St. George Illawarra Dragons
12
Match Complete
Newcastle Knights
32
| 78 |  | D. Young | ||
| 76 | | D. Young | ||
| 73 |  | T. Gamble | ||
| Z. Lomax |  | 67 | ||
| M. Ravalawa | | 66 | ||
| 45 | | L. Miller | ||
| 43 | | F. Brown | ||
| 31 | | G. Marzhew | ||
| Z. Lomax | | 18 | ||
| B. Hunt | | 17 | ||
| 8 | | L. Miller | ||
| 7 | | E. Tuala | ||
| 2 | | L. Miller | ||
| 1 | | J. Saifiti |
| 2 | Tries | 6 | ||
| 2 | Conversions | 3 | ||
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
Round 27 of the NRL premiership continues this evening when the St George Illawarra Dragons take on the Newcastle Knights at Netstrata Jubliee Stadium in Sydney. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7:30pm (AEST).
The Dragons continue to fight, but the points tally doesn’t care about fight and effort unfortunately. They need to find a way to extend their 60 minute efforts into 80 minute performances consistently from 2024, and what better way than to finish off 2023 with a brilliant performance?
Jack De Belin is the headline inclusion as he returns from suspension while Jayden Sullivan could play one last game as a Dragon as he rushes back from a hamstring injury.
I have run out of superlatives to praise the Knights. It’s a phenomenal run that they’re on.
And a lot of credit has to go to Adam O’Brien for knowing that plan A was not working earlier in the season and that Kalyn Ponga had to start at fullback with Tyson Gamble and Jackson Hastings playing in the halves. Ponga is out with an AC joint, with Lachlan Miller named at fullback while Jackson Hastings could make a comeback after being named in the reserves list.
Prediction
The Dragons want to finish the year on a high. The Knights want to continue their brilliant momentum. It’s definitely going to be a high scoring game which will suit the Dragons.
However, if this becomes an arm wrestle, the Knights will crank it up a gear or two late in the game and run away with ease. I think scenario two is more likely to happen. Knights by 12
Game information
Venue: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Kick-off: 7.35pm (AEST)
TV: Fox Sports, Nine
Streaming: Kayo Sports, Foxtel, 9Now
Odds: Dragons $2 Knights $1.81 – odds via PlayUp
Dragons: 1. Tyrell Sloan 2. Mathew Feagai 3. Moses Suli 4. Zac Lomax 5. Mikaele Ravalawa 6. Talatau Amone 7. Ben Hunt 8. Francis Molo 9. Connor Muhleisen 10. Blake Lawrie 11. Billy Burns 12. Dan Russell 13. Jack de Belin 14. Jacob Liddle 15. Michael Molo 16. Ben Murdoch-Masila 17. Ryan Couchman 18. Toby Couchman 19. Jayden Sullivan 20. Alexander Lobb 21. Jaiyden Hunt 22. Viliami Fifita
Knights: 1. Lachlan Miller 2. Dominic Young 3. Enari Tuala 4. Bradman Best 5. Greg Marzhew 6. Tyson Gamble 7. Adam Clune 8. Jacob Saifiti 9. Fa’amanu Brown 10. Leo Thompson 11. Dylan Lucas 12. Brodie Jones 13. Adam Elliott 14. Riley Jones 15. Daniel Saifiti 16. Jack Hetherington 17. Mathew Croker 18. Jack Johns 19. Oryn Keeley 20. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 21. Jackson Hastings 22. David Armstrong
Choppy Zezers
Roar Rookie
Ref's could get a 21 boo salute when they retire, but hats off to him for doing the most thankless task.
Choppy Zezers
Roar Rookie
Onya, Arnab.
Phil
Roar Rookie
After that wonderful display from St George they have indeed proved to be worthy of their position on the points table. Not good enough to win the wooden spoon but 16th spot is next best.
watty
Roar Rookie
Well done Knights and their supporters :thumbup: Deserved win and deserved finalists! Should go far
Muzz Manyana
Roar Rookie
This Knights team is the real deal. I rate them as the 2nd best team in the 8 Panthers Knights Broncos Storm
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
The Knights will either take on the Raiders or the Roosters based on how the Sharks vs Raiders clash goes tomorrow. Talking of Sharks v Raiders, I will be back tomorrow afternoon to call the game. Thank you all for joining the live blog/s tonight. Time to get some sleep. Take care and goodnight. This is Arnab Bhattacharya signing out.
Luke S
Roar Rookie
Well done Knights I think that’s 9 wins on the trot. Makes the Rooster’s winning run pale into insignificance! Happy Retirement to Ben Cummins too!
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
FULL TIME SGI 12 NEW 32 The Knights finish the regular season in fifth position. Their winning streak continues with a weakened side still getting the job done comprehensively. As for the Dragons, it ends a horror season where they finish 2023 one win away from receiving the wooden spoon.
G Len N
Roar Rookie
Knights are properly confident and playing well for each other.
Stormy
Roar Rookie
Dragons were their own worst enemy. Mistakes killed them, but they did compete. Thanks Arnab, you've done a great job.
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
80’ Dragons lose the ball and that’s full time. Knights win!
Redcap
Roar Guru
Well, that season is mercifully over. Thanks Arnab. Good luck to Newy and everybody (except Melbourne) in the finals. Au revoir.
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
80’ Short kickoff leads to a knock on from the Knights. Dragons feed with 18 seconds to go 40 metres out SGI 12 NEW 32
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Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
80’ Miller back on field and he misses the conversion SGI 12 NEW 32
Luke S
Roar Rookie
Young must get Frequent Flyer points for his tries!
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
79’ TRY KNIGHTS Knights shift right as Young scores another brilliant try! Bunker checking after multiple angles and it’s another try to Young! SGI 12 NEW 32
Stormy
Roar Rookie
Short.
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
78’ Burns loses the ball on tackle one off the scrum. Knights come out of their half SGI 12 NEW 28
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