Saturday first NRL Round 24 match is between St George Illawarra Dragons and Wests Tigers with the opening kick to commence at 3:00PM local time. The game is to be played at Sydney Cricket Ground with the home team St George Illawarra Dragons hold favouritism in the match. View our preview and teams for the game between St George Illawarra Dragons and Wests Tigers.
Sydney Cricket Ground
Saturday, 3pm
St George Illawarra Dragons $1.50 vs Wests Tigers $2.50 at Sportsbet Australia get a $250 FREE BET on this match
St George Illawarra Dragons $1.40 vs Wests Tigers $3.05 at Luxbet Australia get a $500 FREE BET on this match
Odds Comparison by NRL Odds:
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| St George Illawarra Dragons | 1.50 | 1.45 | 1.40 | 1.45 | 1.50 | 1.45 |
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Wests Tigers
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2.50 | 2.80 | 3.05 | 2.80 | 2.50 | 2.75 |
Preview:
St. George and West Tigers take this game, as they do every year, to the SCG.
Given the respective form and placings (14th and 15th) on the ladder of the two sides, the match will not live up to the venue though.
Whilst St. George have lost their last four games straight, three of them have been by margins of four points or less, including last week’s spirited effort against Cronulla.
They’ve only been that one vital play away from winning the above games and they’ll be too strong for a woeful Tigers side.
It keeps getting worse each week for the Tigers who on Monday night, slumped to their sixth consecutive loss when thumped by Sydney Roosters 56 – 14.
There were moments in the game where the Tigers, especially defensively, were embarrassing and it’s surprising to see them quoted in the Head-to-Head market under $3.00.
They only have four days to turn that performance around and that will not be enough time to address the current state of the club.
Historically, there have been some very tight clashes between these two clubs but the West Tigers head into this clash in very poor form and those results are best ignored.
Teams:
St George Illawarra Dragons:
Jason Nightingale, Brett Morris, Chase Stanley, Charly Runciman, Daniel Vidot, Adam Quinlan, Nathan Fien, Jack Stockwell, Mitch Rein, Ben Creagh, Tyson Frizell, Leeson Ah Mau, Jack de Belin. Interchange: Matt Prior, Michael Weyman, Will Matthews, Bronson Harrison, Craig Garvey
Wests Tigers:
James Tedesco, David Nofoaluma, Bodene Thompson, Tim Simona, Lote Tuqiri, Benji Marshall, Braith Anasta, Kieth Galloway, Joel Luani, Adam Blair, Liam Fulton, Ben Murdoch-Masila, Suaso Sue. Interchange: Ava Seumanufagai, Jack Buchanan, Matthew Bell, Curtis Sironen, Masada Iosefa, Shaun Spence
Tigers youngsters set for NRL debut
Wests Tigers have been granted permission from the NRL for exciting youngsters Luke Brooks and Nathan Brown to make their first grade debuts this weekend.
NRL salary cap auditor Ian Schubert on Wednesday granted the Tigers permission to breach the second-tier salary cap by allowing the talented pair to play against St George Illawarra at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday.
Brooks and Brown haven’t been named in the squad for the match, but the decision on whether they’ll play will be made by coach Mick Potter on Friday.
The permission granted by Schubert was made under special circumstances given that neither team can make the finals.
18-year-old Brooks is a halfback and 20-year-old Brown is a prop, both of whom have played in the Tigers’ under-20s team.
