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The first week of the 2018 NRL finals concludes with the Brisbane Broncos taking on the St George Illawarra Dragons in a Sunday afternoon classic in Queensland. The match will begin at 4:00pm (AEST) on Sunday, September 9 at Suncorp Stadium.
When these sides met in Round 1, it was the Dragons who got their season off to a flyer with a convincing 34-12 victory.
This time, however, the sides will meet in vastly different circumstances.
Despite never winning more than three games in a row, the Broncos have been thereabouts for much of the season and, following three very impressive victories to finish the season, are poised to give the finals a decent shake.
The Dragons, on the other hand, have been limping to the finals for some time.
They wrapped up a September spot with an impressive 12-4 start to the year, but have spluttered badly from that point and have been written off as serious contenders by most analysts.
Date: Sunday, September 9
Kick-off: 4:00pm (AEST)
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
TV: Live, Fox League and Nine Network
Online: Live, Foxtel App, Foxtel Now, 9Now, NRL Digital Pass
Betting: Broncos $1.28, Dragons $3.70
Overall record: Played 38, Broncos 23, Dragons 15
Last meeting: Round 1, Dragons 34 def. Broncos 12 at Kogarah Oval
Last five: Broncos 4, Dragons 1
Record in finals: Broncos 1, Dragons 1
Referees: Grant Atkins, Chris Sutton
Brisbane Broncos
1 Darius Boyd, 2 Corey Oates, 3 James Roberts, 4 Jordan Kahu, 5 Jamayne Isaako, 6 Anthony Milford, 7 Kodi Nikorima, 8 Matthew Lodge, 9 Andrew McCullough, 10 Sam Thaiday, 11 Alex Glenn, 12 Tevita Pangai Junior, 13 Josh McGuire
Interchange: 14 Patrick Mago, 15 Joe Ofahengaue, 16 Korbin Sims, 17 David Fifita
Reserves: 18 Kotoni Staggs, 19 Sam Tagataese, 20 Geahamat Shibasaki, 21 Troy Dargan
St George Illawarra Dragons
1 Matthew Dufty, 2 Nene Macdonald, 3 Zac Lomax, 4 Timoteo Lafai, 5 Jordan Pereira, 6 Gareth Widdop, 7 Ben Hunt, 8 James Graham, 9 Cameron McInnes, 10 Leeson Ah Mau, 11 Tyson Frizell, 12 Tariq Sims, 13 Jack de Belin
Interchange: 14 Jeremy Latimore, 15 Kurt Mann, 16 Blake Lawrie, 17 Luciano Leilua
Reserves: 18 Jason Nightingale, 19 Euan Aitken, 20 Jacob Host, 21 Hame Sele
The Roar will have you covered for every NRL finals match. Make sure to check out our website for live scores and a blog of Sunday’s elimination final.
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