Round 21: St.George-Illawarra Dragons vs Melbourne Storm

[DIEHARD]

St George-Illawarra Dragons vs Melbourne Storm
Friday July 31, 2009 - Kogarah Jubilee Oval

St George-Illawarra Dragons
Darius Boyd, Brett Morris, Beau Scott, Chase Stanley, Wendell Sailor, Jamie Soward, Ben Hornby [c], Justin Poore, Nathan Fien, Michael Weyman, Dean Young, Ben Creagh, Neville Costigan.

Subs: Dan Hunt, Matt Prior, Luke Priddis, Jarrod Saffy, Nick Emmett, Jon Green (two to be omitted).

Melbourne Storm
Billy Slater, Steve Turner, Will Chambers, Greg Inglis, Joseph Tomane, Brett Finch, Cooper Cronk, Brett White, Cam Smith [c], Jeff Lima, Sika Manu, Ryan Hoffman, Dallas Johnson.

Subs: Ryan Hinchcliffe, Scott Anderson, Aiden Tolman, Matt Cross.

Referee: Jared Maxwell, Matt Cecchin

[Adelaide Titan]

this should be a great game!

if the Dragons win (as well as the Titans) then it gives us a cushion in 3rd place, however of Melbourne win we could go closer to grabbing top spot. but for now i'd rather the Titans secure that top 4 spot more than anything.

Dragons by 4 is my tip.

[DIEHARD]

Best for the Dragons to win, but would love to see the Storm win. There is so much bad blood between these clubs and these days we also have the Bennett vs Bellamy rivalry.

[Adelaide Titan]

and last time was only separated by a point in extra time! A draw would be ideal should be a good friday night game! (but not as good as the Titans)

[DIEHARD]

Ah I hate it when there are two good games on and I am going to one.

The most I have to look forward to is find out the Storm v Dragons score via SMS on the train on the way home.

[Adelaide Titan]

this game is on Fox Sports 2 at 2am AEST. followed by the Titans game at 3.30am. Channel 9 on the other hand 12.45 and 2.35 are the times. Too late to watch it here looks like i'll be restricted to my phone to see the Titans score dammit.

[DIEHARD]

I really hate coming home from a game and not being able to watch a replay for days. Unless I record it.

[GCT_89]

many times i have ended up at the titanium bar in the early hours of the morning, and you can bet that the league will be on screnns everywhere.....
i love staying for long enough to catch the replay of the game ive just been to that night.....

[Steelers]

What I saw from my team tonight... I have not seen from the Dragons in a long time. Not since 2005 when we went a game from the grand final. They had a wake up call early, and instead of taking a back seat and letting it get to them, they fought back and outplayed the best side in the comp for the past 4 seasons. If we play like that in September, we just simply won't be beaten.

[GCT_07]

Yaaa to St George for keeping Melbourne that point behind us and letting us keep our top 3 spot.

[DIEHARD]

Yaaa to St George for keeping Melbourne that point behind us and letting us keep our top 3 spot.

Thank god for small graces! Definitely helps us maintaining a Top 4 spot. Top 4 spot, love the sounds of that!

[Adelaide Titan]

We shouldnt be relying on other results thought to finish in the top 4, we have to show that we earned it and arent just making up the numbers!