bomb from Luke Brooks.

68min

Jack Bird loses the ball with the Dragons on the attack.

66min

Brooks goes high and Kepaoa makes a great catch to trap Sloan ten metres from his line.

65min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Attempted by Brandon Wakeham.

Wakeham misses his first attempt of the day.

Wests Tigers lead Wests Tigers 18 - 16 Dragons
64min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Junior Tupou. Kick to come.

Tupou puts the Tigers back in front.

Wests Tigers lead Wests Tigers 18 - 16 Dragons
64min

Stefano Utoikamanu is cut down close to the line.

63min

Bula makes a strong run into the Dragons half.

62min

The Tigers find touch from the drop out and will get the ball back.

61min

Max Feagai traps Jahream Bula in-goal after a great attacking kick from Amone.

60min

The Dragons get a penalty coming out of their own end.

60min

Tyrell Sloan comes up with a good catch on his 10 metre line.

58min

Ravalawa comes up with a great catch on his 20 metre line.

57min

Tommy Talau draws a penalty; Brooks finds touch on halfway.

56min

Ben Murdoch-Masila gets a run with his first involvement.

55min

Tupou cleans up a grubber from Jayden Sullivan.

54min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Jayden Sullivan.

Sullivan puts the Dragons back in front.

Dragons lead Wests Tigers 14 - 16 Dragons
53min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Jayden Sullivan. Kick to come.

Sullivan puts on the footwork and levels the scores.

Tied up at Wests Tigers 14 - 14 Dragons
51min

The Dragons get a penalty after Jayden Sullivan was hit after kicking.

50min

Jake Simpkin is on for the Tigers.

49min

The Dragons come up with a knock on contesting a bomb from Jayden Sullivan.

47min

Mathew Feagai is taken over the sideline in a great show of defence from the Tigers.

47min

Josh Kerr draws a penalty from in front of the posts.

45min

Apisai Koroisau treis to pounce on a loose pass but ends up knocking on.

43min

Tyrell Sloan is offside in a try-scoring position.

43min

Mikaele Ravalawa is cut down a metre from the line.

41min

The Dragons get a penalty for dangerous contact on Mat Feagai by Asu Kepaoa.

41min

The Tigers manage to get a kick away.

40min

Play is back underway.

40min

2 Point Field Goal: Wests Tigers
Attempted by Luke Brooks.

Brooks is off target on halftime.

Wests Tigers lead Wests Tigers 14 - 10 Dragons
40min

Wakeham kicks for the posts, Tyrell Sloan can't hold onto the ball and Koroisau is claiming a try.

39min

The try is overturned. Line drop out.

39min

The bunker is reviewing the try.

38min

Jayden Sullivan comes up with a dud pass that goes into touch.

37min

Luke Brooks almost scored - Tyrell Sloan threw a foolish offload but Brooks couldn't hold onto the ball.

36min

WTF!

36min

Ben Hunt almost nails a 40/20 but the kick doesn't have the angle needed.

35min

Mat Feagai makes a good catch on his 20 metre line.

33min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Jayden Sullivan.

Sullivan lands his first goal in the top grade.

Wests Tigers lead Wests Tigers 14 - 10 Dragons
32min

The Tigers will be rueing Wakeham's failure to find touch from a penalty.

32min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Jayden Sullivan. Kick to come.

Sullivan throws a dummy and explodes into space to score.

Wests Tigers lead Wests Tigers 14 - 8 Dragons
31min

The Tigers fail to find touch from the penalty as Ravalawa returns the ball up to halfway.

30min

Josh Kerr concedes a penalty for a lazy high tackle on Junior Tupou.

29min

Asu Kepaoa is tackled on the last tackle close to the try line.

29min

Luke Brooks makes a good run through the middle of the field.

28min

The Tigers get a relieving penalty.

28min

Junior Tupou comes up with a brilliant intercept to shut down a try-scoring opportunity for Ravalawa.

27min

Six again for the Dragons.

27min

Bula loses the ball on halfway.

