Round 10: St George-Illawarra Dragons vs Gold Coast Titans

[Queenslander]

St George - Illawarra Dragons vs Gold Coast Titans
WIN Stadium, Friday 18th May; 7:30PM

vs

Referee: Tony Archer

Team Notes:

Dragons

Ashton Sims will return from a knee injury for the Dragons in their Round 10 clash with the Titans at WIN Stadium this Friday.

Sims will start in the backrow, replacing Chris Houston and Wes Naiqama will replace NSW Origin representative Matt Cooper in the centres.

Corey Payne, Ben Ellis and Sam Isemonger have all been named on the interchange for their NRL return. Dan Hunt will play Premier League along with Houston.

Titans

Last Played Dragons: Round 1: LOST 18-20

Co-Captain Luke Bailey is out due to Origin commitments

1. Ben HORNBY (c)
2. Jason NIGHTINGALE
3. Chase STANLEY
4. Wes NAIQAMA
5. Josh MORRIS
6. Dean YOUNG
7. Mathew HEAD
8. Justin POORE
9. Simon WOOLFORD
10. Jason RYLES (c)
11. Ashton SIMS
12. Beau SCOTT
13. Ben CREAGH

Interchange:

14. Adam PEEK
15. Danny WICKS
16. Corey PAYNE
17. Ben ELLIS
18. Sam ISEMONGER

1. Richie Mathers
2. Mat Petersen
3. Mat Rogers
4. Brett Delaney
5. Jake Webster
6. Matthew Hilder
7. Scott Prince ?
8. Kris Kahler
9. Nathan Friend
10. Brad Meyers
11. Anthony Laffranchi
12. Mark Minichiello
13. Luke Swain

Interchange:

14. Michael Hodgson
15. James Stosic
16. Gavin Cooper
17. Clint Amos

[Steelers]

This is going to be a good game. Both teams need a win, and if the Dragons can show up in front of their home fans, this will be a real contest. I am tipping Dragons by 4, but if the Dragons don't turn up to play, the Titans will romp home.

[Hoppy2007Dragons]

if the dragons don't slack off like they did in the last 15 against the tigers it should be a decent contest, provided the titans show up to play as well.

saints by 8.

[dan the man]

yes i have my tix.. dragons will be tough at WIN especially @ night time. I am sure that they are ready to bounce back similar to titans.. and it will be special to see Bull back at his home turf......

[Teegy]

should be a very interseting game if Coops and Bull get picked for NSW as that means they will be out this weekend. in terms of quality backups id think dragons have the edge with lulia, wes and Bmoz looking to get back into the starting team

[Hoppy2007Dragons]

With the loss of bailey up front, if our forwards turn up with good discipline, i think the titans may struggle against our big bopper pack.

[Queenslander]

Titans Squad:
1. Richie Mathers
2. Mat Petersen
3. Mat Rogers
4. Brett Delaney
5. Jake Webster
6. Matthew Hilder
7. Scott Prince ?
8. Kris Kahler
9. Nathan Friend
10. Brad Meyers
11. Anthony Laffranchi
12. Mark Minichiello
13. Luke Swain

14. Michael Hodgson
15. James Stosic
16. Gavin Cooper
17. Clint Amos

[Hoppy2007Dragons]

Dragons Squad

Local Junior Ashton Sims will return from a knee injury for the Dragons in their Round 10 clash with the Titans at WIN Stadium this Friday.

Sims will start in the backrow, replacing Chris Houston and Wes Naiqama will replace NSW Origin representative Matt Cooper in the centres.

Corey Payne, Ben Ellis and Sam Isemonger have all been named on the interchange for their NRL return. Dan Hunt will play Premier League along with Houston.

The Dragons will be looking to repeat their Round 1 efforts where they defeated the Titans 20-18 at Suncorp Stadium.

Unavailable Dragons are Mark Gasnier (pectoral), Brett Morris (shoulder), and Tom Hewitt (Hamstring).
NRL
v Gold Coast Titans
7.30pm Friday 18 May
WIN Stadium
Coach: Nathan Brown


1. Ben HORNBY (c)
2. Jason NIGHTINGALE
3. Chase STANLEY
4. Wes NAIQAMA
5. Josh MORRIS
6. Dean YOUNG
7. Mathew HEAD
8. Justin POORE
9. Simon WOOLFORD
10. Jason RYLES (c)
11. Ashton SIMS
12. Beau SCOTT
13. Ben CREAGH

14. Adam PEEK
15. Danny WICKS
16. Corey PAYNE
17. Ben ELLIS
18. Sam ISEMONGER

[Rage]

Titans to win if they play like they did against parra
should be good game either way

[Steelers]

Great, Ashton Sims is back :|

[TITAN FOREVER]

Going to be tuff at WIN with Preston & Bull out ouch! But I'll back the Titans.

[squirrell]

i would have kicked a cpl of titans into qld cup and give a few young blokes a run from the feeder clubs.They might show a bit more passion than the handful that didnt bother switching on for the 80 mins last week,embarassing display from at least 3 players.tipping titans but if they dont turn up to play this week end im going to snub the next home game regardless of my family"s gold memberships at carrara.not happy jan.

[Hoppy2007Dragons]

now now steelers i'm sure he has had time to reflect upon his actions and will clean up his act, i discipline is getting better by the week, so lets hope it stays this way.

[Steelers]

now now steelers i'm sure he has had time to reflect upon his actions and will clean up his act, i discipline is getting better by the week, so lets hope it stays this way.

I hope so, for our sake. He is a player who I think hasn't really stepped up to NRL standard yet, and he has had a while to do so. All it takes though is a good game to change my opinion though

[Social Loafer]

Carty should throw a curveball, make Browny rethink his tactics an hour before kickoff

1. Richie Mathers
2. Mat Petersen
3. Mat Rogers
4. Brett Delaney
5. Jake Webster
8. Kris Kahler
7. Scott Prince ?
15. James Stosic
9. Nathan Friend
10. Brad Meyers
11. Anthony Laffranchi
14. Michael Hodgson
6. Matthew Hilder

Interchange:

13. Luke Swain
12. Mark Minichiello
16. Gavin Cooper
17. Clint Amos