FULL TIME: The Dragons come away with their second victory of 2016, Beating the Roosters by 2 points
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-18
PENALTY: Jake Friend gets the penalty
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-18
Latrell Mitchell comes up with the ball and gives it to Jackson Hastings
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-18
The Dragons are going to close the game out now
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-18
PENALTY: Dragons receive the penalty for a swinging arm form Dylan Napa
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-18
ON REPORT: Dylan Napa placed on report for a swinging arm
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-18
Boyd Cordner and Taane Milne have a head clash and times called off
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-18
Connor Watson kicks it to Josh Dugan
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-18
Gareth Widdop kicks it high to Latrell Mitchell
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-18
KNOCK ON: Boyd Cordner drops the ball so close to the line
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-18
5 minutes remain, 2 points margin
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-18
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Conversion attempt by Jackson Hastings successful.
Right in front
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-18
TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Scored by Ryan Matterson. Kick to come.
His first Career TRY
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-16
Ryan Matterson kicks it high to Josh Dugan and it comes back to Ryan Matterson WHO SCORES
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-12
Josh McCrone kicks it to Connor Watson
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-12
IN TOUCH: the Roosters kick goes out
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-12
10 Minutes Remain
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-12
Josh McCrone kicks it down to the dead ball line, Roosters 20m Tap
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-12
Timoteo Lafai's kick was way too big
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-12
Jason Nightingale has a break and runs it but gets taken
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-12
Ryan Matterson kicks it down to Josh Dugan who cleans it up
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-12
Michael Cooper drops the ball
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-12
NO TRY Ruled
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-12
Grounding
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-12
BUNKER: NO TRY< Check Grouding
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-12
Josh McCrone kicks it towards Joe Burgess and its a 20m tap
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-12
Jason Nightingale's kick was way too big
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-12
ON REPORT: Eloni Vunakece put on report for a tackle around the neck
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-12
Ryan Matterson kicks it down to Jason Nightingale
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-12
KNOCK ON: Josh Dugan drops the ball on 3rd tackle
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-12
PENALTY: Boyd Cordner and Ryan Matterson penalised for holding the tackle for too long
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-12
Latrell Mitchell flick passes out to the sideline
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-12
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Conversion attempt by Jackson Hastings successful.
15m in from the sideline and 20m out
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-12
TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Scored by Latrell Mitchell. Kick to come.
Latrell Mitchell goes in to score
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-10
Ryan Matterson kicks it and Josh Dugan knocks it dead
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-6
Josh McCrone kicks the ball down to Latrell Mitchell
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-6
KNOCK ON: Aidan Guerra drops the ball in a hard hitting tackle
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-6
PENALTY: Russell Packer penalised
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-6
KNOCK ON: Joel Thompson drops the ball
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-6
Jackson Hastings kicks it to Josh Dugan who runs it 15m
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-6
Gareth Widdop kicks it towards to Brendan Elliott
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-6
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS: Penalty goal attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
20m out, its successful
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-6
PENALTY: Mitch Rein has been taken high by Kane Evans
St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-6
PENALTY: Kane Evans is penalised for not being square
St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-6
Ryan Matterson kicks it down to Josh Dugan
St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-6
Josh Dugan throws the ball out
St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-6
KNOCK ON: Kane Evans drops the ball in his own 20
St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Conversion attempt by Jackson Hastings successful.
The ball is out from in front its successful
St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-6
TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Scored by Jake Friend. Kick to come.
Ryan Matterson passes it to the try scorer and its a try
St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-4
NO TRY: The ball has been ruled to be out
St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-0
BUNKER: 5th Tackle, NO TRY, Onside and grounding
St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-0
Gareth Widdop kicks it and were going to the bunker
St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-0
KNOCK ON: Latrell Mitchell drops the ball once again
St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-0
Gareth Widdop kicks it downfield to Latrell Mitchell who was met by Tyson Frizell and Russell Packer
St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-0
KICK OFF: The Second Half is kicked off by the Roosters
St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-0
Second Half is almost underway
St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-0
HALF TIME: The Roosters are trailing the Dragons 18-0
St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS: Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
Right in front the ball goes over the black dot and its 18-0
St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-0
TRY ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS: Scored by Kalifa Faifai Loa. Kick to come.
Kalifa Faifai Loa gets the intercept and runs in to score
St. George Illawarra Dragons 16-0
Kalifa Faifai Loa gets an intercept and goes in to run the whole field and score
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-0
PENALTY: The Dragons were found offside
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-0
KNOCK ON: Dunamis Lui fumbles the ball out in front of the posts
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-0
KNOCK ON: Blake Ferguson intercepts a pass by pushing it in front of him, Six Again
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-0
PENALTY: Jackson Hastings penalised for a high tackle on Josh Dugan
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-0
Brendan Elliott kicks it infield towards Will Matthews
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-0
Gareth Widdop kicks it high towards Brendan Elliott
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-0
KNOCK ON: Latrell Mitchell drops a pass and the Dragons feed the scrum
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-0
KNOCK ON: Gareth Widdop drops the ball in a Jackson Hastings tackle
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-0
Ryan Matterson kicks the ball downfield to Kalifa Faifai Loa who takes it up to the 20m and gets tackled by Jake Friend
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-0
Timoteo Lavai has passes the ball back to Eloni Vunakece
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-0
SCRUM: KNOCK ON: Joe Burgess has knocked the ball on from the bomb
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-0
Josh McCrone kicks it and Joe Burgess drops the ball
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-0
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS: Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop unsuccessful.
Just in from the left sideline, the ball is 30m out but it misses
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-0
TRY ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS: Scored by Jason Nightingale. Kick to come.
