Monday last NRL match for Round 19 is between South Sydney Rabbitohs and St George Illawarra Dragons with the opening kick to commence at 7:00pm local time. The game is to be played at ANZ Stadium with the favourite for the match being South Sydney Rabbitohs. View our NRL live scores, odds and results for the game between South Sydney Rabbitohs and St George Illawarra Dragons.
WHERE AND WHEN: ANZ Stadium, Monday 22nd July, 7:00pm
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Opening odds comparison:
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| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 1.10 | 1.12 | 1.10 | 1.12 | 1.10 | 1.11 |
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St George Illawarra Dragons
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7.00 | 6.35 | 7.50 | 6.35 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
Preview:
The last game of round 19 is between the Rabbitohs and the Dragons, Monday night at 7.00pm at ANZ Stadium. With the Rabbitohs continuing their winning ways, they will be big favourites to make it six in a row this weekend. They will have to do it without star fullback Greg Inglis, however, who is out for up to eight weeks with a killer knee injury from the third Origin game. While the Dragons have a good pack and will be desperate for a win here as the season end gets closer, they are likely to struggle against a super confident Rabbitohs outfit in striking form.
Teams:
South Sydney Rabbitohs:
Greg Inglis, Nathan Merritt, Bryson Goodwin, Dylan Walker, Andrew Everingham, John Sutton, Adam Reynolds, Dave Tyrrell, Issac Luke, Roy Asotasi, Chris McQueen, Ben Te’o, Sam Burgess. Interchange: Nathan Peats, Ben Lowe, Jeff Lima, George Burgess, Tom Burgess, Justin Hunt, Luke Keary (three to be omitted).
St George Illawarra Dragons:
Josh Dugan, Brett Morris, Chase Stanley, Matt Cooper, Jason Nightingale, Adam Quinlan, Nathan Fien, Jack de Belin, Mitch Rein, Michael Weyman, Bronson Harrison, Ben Creagh (capt), Trent Merrin. Interchange: Cameron King, Leeson Ah Mau, Tyson Frizell, Jack Stockwell, Matt Prior, Daniel Vidot (two to be omitted).
Referees: Gerard Sutton, Dave Munro.
Souths look to find GI answer
South Sydney can’t win an NRL title in the next month, but the crucial stretch without fullback Greg Inglis could say a lot about their chances of ending a long premiership drought in October.
Inglis suffered damage to his posterior cruciate ligament playing for Queensland in last week’s State of Origin win, and is set to miss between four and eight weeks with the injury.
He will return in time for the finals, but starting on Monday night’s meeting with St George Illawarra, the Rabbitohs will have to adjust to life with Inglis.
It’s a different mindset to being without the brilliant custodian for a week here and a week there – Souths now need to conjure up points on a regular basis without their superstar at the back.
Coach Michael Maguire has yet to decide who will fill in, with either Nathan Merritt – who along with Inglis leads the Bunnies with 12 tries for the year – or Justin Hunt to get the nod.
Souths players expressed confidence in whoever got the nod, claiming the team structure would ensure a smooth progression.
“He’s (the replacement) not going to score the tries like GI, but he’ll do that job that’s required by the coach and that’s all we can ask for,” veteran prop Jeff Lima said.
Inglis said on Thursday he hoped to miss just two to three games, with Maguire hoping for the best-case scenario.
“It’s an injury that you have to wait and see a little bit, there’s 4-8 weeks,” Maguire said.
“It’s really dependent on the stability of his knee – he’s actually pulled up quite well, hopefully it’s better news than the longer.”
The clash against the struggling Dragons shouldn’t prove too big a test, but away games against Gold Coast, North Queensland and premiers Melbourne follow.
The Dragons’ desperation, on the back of three straight losses, flowed over to team selections this week.
Rookie Adam Quinlan – better known as a fullback – was named at five-eighth, though the return of NSW fullback Josh Dugan should be a boost.