2026 R8 Sat - St Geo Illa v Sydney @ Allianz

[League Unlimited News]

NRL 2026 - Round 8
St George Illawarra Dragons v Sydney Roosters
Allianz Stadium, Moore Park / Gadigal (TICKETS)

Saturday 25 April 2026
Kickoff 4:00pm AEST
Live on Fox League, Kayo Sports, Nine Network, 9Now

1. Tyrell Sloan 2. Setu Tu 3. Moses Suli 4. Valentine Holmes 5. Mathew Feagai 6. Daniel Atkinson 7. Kade Reed 8. Emre Guler 9. Damien Cook 10. Toby Couchman 11. Luciano Leilua 12. Ryan Couchman 13. Hamish Stewart 14. Josh Kerr 15. Loko Jnr Pasifiki Tonga 16. Blake Lawrie 17. Jacob Halangahu 18. Kyle Flanagan 19. Christian Tuipulotu 20. Hayden Buchanan 21. Hame Sele 22. Ryan Hutchinson

Changes from last match:
Out: David Fale (wing), Jaydn Su'A (second row)
In: Moses Suli (centre), Kade Reed (halfback), Ryan Couchman (second row), Christian Tuipulotu (bench)
Changes: Mathew Feagai (centre to wing), Kyle Flanagan (halfback to bench), Josh Kerr (lock to bench), Hamish Stewart (bench to lock)

1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Hugo Savala 4. Robert Toia 5. Mark Nawaqanitawase 6. Daly Cherry-Evans 7. Sam Walker 8. Naufahu Whyte 9. Reece Robson 10. Lindsay Collins 11. Angus Crichton 12. Siua Wong 13. Victor Radley 14. Connor Watson 15. Spencer Leniu 16. Nat Butcher 17. Salesi Foketi 18. Cody Ramsey 19. Billy Smith 20. Benaiah Ioelu 21. Egan Butcher 22. Tommy Talau

Changes from last match:
In: Cody Ramsey (bench), Billy Smith (bench)

Referee: Grant Atkins
Sideline Officials: Matt Noyen, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Video Referee: Chris Butler

HEAD TO HEAD - 1999 - 2025​

	TOTAL	ST GEO ILLA	SYDNEY	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	53	22	30	1
ALLIANZ	4	0	4	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2023	Round 12	ST GEO ILLA 24-22	Netstrata	9007
2024	Round 8	SYDNEY 60-18	Allianz	40727
2024	Round 18	SYDNEY 42-12	Allianz	23388
2025	Round 8	SYDNEY 46-18	Allianz	41021
2025	Round 19	SYDNEY 31-24	Jubilee	13856

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2005	Round 21	ST GEO ILLA 44-6	WIN	19512
2024	Round 8	SYDNEY 60-18	Allianz	40727

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

	Round 9	Round 10	Round 11	Round 12
ST GEO ILLA	(BYE)	NEWCASTLE (H)	PENRITH (A)	WARRIORS (H)
SYDNEY	BRISBANE (H)	GOLD COAST (H)	NORTH QLD (H)	(BYE)

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 5		Round 6		Round 7
ST GEO ILLA	NORTH QLD	L 0-32	MANLY	L 18-28	SOUTH SYDNEY	L 12-30
SYDNEY	(BYE)	CRONULLA	W 34-22	NEWCASTLE	W 38-24

STATE OF PLAY: 2026 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
ST GEO ILLA	17th	7	0	0-7-0	98	203
SYDNEY	5th	6	1	4-2-0	153	162

 

[League Unlimited News]

ANZAC Jerseys

St Geo Illa



Sydney

 

[Fangs]

Brilliant timing from the Dragons to sack Flanno.

An upset on ANZAC day is all but assured now.

 

[Vic Mackey]

Warm it up...

 

[horrie hastings]

The new coach in after the old one was sacked routine is not going to work this time. Saints will be a rabble and even if the Roosters play just the second half like they have been playing the last few weeks i reckon they will rack up a decent score.

 

[Valheru]

Ive seen many a dragons side who were over matched on paper turn up for ANZAC Day. Add the coach sacking and this is a danger game for the chooks.

The dragons will be much improved this week, whether thats enough to get the win is another question but I reckon this game goes down to the wire.

 

[Dragon Slayer]

This match will be like an Anzac re-enactment.

Aussie troops deployed in the wrong spot with upper military management having no f**king idea what they are doing.

Then getting slaughtered as they try to climb an impossible hill.

Maybe have the traditional minute silence as always before the game in respect of the soldiers who went to war and a minute silence after the game to remember the Dargons football Club.

 

[yobbo84]

*If* the Dragons players are still off / don't support whoever is interim, etc..... they could lose this 80-0

 

[raider62]

The only thing that will beat the chooks is complacency.

 

[This Year?]

The saddest thing is the fact this is supposed to be a day that we focus on the sacrifices people have made for the greater good of our country.
Instead it just puts in the spotlight for 2 hours what an utterly embarrassing circus this club has become.

 

[Chins]

This you @This Year?

 

[This Year?]

This you @This Year?
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C'mon mate, I'm not that stupid.











Or am I?

My guess is Flanno put that bet on after losing a bet that he'd last the season.

 

[mozza91]

Reed starting and FlanJu to the bench.

TBA is officially a better coach than Shane Flanagan.

 

[Exsilium]

St-George Illawarra by 13+

 

[DoctorDoom]

How does val keep his spot, he is useless.

 

[Wb1234]

New coach and halfback, wonder if chooks get ambushed they werent that good last week