Confusion but Jason Nightingale has scored the try
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-0
BUNKER: Tackle 5, TRY, Check grounding and onside
St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-0
Possible try to Timoteo Lanai or Jason Nightingale
St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-0
PENALTY: Mitchell Frei has taken a Dragons player high
St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-0
KNOCK ON: Shaun Kenny-Dowall drops the ball in the play the ball
St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-0
Josh McCrone kicks and Will Matthews along Kalifa Faifai Loa chase to tackle
St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS: Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
20m out from the left sideline and 20m out the ball goes over
St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-0
TRY ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS: Scored by Gareth Widdop. Kick to come.
Gareth Widdop kicks it towards Latrell Mitchell who drops it and picks up his ball to score a TRY off his own Kick
St. George Illawarra Dragons 6-0
BUNKER: Tackle 1, Try, Check the Onside and grounding
St. George Illawarra Dragons 2-0
Gareth Widdop kicks it high and Latrell Mitchell drops it for Gareth Widdop to pick it up and score a possible try
St. George Illawarra Dragons 2-0
Ryan Matterson kicks it downfield to Kalifa Faifai Loa who passes it to Josh Dugan to take it a couple of meters up
St. George Illawarra Dragons 2-0
Gareth Widdop kicks high to the corner to Brendan Elliott with Gareth Widdop and Jason Nightingale get to the tackle
St. George Illawarra Dragons 2-0
KNOCK ON: Scrum feed by the Dragons, Latrell Mitchell was going over the line but he was trying to keep his grip when he looses the ball
St. George Illawarra Dragons 2-0
PENALTY: Joel Thompson and Jack de Belin penalised for going high on Aidan Guerra
St. George Illawarra Dragons 2-0
Aidan Guerra gets taken high and drops the ball
St. George Illawarra Dragons 2-0
Blake Ferguson gets taken from the blind side
St. George Illawarra Dragons 2-0
Josh McCrone kicks it downfield and it goes out
St. George Illawarra Dragons 2-0
Ryan Matterson kicks it in the corner and it goes out
St. George Illawarra Dragons 2-0
Jake Friend goes in for a Dummy half scoot but it doesn't come off
St. George Illawarra Dragons 2-0
SCRUM: Kalifa Faifai Loa drops the bomb and the Roosters feed the scrum 20m out
St. George Illawarra Dragons 2-0
Jackson Hastings kicks it down to Kalifa Faifai Loa who drops it and its a scrum
St. George Illawarra Dragons 2-0
Josh McCrone kicks it on the 4th tackle down to Brendan Elliott
St. George Illawarra Dragons 2-0
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS: Penalty goal attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
The ball is 20m in from the sideline and 30m out , and it goes over the black dot
St. George Illawarra Dragons 2-0
ON REPORT: Sam Moa placed on report for a shoulder charge on Josh McCrone
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PENALTY: Sam Moa penalised for a late tackle on Josh McCrone
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Gareth Widdop passes it to Josh McCrone who kicks it and gets tackled late
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Jackson Hastings kicks it down to Brendan Elliott who drops it on the last tackle
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Gareth Widdop kicks it down towards Latrell Mitchell who pushes offGareth Widdop
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Jackson Hastings kicks it across to Will Matthews who gets it
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Gareth Widdop kicks it and Jason Nightingale drops it back but the Roosters get it back
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Mitch Rein found himself out in open space
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Very good defending so far from both teams
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Ryan Matterson kicks his first NRL ball down to Kalifa Faifai Loa
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Boyd Cordner's first game of the season
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Josh McCrone kicks it towards Latrell Mitchell and he lets it bounce a couple of times and takes on the defenders himself
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Jackson Hastings kicks it down towards Jason Nightingale's corner and he gets it out of goals
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Josh McCrone kicks it down towards Latrell Mitchell
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Jackson Hastings kicks it high towards the 20m and Jason Nightingale safely takes it
KICK OFF: The Dragons Kick this magnificent ANZAC day test here at ALLIANZ Stadium
Kick off is close as the teams go into their own huddles
The National Anthems of Australia and New Zealand are now played
Followed by a minute silence
The Last Post is played
Forming a guard of honour
Players are coming out of the sheds
The Army bands are leading out playing followed by the cadets
Not far away from kick off now
Late Mail: Euan Aitken has been ruled out for the Dragons as he failed to recover from a hamstring strain. Will Matthews will take his spot in the centres in jersey #15. In the only other change to the Red V pack, Taane Milne will make his NRL debut, named on the interchange bench.
Boyd Cordner returns to the Roosters line-up this afternoon as he starts in the second row. His return pushes Aidan Guerra back to lock. Ryan Matterson will make his debut as Jayden Nikorima was recalled to the Under 20s Holden Cup earlier today. A shuffle in the backline sees Joe Burgess wearing jersey #21 with Daniel Tupou returned out due to a minor ankle injury sustained at training. Brendan Elliot takes up position on the wing, with Shaun Kenny-Dowall shifting to centre.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ben Cummins, Adam Devcich
Touch Judges: Nick Beashel, Russell Turner
Video Referee: Jared Maxwell, Bryan Norrie, Bernard Sutton
ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (20)
Tries: Gareth Widdop, Jason Nightingale, Kalifa Faifai Loa
Field Goals:
Conversions: Gareth Widdop (2/3)
Penalty Goals: Gareth Widdop (2/2)
SYDNEY ROOSTERS (18)
Tries: Jake Friend, Latrell Mitchell, Ryan Matterson
Field Goals:
Conversions: Jackson Hastings (3/3)
Penalty Goals: