Campbelltown Sports Stadium will play host to Sunday's Round 6 NRL game between Wests Tigers and St. George Illawarra Dragons. The game kicks off at 4:05 pm with Wests Tigers heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Wests Tigers vs. St. George Illawarra Dragons game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Sunday April 14, 2024 at 4:05 pm
Where: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
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Wests Tigers vs St. George Illawarra Dragons Odds
Wests Tigers vs St. George Illawarra Dragons Preview
Wests Tigers and St George Illawarra have both notched two wins in 2024 and appear considerably improved versions of the teams that occupied the bottom two spots on the NRL ladder at the end of last year.
The Tigers carved out excellent back-to-back wins over Cronulla and Parramatta, before showing admirable fight in a 26-16 road loss to the Dolphins last weekend with rookie sensation Lachie Galvin out suspended.
Aidan Sezer has been a revelation in the No.7
The Dragons are much harder to get a read on. Impressive wins over Gold Coast and Manly have been offset by losses by 20-plus margins to the Dolphins, North Queensland and Newcastle.
Fullback Tyrell Sloan continues to epitomise the teams rocks-or-diamonds inconsistency.
John Bateman, Samuela Fainu and Latu Fainu have all been ruled out for the Tigers. Alex Seyfarth starts in the second-row, with Justin Matamua, Asu Kepaoa and Jake Simpkin coming onto the bench.
Hame Sele (calf) returns at Michael Molos expense this week in the Saints only change.
The Dragons have had the better of the merger derby over the past two seasons, winning three of the four encounters.
Last season the Tigers got up 18-16 in Magic Round, while the Saints held on 18-14 in Wollongong.
The Tigers have a home hoodoo to overcome, losing all eight games at Campbelltown since the start of 2021, the growing list of unavailable players is a concern, too.
But they have turned a corner resilience-wise under Benji Marshall, which is not something you could say about the Dragons who have also won just one of their last 16 away games with a great deal of confidence.
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Wests Tigers vs St. George Illawarra Dragons Tip
We're tipping Wests Tigers to win at $1.82 odds.
Wests Tigers vs St. George Illawarra Dragons Teams
Tigers team: 1. Jahream Bula 2. Charlie Staines 3. Solomona Faataape 4. Justin Olam 5. Junior Tupou 6. Jayden Sullivan 7. Aidan Sezer 8. Stefano Utoikamanu 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. David Klemmer 11. Isaiah Papali’i 12. Alex Seyfarth 13. Fonua Pole 14. Jake Simpkin 15. Alex Twal 16. Justin Matamua 17. Asu Kepaoa 18. Solomon Alaimalo 19. Josh Feledy 20. Tony Sukkar 21. Kit Laulilii 22. Brandon Tumeth
Dragons team: 1. Tyrell Sloan 2. Zac Lomax 3. Moses Suli 4. Jack Bird 5. Mikaele Ravalawa 6. Kyle Flanagan 7. Ben Hunt 8. Francis Molo 9. Jacob Liddle 10. Hame Sele 11. Luciano Leilua 12. Jaydn Su’A 13. Tom Eisenhuth 14. Jesse Marschke 15. Blake Lawrie 16. Jack de Belin 17. Raymond Faitala-Mariner 18. Ben Murdoch-Masila 19. Christian Tuipulotu 20. Michael Molo 21. Toby Couchman 22. Mathew Feagai
