Round 21
Friday 29 July 2005
7:30pm
WIN Stadium
Crowd: 19,512
Referee: Paul Simpkins
Half time: 6-all
Scorers:
ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS 44
Tries: Gasnier 3, Best, Greenshields,
Timmins, Thompson
Goals: Naiqama (1/1) Ennis (7/8)
SYDNEY ROOSTERS 6
Tries: Roberts
Goals: Fitzgibbon (1/1)
Live commentary:
0 min: Kickoff at WIN Stadium!
5 min: The Roosters have had very good
field position thanks to their great defence.
11 min: Both teams playing entertaining
end to end football.
15 min: TRY - Roosters
The Dragons are hot on attack and Amos
Roberts claims another intercept off Hornby
and runs 90 metres to score. Fitzgibbon
converts.
Roosters 6-0.
19 min: TRY - Dragons
Hornby makes a bust down the left side,
on the next play Barrett gets the ball
inside to Gasnier who scores. Naiqama
converts.
6-all.
30 min: The game is back to the end to
end football the game started with.
34 min: Naiqama makes a very impressive
escape from the in goal.
36 min: Both teams are out on their feet
at the moment.
40 min: Ennis misses a penalty goal right
on half time. 6-all the score.
HALF TIME: Both teams have defended very
well, the Roosters are scrambling very
well. A penalty goal that just missed
on half time leaves the match at 6-6.
40 min: The second half kicks off!
42 min: TRY - Dragons
Gasnier runs from dummy half and slips
the ball to Colin Best who beats Minichello
to the corner. Ennis converts.
Dragons 12-6.
48 min: TRY - Dragons
After a long bust down the sideline by
Naiqama, Greenshields dives over from
dummy half to score by the posts. Ennis
converts.
Dragons 18-6.
50 min: The Dragons bomb a try as Cooper
picks up a tidy grubber but Ennis drops
the ball with the line open.
56 min: PENALTY GOAL - Dragons
The Roosters give away a penalty and are
then marched 10 metres. Ennis kicks the
goal. Dragons 20-6.
64 min: TRY - Dragons
Gasnier dives across from dummy half.
Ennis converts. Dragons 26-6.
67 min: TRY - Dragons
Gasnier puts on the footwork and collects
his hat trick under the posts. Ennis converts.
Dragons 32-6.
72 min: TRY - Dragons
Timmins steps out of some weak tackles
and scores by the posts. Ennis converts.
Dragons 38-6.
74 min: The Dragons bomb another try
as they break down the right and knock
the ball on with the line open.
79 min: The Roosters break into open
field but throw the ball away.
80 min: TRY - Dragons
Best goes down the sideline and is tackled
short. Gasnier drifts across field and
passes the ball to charging Lance Thompson
who scores. Ennis converts.
FULL TIME: The Dragons have piled on
38 unanswered second half points to flog
the Roosters 44-6.
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Leagueunlimited.com players of the match:
3 - M Gasnier (Dragons)
2 - B Hornby (Dragons)
1 - C Best (Dragons)
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