St. George Illawarra Dragons vs New Zealand Warriors – Regular Season – Preview & Prediction | NRL 2022
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THE FACTS
When is St. George Illawarra Dragons vs New Zealand Warriors on and what time does it start? St. George Illawarra Dragons vs New Zealand Warriors will take place on Saturday 21st May, 2022 – 06:00 (UK)
Where is St. George Illawarra Dragons vs New Zealand Warriors taking place? St. George Illawarra Dragons vs New Zealand Warriors will take place at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium in Sydney, Australia
Where can I get tickets for St. George Illawarra Dragons vs New Zealand Warriors? Click here for ticket information on 2022 NRL matches
What channel is St. George Illawarra Dragons vs New Zealand Warriors on? Sky Sports Arena will be televising selected NRL games in the UK and you can find their schedule here. For Australian broadcasters, you can find a list here
Where can I stream St. George Illawarra Dragons vs New Zealand Warriors? If televised on Sky Sports, then subscribers will be able to stream the match live via Sky Go. Alternatively, the match will be available to subscribers of Watch NRL
THE TEAM NEWS
ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
- St. George Illawarra Dragons were defeated by Gold Coast Titans in golden point last week as they suffered back-to-back losses and head coach Anthony Griffin will have been left extremely unhappy with his side.
- The Dragons should have had the game sewn up but allowed the Titans to level late on and the manner of that defeat has resulted in several changes to the side with Michael Molo coming onto the bench for his debut while Cody Ramsey slots in at fullback with Moses Mbye reverting to hooker.
Starting 13: Ramsey, Mat. Feagai, Suli, Lomax, Ravalawa, Amone, B. Hunt, Lawrie, Mbye, F. Molo, Bird, Fuimaono, De Belin – Interchanges: Sullivan, Sims, Woods, M. Molo – Reserves: Moga, Kerr
Unavailable: Billy Burns, Jaydn Su’A, Andrew McCullough, Josh McGuire
NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
- New Zealand Warriors almost pulled off a remarkable comeback against South Sydney Rabbitohs but they fell agonisingly short as they suffered a fourth loss in their last five matches.
- Trailing 32-6 early in the second half, the Warriors pulled the scores back to 32-30 but they could not find the extra score they needed to go ahead and that effort has resulted in few changes this week, although they will have to deal with the loss of Matt Lodge after he was granted an immediate release.
Starting 13: Walsh, Watene-Zelezniak, Vailea, Pompey, Montoya, Asi, Johnson, Fonua-Blake, Tevaga, Murdoch-Masila, Aitken, Harris, Murchie – Interchanges: Pene, Afoa, Lussick, Katoa – Reserves: Otukolo, Arthars
Unavailable: Bailey Sironen, Chanel Harris-Tavita, Josh Curran, Wayde Egan
THE PREDICTION
St. George Illawarra Dragons and New Zealand Warriors will both fancy their chances of coming out on top of this contest but they will need to improve on their recent efforts if they are to do so. The Dragons have lost their last two while the Warriors have managed just one win in their last five. The Warriors will come into this the happier of the two teams having pushed South Sydney Rabbitohs all the way last week thanks to an excellent second half fightback and if they can build on that performance, they can record their fifth win of the campaign.
