The St George Illawarra Dragons lead the Canterbury Bulldogs 10-2 at the Belmore Sports Ground.
The Dragons took an early lead with a penalty goal from Matt Burton, before Tautau Moga and Mathew Feagai scored in quick succession to give the Dragons a good lead.
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MINUTE 27
The Dragons made it two in four minutes when their other winger Mathew Feagai came close to making it 10-2.
MINUTE 23
Dragons debutant Tautau Moga jumped high into the corner with an acrobatic finish to put the Dragons ahead with the first attempt of the afternoon.
14TH MINUTE
The Bulldogs opened the scoring with a penalty kick to Matt Burton after the Dragons were punched for being out of play with the Dogs on offense.
PARTY FORECAST
The Bulldogs return to their spiritual home, Belmore Sports Ground, to host the Dragons in a much-needed showdown.
Tevita Pangai Jr is down due to back spasms with Joe Stimson joining the Bulldogs bench.
Interim coach Mick Potter is looking for his first victory at the helm and hopes that a return to the iconic ground will bring his troubled side to life.
The Dogs showed encouraging signs in the second half against the Tigers last week, but a solid 40 minutes won’t win them any games.
The Dragons also have a lot to play for with the chance to get consecutive wins in the face of a farewell round.
Canterbury-Bankstown receive a much-needed boost in the return of Josh Addo-Carr from an illness, while fit striker Corey Waddell also returns in the 17th.
As for the Dragons, veteran hooker Andrew McCullough has returned from a thumbs-up injury, but has been named on the bench with starter Moses Mbye.
Cody Ramsey retains the No. 1 shirt after impressing last week, while Mikaele Ravalawa has been ruled out due to a hamstring injury. Tautau Moga takes his place in the band in what will be his first LNR match in the V Red.
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