FULL TIME at Jubilee Oval has the Dragons finishing too good for the struggling Sharks, 42-6
St. George Illawarra Dragons 42-6
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Penalty goal attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
Gareth Widdop takes the penalty goal on offer from a Sharks obstruction play. He equals the Dragons goals in a game record, 9.
St. George Illawarra Dragons 42-6
Penalty to #RedV for obstruction against Sharks. Bird the offender as the line was blocked
St. George Illawarra Dragons 40-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
Gareth Widdop slots the conversion from the sideline and it's beautiful!
St. George Illawarra Dragons 40-6
TRY ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Scored by Eto Nabuli. Kick to come.
Eto Nabuli sails down the sideline and plants it down after a swift back line movement to the eastern hill side of Jubilee Oval
St. George Illawarra Dragons 38-6
UNFORCED ERROR CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS
Ben Barba makes an unforced error.
Ben Barba comes up with a mistake again as he fumbles a ball in a two man tackle. Scrum for the Dragons with a chance to steal more points before full time
St. George Illawarra Dragons 34-6
Mistake from the Sharks as Ben Barba passed forward to a running Robson. Scrum for the Dragons inside the Sharks half
St. George Illawarra Dragons 34-6
Penalty to the Sharks, Cronulla almost up to half way trailing 34-6
St. George Illawarra Dragons 34-6
Dugan takes a wonderful pop-pass… he runs and then a penalty comes for the Dragons as Dugan is held so long.
St. George Illawarra Dragons 34-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
Gareth Widdop slots the extras from the sideline to extend the lead
St. George Illawarra Dragons 34-6
TRY ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Scored by Peter Mata'utia. Kick to come.
Video referee happy with the grounding as Peter Mata'utia surges through three Sharks would-be defenders to give the Dragons a further lead
St. George Illawarra Dragons 32-6
Peter Mata'utia makes his way over the line, needs a look from the man upstairs in the referees box
St. George Illawarra Dragons 28-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
Widdop slots the extras from in front to extend this big lead over Cronulla.
St. George Illawarra Dragons 28-6
TRY ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Scored by Jack de Belin. Kick to come.
Jack de Belin dives and reaches out and somehow just managed to get a finger on the ball to score off a Gareth Widdop kick
St. George Illawarra Dragons 26-6
VIDEO REFEREE for the Dragons… Jack de Belin looks like he had an air dive off Widdop kick
St. George Illawarra Dragons 22-6
Penalty to the Dragons, Blake Ayshford holding too long in the ruck. Free kick for the Red V sees them advance to just 20 metres out from the Sharks try line
St. George Illawarra Dragons 22-6
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Penalty goal attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
Gareth Widdop takes the gift points on offer after Michael Ennis' failed short line drop out only went 5 metres. Sharks in a massive hole at the moment
St. George Illawarra Dragons 22-6
Ben Barba comes up with a what-the pass as he floating it back in field towards the mouth of the posts... Holmes ended up trapped in goal. Line drop out
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-6
Time back on as a scrum packs for the Sharks deep in their own end.
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-6
Time off here as Josh Dugan has been collected by Michael Ennis off a kick. Players all coming together no doubt after Ennis ran his mouth.
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
Gareth Widdop slots the conversion and the Dragons extend their lead to 14 points
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-6
TRY ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Scored by Will Matthews. Kick to come.
Will Matthews surges through the Sharks defence off a beautiful short pass from Widdop at the line. Sharks defence can't hold out the running 2nd rower
St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-6
FORWARD PASS! Luke Lewis fuming as the floating ball was called back. Dragons scrum 25 metres out from the Sharks try line
St. George Illawarra Dragons 14-6
Second half is UNDERWAY as the Dragons kick off and lead 14-6. Sharks with work to do in this half to fight back.
St. George Illawarra Dragons 14-6
HALF TIME at Jubilee Oval has the Dragons on top of local rivals the Sharks with a solid defensive performance in the opening half, leading 14-6
St. George Illawarra Dragons 14-6
Penalty to Dragons. Michael Ennis lifting Nightingale in a dangerous tackle.
St. George Illawarra Dragons 14-6
Sharks can't come up with points, turn over and the Dragons have possession to close out the half
St. George Illawarra Dragons 14-6
UNFORCED ERROR ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Josh Dugan makes an unforced error.
