Crichton misses the conversion attempt but it won't matter
A defensive mistake from Sloan gave Galvin the option for the long pass and Rinakama scores
SIX MORE - Dragons touch the pass
Dragons go short and it doesn't go 10
Repeat set for the Dogs coming up
CAPTAINS CHALLENGE: Kiraz loses the ball according to Adam Gee; Bunker overturns it for a penalty
A strange last tackle option from the Bulldogs as Burton's kick is shallow and then knocked on in the air
LOST BALL: Jaeman Salmon loses the ball trying to play it; No challenge because it's lost cold
PENALTY BULLDOGS: Hamish Stewart knocks on and Jacob Liddle is in front of him offside
Tyrell Sloan kicks forward after Suli actually passes to him but Hayward knocks it dead
Kikau tries to offloads and loses it and the Dragons dive on it
PENALTY BULLDOGS: Some much needed relief for the Dogs with Dragons offside; Burton's kick for touch was nearly 50m long
Bulldogs shift left and three Dragons keep him upright and push Kiraz into touch
LEILUA TAKES THE SHORT DROPOUT
Burton kick is good as Sloan has to clean it up but he slips over and it's a Dropout
Canterbury crowding begging for a penalty but nothing coming yet
PENALTY DRAGONS: Max King penalised for a crusher tackle and on report
NO TRY: Grant Atkins also says NO TRY
BUNKER: Kikau over again but Adam Gee says NO TRY;
Bad news for the Dragons as Finau has dislocated his shoulder
Flanagan converts from near enough to the sideline
Sione Finau scores in the corner despite the efforts of Kiraz, Crichton and Tracey; But Finau is injured
PENALTY DRAGONS: Momentum with the Red V now
Kyle Flanagan misses the conversion
Moses Suli uses his size and strength as he keeps his arm off the ground and he scores
PENALTY DRAGONS: Jacob Kiraz on report for a lifting tackle after the pass
Strange kick from the Dragons... Flanagan kicks straight to Stephen Crichton
PENALTY DRAGONS: A ruck penalty that this time is definitely a penalty not a six again gets the Dragons on the attack
That was strange - Burton more interested in starting something with Blake Lawrie then rushes to dummy half and then almost finds space out of dummy half
SECOND HALF IS GO! The Dragons use the ball first
Flanagan slots a late penalty goal to close the gap to 8
Crichton converts from in front
Reed Mahoney goes over out of dummy half
Stephen Crichton knocks on in the air denying the Bulldogs a third
Crichton converts the try he set up
Galvin's try confirmed
Crichton finds space and then out of nowhere breaks through the tackle and Galvin on the inside is there
Kyle Flanagan converts from close range
Tyrell Sloan goes through but it's the work of Clint Gutherson to beat Burton's tackle and then find Sloan
Dragons probably unlucky to not get a penalty as Jethro Rinakama made contact with Tyrell Sloan before the ball came down, but the officials elect to go with the play the ball
NO TRY - Viliame Kikau gets awarded a try that didn't look like he got it down despite Adam Gee giving it; The replays showed he didn't
Bulldogs force another dropout after Burton chases through his own kick but Gutho got there first
Galvin kicks in behind and Sione Finau has to knock it dead
David Klemmer drops the ball under no pressure and the Dragons back under pressure
Stephen Crichton's conversion waved away
Jacob Kiraz went as close as possible to get his foot on the line but he kept it in and grounded the ball inside the line
PENALTY BULLDOGS: After the try was disallowed; The Bulldogs get one for a push and shove
Tyrell Sloan is over after a bouncing ball though there is a push from Sloan on Jethro Rinakama
Bulldogs kick goes touch-ingoal and then the Dragons get a set restart
Dragons almost break through the line but the last tackle kick is closer to the dead ball line than the chasers
Jethro Rinakama loses the ball tackle 2
GAME ON! Adam Gee in control and the Bulldogs have first use
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Adam Gee
Touch Judges: David Munro, Jon Stone
Video Referee: Grant Atkins
CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (20)
Tries: Jacob Kiraz, Lachlan Galvin, Reed Mahoney, Jethro Rinakama
Conversions: Stephen Crichton (2/4)
ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (18)
Tries: Tyrell Sloan, Moses Suli, Sione Finau
Conversions: Kyle Flanagan (2/3)
Penalty Goals: Kyle Flanagan (1/1)