CommBank Stadium will play host to Sunday’s
Round 24 NRL game between Wests Tigers and
St. George Illawarra Dragons. The game kicks off at 2:00 pm with St. George Illawarra Dragons 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 August 28, 2022 at 2:00 pm
Where: CommBank Stadium
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Wests Tigers vs St. George Illawarra Dragons Preview
Last-placed Wests Tigers have won just one of their last 11 matches and are reeling from a club-record 72-6 pasting at the hands of the Roosters. The harrowing defeat was capped by the send-off of skipper James Tamou for dissent. But offloading the wooden spoon will provide ample motivation for a bounce-back.
The Tigers will be without Tamou and injured trio Luke Garner, Ken Maumalo and Alex Seyfarth. Junior Pauga will play on the wing, Jake Simpkin starts at hooker with Fa’amanu Brown moving to lock, and Jacob Liddle and debutant Kitione Kautoga join the bench.
Despite being out of finals contention and regularly in news cycles, St George Illawarra has been relatively spirited in recent weeks. Far from disgraced in road losses to the Sharks and Raiders, the Dragons powered to a 46-26 win over the Titans last Sunday with Tautatu Moga scoring a hat-trick and Talatau Amone and Jack Bird notching doubles.
Molo and Moses Mbye are both suspended, which sees Jack Bird move from lock to centre. Aaron Woods comes into the starting pack, while Jayden Sullivan replaces the injured Andrew McCullough at hooker. Tyrell Fuimaono, Jaiyden Hunt, Jackson Ford and Tyrell Sloan are the new interchange contingent.
The Saints halted a four-match losing run against the Tigers in a 12-6 grind at WIN Stadium in Round 8. The teams’ clashes tend towards the lower-scoring end, with eight of their last 10 meetings producing 38 points or less.
There’s too much cattle missing for the Tigers’ woeful loss last week to create a galvanising effect. They look rudderless and down on belief. While all may not be rosing in the Dragons’ camp, they have won four of their last five against non-Top 8 opposition and should get up comfortably here.
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