St. George Illawarra Dragons vs North Queensland Cowboys Preview & Prediction | NRL 2024 | Regular Season
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THE FACTS
When is St. George Illawarra Dragons vs North Queensland Cowboys on and what time does it start? St. George Illawarra Dragons vs North Queensland Cowboys will take place on Saturday 23rd March, 2024 – 06:30 (UK)
Where can I get tickets for St. George Illawarra Dragons vs North Queensland Cowboys? Click here for ticket information on 2024 NRL matches
What channel is St. George Illawarra Dragons vs North Queensland Cowboys 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 North Queensland Cowboys? 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 brought back down to earth with a bang after they backed up their superb Round 1 win over Gold Coast Titans by being nilled against the Dolphins.
- The 38-0 reverse was a real eye-opener after such a promising opening display of the campaign and they now have to deal with the loss of suspended prop Francis Molo while Jaydn Su’A has dropped out 24 hours before kick-off.
Starting 13: 1. Tyrell Sloan 2. Zac Lomax 3. Moses Suli 4. Jack Bird 5. Mikaele Ravalawa 6. Kyle Flanagan 7. Ben Hunt 8. Jack de Belin 9. Jesse Marschke 10. Blake Lawrie 11. Luciano Leilua 12. Jaydn Su'A 13. Tom Eisenhuth Bench: 14. Connor Muhleisen 15. Michael Molo 16. Raymond Faitala-Mariner 17. Viliami Fifita Reserves: 18. Christian Tuipulotu 19. Ben Murdoch-Masila 20. Mathew Feagai 21. Ryan Couchman 22. Alec Tuitavake
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
- North Queensland Cowboys made it back-to-back successes to begin the campaign but needed to show some real character to topple Newcastle Knights in golden point.
- The Cowboys were 0-12 down at the break before they went into the final quarter trailing by 10 points but levelled late on before snatching the spoils in the extra period, although the win came at a cost with Heilum Luke ruled out for six weeks with an ankle issue.
Starting 13: 1. Scott Drinkwater 2. Kyle Feldt 3. Valentine Holmes 4. Zac Laybutt 5. Murray Taulagi 6. Tom Dearden 7. Chad Townsend 8. Jordan McLean 9. Reece Robson 10. Jason Taumalolo 11. Kulikefu Finefeuiaki 12. Jeremiah Nanai 13. Reuben Cotter Bench: 14. Jake Granville 15. Griffin Neame 16. Sam McIntyre 17. Jack Gosiewski Reserves: 18. Tomas Chester 19. Thomas Mikaele 20. Semi Valemei 21. Marly Bitungane 22. Jake Clifford
THE PREDICTION
It has been two very different displays from St. George Illawarra Dragons to begin the season with them showing their quality in their first game before looking unrecognisable in their heavy loss to the Dolphins last week. They now come up against a North Queensland Cowboys outfit that come into this two from two and while better is expected of the Dragons, they look likely to suffer a second loss in succession.
TIP: NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS TO WIN
