'11 | R1 | Sat | Titans 16-25 Dragons | Skilled

[Timmah]

NRL Previews - Titans v Dragons (Round 1)

Big effort by the defending premiers to get their best team on the field for this match after essentially playing 2 ‘big games’ already this year. The Charity Shield is not simply a trial match; and of course the World Club Challenge win was impressive. The Dragons will not be fatigued from this and as always will bring their impenetrable defensive line to Skilled Park on Saturday night to face the Titans.

The home side will be disciplined, aggressive, honest and enthusiastic. This approach would normally get them a win but against St George Illawarra, it may not be enough. The visitors will see Greg Bird attacking their right side, and strangle it. They will see Scott Prince floating across field, picking up hole runners; they strangle it. The speed of the Titans superb wingers, Mead and Gordon? choke the life out of them. Saints defend as they do and come away with the 2 points.

My Tip: Dragons 18-12

Full preview with teams, officials, history and more: http://www.leagueunlimited.com/article.php?newsid=20530

 

[to_ddeath]

Friend ruled out, so Saints by 7 now....


T.

 

[Jason Maher]

Titans by 30

Love your confidence mate. Not a chance to happen though, especially with Nathan Friend out. ;-) Us by 12.

 

[Stagger Lee]

Saints by 7 - Typical saints second half strangle of the opposition will win it for us.

 

[boxhead]

Saints should win, but regardless, the Australian betting markets and tipsters are going overboard. Titans are one of the hardest teams to beat at home, and yet they are outsiders by more than $2 in some cases!

 

[adamkungl]

Are all 3 games at 7:30 NSW time tonight?

 

[dragondad]

All 3?

Parra v NZ @ 5.30 AEDT
The other 2 are are 7.30 AEDT

My tip:

Dragons 22-14
FTS Morris
MOM Hunt

 

[adamkungl]

right. forgot the NZ time difference *facepalm*

 

[Boofhead]

Titans 18 Dragons 12

FTS: Bodene Thompson
MOM: Scott Prince

 

[Dragon]

Titans playing gridiron tonight and getting away with it

 

[skeepe]

I don't agree with the ruling for that Boyd try. The referee clearly interfered with play, should have been a scrum to the Dragons on the 10.

 

[2010Dragons]

I don't agree with the ruling for that Boyd try. The referee clearly interfered with play, should have been a scrum to the Dragons on the 10.

I agree....but its on the score board!

 

[ironhorse]

I don't agree with the ruling for that Boyd try. The referee clearly interfered with play, should have been a scrum to the Dragons on the 10.

Cant help but think if that had happened to almost any other club it would have been ruled no try .. Dragons = refs golden child.

 

[blake1979]

I don't agree with the ruling for that Boyd try. The referee clearly interfered with play, should have been a scrum to the Dragons on the 10.

It happened at such a vital time in the game too. Took the wind completely out of the Titans, shame common sense cannot be applied in these situations.

 

[Light Reflections]

I think it was the worst call I've ever seen. It was disgraceful.

 

[Rodent]

It's a shame that the ref got in the way but if they changed the rule, players/coaches would exploit it. The ref was to blame. Total lack of awareness. A good ref would have backpedalled straight towards the dead ball line and out of the way. What a goose.

 

[smacky]

The refs ruled that the player ran into the ref which would be a fair enough call but its obvious the ref moved into the players running line so should have been a scrum

 

[Billythekid]

I think it was the worst call I've ever seen. It was disgraceful.

This and it ruined what was otherwise a close match.

 

[Slackboy72]

It was a correct call but the rule is grossly unfair. Part of this favouring attacking teams BS that we seemed to have adopted from crickets BOTD law.
Well good to see we'll be discussing this and not expansion clubs over the next week.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

How can anyone say zillman was at fault when the ref was running backwards?