There’s an injury problem for St George Illawarra with Tyrell Sloan going up to the sheds with a hamstring concern, with Valentine Holmes shifting to the wing and Damien Cook moved to left centre. Cook famously filled a role at centre at State of Origin level once, to mixed results.
The Dragons are still playing with plenty of energy, Daniel Atkinson putting a perfectly placed long kick into the Tigers’ in-goal and Starford To’a trapped by several rushing Red V defenders led by Dylan Egan.
That forces a dropout. The Tigers go short, Clint Gutherson leaps to bring it down, and the Dragons get a full set within striking distance. But this time Atkinson’s last-tackle kick is too long, and his grubber goes dead and gives the Tigers a seven-tackle set.
Tigers 4, Dragons 4 after 36 minutes
