St George Illawarra Dragons vs North Queensland Cowboys Preview
The Cowboys are favourites on the road, but the value is for the Dragons to break their duck for the season. The best bet is over 47.5 total points, which has comfortably landed in the last three meetings.
- Cowboys have lost eight of their last 10 away games
- Dragons have won six of their last 11 home games
- The last three meetings have seen 64+ points
- Cowboys have seen Over 47.5 points in four of their last six games
- Dragons have seen Over 47.5 points in four of their last six games
- Christian Tuipulotu has scored five tries in his last five games at Jubilee Stadium
Dragons vs Cowboys Head To Head
The Cowboys have won their last six games against the Dragons, including a high-scoring 38-32 victory in Townsville in Round 21 last season, with Tom Dearden crossing for a double.
St George Illawarra Dragons 0-4
Nightmare start to the season for the Dragons, but they've been in with a chance of winning three of their four games.
St George Illawarra were unlucky in Vegas against the Dogs before being blown away by the Storm.
A 30-20 defeat to the Eels followed before last week's lacklustre 22-14 defeat to the Titans, handing Gold Coast their first victory of the season in what might easily have been an early preview of 'Spoon Bowl'.
It was a dismal performance from the Dragons - they missed 31 tackles and made 11 errors. Do that against better teams than the Titans and they'll keep getting towelled up.
St George Illawarra Dragons Team News
Lyhkan King-Togia comes in for Kyle Flanagan, who is out with concussion. Moses Suli is back after missing last week's game due to personal reasons.
David Fale makes his Dragons' debut after scoring four tries in the NSW Cup, while Toby Couchman returns from concussion. Tyrell Sloan makes way to the six-man bench.
St George Illawarra Dragons Team List
1. Clinton Gutherson
2. Christian Tuipulotu
3. Moses Suli
4. Valentine Holmes
5. David Fale
6. Lyhkan King-Togia
7. Daniel Atkinson
8. Emre Guler
9. Damien Cook
10. Toby Couchman
11. Luciano Leilua
12. Jaydn Su’A
13. Hamish Stewart
Interchange
14. Jacob Liddle
15. Blake Lawrie
16. Jacob Halangahu
17. Hame Sele
Reserves
18. Josh Kerr
19. Tyrell Sloan
20. Loko Jnr Pasifiki Tonga
21. Kade Reed
22. Setu Tu
North Queensland Cowboys Pressure Mounting
It was a dreadful start to the season for North Queensland following back-to-back defeats to the Knights and Tigers, with early pressure mounting again on Todd Payten.
However, the Cowboys have steadied the ship over the last fortnight, doing just enough to overcome the Titans 30-16 before last week's stirring comeback victory over the Storm in Townsville.
North Queensland scored three tries in the last 12 minutes to come away with a 28-24 win. Jake Clifford produced his best performance in years, scoring a try, running for 152 metres and registering two line breaks.
North Queensland Cowboys Team News
Tom Chester returns from suspension, pushing Zac Laybutt back to the six-man bench.
North Queensland Cowboys Team List
1. Scott Drinkwater
2. Braidon Burns
3. Jaxon Purdue
4. Tomas Chester
5. Murray Taulagi
6. Jake Clifford
7. Tom Dearden
8. Coen Hess
9. Reed Mahoney
10. Jason Taumalolo
11. Heilum Luki
12. Sam McIntyre
13. Reuben Cotter
Interchange
14. Soni Luke
15. Griffin Neame
16. Thomas Mikaele
17. Matthew Lodge
Reserves
18. Harrison Edwards
19. Zac Laybutt
20. Kai O’Donnell
21. Kaiden Lahrs
22. Robert Derby