It's fulltime and Canterbury have really made a statement at ANZ Stadium today winning 29-16. One of the best games this season, some great tries and attacking play from both sides.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 29-16
UNFORCED ERROR CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Curtis Rona makes an unforced error.
Rona throws it into touch off the back of that play.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 29-16
Bulldogs with some attacking flair again from Josh Reynolds.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 29-16
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Conversion attempt by Trent Hodkinson successful.
Makes no mistake. Canterbury 29-16.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 29-16
TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Scored by Sam Kasiano. Kick to come.
Kasiano picks up the ball from dummy half and crashes over after Jackson is cut down milimetres short.27-16 kick to come.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 27-16
Josh Morris gets the ball wide of a short kickoff and takes off. Cut down by De Belin..
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 23-16
SUCCESSFUL FIELD GOAL CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Field goal attempt by Moses Mbye successful.
Moses Mbye who else! Canterbury 23-16.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 23-16
Dugan goes for a grubber, but a great low take from Brett Morris saves the day.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22-16
Great option for field goal for Canterbury but they go the wrong way and are tackled on the last.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22-16
UNFORCED ERROR CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Moses Mbye makes an unforced error.
Throws a great ball but just over Curtis Rona's head. Right play, just lacked the accuracy.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22-16
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Eto Nabuli makes an unforced error.
Nabuli spills it after a big hit..Another huge play by Reynolds and he is fired up. Dogs on the attack.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22-16
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Conversion attempt by Moses Mbye successful.
Mbye makes no mistake. Bulldogs lead 22-16.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22-16
TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Scored by Tim Browne. Kick to come.
Try Canterbury! Kasiano offloads to put Browne into a yawning gap 10m out. Canterbury 20 St George 16.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 20-16
Huge play from Josh Reynolds who grubbers and then with the help of Lafai pick up Dugan and drive him back into the in goal.
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SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Conversion attempt by Moses Mbye successful.
Mbye lands it from the sideline and we are all locked up! 16 all. What a game!
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TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Scored by Timoteo Lafai. Kick to come.
An extraordinary piece of play! Brett Morris looked certain to score, throws inside and it is juggled by Lafai who reaches out and gets it on the line.
St. George Illawarra Dragons 16-14
UNFORCED ERROR ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Eto Nabuli makes an unforced error.
Nabuli looks to have made an error. Chance for Canterbury.
St. George Illawarra Dragons 16-10
59th minute and Josh Reynolds enters the game for Hodkinson
St. George Illawarra Dragons 16-10
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop unsuccessful.
Widdop misses. Scores remain 16-10 to the Dragons.
St. George Illawarra Dragons 16-10
TRY ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Scored by Peter Mata'utia. Kick to come.
Chip from Widdop bounces perfectly for Peter Mata'utia. Dragons 16-10 kick to come.
St. George Illawarra Dragons 16-10
Tim Browne goes on for Eastwood. Still no Josh Reynolds.
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-10
UNFORCED ERROR ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Benji Marshall makes an unforced error.
Marshall spills the ball while on the attack. Dogs scrum.
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-10
Line drop out Canterbury. Great kick from Marshall gives Brett Morris no choice but to take the tackle.
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-10
UNFORCED ERROR CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Trent Hodkinson makes an unforced error.
Hodkinson spills the ball from dummy half. Dragons scrum on halfway.
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-10
Benji Marshall looks to be trying to keep the Canterbury back 3 out of the game, again boots it into touch.
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-10
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
St George hit the lead for the first time in the match. St George 12 Canterbury 10.
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-10
TRY ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Scored by Gareth Widdop. Kick to come.
Widdop gets his second and its Benji Marshall again who has put him through the gap. 10 all kick to come.
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Both sides playing quite conservative early in this second half. Completing their sets.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-6
Josh Reynolds yet to appear. Hard to see where he will play considering the form of Mbye so far.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-6
Canterbury kick off in the second half and we are away!
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-6
Wow! What a first half! Canterbury flew out of the blocks with some exciting attacking football and jumped out to an early lead thanks to tries from Curtis Rona and Josh Morris. St George managed to whether the early Bulldogs blitz and hit back with a sublime set play which saw Benji Marshall put Gareth Widdop over. At halftime its Canterbury 10 St George 6.
James Graham left the field with a hamstring injury in the 25th minute and won't be back in a huge loss for the Bulldogs.
This first half has been electric the Bulldogs really stepped it up early and the Dragons are going with them now, a sensational second half coming up!
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-6
Halftime at ANZ Stadium.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-6
UNFORCED ERROR ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Eto Nabuli makes an unforced error.
