ROUND 13
Sat 4 June 2005
7:30PM
WIN Stadium. Crowd: 14,479
Referee: Stephen Clark

Scorers:
ST GEORGE ILLWARRA DRAGONS 32
Tries: Naiqama, Gasnier, Barrett, Cooper, Ennis, Best
Goals: Naiqama (3/4), Ennis (1/3)
NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS 18
Tries: Vatuvei, Byrne, Paleaaesina
Goals: Jones (3/4)

Live commentary:

0 min: The Dragons kick off at a chilly WIN Stadium on the New South Wales south coast.

3 min: The Dragons called for a forward pass, nulling a break.

4 min: TRY - Dragons
The Dragons move the ball left and Naiqama scores out wide. Misses the conversion.
Dragons 4 - 0 Warriors.

9 min: TRY - Dragons
Gasnier gets the ball on halfway, runs through some non-existant tacklers and beats the fullback to score under the posts.

16 min: The match is almost all the Dragons. The Warriors are struggling without the Steve Price leadership.

18 min: PENALTY GOAL - Dragons
Koopu is penalised for taking out Shaun Timmins. Naiqama nails the kick from right in front.
Dragons 12 - 0 Warriors.

20 min: TRY - Dragons
Naiqama strips the ball of Meli, and Barrett scores from the ensuing play. Naiqama converts.
Dragons 18 - 0 Warriors.

26 min: TRY - Warriors
Good ball movement by the Warriors leads to a try in the right corner by Manu Vatuvei. Jones converts from touch.
Dragons 18 - 6 Warriors.

28 min: TRY - Warriors
Todd Byrne grabs an interception off Hornby and runs 80 metres to score. Jones misses from the other touch line.
Dragons 18 - 10 Warriors.

33 min: REPORT - Ennis is placed on report for lifting.

39 min: Sims drops the ball while playing it, giving the Warriors one last chance.

40 min: PENALTY GOAL - Warriors
Naiqama penalised for a face massage. Jones adds the two just before half time.
Dragons 18 - 12 Warriors.

HALF TIME: The Warriors have recovered well from trailing 18-0 to have pulled possession even, and only trail by six despite being totally dominated. The Warriors have done well to trail by six, the heads have not gone down like they would have last year.

40 min: The second half kicks off. If the Warriors want to win, they have to score first.

42 min: The Dragons putting a lot of pressure on the Warriors kickers.

45 min: Both teams making shocking errors early in the tackle count.

47 min: TRY - Dragons
Cooper takes a bullet pass and runs 80 metres to score out on the left. Now the Warrior heads are down. Ennis misses from touch.
Dragons 22 - 12 Warriors.

51 min: NEWS - Corey Payne is KO'ed by an accidental Warriors knee. Monty Betham has also gone up the tunnel.

55 min: TRY - Warriors
The Warriors get some good second phase play and Paleaaesina barges through. Jones converts.
Dragons 22 - 18 Warriors.

59 min: Toopi dazzles the defence with good footwork. He kicks ahead and earns the Warriors a line drop out.

62 min: The Warriors are getting all of the possession at the right end of the field, but can't score points.

66 min: REPORT - Faumuina is placed on report for a high tackle on Barrett.

69 min: TRY - Dragons
Hornby opens the Warriors up and Ennis scores under the posts.
Dragons 28 - 18 Warriors.

75 min: Warriors aren't going to die wondering, but it looks all but over.

77 min: TRY - Dragons
Best seals the win as he recovers a chip kick and scores in the corner. Ennis misses from touch.
Dragons 32 - 18 Warriors.

FULL TIME: The Dragons have won, despite a very sloppy performance.

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Leagueunlimited.com players of the match:
3 - B Hornby (Dragons)
2 - M Cooper (Dragons)
1 - M Head (Dragons)
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