St. George Illawarra Dragons
18
Match Complete
Sydney Roosters
60
| 77 |  | S. Walker | ||
| 76 |  | J. Suaalii | ||
| 73 | | S. Walker | ||
| 71 | | N. Butcher | ||
| Z. Lomax | | 68 | ||
| T. Eisenhuth | | 67 | ||
| 63 | | S. Walker | ||
| 62 | | J. Tedesco | ||
| 61 | | S. Walker | ||
| 59 | | J. Manu | ||
| 57 | | S. Walker | ||
| 55 | | L. Keary | ||
| Z. Lomax | | 51 | ||
| J. D. Belin | | 50 | ||
| 38 | | S. Walker | ||
| 36 | | N. Butcher | ||
| 33 | | S. Walker | ||
| 28 | | S. Walker | ||
| 26 | | J. Manu | ||
| 17 | | S. Walker | ||
| 16 | | A. Crichton | ||
| 12 | | S. Walker | ||
| 10 | | D. Young | ||
| Z. Lomax | | 6 | ||
| J. Su'a | | 5 |
| 3 | Tries | 9 | ||
| 3 | Conversions | 10 | ||
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
In what is always one of the highlights of the NRL season, the St George Illawarra Dragons meet the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium in their traditional ANZAC Day clash. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 4:00pm (AEST).
This ANZAC Day fixture brings the best out in both teams. In 2024, we get the added bonus that both teams lay mid-table and need a win to stay in touch with the top 8.
St George Illawarra are unchanged after their stirring win over the Warriors last weekend, but have Jack Bird in the reserves and may yet elevate him pending concussion protocols. Zac Lomax retains his spot in the centres.
Sam Walker is the big in for the Roosters, while Dom Young is immediately back in the side after suspension, shifting Joseph Suaalii to the centres and Michael Jennings out entirely.
Prediction
The Roosters have been off their game in recent weeks, and it may just take this ANZAC Day match to rediscover their best. Roosters by 6
Game information
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Kick-off: 4:00pm (AEST)
TV: Fox League, Channel 9
Streaming: Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Odds: Dragons $2.60, Roosters $1.50 – odds via PlayUp
Teams
Dragons: 1. Tyrell Sloan 2. Christian Tuipulotu 3. Moses Suli 4. Zac Lomax 5. Mikaele Ravalawa 6. Kyle Flanagan 7. Ben Hunt 8. Francis Molo 9. Jacob Liddle 10. Hame Sele 11. Raymond Faitala-Mariner 12. Jaydn Su’A 13. Tom Eisenhuth 14. Fa’amanu Brown 15. Blake Lawrie 16. Jack de Belin 17. Ben Murdoch-Masila 18. Michael Molo 19. Jack Bird 20. Toby Couchman 21. Viliami Fifita 22. Jesse Marschke
Second-rower Luciano Leilua remains out, so Shane Flanagan sticks with the team that defeated the Warriors last Friday.
Roosters: 1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii 4. Joseph Manu 5. Dominic Young 6. Luke Keary 7. Sam Walker 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Brandon Smith 10. Lindsay Collins 11. Angus Crichton 12. Nat Butcher 13. Victor Radley 14. Connor Watson 15. Naufahu Whyte 16. Egan Butcher 17. Terrell May 18. Michael Jennings 19. Siua Wong 20. Zach Dockar-Clay 21. Xavier Va’a 22. Fetalaiga Pauga
Sam Walker is back, so Connor Watson goes to the bench and Zach Dockar-Clay to the reserves.
Poss
Roar Rookie
Geez GB sorry for your loss tonight :unhappy: Chin up they'll come right.. :thumbup:
Glory Bound
Roar Rookie
Nope! Half-time Storm 32 vs Souths 4 Demetriou better be a dead man walking!
Red Rob
Roar Rookie
Sounds like you're writing another season of Game of Thrones ...
Poss
Roar Rookie
They might surprise you tonight GB Good Luck :thumbup:
The Barry
Roar Guru
That’s for Dragons BBQ’s after a 50 point loss…
watty
Roar Rookie
Thanks Geoff :thumbup:
Glory Bound
Roar Rookie
I heard JWH's forearm was voted 'Man of the Match'.
Geoff from Bruce Stadium
Roar Rookie
I love your attitude watty. Who needs to get into the Roosters when they have you as a supporter. Enjoy it mate. You just flogged the Dragons and before the game they were given a pretty decent chance of winning after two wins on the trot. I must admit I changed my mind about 10 times in the tipping before I finally settled on the Roosters.
Glory Bound
Roar Rookie
I'm not crowing, I'm sharpening the guillotine for 'Dumbo Bigs Ears' and 'Slippery Solly'.
watty
Roar Rookie
Commiserations Dragons fans
watty
Roar Rookie
I'm not celebrating Glory Bound! While it's a better performance, it's still nowhere near the best sides. We are a long long way from the top. Just hoping for less injuries now and sam stays on field for us
Poss
Roar Rookie
Don't crow too much GB your teams up next.. :happy:
David Holden
Roar Guru
Thanks for following the blog today. I will be back around 7.30 for the Storm vs Rabbitohs clash
David Holden
Roar Guru
The Dragons couldn't match the Roosters intensity today and they struggled to recover from their mistakes. Once the Roosters got a roll on, it was game over. Their attack was pedestrian but maybe that comes down to their time in defence. They head to Cronulla on Sunday week for an afternoon local derby
Glory Bound
Roar Rookie
I'd congratulate Roosters fans, but they are already too busy congratulating themselves. I'd commiserate with Dragons fans, but it wouldn't register through their state of catatonic shock!
Luke S
Roar Rookie
Congratulations Roosters fans! Absolutely monstered your opponents.Walker played his best game ever. Dragons fans, I feel for you. Diabolical performance from the players. While losing Suli within 20 seconds was always going to be hard to compensate for, the Dragons look like they gave up and that’s unforgivable!
David Holden
Roar Guru
The Roosters made a statement this afternoon. There forwards rolled through the middle all match with the result that Walker and Keary had huge games. The Roosters backline clicked into gear and carnage ensued. They play the Broncos Friday week at Suncorp and we will get a good idea from that as to where they stand
Tony
Roar Guru
You and Flanno
Phil
Roar Rookie
I'm lost for words after that performance from Saints.
andrew
Roar Rookie
So much for the Dragons much vaunted defence. Oh when the Saints, goooo maaaarchun ouuuut.