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Wed April 25, 2012
by ABC Sport
Source: www.abc.net.auA thrilling last-minute try from St George Illawarra back rower Ben Creagh snatched an incredible 28-24 ANZAC Day victory over Sydney Roosters at Sydney Football Stadium.
Roosters half-back Mitchell Pearce appeared to have steered his side to victory following another wonderful performance, with the visitors up by eight points with just four minutes to go following a try and penalty goal to skipper Braith Anasta.
But the match turned on its head when Jason Nightingale regathered a short kick-off, with the ball spread wide to Matt Prior who cut the lead to two points with a try out wide.
Creagh then crashed over with 45 seconds on the clock for his second try of the game and a remarkable victory.
Up until the dying moments, it had been Pearce's game, with the incumbent New South Wales half-back setting up two tries but nobody could deny the Dragons, who defended grimly and finished in astonishing style.
Pearce set up first-half tries to Aidan Guerra and Anthony Minichello for a 12-10 lead at the break, before scoring a try of his own with 20 minutes to go in the second half to give the Roosters a match-winning eight-point lead.
Dragons and Blues prop Mick Weyman was the catalyst for the tight finish, scoring an unlikely try to bring the home side within two points 15 minutes from time.
Weyman took the ball from dummy-half and burrowed his way past Minichiello and Mitch Aubusson to score, but then came up with an error from the kick-off, which allowed the Roosters another excellent opportunity.
Creagh had opened the scoring for the Dragons in the 12th minute, capitalising on a beautiful dummy-half run by hooker Mitch Rein, who had split some flimsy ruck defence to give Creagh a simple run to the tryline.
A cross-field kick in the 20th minute was fumbled by Dragons skipper Ben Hornby, allowing Guerra to pounce on the ball in the in-goal area and put the Roosters on the scoreboard.
The Roosters dominated the rest of the half, camping themselves on the Dragons tryline from the 25th to 30th minute without reward due to some exceptional goalline defence.
When Matt Cooper scored a try against the run of play - from a Hornby kick - it seemed a cruel blow after the Roosters' dominance, but Pearce helped them back in front with a bomb for Minichiello's try in the 34th minute.
A record crowd of 40,164 fans turned up to watch the contest, the highest number of fans at the annual fixture since it started in 2002.
The Dragons played with a man down for 60 minutes of the match, with representative back rower Beau Scott forced from the field with a dislocated elbow.
Hornby converted the final try, in his record-breaking 257th match for the Dragons.
Dragons 28: (B Creagh 2, M Cooper, M Weyman, M Prior tries; J Soward 3, B Hornby goals)
Roosters 24: (A Guerra, A Minichiello, M Pearce, B Anasta tries; B Anasta 4 goals)
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by ABC Sport
Source: www.abc.net.auSt George Illawarra posted another victory against their former coach Wayne Bennett with a 12-4 defeat of Newcastle at Kogarah Jubilee Oval on Friday night.
The Steve Price-coached Dragons beat the Knights in the opening round and they repeated the dose via a dour two tries to one triumph, albeit with a scoreless second half.
Beau Scott and Jason Nightingale crossed for tries for the Dragons, while Akuila Uate scored the Knights' lone four-pointer.
For the second time, Dragons five-eighth Jamie Soward outpointed Knights opposite Jarrod Mullen - only this time a Country Origin jersey was potentially up for grabs.
Soward was hopeful of being selected in the Country squad on Sunday, as news emerged that Mullen was in doubt with a severe cork to his right leg and Canberra five-eighth Terry Campese had suffered a knee injury against Brisbane.
"I'd like to think, as the New South Wales incumbent, I'd be a chance," Soward said.
"They've probably got their team picked ... have to wait and see on Sunday.
"I'd be happy to be there and look forward to pressing my claims for Origin, but if I'm not I'll move on and get ready for Anzac Day.
"It'd be disappointing to miss out, but I think that's not the end of my chances."
Bennett admitted the match had been a dour contest before suggesting the modern game had become too defence-oriented.
"It's not what I like to see, it's not what I like to coach but it's what's happening out there at the moment so there's not a lot players can do about it," he said.
