Full Time
80:00
3:00pm Sat June 10, 2023
Round 15 - Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Carlton / Bidjigal - Crowd: 17357
80min

FULLTIME. The Red V hold on for victory in an incredible match.

80min

Pushes and shoves late on after a Rabbitohs error effectively ends the contest. 15 seconds remaining.

80min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Attempted by Blake Taaffe.

Taaffe's effort goes wide. Souths' only hope now is golden point.

Dragons lead Dragons 36 - 30 Rabbitohs
79min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Campbell Graham. Kick to come.

SOUTH SYDNEY SCORE AGAIN! SAME PLAY, ONE TACKLE EXTRA BUT GRAHAM SCORES THIS TIME. WHAT IS GOING ON AT KOGARAH?!!?!

Dragons lead Dragons 36 - 30 Rabbitohs
78min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Blake Taaffe.

All the clock stoppages mean that Taaffe's conversion reduces the gap to ten points - surely there's no miracle here?

Dragons lead Dragons 36 - 26 Rabbitohs
78min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Lachlan Ilias. Kick to come.

Graham finds space down the right touchline; Ilias running in support picks up the inside pass and runs the rest of the way.

Dragons lead Dragons 36 - 24 Rabbitohs
77min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Blake Taaffe.

Way too late but Taaffe has an easier kick and hammers it over comfortably.

Dragons lead Dragons 36 - 20 Rabbitohs
77min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Jacob Host. Kick to come.

Havili offloads despite attention, Host on the back of a string of passes then crashes over for a late four-pointer.

Dragons lead Dragons 36 - 18 Rabbitohs
77min

Challenge fails. Souths ball - looking for a consolation try.

77min

Dragons with a Captains Challenge on a knock on deep in their own half after attempting a short drop-out...

74min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Zac Lomax.

Lomax hammers over his sixth goal from seven this afternoon.

Dragons lead Dragons 36 - 14 Rabbitohs
73min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Jaiyden Hunt. Kick to come.

Up the middle, Ben Hunt to Sloan, who finds space before putting Jaiyden Hunt into the clear for the Dragons' sixth try.

Dragons lead Dragons 34 - 14 Rabbitohs
72min

Another CHALLENGE from Souths and it's unsuccessful this time. Dragons ball after an error by the Bunnies.

71min

CAPTAINS CHALLENGE: Souths challenging a lost ball. Damien Cook says it was knocked back. The Bunker says... successful challenge. Souths get the ball back.

70min

Souths error from Hawkins and the fire is just about out for the Rabbits you'd think. Dragons scrum on their own 30m.

69min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Zac Lomax.

Lomax hammers the conversion over and the Dragons have double the points of their opposition now.

Dragons lead Dragons 30 - 14 Rabbitohs
68min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Michael Molo. Kick to come.

Michael Molo goes over with barely a finger laid on him under the sticks, diving over from close range.

Dragons lead Dragons 28 - 14 Rabbitohs
67min

Souths lose it again and invite the Red V for another go at the line. Dodgy handling on a fine afternoon, really.

66min

Dragons force a drop-out... Hawkins pots it short and SOUTHS GET IT BACK! Crucial play for the visitors.

65min

A Rabbitohs error on their own 30m, early in the set, and the Dragons have a scrum. A try here for the home team could just about seal victory.

62min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Zac Lomax.

Lomax restores the home team's ten point lead.

Dragons lead Dragons 24 - 14 Rabbitohs
61min

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

Su'A scores against his own club and the Dragons are looking the goods here!

Dragons lead Dragons 22 - 14 Rabbitohs
60min

Tass runs a blocker on Zac Lomax to allow Johnston a clean catch. Dragons penalty inside the Rabbitohs' 20m!

55min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Blake Taaffe.

Taaffe's luck turns! He strikes it, hits the post and goes in!

Dragons lead Dragons 18 - 14 Rabbitohs
54min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Isaiah Tass. Kick to come.

...TRY TIME. Tass gets the four pointer with the Red V defence out of sorts.

Dragons lead Dragons 18 - 12 Rabbitohs
54min

Cook with a HUGE break down the right edge but the chase gets him. Next play...

52min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Zac Lomax.

Lomax extends the lead to ten points with 28 minutes remaining.

Dragons lead Dragons 18 - 8 Rabbitohs
51min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Jacob Liddle. Kick to come.

Liddle reaches out from dummy half, on his knees, but gets there!

Dragons lead Dragons 16 - 8 Rabbitohs
45min

CAPTAINS CHALLENGE - SUCCESSFUL. Ravalawa ruled to have lost it initially but a review finds a strip and a Dragons penalty.

44min

Both sides making good metres per set. Hunt's last tackle kick at 44 minutes is aimed for Sullivan to run through onto it but Taaffe is wise to it.

41min

Less than a minute into this second half and Su'A has come up with an error on his own 30m. Souths scrum.

41min

We're back on after a tee misfire. Ilias hammers it down and the Dragons have first use through Blake Lawrie.

