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Dragons
10
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Titans
14
77 | J. Fogarty | |||
76 | J. Fogarty | |||
75 | T. Peachey | |||
Z. Lomax | 71 | |||
50 | P. Sami | |||
Z. Lomax | 48 | |||
J. Host | 46 | |||
Z. Lomax | 22 |
1 | Tries | 3 | ||
1 | Conversions | 1 | ||
2 | Penalty Goals | 0 | ||
0 | Field Goals | 0 |
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Round 16 of the NRL season continues tonight when the St George Illawarra Dragons host the Gold Coast Titans at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary, starting from 6pm (AEST).
For the St George Illawarra Dragons, it’s a case of finals coming early. There are still five rounds left, but the Dragons are basically on sudden death from here. They certainly can’t afford to drop games against teams lower than them on the table.
The Dragons jumped their first hurdle last round when they survived a scare to beat the Brisbane Broncos. Zac Lomax’s three penalty goal conversions proved the difference in the end.
Cameron Mcinnes got through a mountain of work in defence while Ben Hunt, whether he likes it or not, seems to have found a home at hooker. Matt Dufty is one of the form players in the NRL and most of the team’s attack revolves around him.
Jackson Ford and hooker Billy Brittain replace the injured Korbin Sims and suspended Paul Vaughan and will both start from the bench. Eddie Blacker has been named in the reserves and may get a call up if Dean Young decides he wants more size on his interchange.
After an improvement over the past month, the Titans came crashing back to earth last round, suffering a 36-16 defeat to the Raiders.
However, AJ Brimson has shown his class in the past few games, after a long injury lay off. Jamal Fogarty is one of the most improved players in the game, stepping up to captain the side in Kevin Proctor’s absence.
Ash Taylor returns and Tanah Boyd drops out of the 17. Tyrone Peachey has been named at lock in place of the suspended Moeaki Fotuaika and Erin Clark gets a spot on the bench. Mitch Rein replaces the injured Nathan Peats and Beau Fermor will start in the second row with Keegan Hipgrave back to the bench. Anthony Don has not been named in the 17 but is a chance of returning.
Prediction
Justin Holbrook, recently rewarded with a long term contract extension, will be expecting a much-improved performance from his side tonight.
With their season on the line, you’d expect the Dragons to get the job done at home but I suspect it will be a lot closer than many people expect.
Dragons by 6
Kick-off: 6pm (AEST)
Venue: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
TV: Fox League
Live stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel, NRL Live Pass
Dragons
1. Matt Dufty, 2. Jordan Pereira, 3. Euan Aitken, 4. Zac Lomax, 5. Mikaele Ravalawa, 6. Corey Norman, 7. Adam Clune, 8. Blake Lawrie, 9. Ben Hunt, 10. Josh Kerr, 11. Tyson Frizell, 12. Jacob Host, 13. Cameron McInnes
Bench/Reserves: 14. Kaide Ellis, 15. Trent Merrin, 16. Jackson Ford, 17. Billy Brittain, 18. Eddie Blacker, 19. Tristan Sailor, 20. Jayden Sullivan, 21. Max Feagai
Titans
1. AJ Brimson, 2. Corey Thompson, 3. Brian Kelly, 4. Young Tonumaipea, 5. Phillip Sami, 6. Ashley Taylor, 7. Jamal Fogarty, 8. Jarrod Wallace, 9. Mitch Rein, 10. Jaimin Joliffe, 11. Sam Stone, 12. Beau Fermor, 13. Tyrone Peachey
Bench/Reserves: 14. Erin Clark, 15. Sam Lisone, 16. Keegan Hipgrave, 17. Jai Whitbread, 18. Tanah Boyd, 19. Anthony Don, 20. Treymain Spry, 21. Darius Farmer
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