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2026 R2 Sat - St Geo Illa 20-46 Melbourne @ WIN

Round 2: St Geo Illa v Melbourne

  • St George Illawarra Dragons

    Votes: 4 30.8%
  • Melbourne Storm

    Votes: 9 69.2%
  • Draw after Golden Point

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    13
  • Poll closed .

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NRL 2026 - Round 2
St George Illawarra Dragons v Melbourne Storm
WIN Stadium, Wollongong / Dharawal (TICKETS)

Saturday 14 March 2026
Kickoff 5:30pm AEDT
Live on Fox League, Kayo Sports

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1. Clinton Gutherson 2. Christian Tuipulotu 3. Moses Suli 4. Valentine Holmes 5. Setu Tu 6. Kyle Flanagan 7. Daniel Atkinson 8. Emre Guler 9. Damien Cook 10. Toby Couchman 11. Luciano Leilua 12. Jaydn Su'A 13. Hamish Stewart 14. Hame Sele 15. Josh Kerr 16. Blake Lawrie 17. Ryan Couchman 18. Lyhkan King-Togia 19. David Fale 20. Jacob Halangahu 21. Mathew Feagai 22. Tyrell Sloan

Changes from last week:

In: Blake Lawrie (bench), Jacob Halangahu (bench), Tyrell Sloan (reserve)
Changes: Hame Sele (lock to bench), Hamish Stewart (bench to lock)


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1. Sualauvi Faalogo 2. William Warbrick 3. Jack Howarth 4. Moses Leo 5. Nick Meaney 6. Cameron Munster 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Stefano Utoikamanu 9. Harry Grant 10. Josh King 11. Joe Chan 12. Ativalu Lisati 13. Tui Kamikamica 14. Tyran Wishart 15. Cooper Clarke 16. Jack Hetherington 17. Davvy Moale 18. Preston Conn 19. Siulagi Tuimalatu-Brown 20. Angus Hinchey 21. Shawn Blore 22. Hugo Peel

Changes from last week:

Out:Alec MacDonald (lock), Preston Conn (bench)
In: Jack Hetherington (bench), Angus Hinchey (bench), Shawn Blore (bench), Hugo Peel (reserve)
Changes: Tui Kamikamica (bench to lock)


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Referee: Gerard Sutton
Sideline Officials: Kieren Irons, Dave Munro
Video Referee: Adam Gee

HEAD TO HEAD - 1999 - 2025​

TOTALST GEO ILLAMELBOURNEDRAWN
ALL MATCHES4313291
WIN12561

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEARROUNDRESULTVENUECROWD
2021Round 10MELBOURNE 44-18Suncorp43537
2022Round 9MELBOURNE 42-6AAMI11723
2023Round 25MELBOURNE 38-28WIN8326
2024Round 22ST GEO ILLA 18-16AAMI18103
2025Round 4ST GEO ILLA 14-8Jubilee6211

BIGGEST WINS​

YEARROUNDRESULTVENUECROWD
2000Round 5MELBOURNE 70-10MCG23239
2000Round 18ST GEO ILLA 50-4WIN10141

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6
ST GEO ILLAPARRAMATTA (A)GOLD COAST (A)NORTH QLD (H)MANLY (H)
MELBOURNEBRISBANE (H)NORTH QLD (A)PENRITH (A)WARRIORS (H)

FORM LINE​

Round 1
ST GEO ILLACANTERBURYL 14-15
MELBOURNEPARRAMATTAW 52-4

STATE OF PLAY: 2026 SEASON​

POSITIONPLAYEDBYESW-L-DFORAGAINST
ST GEO ILLA11th100-1-01415
MELBOURNE1st101-0-0524
 
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James Rick

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I'm tipping Dragons to win this not only do they have the wood over Melbourne but they are an enigmatic team.
 

Vic Mackey

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I tipped Saints last year to beat Storm at Kogarah and thinking of doing the same this week. I cant imagine Harry is 100%, Saints have had two weeks to focus on this game and would still be seething from the Dogs robbery. Being at home they'll likely get a call or two their way. Dragons by 4
 

Valheru

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It's tempting to pick the dragons but i dont see it. Storm always start the season well until they get figured out later in the year.

Storm by 10
 

gerg

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I think Flanagan has a decent record against Bellamy too. Hard to tip against the Storm though.
 

2010Dragons

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Let’s see how many dodgy referee and BS bunker calls we get this game.
I’m predicting 5 dodgy calls and two howlers from the bunker. Sutton is a big fan of the filthy purple drizzle.
 

Apey

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Dragons definitely won't get embarrassed as badly as the Eels did. Good chance for a upset but safe tip is Storm 1- 12. Or maybe 13+ with a late try or two in dead time.
 

Warrimoo3

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Until the elephant in the room is addressed Saints are going to struggle to score points. Against the Bulldogs in round 1 they had a grand total of 1 line break. Tries came from the usual injection of Gutherson into the backline with a tip on and Guhler diving on a grubber kick.

The Dragons conceded just under 50 metres per set in defence , the most by far of any team in round 1. This confirms the fact that they have the slowest defensive line speed in the competition. But their scramble defence was the best I’ve seen from a Saints side since the late 1970s.

The Storm will roll downfield fairly easily. The Bulldogs made 600 more running metres then Saints in round 1 with with only a 52% to 48% overall possession advantage.

The Storm by 18
 

Fangs

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I wanna Rhyno a win for the Dragons here but I just don't see it.

Surely Melbourne don't let the Dragons pull their pants down again. 2 wins in a row against the Storm is already remarkable. A third would be a miracle.
 

JamesRustle

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Of course this game clashes with my kids sport.

I'm gunna say warm in up real early as that's a fail proof thing to ensure no fiddy.. right???

90% storm 13+
10% dragons win a tight bludger of a game.
 

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