St. George Illawarra Dragons vs Wests Tigers – Regular Season – Preview & Prediction | NRL 2023

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THE FACTS

When is St. George Illawarra Dragons vs Wests Tigers on and what time does it start? St. George Illawarra Dragons vs Wests Tigers will take place on Thursday 20th July, 2023 – 10:50 (UK)

Where is St. George Illawarra Dragons vs Wests Tigers taking place? St. George Illawarra Dragons vs Wests Tigers will take place at WIN Stadium in Wollongong, Australia

Where can I get tickets for St. George Illawarra Dragons vs Wests Tigers? Click here for ticket information on 2023 NRL matches

What channel is St. George Illawarra Dragons vs Wests Tigers 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 Wests Tigers? 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 have now lost their last three matches after going down to Canberra Raiders last time out but there was at least some heart shown after a couple of gutless performances.
• The Dragons will have some key men back for this encounter with fullback Tyrell Sloan returning alongside hooker Jacob Liddle while skipper Ben Hunt is also back on deck after completing his Origin commitments.

Starting 13: Sloan, Mat. Feagai, Suli, Lomax, Ravalawa, Amone, B. Hunt, F. Molo, Liddle, Lawrie, Burns, Russell, De Belin – Interchanges: Mbye, M. Molo, T. Couchman, Bird – Reserves: Musgrove, Finau, R. Couchman, Max Feagai, J. Hunt

Unavailable: Cody Ramsey (Illness), Tyrell Fuimaono (Injured), Tautau Moga (Injured), Jaydn Su’a (Injured), Jayden Sullivan (Injured), Paul Turner (Injured), Ben Murdoch-Masila (Injured)

WESTS TIGERS

• Wests Tigers were made to pay for another poor second half showing as they suffered a sixth defeat in succession, going down to Newcastle Knights last week.
• There continues to be rumours swirling around over unrest behind the scenes at the club and with performances on it not helping matters, the pressure is on coaching duo Tim Sheens and Benji Marshall with the pair opting to recall Dane Laurie in the #6 jersey for this contest.

Starting 13: Bula, Nofoaluma, To’a, Talau, Tupou, Laurie, Wakeham, Utoikamanu, Koroisau, Klemmer, Papali’i, Bateman, Blore – Interchanges: Da Silva, Pole, Seyfarth, Twal – Reserves: James, Simpkin, Smith, Kepaoa, Matuma

Unavailable: Adam Doueihi (Injured), Charlie Staines (Injured), Luke Brooks (Injured)

THE PREDICTION

This encounter could go a long way to determining which side will be left with the wooden spoon this season. The two struggling teams will do battle in what is unlikely to be a classic owing to how the pair have performed not just of late but over the course of the entire season to date. Neither make a compelling case to prevail and with the result able to go either way, it should be a tense affair with the victorious side set to come out on top by no more than a margin of 1-12 points.