26min

Jayden Sullivan is on resulting in Ben Hunt shifting to hooker.

25min

Tommy Talau is tackled on the last of a set that offered very little in attack for the Tigers.

24min

It's all coming up Wests Tigers! Wakeham nails a 40/20.

23min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Brandon Wakeham.

Wakeham maintains his perfect record with the boot.

Wests Tigers lead Wests Tigers 14 - 4 Dragons
22min

Jahream Bula does well to netball a pass to Nofoaluma.

22min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by David Nofoaluma. Kick to come.

Nofoaluma slides over from a scrum to score.

Wests Tigers lead Wests Tigers 12 - 4 Dragons
21min

The Dragons lose their challenge.

21min

The Dragons make a knock on 10 metres out from their line. The Dragons are challenging the decision.

21min

Fonua Pole is slow to his feet causing a stoppage in play.

19min

The Dragons make a mess of an attacking set to gift possession back to the Tigers.

18min

Dragons penalty.

17min

NO TRY. Bula is deemed to have knocked on contest his own kick.

17min

Starford To'a is claiming a try; Bula puts up a bomb, the bunker is checking with the bunker.

17min

Junior Tupou comes up with a good catch after an earlier drop.

15min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Brandon Wakeham.

Wakeham nails the kick.

Wests Tigers lead Wests Tigers 8 - 4 Dragons
14min

Luke Brooks kicks across the field; the Tigers get the ball out to To'a who touches down out wide.

14min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Starford To'a. Kick to come.

The Tigers are back in front!

Wests Tigers lead Wests Tigers 6 - 4 Dragons
13min

Tommy Talau is cut down a metre from the line.

13min

David Nofoaluma makes a great run.

12min

Jahream Bula gets a penalty.

11min

Conversion: Dragons
Attempted by Jack Bird.

Bird, filling in for the demoted Zac Lomax, is off target from the sideline.

Dragons lead Wests Tigers 2 - 4 Dragons
10min

Good work from Jadyn Su'A to offload the ball to Ravalawa for the opening try.

9min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Mikaele Ravalawa. Kick to come.

The returning winger is on the spot to capitalise on the error.

Dragons lead Wests Tigers 2 - 4 Dragons
9min

Junior Tupou can't hold onto a bomb from Hunt...

8min

Luke Brooks kicks early but doesn't have the distance to nail a 40/20.

7min

Penalty Goal: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Brandon Wakeham.

Brandon Wakeham nails the penalty from close range.

Wests Tigers lead Wests Tigers 2 - 0 Dragons
6min

The Tigers have a penalty.

4min

Mat Feagai manages to prevent a Tigers try resulting in a line drop out.

4min

Luke Brooks almost breaks through the Dragons defence.

3min

The Tigers get a penalty coming out of their own end.

2min

Mikaele Ravalawa gets an early touch in his return from injury.

1min

Jahream Bula returns the ball over his 10 metre line.

We're underway - Blake Lawrie takes the first carry of the afternoon.

LATE LATE MAIL: John Bateman is OUT for the Tigers.

The Tigers hold a positive record at Magic Round with wins over the Panthers (2019) and Knights (2021). The joint venture lost against the Cowboys (2022) most recently.

The Dragons have never won at Magic Round with losses against the Warriors (2019), Storm (2021) and Titans (2022).

The Dragons won both matches contested against the Tigers last season.

Both teams will line up as per program, 1-17.

Welcome to League Unlimited’s coverage of Game 6 of Magic Round 2023 between the Wests Tigers and the St George Illawarra Dragons from Suncorp Stadium.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Peter Gough

Touch Judges: Jon Stone, Darian Furner

Video Referee: Matt Noyen

WESTS TIGERS (18)
Tries: Starford To'a, David Nofoaluma, Junior Tupou
Conversions: Brandon Wakeham (2/3)
Penalty Goals: Brandon Wakeham (1/1)

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (16)
Tries: Mikaele Ravalawa, Jayden Sullivan (2)
Conversions: Jack Bird (0/1), Jayden Sullivan (2/2)