The match saw the NRL debut of exciting young full-back Kaeo Weekes while prop Martin Taupau played his 150th game for Manly. Toff Sipley played his 50th NRL ...
The Sea Eagles were forced to roll the dice and try anything with their backs on their own tryline. Lomax converted from the sideline for 20-6 win. Fullback Reuben Garrick converted to bring the score to 14-6.
Skipper Ben Hunt continued his sublime season to carry the Dragons to a 20-6 win over the Roosters in a tough battle at Nestrata Jubilee Stadium on Friday ...
I thought we controlled the game pretty well both sides of the ball, particularly in the second half when we had to defend them. Coach Anthony Griffin will be hoping history doesn't repeat, with the Cowboys beating his side 31-12 when they last met in Round 14. To keep them to six in the second half, I thought it was a really solid effort. But to their credit, from the toss of the coin they started well." "It was always going to be a difficult night with the lead-in, but that’s certainly no excuse and obviously losing players during the game made it a little more disruptive, to an already disrupted week. “I was very confident coming in, we trained really well during the week and the feel was really good yesterday.
The Dragons entered last chance saloon and came out with their finals hopes just about intact, downing the Manly Sea Eagles 18-6 at a wet and windy Jubilee ...
They got themselves into good ball and within three minutes, had got on the board via Josh Aloiai – his fourth of the year – on a crash ball. We came out well in the second half and had opportunities to win the game and didn’t execute well enough.” It wasn’t pretty, and indeed, for all their field position, they never threatened the line, but it accumulated pressure. In the second we had to play off the back foot but I thought we did that reasonably well for 40 minutes. I thought we did that well for most of the night.” They remain in the finals hunt, drawing level with the Sea Eagles on nine wins.
Hunt's 'purple patch' answers huge Dragons question; Lomax's flaw exposed: 3 Big Hits.
“It is just a part of Zac Lomax’s game that he needs to get the right balance, we know the sort of ball-runner he is, we know he has got all the skills, but at that point right there, 14-6, 16 minutes left,” Parker “He is in a very very purple patch right now, in career best form, we spoke about it in the pre-game, when the Dragons are going well it is off the back of Ben Hunt,” Corey Parker said. The Dragons have continued with a ridiculous statistic, downing the Covid affected Sea Eagles in a crucial encounter. The Dragons are yet to lose in 2022 after scoring first, and that trend continued off the back of Hunt’s early try. Hunt then put his head down and burrowed his way to the try-line to hand the Dragons an early lead. The Dragons have come away with the victory in a crucial encounter against the Sea Eagles, winning 20-6.
Manly coach Des Hasler believes the lopsided penalty count was a big factor his his side's Friday night los...
"We had a few injuries … it zaps you. We had to do a lot of extra tackling in that first half, so it only compounds and increases the workload that people have got to do out there. I don't get that part I honestly don't," he said.
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It was only seven minutes old when a Keary corner kick found the 196cm tall Daniel Tupou to score. An outstretched left arm by Matt Lodge sent the Newcastle number one to the turf and then off for a head assessment. Nine minutes later Tedesco put Suaalii away for his 11th try in 13 games. A Ponga penalty gave the Knights the first points of the game, but then a try-scoring spree by the Roosters spearheaded by Joseph Suaalii and Tedesco swung the game firmly in the visitors' favour. And Hunt was in the middle of it all on Friday night after the Saints lost fullback Cody Ramsey to a knee injury. In a virtual four-point game for both teams, Hunt crossed twice in the first half to lead the Dragons to a 14-0 lead at the break at Kogarah Oval.
Skipper Ben Hunt continued his sublime season to carry the Dragons to a 20-6 win over the Roosters in a tough battle at Nestrata Jubilee Stadium on Friday ...
I thought we controlled the game pretty well both sides of the ball, particularly in the second half when we had to defend them. Coach Anthony Griffin will be hoping history doesn't repeat, with the Cowboys beating his side 31-12 when they last met in Round 14. To keep them to six in the second half, I thought it was a really solid effort. But to their credit, from the toss of the coin they started well." "It was always going to be a difficult night with the lead-in, but that’s certainly no excuse and obviously losing players during the game made it a little more disruptive, to an already disrupted week. “I was very confident coming in, we trained really well during the week and the feel was really good yesterday.