Grand Final Teams

Team Lists in Brief:

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).

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 James Aubusson, 18 Nick Kouparitsas, 19 Tom Symonds, 20 Lopini Paea, 21 Phil Graham (four to be omitted).

Sunday October 3, 2010
St George Illawarra Dragons vs Sydney Roosters 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).

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 James Aubusson, 18 Nick Kouparitsas, 19 Tom Symonds, 20 Lopini Paea, 21 Phil Graham (four to be omitted).

Date: Sun October 3 2010, 5:15PM AEDT GMT+11 [Sun October 3 2010, 4:15PM AEST GMT+10]
[Sun October 3 2010, 6:15AM GMT]
Referee: Tony Archer

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Roosters by 10


OVERALL:
Total Games: 23
St George Illawarra Dragons wins: 14. [Pts: 498]
Sydney Roosters wins: 8. [Pts: 376]
Draws: 1

Biggest wins:
St George Illawarra Dragons: 38 pts: 2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Fri: Dragons 44 d. Roosters 6 [Crowd: 19512]
Sydney Roosters: 16 pts: 2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sun Sep 1: Roosters 26 d. Dragons 10 [Crowd: 15629]

Biggest Crowd: 2010 National Rugby League - Round 22 - [View] Sun: Sydney Roosters 12 l. St George Illawarra Dragons 19 [Crowd: 37994]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
St George Illawarra Dragons: WWWWLDLLLWLLWWWWLWLWWWW
Sydney Roosters: LLLLWDWWWLWWLLLLWLWLLLL

Last 10 games:
2010 National Rugby League - Round 22 - [View] Sun: Sydney Roosters 12 l. St George Illawarra Dragons 19 [Crowd: 37994]
2010 National Rugby League - Round 7 - [View] Sun: St George Illawarra Dragons 28 d. Sydney Roosters 6 [Crowd: 36212]
2009 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Fri: St George Illawarra Dragons 34 d. Sydney Roosters 12 [Crowd: 12472]
2009 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Sat: Sydney Roosters 0 l. St George Illawarra Dragons 29 [Crowd: 28926]
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] Fri: Sydney Roosters 10 d. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 0 [Crowd: 14127]
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Fri: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 26 d. Sydney Roosters 6 [Crowd: 21596]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Wed: Sydney Roosters 18 d. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 4 [Crowd: 18240]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] Sat: Roosters 16 l. Dragons 36 [Crowd: 17142]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Tue: Dragons 22 d. Roosters 12 [Crowd: 31105]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Fri: Dragons 44 d. Roosters 6 [Crowd: 19512]

Overall record at ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
St George Illawarra Dragons: 28 games, won 15, drawn 0, lost 13.
Last 5 games:
2010 National Rugby League - Finals Week 3 - [View] Sat: St George Illawarra Dragons 13 d. Wests Tigers 12
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

Sydney Roosters: 26 games, won 11, drawn 0, lost 15.
Last 5 games:
2010 National Rugby League - Round 3 - [View] Sun: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 60 d. Sydney Roosters 14
2010 National Rugby League - Round 1 - [View] Sun: South Sydney Rabbitohs 10 l. Sydney Roosters 36
2009 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Mon: Bulldogs 28 d. Sydney Roosters 4
2009 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Mon: South Sydney Rabbitohs 40 d. Sydney Roosters 20
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Fri: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 26 d. Sydney Roosters 6

Head to Head at ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Total Games: 1
St George Illawarra Dragons wins: 1. [Pts: 26]
Sydney Roosters wins: 0. [Pts: 6]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Fri: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 26 d. Sydney Roosters 6 [Crowd: 21596]

Overall record with Tony Archer Stats:
St George Illawarra Dragons: 33 games, won 23, drawn 0, lost 10.
Last 5 games:
2010 National Rugby League - Round 22 - [View] Sun: Sydney Roosters 12 l. St George Illawarra Dragons 19
2010 National Rugby League - Round 15 - [View] Sun: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 4 l. St George Illawarra Dragons 22
2010 National Rugby League - Round 10 - [View] Fri: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6 l. St George Illawarra Dragons 19
2010 National Rugby League - Round 7 - [View] Sun: St George Illawarra Dragons 28 d. Sydney Roosters 6
2010 National Rugby League - Round 6 - [View] Fri: Gold Coast Titans 6 l. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 19

Sydney Roosters: 31 games, won 17, drawn 0, lost 14.
Last 5 games:
2010 National Rugby League - Finals Week 3 - [View] Fri: Gold Coast Titans 6 l. Sydney Roosters 32
2010 National Rugby League - Round 25 - [View] Sun: Sydney Roosters 30 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 14
2010 National Rugby League - Round 22 - [View] Sun: Sydney Roosters 12 l. St George Illawarra Dragons 19
2010 National Rugby League - Round 20 - [View] Mon: Brisbane Broncos 30 l. Sydney Roosters 34
2010 National Rugby League - Round 7 - [View] Sun: St George Illawarra Dragons 28 d. Sydney Roosters 6

Head to Head with Tony Archer Stats:
Total Games: 4
St George Illawarra Dragons wins: 3.
Sydney Roosters wins: 1.
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2010 National Rugby League - Round 22 - [View] Sun: Sydney Roosters 12 l. St George Illawarra Dragons 19 [Crowd: 37994]
2010 National Rugby League - Round 7 - [View] Sun: St George Illawarra Dragons 28 d. Sydney Roosters 6 [Crowd: 36212]
2009 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Fri: St George Illawarra Dragons 34 d. Sydney Roosters 12 [Crowd: 12472]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Thu Apr 25: Dragons 20 l. Roosters 24 [Crowd: 20588]