Nabuli leaves the ball behind close to the tryline, Marshall again looking dangerous.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-6
Penalty Dragons, Jackson ruled to have a hand on the ball. Tough call.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-6
UNFORCED ERROR CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Greg Eastwood makes an unforced error.
Eastwood carries 4 players but loses the ball trying to pass. Huge let off for St George.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-6
Superb kick return by Sam Perrett and then Canterbury receive a penalty. Canterbury 40m out on the attack.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
Widdop converts his own try. Canterbury lead 10-6.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-6
TRY ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Scored by Gareth Widdop. Kick to come.
Sublime pass from Benji Marshall. Dragons back in it. Bulldogs 10 Dragons 4 kick to come.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-4
Penalty Dragons, Tolman runs behind Sam Kasiano for an obstruction. Big chance Dragons.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-0
Great kick by Dugan rolling it into the in goal but touches Nabuli. Dogs from their 20m.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-0
Great defence Bulldogs, they deny the Dragons close to the line. Canterbury make their way out of their own half.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-0
James Graham won't be back, suspecting hamstring injury rather than a knee. Expect Klemmer and Tolman to play big minutes this afternoon.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-0
Penalty Dragons after a superb run by Nightingale.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-0
Canterbury really throwing the ball around, fantastic offloads. Dragons now have the ball deep in their own half.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Conversion attempt by Trent Hodkinson successful.
Hodkinson drills that one. Canterbury 10 St George 0.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-0
TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Scored by Josh Morris. Kick to come.
Moses Mbye puts Rona away with a beautiful pass who grubbers ahead for Morris who scores. Dogs 8-0 kick to come.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 8-0
James Graham has injured his knee and is being assisted from the field. Huge loss for Canterbury.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 4-0
UNFORCED ERROR CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Frank Pritchard makes an unforced error.
Poor pass from Josh Morris putting Pritchard under pressure. Super game!
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 4-0
Extraordinary play! Hodkinson kicks deep on the 2nd, Mbye picks it up and cut down a metre short.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 4-0
UNFORCED ERROR ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Peter Mata'utia makes an unforced error.
Mata'utia cops a tough ball and under pressure from Lafai makes an error. Big let off.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 4-0
Penalty Dragons right in front of the posts. They kick for touch.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 4-0
Eastwood puts Hodkinson through a gap. Flicks it out the back and Dragons scramble. Exciting stuff.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 4-0
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Conversion attempt by Trent Hodkinson unsuccessful.
Terrible kick from Hodkinson, he is dirty about that. Bulldogs 4 Dragons 0
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 4-0
TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Scored by Curtis Rona. Kick to come.
Curtis Rona goes in for try number 13 for the season. Kick to come.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 4-0
Dragons on the attack, Nabuli looks certain to score but great defence from Brett Morris saves the day.Dogs ball.
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Josh Morris puts in an awful kick on the 5th tackle which goes out on the full...has he ever kicked before?
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UNFORCED ERROR ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Trent Merrin makes an unforced error.
Merrin spills the ball on halfway.
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Brett Morris swamped by 4 Dragons defenders with his first touch.
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We are underway at ANZ Stadium!
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Despite winning 8 out of their last nine matches the Dragons are $2.10 underdogs today.
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As mentioned in the preview interesting tactic starting Josh Reynolds from the bench considering his form against the Raiders a fortnight ago.
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Brett Morris will be in jumper #19 and Tim Lafai in jumper #20
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Welcome to an absolute blockbuster at ANZ Stadium featuring the Canterbury Bulldogs and the St George Illawarra Dragons. Canterbury have a few changes, with Tony Williams and Corey Thompson out however they are replaced by Blues winger Brett Morris against his former club and Samoan international Tim Lafai with Josh Reynolds starting on the bench. The Dragons are 1-17 and looking to get back on top of the ladder.
It's a beautiful day at ANZ Stadium, great day for footy. Stay tuned there will be plenty in this one!
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Referees & scorers:
Referee: Gerard Sutton, Chris James
Touch Judges: Nick Beashel, Adam Reid
Video Referee: Shayne Hayne, Ben Galea
CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (29)
Tries: Curtis Rona, Josh Morris, Timoteo Lafai, Tim Browne, Sam Kasiano
Field Goals: Moses Mbye (1/1)
Conversions: Trent Hodkinson (2/3), Moses Mbye (2/2)
Penalty Goals:
ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (16)
Tries: Gareth Widdop (2), Peter Mata'utia
Field Goals:
Conversions: Gareth Widdop (2/3)
Penalty Goals: