Red V season slips away
The St George Illawarra Dragons faced the Gold Coast Titans at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah on Friday in a game that was theirs to lose.
And lose they did as the Titans buried their finals hopes, scoring two tries in the final five minutes to steal a 14-10 victory.
The Red V started as favourites after back-to-back wins, with Ben Hunt's switch to hooker and the rapid improvement of Matt Dufty at fullback giving Dean Young's side a new lease on life in attack this season.
But the Dragons blew a perfect chance to jump into ninth spot and are stuck on 12 points n the NRL ladder.
It was a tryless first half with both teams evenly matched but the Titans believed they had scored a try late in the half when Dragons winger Mikaele Ravalawa lost the ball on his own line, but the bunker denied the chance and the home team led 2-0 at the break.
Jacob Host finally scored the game's opening try and Zac Lomax gave his team a six-point lead with a 72nd-minute penalty goal but the Titans didn't give up with a 75th-minute try to Tyrone Peachey and 90 seconds later they scored again to claim the match-winning try.
Jackson Ford and Billy Brittain were named for the Dragons at the expense of Paul Vaughan (suspension) and Korbin Sims (calf injury) but Billy's night lasted just four minutes after he failed an HIA.
The Dragons now play the Cowboys at Townsville ,the Canberra Raiders at WIN Stadium, the Knights at Newcastle and the Round 20 clash against the Melbourne Storm will be played at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah.
The Emergency Services Cup clash will serve as the final game of the regular 2020 season on Sunday, September 27 (4:05pm).
,https://www.theleader.com.au/story/6900519/dragons-lose-to-titans/
The St George Illawarra Dragons faced the Gold Coast Titans at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah on Friday in a game that was theirs to lose.
And lose they did as the Titans buried their finals hopes, scoring two tries in the final five minutes to steal a 14-10 victory.
The Red V started as favourites after back-to-back wins, with Ben Hunt's switch to hooker and the rapid improvement of Matt Dufty at fullback giving Dean Young's side a new lease on life in attack this season.
But the Dragons blew a perfect chance to jump into ninth spot and are stuck on 12 points n the NRL ladder.
It was a tryless first half with both teams evenly matched but the Titans believed they had scored a try late in the half when Dragons winger Mikaele Ravalawa lost the ball on his own line, but the bunker denied the chance and the home team led 2-0 at the break.
Jacob Host finally scored the game's opening try and Zac Lomax gave his team a six-point lead with a 72nd-minute penalty goal but the Titans didn't give up with a 75th-minute try to Tyrone Peachey and 90 seconds later they scored again to claim the match-winning try.
Jackson Ford and Billy Brittain were named for the Dragons at the expense of Paul Vaughan (suspension) and Korbin Sims (calf injury) but Billy's night lasted just four minutes after he failed an HIA.
The Dragons now play the Cowboys at Townsville ,the Canberra Raiders at WIN Stadium, the Knights at Newcastle and the Round 20 clash against the Melbourne Storm will be played at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah.
The Emergency Services Cup clash will serve as the final game of the regular 2020 season on Sunday, September 27 (4:05pm).
,https://www.theleader.com.au/story/6900519/dragons-lose-to-titans/