40min

Dragons with the ball in the final minute of the half, no luck. The ball goes out off a Lomax grubber and play doesn't restart. Saints by four.

38min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Attempted by Blake Taaffe.

Taaffe with another tough assignment, this time from the other touchline to the first attempt - and still no good.

Dragons lead Dragons 12 - 8 Rabbitohs
37min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Keaon Koloamatangi. Kick to come.

Bizarre passage of play with a ball going up on the left side, and it came down with Keaon Koloamatangi - no Dragons interest? He scores with little resistance on the left edge.

Dragons lead Dragons 12 - 8 Rabbitohs
33min

Penalty Goal: Dragons
Kicked by Zac Lomax.

Lomax pushes the margin to eight points as halftime looms.

Dragons lead Dragons 12 - 4 Rabbitohs
32min

Whistle-happy Ben Cummins with another penalty, the Dragons will go for two points to give their home fans more to cheer about.

30min

No dice for the Dragons, but an attempted offload sees Damien Cook pounce on the loose ball, and the Rabbitohs are off the hook.

30min

No dice for the Dragons, but an attempted offload sees Damien Cook pounce on the loose ball, and the Rabbitohs are off the hook.

29min

Penalty Dragons, Kennar high shot. Gotta take advantage of the opportunity to drive home their dominance the Dragons.

28min

Short drop-out defused by the home team. Big chance now, full set from 10m out.

27min

Johnston pounces on a Hunt grubber despite the attention of Lomax and Ravalawa. It's still a drop-out though.

27min

Michael Chee Kam is ON REPORT for a dangerous tackle. Dragons penalty bringing them into the Bunnies' danger zone.

24min

Sloan is thinking too far ahead and can't take a Ben Hunt pass.

23min

Ben Hunt gets a messy kick away at the end of the set and it finds Taaffe, but not until after a nerve-racking moment where he tried trapping the ball with his foot and then dribbles close to the sideline. He gets back to it and the Bunnies work it out of their own end.

21min

Conversion: Dragons
Attempted by Zac Lomax.

ZL hits the post. Margin remains at six.

Dragons lead Dragons 10 - 4 Rabbitohs
21min

OFFICIAL: Saturday afternoon footy is a sell-out at Kogarah.

20min

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

Numbers to the right and Ben Hunt spies the edge weakness, Sloan finding Ravalawa who jumps inside and over a defender to score the second for the home team.

Dragons lead Dragons 10 - 4 Rabbitohs
20min

Two tackles into the return set and the Dragons earn their second penalty, with Koloamatangi slow to release.

19min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Zac Lomax.

Lomax puts the home team in front by two.

Dragons lead Dragons 6 - 4 Rabbitohs
16min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Ben Hunt. Kick to come.

WHAT JUST HAPPENED? Mat Feagai bursts into space, looks trapped but somehow turns an inside-out ball to Ben Hunt in support who treads the light fantastic down the sideline and races to the line for the home side's first try of the day.

Tied up at Dragons 4 - 4 Rabbitohs
14min

A penalty one tackle into that set for the Dragons - their first of the day - earns a bronx cheer from the crowd. They'll start the new set near halfway.

14min

Somehow Damien Cook ends up in space down the right sideline - he's chased down by Jayden Sullivan but puts a kick in... which bounces dead. Dragons 20m restart.

13min

Ben Cummins with blowing the third penalty of the day - again to the Bunnies. A flop from the Dragons' defender.

10min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Attempted by Blake Taaffe.

Taaffe from the touchline... misses.

Rabbitohs lead Dragons 0 - 4 Rabbitohs
9min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Richard Kennar. Kick to come.

Numbers to the right and a simple try for Kennar.

Rabbitohs lead Dragons 0 - 4 Rabbitohs
8min

Souths with their second penalty of the game, Alex Johnston drawing an offside defender inside his own 40m to earn his side the kick for touch.

6min

Ilias tries to send Host through a gap but he's met in a good tackle and spills it forward 10m from the Dragons line. Red V back with it deep in their own territory.

4min

A half-break from Suli puts Sloan into some space but he can't take it cleanly. Souths scrum on halfway.

4min

'Trell shows up on the big screen - and knows it. Flashes a peace sign to the camera.

2min

Solid end-to-end start for both sides, but the Bunnies pick up a penalty at the start of their second set, a Dragons high shot.

1min

We're underway at Kogarah, nice sunny day in the south-eastern suburbs of the NSW capital.

A quick recap of the teams if you missed them - a few changes for both teams.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Ben Cummins

Touch Judges: Jon Stone, Cameron Paddy

Video Referee: Matt Noyen

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (36)
Tries: Ben Hunt, Mikaele Ravalawa, Jacob Liddle, Jaydn Su'A, Michael Molo, Jaiyden Hunt
Conversions: Zac Lomax (5/6)
Penalty Goals: Zac Lomax (1/1)

SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS (30)
Tries: Richard Kennar, Keaon Koloamatangi, Isaiah Tass, Jacob Host, Lachlan Ilias, Campbell Graham
Conversions: Blake Taaffe (3/6)