St George Illawarra Dragons vs Wests Tigers highlights: NRL live scores, blog

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3rd June, 2017

Kickoff: 3pm AEST
Venue: ANZ Stadium
TV: Live, Fox Sports
Betting: St George $1.30, Wests Tigers $3.50
Last 5 matches: St George WLLLW, Wests Tigers LWLLL
Referee: Gavin Badger

St George
1. Jason Nightingale 2. Nene Macdonald 3. Taane Milne 4. Timoteo Lafai 5. Kalifa Faifai Loa 6. Kurt Mann 7. Josh McCrone 8. Russell Packer 9. Cameron McInnes 10. Paul Vaughan 11. Tariq Sims 12. Joel Thompson 13. Jack de Belin

Interchange (four to be omitted): 14. Jacob Host 15. Leeson Ah Mau 16. Hame Sele 17. Jai Field 18. Tyrone McCarthy 19. Josh Dugan 20. Tyson Frizell 21. Gareth Widdop 22. Blake Lawrie

Coach: Paul McGregor

Wests Tigers
1. James Tedesco 2. David Nofoaluma 3. Malakai Watene Zelezniak 4. Moses Suli 5. Kevin Naiqama 6. Tuimoala Lolohea 7. Jack Littlejohn 8. Aaron Woods 9. Matt McIlwrick 10. Ava Seumanufagai 11. Kyle Lovett 16. Chris Lawrence 13. Elijah Taylor

Interchange (four to be omitted): 14. Tim Grant 15. JJ Felise 16. Joel Edwards 17. Jacob Liddle 18. Esan Marsters 19. Matthew Eisenhuth 20. Jordan Rankin 21. Michael Chee-Kam

Coach: Ivan Cleary

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Tariq Sims of the Dragons scores and celebrates during the Round 23 NRL match between the St George Illawarra Dragons and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at Jubilee Oval in Sydney, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016. (AAP Image/Craig Golding)

John Coomer

Roar Guru

3rd June, 2017

Match result:

St George have survived a scrappy second half performance to consolidate their top four position with a 16-12 win over the Wests Tigers at ANZ Stadium. The Dragons led 12-2 at half-time.

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Final score
St George Illawarra Dragons 16
Wests Tigers 12

Match preview:

The St George Illawarra Dragons will be looking to consolidate their spot in the top 4 when they take on the Wests Tigers in Round 13. Join The Roar for live scores from the match and a live blog of the game at ANZ Stadium, starting from 3pm (AEST).

At the start of the year, not even their most diehard fans would have expected the Dragons to be in the top four halfway through the season. But here they are sitting in third place with seven wins from eleven matches and starting as heavy favourites against the 15th placed Wests Tigers.

The Tigers will be looking to snap a three-game losing streak. They’ll have mid-season Warriors’ signing Tuimoala Lolohea making his debut for the club this weekend at five-eighth. Backrower Chris Lawrence is also returning from a hamstring injury this week.

Both teams should be fresh coming off byes last week, though James Tedesco and Aaron Woods will be backing up from State of Origin Game 1 for the Tigers.

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Josh Dugan and Tyson Frizell will likely be doing the same for the Dragons, though they have been named on an extended bench, along with Gareth Widdop. Widdop hasn’t played since injuring his knee in the ANZAC Day clash against the Roosters.

Assuming Dugan does play, it will be his first game for the club since he fractured his cheekbone in the ANZAC Test against New Zealand back in early May. It’s also his first club game since he announced he’d be joining Cronulla in 2018 on a four-year deal.

Prediction
Dragons by 8.

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