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 The
Dragons have just notched up one of the most
dominant and controlled performances of the
year defeating the West Tigers 50 zip at Oki
Jubilee Stadium this afternoon.
St
George Illawarra Dragons were always on the
mark from kick off playing the game inside
the Tigers' half, spreading the ball wide
through halves Trent Barrett and Matthew Head
at every opportunity.
Wests
Tigers had no answers from the first minute
as they were unable to advance forward due
to some brutal defence and they struggled
to contain the Dragons much bigger and much
faster backs as they broke the line continually
all day.
At
the half-time, the Dragons were leading by
22 points to nil and not a lot changed in
the second half.
The
Tigers had more try scoring opportunities
but simply weren’t able to go over the
chalk as the Dragons created more havoc in
their territory.
When
the St George forwards tired, their young
bench took over the game.
We’ve
seen the Dragons at full strength before but
the injuries usually get the better of their
big name stars, can they continue this form
at the SCG? Time will tell.
One
thing is for sure, Tim Sheens' fairytale run
is over.
Oki
Jubilee Stadium
Crowd: 16,915
Referee: Sean Hampstead
Video Referee: Tim Mander
Touch Judges: Steve Chiddy, Steve Lyons
Scorers:
DRAGONS 50
Tries: Gasnier 4, Cooper, Sims, Creagh, Young,
Riddell
Goals: Head 7/9
defeated
WESTS TIGERS 0
Tries:
Goals:
By
the clock:
Late
changes for the Tigers as Nick Graham replaces
Scott Sattler, Pat Richards replaces Daniel
Fitzhenry & Michael Buettner makes his
comeback on the bench. Oki Jubilee Stadium
is packed to it's rafters.
0
min: Tigers kickoff
1
min: News - Mark Gasnier drops the ball from
the kickoff.
2
min: News - Brett Hodgson puts in a grubber
kick into the in goal area, Jason Moodie fumbles
the ball according to the video ref.
4
min: News - Matthew Head puts up a banana
kick, Tigers fullback Brett Hodgson misses
the ball but it's cleaned up by Darren Senter.
11
min: Try - Dragons. Following some nice lead
up work by St George Matthew Head flicks up
a ball to Mark Gasnier who powers over the
tryline with three Tigers defenders holding
onto him. Matthew Head converts. 6-0 Dragons
15
min: News - The Dragons come inches from scoring
after Matthew Head is penalised for not correctly
playing the ball with his feet, replays show
a Tigers player hand is all over the ball.
20
min: News - The Tigers have had little territory
or possession in the early stages of this
match, The Dragons have been unlucky not to
have scored more.
21
min: Try - Dragons. The Dragons are putting
the pressure on the Tigers on attack as the
set up Matt Cooper in the corner. Heads conversion
attempt goes wide. 10-0 Dragons
27
min: Try - Dragons. A superb individual try
by Mark Gasnier as his foot work deceives
the Tigers defenders. Head converts. 16-0
Dragons
31
min: Try - Dragons. An excellent grubber kick
by Matthew Head sets up a rampaging Ashton
Sims as he pounces on the ball to score. Head
converts. This is a thrashing! 22-0 Dragons
35
min: News - Trent Barrett kicks a 40/20. Everything
is going right for St George-Illawarra.
37
min: News - The Tigers show a glimpse of attacking
brilliance for the first time today.
38
min: News - Jason Moodie comes oh so close
to scoring a try but the Dragons defence covered
him up well.
Halftime:
Puff the magic dragon must be crying tears
of joy over this dominant first half display
by St George - Illawarra.
The West Tigers simply have no answers thus
far. Dragons are leading at halftime 22-0.
Completions
- Dragons: 21/25 Tigers: 11/16
Line Breaks - Dragons: 3 Tigers: 0
Mistackles - Dragons: 3 Tigers: 16
Offloads - Dragons: 4 Tigers: 5
Errors - Dragons: 4 Tigers: 5
Possession - Dragons: 61% Tigers: 39%
40
min: Dragons kickoff
44
min: Try - Dragons. After Justin Poore made
a 60 metre bust the Dragons simply spread
it out wide to set up Mark Gasnier for his
third try. Head converts. 28-0 Dragons
49
min: Try - Dragons. Matthew Head puts up a
kick, Brett Hodgson makes a rare mistake and
the ball simply bounces up for Ben Creagh
to score. Head converts. 34-0 Dragons
52
min: News - Three sets of six in a row and
the Tigers have no result. Great defence by
the Dragons.
56
min: Try - Dragons. Mark Gasnier darts out
of dummy half and steps out of a tackle to
score. Head converts. 40-0 Dragons
60
min: News - Forty zip and counting. This a
superb display by St George - Illawarra side
and they don't look like slowing down.
65
min: Try - Dragons. There is nobody home for
the tigers, Dean Young runs over 40 metres
to score after Brett Hodgson handed the ball
over on the last tackle. Head converts. 46-0
Dragons
69
min: News - Trent Barrett sets up Lance Thompson
into open but the pass is ruled forward by
referee Sean Hampstead.
72
min: News - Jason Moodie is in the clear but
Bronson Harrisons pass to him misses Moodie
by a country mile.
74
min: News - Trent Barrett throws an offload
in the tackle but Matthew Head knocks it on
with nobody in front of him.
77
min: News - Try saving tackle by the Tigers
stopping Ben Creagh close to the line.
79
min: Try - Dragons. Mark Riddell runs straight
through some weak Tigers defence to score
in the dying seconds. Heads conversion attempt
goes wide.
Excellent
display by St George - Illawarra, the Tigers
never had a chance.
50 - 0 Dragons win.
Completions
- Dragons: 35/46 Tigers: 26/35
Line Breaks - Dragons: 8 Tigers: 0
Mistackles - Dragons: 9 Tigers: 33
Offloads - Dragons: 24 Tigers: 7
Errors - Dragons: 13 Tigers: 10
Possession - Dragons: 55% Tigers: 45%
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Leagueunlimited.com players of the match:
3 - M Gasnier (Dragons)
2 - D Young (Dragons)
1 - M Head (Dragons)
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