"We were fortunate to be in there at 12-4 but we were there.
"And that's what these guys do as well as any team I've coached, they mightn't be playing well but they don't give up easy."
Soward kicked long and had the Knights, who lost 15-14 to the Dragons in golden point in round one, on the back foot all match while also setting up winger Nightingale's wonderful first-half try.
The Knights fired the first shot of the night when former Dragon Darius Boyd sent a beautiful cut-out pass for winger Uate to cross in the 12th minute, but the Novocastrians appeared to run out of ammunition after that.
Mullen struggled to make his mark on the match, in large part due to an energised Dragons defensive line which rushed up on him at every opportunity.
Nightingale's four-pointer was particularly memorable, with Soward's quick hands finding a speeding Brett Morris on the inside to split the Knights defence, with the full-back running 20 metres before drawing Boyd and sending Nightingale over for a classy team try.
But it could have been so much more.
The home side dominated field position in the first half, but had two tries controversially disallowed and Ben Creagh butchered at least two more.
The second rower dropped the ball over the line on two occasions before the break, but was perhaps unlucky not to be the first man on the scoresheet when denied in the seventh minute.
Creagh was ruled to have lost possession when attempting to ground a cross-field kick from Soward despite appearing to have control.
Perhaps even more unluckily, winger Daniel Vidot was denied when Soward was ruled to have interfered with Uate after a towering bomb was not defused.
Knights back rower Zeb Taia was denied a try in the 56th minute when it was ruled Newcastle prop Kade Snowden had obstructed Scott.
Dragons prop Dan Hunt put his hand up for a Country jersey with some inspired runs as he racked up 38 tackles and 125 metres for the match.
Dragons: 12 (J Nightingale, B Scott tries; J Soward 2 goals)
Knights: 4 (A Uate try)
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 2012 NRL Telstra Premiership
St George Illawarra Dragons
10 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 1 [01 Mar 12] W 15-14 v Newcastle (A). [PR]
[View] Round 2 [10 Mar 12] L 4-30 v Canterbury (A). [PR]
[View] Round 3 [16 Mar 12] W 36-12 v Wests Tigers (H). [PR]
[View] Round 4 [24 Mar 12] W 17-6 v Manly (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 5 [30 Mar 12] L 20-28 v Brisbane (A). [PR]
[View] Round 6 [07 Apr 12] L 0-12 v Cronulla (A). [PR]
[View] Round 7 [13 Apr 12] W 12-4 v Newcastle (H). [PR]
[View] Round 8 [25 Apr 12] W 28-24 v Roosters (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 9 [04 May 12] L 6-30 v North Qld (A). [PR]
[View] Round 10 [14 May 12] L 12-13 v Penrith (A). [PR]
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2011 World Club Challenge
St George Illawarra Dragons
1 games; [View] WCC [27 Feb 11] W 21-15 v Wigan (A). [PR]
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2011 NRL Telstra Premiership
St George Illawarra Dragons
23 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 1 [12 Mar 11] W 25-16 v Titans (A). [PR]
[View] Round 2 [21 Mar 11] L 10-16 v Cronulla (A). [PR]
[View] Round 6 [18 Apr 11] W 16-0 v Rabbitohs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 11] W 24-10 v Roosters (A). [BE]
[View] Round 8 [01 May 11] W 30-0 v Eels (H). [PR]
[View] Round 9 [08 May 11] W 22-8 v Cowboys (H). [PR]
[View] Round 10 [13 May 11] W 15-10 v Canterbury (A). [PR]
[View] Round 12 [29 May 11] W 24-18 v Wests Tigers (H). [PR]
[View] Round 13 [03 Jun 11] D 14-14 v Eels (A). [PR]
[View] Round 14 [10 Jun 11] L 14-28 v Titans (H). [PR]
[View] Round 15 [17 Jun 11] L 14-21 v Broncos (A). [PR]
[View] Round 16 [27 Jun 11] W 24-6 v Sea Eagles (H). [PR]
[View] Round 17 [03 Jul 11] L 10-14 v Knights (H). [PR]
[View] Round 19 [18 Jul 11] W 38-8 v Cronulla (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 20 [25 Jul 11] L 19-24 v Canberra (A). [PR]
[View] Round 21 [31 Jul 11] L 24-34 v Rabbitohs (H). [PR]
[View] Round 22 [05 Aug 11] L 14-16 v Wests Tigers (A). [PR]
[View] Round 23 [14 Aug 11] L 12-20 v Roosters (H). [PR]
[View] Round 24 [19 Aug 11] L 6-8 v Storm (A). [PR]
[View] Round 25 [28 Aug 11] W 26-22 v Warriors (H). [PR]
[View] Round 26 [02 Sep 11] W 32-12 v Panthers (H). [PR]
[View] Finals Week 1 [09 Sep 11] L 12-21 v Wests Tigers. [PR]
[View] Finals Week 2 [17 Sep 11] L 12-13 v Brisbane. [PR]
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2010 State of Origin
New South Wales Origin
2 games; [View] Origin [26 May 10] L 24-28 v QLD Origin (H). [PR]
[View] Origin [16 Jun 10] L 6-34 v QLD Origin (A). [PR]
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2010 NRL Telstra Premiership
St George Illawarra Dragons
18 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 1 [12 Mar 10] W 18-12 v Eels (A). [PR]
[View] Round 2 [19 Mar 10] W 26-6 v Bulldogs (H). [PR]
[View] Round 3 [26 Mar 10] W 33-8 v Cowboys (H). [PR]
[View] Round 4 [02 Apr 10] L 4-17 v Storm (A). [PR]
[View] Round 5 [09 Apr 10] W 34-16 v Broncos (H). [PR]
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 10] W 28-6 v Roosters (H). [PR]
[View] Round 8 [01 May 10] W 38-0 v Sharks (H). [PR]
[View] Round 10 [14 May 10] W 19-6 v Bulldogs (A). [PR]
[View] Round 12 [28 May 10] W 30-0 v Eels (H). [PR]
[View] Round 13 [06 Jun 10] W 22-20 v Warriors (A). [PR]
[View] Round 16 [25 Jun 10] W 34-10 v Tigers (H). [PR]
[View] Round 23 [16 Aug 10] W 32-10 v Sea Eagles (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [22 Aug 10] L 16-32 v Raiders (A). [PR]
[View] Round 25 [28 Aug 10] W 26-18 v Knights (A). [PR]
[View] Round 26 [05 Sep 10] W 38-24 v Rabbitohs (H). [PR]
[View] Finals Week 1 [12 Sep 10] W 28-0 v Sea Eagles. [PR]
[View] Finals Week 3 [25 Sep 10] W 13-12 v Wests Tigers. [PR]
[View] Grand Final [03 Oct 10] W 32-8 v Roosters. [PR]
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2010 International Test Matches
Australia
1 games; [View] Anzac Test Match [07 May 10] W 12-8 v New Zealand (H). [BE]
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2009 State of Origin
New South Wales Origin
2 games; [View] Origin [03 Jun 09] L 18-28 v QLD Origin. [BE]
[View] Origin [24 Jun 09] L 14-24 v QLD Origin (H). [PR]
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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
St George Illawarra Dragons
22 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 1 [13 Mar 09] L 16-17 v Storm (A). [PR]
[View] Round 2 [21 Mar 09] W 16-10 v Titans (H). [PR]
[View] Round 3 [29 Mar 09] W 10-6 v Sharks (H). [PR]
[View] Round 4 [03 Apr 09] W 25-12 v Broncos (A). [PR]
[View] Round 5 [10 Apr 09] W 22-8 v Eels (A). [PR]
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 09] W 29-0 v Roosters (A). [PR]
[View] Round 8 [03 May 09] W 12-11 v Warriors (H). [PR]
[View] Round 9 [09 May 09] L 20-24 v Cowboys (A). [PR]
[View] Round 10 [15 May 09] W 20-18 v Bulldogs (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [23 May 09] W 26-4 v Sharks (A). [PR]
[View] Round 13 [08 Jun 09] L 24-28 v Titans (A). [PR]
[View] Round 14 [14 Jun 09] W 32-18 v Cowboys (H). [PR]
[View] Round 16 [26 Jun 09] W 21-10 v Tigers (A). [PR]
[View] Round 20 [26 Jul 09] W 29-4 v Warriors (A). [PR]
[View] Round 21 [31 Jul 09] W 26-12 v Storm (H). [PR]
[View] Round 22 [07 Aug 09] W 25-6 v Panthers (A). [PR]
