The St George Illawarra Dragons will face the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium, Olympic Park on Friday night (7:50pm).
The Dragons enter the encounter without the services of prop Leeson Ah Mau who is in the midst of serving a three week suspension.
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Consequently, Head Coach Paul McGregor has named an 18-man squad which includes second-rowers Tariq Sims, Jacob Host and Tyrone McCarthy as well as utilities Jake Marketo and Will Matthews on an extended five-man interchange.
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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
Position |
St George Illawarra Dragons |
Will Hopoate |
Fullback |
Adam Quinlan |
Brett Morris |
Wing |
Kurt Mann |
Josh Morris |
Centre |
Euan Aitken |
Curtis Rona |
Centre |
Taane Milne |
Sam Perrett |
Wing |
Jason Nightingale |
Josh Reynolds |
Five-Eighth |
Gareth Widdop |
Moses Mbye |
Halfback |
Benji Marshall |
Aiden Tolman |
Prop |
Russell Packer |
Michael Lichaa |
Hooker |
Mitch Rein |
James Graham |
Prop |
Mike Cooper |
Josh Jackson |
Second Row |
Tyson Frizell |
Greg Eastwood |
Second Row |
Joel Thompson |
David Klemmer |
Lock |
Jack de Belin |
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Sam Kasiano |
Interchange |
Tariq Sims |
Danny Fualalo |
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Jacob Host |
Tim Browne |
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Will Matthews |
Raymond Faitala-Mariner |
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Jake Marketo |
Lloyd Perrett |
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Tyrone McCarthy |
Tyrone Phillips |
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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
The Bulldogs enter the encounter hoping to make amends for the 36-0 loss to the North Queensland Cowboys last round.
The Bulldogs were on a four game winning streak prior to this, scoring an average of 32.5 points per game and holding their opponents to an average of just 18.
Bulldogs Head Coach Des Hasler has also named a largely unchanged line-up, with Lloyd Perrett and Tyrone Phillips making their way onto an extended six-man bench.
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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (5th) |
St George Illawarra Dragons (11th) |
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Record |
11 wins, 7 losses |
8 wins, 10 losses |
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Points |
409 |
6th |
239 |
14th |
Tries |
74 |
5th |
41 |
15th |
Line Breaks |
87 |
5th |
50 |
15th |
Tackle Busts |
446 |
13th |
491 |
7th |
Offloads |
210 |
6th |
185 |
9th |
Tackles |
5910 |
7th |
6293 |
2nd |
Missed Tackles |
454 |
12th |
457 |
11th |
Head To Head (Taane Milne vs. Josh Morris)
In the battle of the young and the old, Taane Milne will lock horns with former Dragons player Josh Morris in the centres.
In only his second NRL game, Milne was superb against Wests Tigers last round, running for 162 metres with a line break and seven offloads, and will be keen to replicate that form on Friday.
Morris on the other hand, has played all but two games this year, averaging 105.7 running metres per game, while scoring five tries and seven line breaks.
History (Since 1999)
The Dragons have won only one of their last nine encounters against the Bulldogs, and 11 of their 31 matches overall.
The Dragons did have a great streak over the Bulldogs from 2008 through 2011 though, winning six straight and holding the Bulldogs to 7.7 points per game.
Round |
Date |
Result |
Score |
Venue |
9 |
May 11, 2014 |
Loss |
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs - 38 St George Illawarra Dragons - 6 |
ANZ Stadium, Olympic Park |
6 |
April 12, 2015 |
Win |
St George Illawarra Dragons - 31 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs - 6 |
ANZ Stadium, Olympic Park |
13 |
June 8, 2015 |
Loss |
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs - 29 St George Illawarra Dragons - 16 |
ANZ Stadium, Olympic Park |
Qualifying Final |
September 12, 2015 |
Loss |
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs - 11 St George Illawarra Dragons - 10 |
ANZ Stadium, Olympic Park |
14 |
June 13, 2016 |
Loss |
St George Illawarra Dragons - 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs - 34 |
ANZ Stadium, Olympic Park |
Game Day Information
Date: Friday, July 29
Venue: ANZ Stadium, Olympic Park
Gate Open: 5.30pm
NYC: 5.35pm
NRL: 7.50pm
Broadcaster: Channel Nine & FOX Sports
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