Josh Dugan fumbles a Jack Bird 2nd tackle set to give them one more chance for points before half time
St. George Illawarra Dragons 14-6
Penalty to Cronulla, flop the call. Count is now 5-4 to the Dragons as they retreat to their 20 metre line
St. George Illawarra Dragons 14-6
Benji puts the ball into touch, controlled after points. Scrum Sharks down on their own 10 metre line, trailing 14-6
St. George Illawarra Dragons 14-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
Gareth Widdop slots the conversion attempt and the Dragons extend their lead to 8 points
St. George Illawarra Dragons 14-6
TRY ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Scored by Mitch Rein. Kick to come.
Mitch Rein dances his way through the defensive line with a wonderful ruck run to fool the crumbling Sharks markers.
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-6
Penalty to the Dragons. Sam Tagataese ruled offside. Dragons on halfway, leading 8-6
St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-6
UNFORCED ERROR CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS
Sam Tagataese makes an unforced error.
Sam Tagataese fumbles into the tackle and it's a scrum for the Dragons at their 10 metre line.
St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-6
Penalty to the Sharks, back to the 10 metre line for a full set.
St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-6
UNFORCED ERROR ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Josh Dugan makes an unforced error.
Josh Dugan trying to run and collect a bouncing ball from a short Ennis' kick. Scrum for the Sharks, 10 metres out
St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-6
Michael Ennis’ kick is too long on last tackle. Bukuya can’t reach for the bouncing points. 20 metre tap for the Dragons
St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-6
Penalty for offside the call, Sharks attacking 10 metres out from the Dragons try line
St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-6
UNFORCED ERROR ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Trent Merrin makes an unforced error.
Trent Merrin fumbles the ball… but replay shows Fifita stripping it in a 3-man tackle. Scrum packs however for the Sharks just on half way
St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
Gareth Widdop plots the extras over the black dot from in front to give the Dragons the lead again
St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-6
TRY ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Scored by Josh Dugan. Kick to come.
Josh Dugan has powered through the Sharks line defence and reached over for the Dragons first four-pointer. It follows a sideways dance from Benji Marshall who could have scored himself with a charge to the line.
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Penalty to the Dragons. Crowding in the ruck from Matt Prior and Luke Lewis. Dragons attack 20 metres out from the line
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-2
UNFORCED ERROR CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS
Andrew Fifita makes an unforced error.
Andrew Fifita with a quick ball play attempt and fumbles it. Can't milk the penalty, so it's a scrum for the Dragons down in their own end
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-2
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS
Conversion attempt by Michael Gordon successful.
Michael Gordon slots the conversion attempt and the Sharks make it a 4 point lead
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-2
TRY CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS
Scored by Valentine Holmes. Kick to come.
Jack Bird with a visionary kick places it for Valentine Holmes who sails through the Dragons line to pick up the first try of the game
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 4-2
RED LIGHTS for Eto, ruled to have knocked on the Gareth Widdop grubber kick through the line. Moving too fast to get grounding on the bouncing ball. 20 metre restart for the Sharks.
St. George Illawarra Dragons 2-0
VIDEO REFEREE for the #RedV! Devcich says TRY for Eto Nabuli...
St. George Illawarra Dragons 2-0
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Penalty goal attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
Gareth Widdop gets the call from the bench and slots the gift two points with the penalty goal.
St. George Illawarra Dragons 2-0
Back to back penalties for the Dragons, hand in the ruck the call. Widdop overruled and forced to take the penalty goal on offer
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First penalty of the game to the Dragons, Lewis holding the ruck too long for the referees liking. Dragons kick for line and attack on half way
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First set completed by the Dragons, Josh Dugan rushed a last tackle kick straight to Ben Barba to begins the Sharks first set 10 metres short of half way
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We are UNDERWAY as Valentine Holmes kicks off for the Cronulla Sharks
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Here come the teams, the visiting Cronulla Sharks out onto Jubilee Oval first. This is the first local derby at this venue since 2011, an interesting clash on the cards this afternoon
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Welcome to LeagueUnlimited's LIVE coverage of the local derby between the Dragons and Sharks from Jubilee Oval in Kogarah.
It will be a highly defensive game as the Dragons are the best defensive team in season 2015, with just 12 points on average conceded.
LATE MAIL for both teams can be found here
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Referees & scorers:
Referee: Adam Devcich, Alan Shortall
Touch Judges: Nick Beashel, Russell Turner
Video Referee: Shayne Hayne, Luke Patten
ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (42)
Tries: Josh Dugan, Mitch Rein, Will Matthews, Jack de Belin, Peter Mata'utia, Eto Nabuli
Field Goals:
Conversions: Gareth Widdop (6/6)
Penalty Goals: Gareth Widdop (3/3)
CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (6)
Tries: Valentine Holmes
Field Goals:
Conversions: Michael Gordon (1/1)
Penalty Goals: