Wahs get their top 4 spot!
Successful from Pompey.
PENALTY WAHS: Ball steal.
Mikaele puts it down
PENALTY WAHS: Strip
Pompey adds the extras and it's 16-6.
Johnson's grubber appeared to be grounded by Tyrell Sloan but he was going to pick it up and couldn't. Fonua-Blake redeemed his earlier sins to cross for the home side.
Musgrove knocks on - it was tackle number 2
Lussick spills it...
Great catch from Montoya.
Been limited stuff to report on in the second half, the Warriors are playing possession footy while the Dragons are trying... and I think trying to score.
Warriors tick off another set.
Forward pass to Lomax and it'll be a change-over.
Challenge successful it'll be a penalty to the Dragons.
But an immediate challenge
Ravalawa loses possession
Warriors now working it out of their own end.
Lomax converted to reduce the gap to just 4 points.
Despite that set back, the Dragons ended up crossing at last. After a spirited carry from Suli, Ben Hunt went to the skies which saw Dallin Watene-Zelezniak put it down, recovered by Billy Burns and find Lomax for their first try of the evening.
PENALTY DRAGONS: Tackle in the air - looks as if Gough got that right.
Montoya bulldozes Ben Hunt!
Lomax takes a tough bomb - well done
Curran's grubber is well defused by Zac Lomax.
Johnson kicked early but it was charged down, fortunately CNK dived on it to win possession back for the home side.
Ryan Couchman spills it...
Off the back of some sloppy discipline from the Warriors. St George Illawarra capitalised and it was Jacob Liddle who found the Warriors asleep at the wheel at marker and crossed for what appeared to be the visitors first of the evening... But the Bunker found a knock on and denied Liddle's try
PENALTY DRAGONS: Slow peel - Tohu Harris
PENALTY DRAGONS: Ford pushes Mikaele Ravalawa.
Walker's grubber well defused by Sloan.
Warriors hang on and it took a big run from Ford to give his side a penalty.
PENALTY DRAGONS: Restart failed to break the plane.
CNK trapped in-goal and it'll be a repeat set.
PENALTY DRAGONS: Hand in face Jackson Ford
Bunker have overturned it to a Jackson Ford knock on.
Walker's grubber was looking for Ford but well defended by the visitors with Mikaele Ravalawa saving the day.
PENALTY WAHS: Marker not square
This makes Te Marie Martin's return tomorrow in NSW Cup all the more interesting if Metcalf is seriously injured.
Luke Metcalf has his left hand on his hamstring... oh no!
Suli splits them early here but an important tackle with CNK and Montoya jarring it loose!
Back underway for the second 40. Rocco Berry cleared to return!
HT - Warriors 10 leading Dragons 0
Johnson delivered a peach of a pass but Niukore puts it down.
Lomax passes HIA
Sloan's grubber goes into touch. Warriors hang on.
PENALTY DRAGONS: Inside 10m
All possession, all momentum swung back to the Warriors and Egan delivered a crash ball to Addin Fonua-Blake... but he lost the ball over the line! Big try saver from Tyrell Sloan.
Warriors win it back and it's a fresh set on their line...
Russell will leave for a HIA.
Blood bin for Dan Russell and that looks ugly. They are in the wars here St George.
Challenge by the Wahs is successful
Challenge time for the Wahs
Rocco Berry is off - replaced by Jackson Ford. PENALTY DRAGONS: Hand on ball.
SJ's kick is a bit too long.
Can feel the Warriors trying to get on top here.
Kick for DWZ early in the count just misfires.
Dragons holding their own here.
PENALTY DRAGONS: Tackled in the air.
PENALTY DRAGONS: Tackled in the air.
PENALTY WAHS: In front of kicker.
Not good for the debutant Sione Finau coming from the ground.
DWZ takes it but is well taken by Sione Finau
NO TRY
VIDEO REF: Gough starts with NO TRY
Bunty Afoa off for Dylan Walker.
PENALTY WAHS: Ruck interference.
Suli puts it straight in AFB's breadbasket... here come the Wahs!
Pompey misses - 10-0.
Six minutes later, the Warriors punished the visitors for a cheap error. Wayde Egan combined with Shaun Johnson to send Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad away, CNK beat a pathetic attempt of tackle from Lomax to cross out-wide for the home side.
Connor Muhleisen puts down an easy one out of 9... a rookie mistake there for the young lad.
Warriors hang on.
A rare, rare mistake from Addin Fonua-Blake. Just looks early.
Pompey converted for an early 6-0 lead.
Off the back of a last tackle set-restart. The Warriors have built some field position and crossed for the first try after 13 minutes. A clever Luke Metcalf pass found Adam Pompey who hit the gap perfectly and stepped inside some poor Dragons defence to score his 5th of the season.
SIX AGAIN WAHS - Hand on ball. Warriors hear the call just in time.
Strong charge from AFB.
Rocco Berry broke away but went into touch. I think on replay there was a held call.
SIX AGAIN WAHS: Slow peel Zac Lomax.
Lomax leaped high to take it but his pass was incomplete and despite being toed ahead by Burns. It doesn't eventuate into too much .
PENALTY DRAGONS: Josh Curran pinned for the slow peel.
Metcalf spills it - he wanted that ball earlier but lost it under pressure from Hunt to handle it.
PENALTY WAHS: Second effort against Michael Molo.
Both sides have settled into this clash now and Sione Finau has gotten involved quite early on debut.
It'll be no try but talk about a warning shot early from the Dragons!
VIDEO REF... Gough has no try to confirm a deliberate knock on...
We're underway in Shaun Johnson's 250th NRL match.
Referee is Peter Gough in game 128, touch judges are Matthew Noyen and Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski while Adam Gee is in the Bunker.
Friday Night Footy is getting underway across the Tasman from Go Media Stadium where the Warriors play the Dragons. The Warriors will want to continue their form heading into the finals, while Dragons' players are playing for their future with new coach Shane Flanagan watching on. Looking at the teams, the home side is 1-17. The visitors have a debutant in Sione Finau, Connor Muhleisen earns the start with Liddle going to the bench.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Peter Gough
Touch Judges: Matt Noyen, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Video Referee: Adam Gee
WARRIORS (18)
Tries: Adam Pompey, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Addin Fonua-Blake
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Adam Pompey (2/3)
Penalty Goals: Adam Pompey (1/1)
ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (6)
Tries: Zac Lomax
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Zac Lomax (1/1)
Penalty Goals: