Finals Week 3 Teams

Team Lists in Brief:

Gold Coast Titans: 1 Preston Campbell, 2 Kevin Gordon, 3 Steve Michaels, 4 Clinton Toopi, 5 William Zillman, 6 Mat Rogers, 7 Scott Prince [c], 8 Luke Bailey, 9 Nathan Friend, 10 Anthony Laffranchi, 11 Greg Bird, 12 Mark Minichiello, 13 Ashley Harrison. Subs: 14 Michael Henderson, 15 Brad Meyers, 16 Matthew White, 17 Bodene Thompson, 18 Luke O'Dwyer, 19 Jordan Atkins (two to be omitted).

Sydney Roosters: 1 Anthony Minichiello, 2 Joseph Leilua, 3 Kane Linnett, 4 Shaun Kenny-Dowall, 5 Sam Perrett, 6 Todd Carney, 7 Mitchell Pearce, 8 Jason Ryles, 9 Jake Friend, 10 Frank Paul Nuuausala, 11 Nate Myles, 12 Mitchell Aubusson, 13 Braith Anasta [c]. Subs: 14 Martin Kennedy, 15 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, 16 Daniel Conn, 17 Ben Jones, 20 Lopini Paea (one to be omitted).

St George Illawarra Dragons: 1 Darius Boyd, 2 Brett Morris, 3 Mark Gasnier, 4 Matt Cooper, 5 Jason Nightingale, 6 Jamie Soward, 7 Ben Hornby [c], 8 Neville Costigan, 9 Dean Young, 10 Michael Weyman, 11 Beau Scott, 12 Ben Creagh, 13 Jeremy Smith. Subs: 14 Nathan Fien, 15 Trent Meriin, 16 Matt Prior, 17 Jarrod Saffy, 18 Nick Emmett, 19 Kyle Stanley, 20 Jon Green, 21 Luke Priddis (four to be omitted).

Wests Tigers: 1 Mitch Brown, 2 Lote Tuquiri, 3 Blake Ayshford, 4 Chris Lawrence, 5 Beau Ryan, 6 Benji Marshall, 7 Robert Lui, 8 Todd Payten, 9 Robbie Farah [c], 10 Keith Galloway, 11 Liam Fulton, 12 Gareth Ellis, 13 Chris Heighington. Subs: 14 Ben Murdoch-Masila, 15 Daniel Fitzhenry, 16 Simon Dwyer, 17 Bryce Gibbs, 18 Mark Flanagan, 19 Andrew Fifita (two to be omitted).

Friday September 24, 2010
Gold Coast Titans vs Sydney Roosters at Suncorp Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD)

Gold Coast Titans
1 Preston Campbell, 2 Kevin Gordon, 3 Steve Michaels, 4 Clinton Toopi, 5 William Zillman, 6 Mat Rogers, 7 Scott Prince [c], 8 Luke Bailey, 9 Nathan Friend, 10 Anthony Laffranchi, 11 Greg Bird, 12 Mark Minichiello, 13 Ashley Harrison. Subs: 14 Michael Henderson, 15 Brad Meyers, 16 Matthew White, 17 Bodene Thompson, 18 Luke O'Dwyer, 19 Jordan Atkins (two to be omitted).

Sydney Roosters
1 Anthony Minichiello, 2 Joseph Leilua, 3 Kane Linnett, 4 Shaun Kenny-Dowall, 5 Sam Perrett, 6 Todd Carney, 7 Mitchell Pearce, 8 Jason Ryles, 9 Jake Friend, 10 Frank Paul Nuuausala, 11 Nate Myles, 12 Mitchell Aubusson, 13 Braith Anasta [c]. Subs: 14 Martin Kennedy, 15 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, 16 Daniel Conn, 17 Ben Jones, 20 Lopini Paea (one to be omitted).

Date: Fri September 24 2010, 7:45PM AEST GMT+10 [Fri September 24 2010, 9:45AM GMT]
Referee: Tony Archer

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Roosters by 16


OVERALL:
Total Games: 24
Gold Coast Titans wins: 6. [Pts: 391]
Sydney Roosters wins: 18. [Pts: 605]
Draws: 0

Biggest wins:
Gold Coast Titans: 16 pts: 1990 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup - Round 17 - [View] Sat Jul 21: Gold Coast 28 d. Easts 12 [Crowd: 6253]
Sydney Roosters: 30 pts: 1989 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup - Round 22 - [View] Sun Aug 27: Easts 38 d. Gold Coast 8 [Crowd: 3176]

Biggest Crowd: 2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun: Gold Coast Titans 22 d. Sydney Roosters 18 [Crowd: 17423]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
Gold Coast Titans: LLWLLWLLLLLLLLLLLLLWWWLW
Sydney Roosters: WWLWWLWWWWWWWWWWWWWLLLWL

Last 10 games:
2010 National Rugby League - Round 24 - [View] Mon: Sydney Roosters 14 l. Gold Coast Titans 23 [Crowd: 9113]
2010 National Rugby League - Round 12 - [View] Mon: Gold Coast Titans 16 l. Sydney Roosters 30 [Crowd: 13235]
2009 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Sat: Sydney Roosters 20 l. Gold Coast Titans 24 [Crowd: 6232]
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Fri: Sydney Roosters 28 l. Gold Coast Titans 32 [Crowd: 10762]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun: Gold Coast Titans 22 d. Sydney Roosters 18 [Crowd: 17423]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sun: Sydney Roosters 24 d. Gold Coast Titans 18 [Crowd: 6246]
1998 National Rugby League - Round 23 - [View] Sun Aug 16: Roosters 34 d. Gold Coast 10 [Crowd: 4115]
1997 Optus Cup - Qualifying Finals - [View] Fri Sep 12: Roosters 32 d. Gold Coast 10 [Crowd: 10466]
1997 Optus Cup - Round 18 - [View] Sat Aug 2: Roosters 28 d. Gold Coast 12 [Crowd: 4780]
1997 Optus Cup - Round 7 - [View] Sat Apr 19: Gold Coast 24 l. Roosters 34 [Crowd: 9211]

Saturday September 25, 2010
St George Illawarra Dragons vs Wests Tigers at ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)

St George Illawarra Dragons
1 Darius Boyd, 2 Brett Morris, 3 Mark Gasnier, 4 Matt Cooper, 5 Jason Nightingale, 6 Jamie Soward, 7 Ben Hornby [c], 8 Neville Costigan, 9 Dean Young, 10 Michael Weyman, 11 Beau Scott, 12 Ben Creagh, 13 Jeremy Smith. Subs: 14 Nathan Fien, 15 Trent Meriin, 16 Matt Prior, 17 Jarrod Saffy, 18 Nick Emmett, 19 Kyle Stanley, 20 Jon Green, 21 Luke Priddis (four to be omitted).

Wests Tigers
1 Mitch Brown, 2 Lote Tuquiri, 3 Blake Ayshford, 4 Chris Lawrence, 5 Beau Ryan, 6 Benji Marshall, 7 Robert Lui, 8 Todd Payten, 9 Robbie Farah [c], 10 Keith Galloway, 11 Liam Fulton, 12 Gareth Ellis, 13 Chris Heighington. Subs: 14 Ben Murdoch-Masila, 15 Daniel Fitzhenry, 16 Simon Dwyer, 17 Bryce Gibbs, 18 Mark Flanagan, 19 Andrew Fifita (two to be omitted).

Date: Sat September 25 2010, 7:45PM AEST GMT+10 [Sat September 25 2010, 9:45AM GMT]
Referee: Shayne Hayne

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Dragons by 2


OVERALL:
Total Games: 19
St George Illawarra Dragons wins: 10. [Pts: 506]
Wests Tigers wins: 9. [Pts: 364]
Draws: 0

Biggest wins:
St George Illawarra Dragons: 50 pts: 2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sun Jun 20: Dragons 50 d. Tigers 0 [Crowd: 16915]
Wests Tigers: 19 pts: 2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sun: Wests Tigers 27 d. St George Illawarra Dragons 8 [Crowd: 13625]

Biggest Crowd: 2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Sat Mar 15: Tigers 24 d. Dragons 20 [Crowd: 42017]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
St George Illawarra Dragons: LWLWWWLWWWLLLWLLLWW
Wests Tigers: WLWLLLWLLLWWWLWWWLL

Last 10 games:
2010 National Rugby League - Round 16 - [View] Fri: St George Illawarra Dragons 34 d. Wests Tigers 10 [Crowd: 16574]
2009 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Fri: Wests Tigers 10 l. St George Illawarra Dragons 21 [Crowd: 15211]
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Fri: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 10 l. Wests Tigers 18 [Crowd: 14207]
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Sun: Wests Tigers 24 d. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 16 [Crowd: 18211]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sun: Wests Tigers 27 d. St George Illawarra Dragons 8 [Crowd: 13625]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sun: Dragons 46 d. Tigers 16 [Crowd: 14211]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Fri: Tigers 24 d. Dragons 15 [Crowd: 27865]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Qualifying Finals - [View] Sat: Dragons 12 l. Tigers 20 [Crowd: 41260]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Sun: Dragons 24 l. Tigers 32 [Crowd: 10612]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Sun: Tigers 32 l. Dragons 40 [Crowd: 17567]

Overall record at ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
St George Illawarra Dragons: 27 games, won 14, drawn 0, lost 13.
Last 5 games:
2010 National Rugby League - Round 19 - [View] Fri: South Sydney Rabbitohs 13 l. St George Illawarra Dragons 16
2010 National Rugby League - Round 10 - [View] Fri: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6 l. St George Illawarra Dragons 19
2009 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sat: South Sydney Rabbitohs 41 d. St George Illawarra Dragons 6
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sat: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 40 d. Parramatta Eels 14
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Mon: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 30 d. Bulldogs 0

Wests Tigers: 38 games, won 18, drawn 0, lost 20.
Last 5 games:
2010 National Rugby League - Round 22 - [View] Sat: South Sydney Rabbitohs 34 d. Wests Tigers 30
2010 National Rugby League - Round 13 - [View] Fri: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12 l. Wests Tigers 19
2009 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Sat: South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 l. Wests Tigers 54
2009 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Sun: Bulldogs 22 d. Wests Tigers 20
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sat: Wests Tigers 16 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 48

Head to Head at ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Total Games: 5
St George Illawarra Dragons wins: 2. [Pts: 122]
Wests Tigers wins: 3. [Pts: 117]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sun: Wests Tigers 27 d. St George Illawarra Dragons 8 [Crowd: 13625]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Fri: Tigers 24 d. Dragons 15 [Crowd: 27865]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Sun: Tigers 32 l. Dragons 40 [Crowd: 17567]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Sun Apr 11: Dragons 39 d. Tigers 10 [Crowd: 25771]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Sat Mar 15: Tigers 24 d. Dragons 20 [Crowd: 42017]

Overall record with Shayne Hayne Stats:
St George Illawarra Dragons: 31 games, won 18, drawn 0, lost 13.
Last 5 games:
2010 National Rugby League - Round 25 - [View] Sat: Newcastle Knights 18 l. St George Illawarra Dragons 26
2010 National Rugby League - Round 23 - [View] Mon: St George Illawarra Dragons 32 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10
2010 National Rugby League - Round 19 - [View] Fri: South Sydney Rabbitohs 13 l. St George Illawarra Dragons 16
2010 National Rugby League - Round 16 - [View] Fri: St George Illawarra Dragons 34 d. Wests Tigers 10
2010 National Rugby League - Round 9 - [View] Sat: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 d. St George Illawarra Dragons 6

Wests Tigers: 35 games, won 16, drawn 0, lost 19.
Last 5 games:
2010 National Rugby League - Finals Week 1 - [View] Sat: Wests Tigers 15 l. Sydney Roosters 19
2010 National Rugby League - Round 24 - [View] Sun: Parramatta Eels 18 l. Wests Tigers 20
2010 National Rugby League - Round 20 - [View] Sun: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 38 d. Wests Tigers 20
2010 National Rugby League - Round 19 - [View] Mon: Wests Tigers 26 d. North Queensland Cowboys 16
2010 National Rugby League - Round 16 - [View] Fri: St George Illawarra Dragons 34 d. Wests Tigers 10

Head to Head with Shayne Hayne Stats:
Total Games: 5
St George Illawarra Dragons wins: 3.
Wests Tigers wins: 2.
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2010 National Rugby League - Round 16 - [View] Fri: St George Illawarra Dragons 34 d. Wests Tigers 10 [Crowd: 16574]
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Fri: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 10 l. Wests Tigers 18 [Crowd: 14207]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sun: Dragons 46 d. Tigers 16 [Crowd: 14211]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Sun: Dragons 24 l. Tigers 32 [Crowd: 10612]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Sat May 18: Dragons 33 d. Tigers 22 [Crowd: 10823]