[View] Round 23 [15 Aug 09] L 12-24 v Raiders (A). [PR]
[View] Round 24 [21 Aug 09] L 2-12 v Broncos (H). [PR]
[View] Round 25 [29 Aug 09] L 6-41 v Rabbitohs (A). [PR]
[View] Round 26 [04 Sep 09] W 37-0 v Eels (H). [PR]
[View] Finals Week 1 [13 Sep 09] L 12-25 v Eels. [PR]
[View] Finals Week 2 [19 Sep 09] L 10-24 v Broncos. [PR]
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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
Canberra Raiders
7 games; [View] Round 1 [15 Mar 08] L 14-30 v Knights (A). [BE]
[View] Round 3 [29 Mar 08] W 21-14 v Dragons (H). [PR]
[View] Round 4 [05 Apr 08] L 12-32 v Gold Coast (A). [PR]
[View] Round 14 [15 Jun 08] W 34-16 v Broncos (H). [BE]
[View] Round 15 [21 Jun 08] W 58-18 v Bulldogs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 16 [30 Jun 08] L 24-36 v Sharks (H). [BE]
[View] Round 17 [06 Jul 08] L 14-30 v Storm (A). [BE]
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership
Canberra Raiders
14 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 4 [07 Apr 07] L 6-38 v Eels (A). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [16 Apr 07] W 37-28 v Roosters (H). [BE]
[View] Round 9 [12 May 07] W 16-10 v Rabbitohs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 11 [25 May 07] W 30-6 v Dragons (H). [BE]
[View] Round 12 [03 Jun 07] L 8-28 v Titans (A). [BE]
[View] Round 13 [09 Jun 07] W 38-10 v Eels (H). [BE]
[View] Round 16 [01 Jul 07] L 16-22 v Tigers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 17 [08 Jul 07] L 16-58 v Dragons (A). [BE]
[View] Round 18 [15 Jul 07] W 56-10 v Titans (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 19 [21 Jul 07] L 6-34 v Storm (A). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [12 Aug 07] L 4-52 v Bulldogs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [18 Aug 07] W 26-24 v Warriors (H). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [26 Aug 07] L 19-30 v Broncos (A). [PR]
[View] Round 25 [01 Sep 07] L 12-22 v Sharks (H). [BE]
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2006 VB NSWRL Premier League
Canberra Raiders
2 tries, 8 points.
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
Canberra Raiders
13 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 14 [12 Jun 06] W 28-26 v Bulldogs (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t (36th)
[View] Round 15 [18 Jun 06] L 12-22 v Storm (A). [BE]
[View] Round 16 [25 Jun 06] W 42-10 v Roosters (H). [BE]
[View] Round 17 [01 Jul 06] L 12-18 v Eels (H). [BE]
[View] Round 18 [08 Jul 06] L 12-24 v Panthers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 19 [16 Jul 06] W 20-18 v Tigers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 20 [23 Jul 06] W 31-12 v Dragons (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 21 [29 Jul 06] L 8-21 v Rabbitohs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [06 Aug 06] W 30-18 v Broncos (H). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [13 Aug 06] W 19-18 v Tigers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [26 Aug 06] L 18-22 v Storm (H). [BE]
[View] Round 26 [02 Sep 06] W 26-24 v Sharks (A). [BE]
[View] Finals Week One [09 Sep 06] L 12-30 v Bulldogs (A). [BE]
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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
Canberra Raiders
4 games; [View] Round 2 [19 Mar 05] W 39-14 v Knights (H). [BE]
[View] Round 3 [28 Mar 05] W 25-18 v Souths (A). [BE]
[View] Round 4 [02 Apr 05] W 42-22 v Dragons (H). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [10 Apr 05] W 24-16 v Roosters (H). [BE]
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2004 NRL Telstra Premiership
Canberra Raiders
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