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Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
24
Match Complete
St. George Illawarra Dragons
18
| 77 |  | Z. Lomax | ||
| N. Hynes |  | 65 | ||
| W. Graham |  | 64 | ||
| 55 | | M. Feagai | ||
| 45 | | Z. Lomax | ||
| 44 | | T. Moga | ||
| N. Hynes | | 36 | ||
| T. Wilton | | 35 | ||
| N. Hynes | | 26 | ||
| B. Trindall | | 24 | ||
| 9 | | Z. Lomax | ||
| 8 | | J. D. Belin | ||
| N. Hynes | | 3 | ||
| N. Hynes | | 2 |
| 4 | Tries | 3 | ||
| 4 | Conversions | 2 | ||
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
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The Cronulla Sharks could all but end the St George Illawarra Dragons finals hopes when they host them tonight. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7:30pm (AEST).
The Sharks sit alone in third place on the ladder after a heart-stopping golden point win over the Rabbitohs last week. Nicho Hynes booted them to victory, after both sides traded a number of field goal attempts after regular time.
The Dragons crashed back to earth, conceding 24 unanswered points in the second half to the Cowboys. It has them back in 11th on the ladder with a differential of -124, meaning a loss tonight could see them effectively three wins out of the eight with just four rounds to go. This is a must-win for them.
The Sharks have been dealt a blow, Will Kennedy out until the finals with an ankle complaint.
Kade Dykes makes his debut at the back. Royce Hunt is out with a shoulder injury, it sees Brayden Hamlin-Uele join the starting side, and Braydon Trindall promoted to the bench.
Coach Anthony Griffin has stuck solid with the same 17 from last week.
These two have already met this year, back in Round 3. The Sharks ran out comfortable winners in Wollongong in wet conditions, 32-12.
The Sharks are on a run of four straight wins over the Dragons. They also haven’t lost to their local rivals at home since 2018. The Dragons don’t have a bad record playing in Cronulla, winning 40 per cent of games played overall.
Prediction
On paper, this looks like the tale of two teams on very different trajectories. The Sharks have put together a very consistent year and look set to be rewarded with a spot in the top four. Nicho Hynes and Matt Moylan have been controlling things beautifully and they are really out of a contest.
The Dragons needed to win last week. At home and with everything to play for they had no answers in the second half. They rely on Ben Hunt – if he has a good game then the Dragons seem to be a chance, however, if he is well contained it is hard to know who they are going to look to.
St George have been consistent this year, just not good enough when a team really pushes them and starts asking some questions. They play high-percentage football and can grind things out against lowly opposition but have no other gear when sides take it to them, as was the case last week.
You just have to think that back at home, and eager to stay in the top four, that the Sharks will have too much for the Dragons. The Dragons will be competitive but ultimately they just don’t have the points in them.
Sharks by 10.
Kick-off: 7.35pm (AEST)
Venue: PointsBet Stadium, Wooloware
TV: Channel Nine, Fox League
Live stream: 9Now, Kayo Sports
Odds: Sharks $1.30; Dragons $3.55 – odds via PlayUp
Cronulla Sharks
1. Kade Dykes 2. Connor Tracey 3. Jesse Ramien 4. Siosifa Talakai 5. Ronaldo Mulitalo 6. Matt Moylan 7. Nicholas Hynes 8. Toby Rudolf 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Braden Hamlin-Uele 11. Briton Nikora 12. Wade Graham 13. Cameron McInnes
Interchange/Reserves: 14. Braydon Trindall 15. Aiden Tolman 16. Teig Wilton 17. Andrew Fifita 18. Lachlan Miller 19. Jesse Colquhoun 20. Royce Hunt 21. Matt Ikuvalu 22. Thomas Hazelton
St George Illawarra Dragons
1. Moses Mbye 2. Mat Feagai 3. Jack Bird 4. Zac Lomax 5. Tautau Moga 6. Talatau Amone 7. Ben Hunt 8. Jack de Belin 9. Andrew McCullough 10. Blake Lawrie 11. Billy Burns 12. Jayden Su’A 13. Tariq Sims
Interchange/Reserves: 14. Tyrell Sloan 15. Aaron Woods 16. Francis Molo 17. Josh McGuire 18. Michael Molo 19. Max Feagai 20. Jaiyden Hunt 21. Tyrell Fuimaono 22. Jackson Ford
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