2016 R22 - Dragons 8-12 Broncos @ WIN Stadium

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NRL 2016 - Round 22
St. George Illawarra Dragons v Brisbane Broncos
WIN Stadium, Wollongong (TICKETS)
Thursday 4 August 2016

Gates open 5:15pm / U20s 5:35pm / NRL 7:50pm

1. Adam Quinlan 2. Kurt Mann 3. Euan Aitken 4. Taane Milne 5. Jason Nightingale 6. Gareth Widdop 7. Benji Marshall 8. Russell Packer 9. Mitch Rein 10. Michael Cooper 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Will Matthews 13. Jack de Belin
Interchange: 14. Tariq Sims 16. Jacob Host 17. Jake Marketo 19. Tyrone McCarthy

1. Darius Boyd 2. Corey Oates 3. Tom Opacic 4. James Roberts 5. Lachlan Maranta 6. Anthony Milford 7. Ben Hunt 8. Josh McGuire 9. Andrew McCullough 10. Adam Blair 11. Sam Thaiday 12. Matt Gillett 13. Corey Parker
Interchange: 14. Jarrod Wallace 15. Tevita Pangai Junior 16. Jai Arrow 17. Alex Glenn 18. Jaydn Sua

Referees: Ben Cummins, Dave Munro
Sideline Officials: Nick Beashel, Dave Ryan
Video Referees: Bernard Sutton, Steve Chiddy, Luke Patten

ISP NSW
Illawarra v Manly @ WIN Stadium, Sat 3pm

ISC QLD
CQ Capras v Souths Logan @ Browne Park, Sat 7pm
Easts v Redcliffe @ Suzuki Stadium, Langlands Park, Sun 1:40pm (Ch 9/SC QLD)
Norths v Wynnum Manly @ Bishop Park, Sun 3pm
Ipswich BYE

Head to head
Overall 35 - Dragons 14 Broncos 21
At WIN Stadium 11 - Dragons 5 Broncos 6
Last 5 - Dragons 1 Broncos 4​

 

[TheFrog]

Broncos get some forwards back for this. They'll certainly need them, and then some, the way they've been going. If Gillett is back he will make a difference.McGuire and Thaiday have been liabilities in recent times. Parker too for that matter.

This side could not in any way trouble a team who had only won 3 games all season, and this game is at Wollongong. The Dragons haven't won in ages but outplayed the Bulldogs in the second half. They are $3.50 here, which seems like exceptional value to me. If only I were a betting man.

 

[Rhino_NQ]

Frizzell is a big blow. Brisbane in a 12-10 borefest

 

[Timmah]

He's fighting it at the judiciary.

 

[user_nat]

Dragons should rest their first grade side and pick up an easy win with the 20s.

 

[PenrithPanther45]

god glad im not doing live update for this. brisbane are sure to bounce back in ugly fashion soon but the drags are good odds off brisbanes recent form which is horrendous. will opt for the broncos but it wont be pretty

 

[Walt Flanigan]

Yuck

 

[Vic Mackey]

What a horrible Thursday night game. Don't care by don't care

 

[Rhino_NQ]

all tries to be off kicks

 

[some11]

Game of the round.

 

[Whino]

Battle of the deadbeats. This should be a utter poo fight. Broncs by 2.

 

[ed-grimley]

Any way they can both lose?

 

[JW]

Any way they can both lose?

Saints could lose the game and we could lose the war, or vice versa.

 

[GongPanther]

Dragons in a boilover.Broncos don't seem to be the Broncos any mo...

 

[Rhyno]

Broncos by 6

 

[Charlie124]

This game has the potential to give viewers hepatitis.

 

[Jason Maher]

Whatever slight chance we were is this game disappeared with the suspension to Friz. We'll play the merkins back into form. My advanced apologies to the rest of the comp.

 

[Hutty1986]

Whatever slight chance we were is this game disappeared with the suspension to Friz. We'll play the merkins back into form. My advanced apologies to the rest of the comp.

Yep, the judiciary ruled out the very slight chance of an upset we had with their ridiculous decision.

Broncos 20+

 

[Pennies]

I would rather take out my bitch of a Sister in-law to dinner than watch this match.

 

[thommo4pm]

If Brisbane can't beat us by 30, they may as well forfeit their spot in the finals to another team.
We're missing an entire forward pack basically, along with our only real attacking option in Dugan.

Along with Marshall, Widdop and Rein being in the team. Brisbane can declare at half time here surely.