St. George Illawarra Dragons vs Penrith Panthers – Regular Season – Preview & Prediction | NRL 2022
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THE FACTS
When is St. George Illawarra Dragons vs Penrith Panthers on and what time does it start? St. George Illawarra Dragons vs Penrith Panthers will take place on Friday 18th March, 2022 – 07:00 (UK)
Where is St. George Illawarra Dragons vs Penrith Panthers taking place? St. George Illawarra Dragons vs Penrith Panthers will take place at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium in Sydney, Australia
Where can I get tickets for St. George Illawarra Dragons vs Penrith Panthers? Click here for ticket information on 2022 NRL matches
What channel is St. George Illawarra Dragons vs Penrith Panthers 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 Penrith Panthers? 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 got their season off to a solid start as their new-look side got the job done against New Zealand Warriors last week but this will be a much tougher task as they face defending champions Penrith Panthers.
- The Dragons will need to be at their very best here but have been forced into a change for this encounter with Aaron Woods suffering a hamstring injury last week with Francis Molo bumped to the run-on side while George Burgess is set to make his debut for the club from the pine.
Starting 13: Sloan, Ramsey, Suli, Lomax, Ravalawa, Amone, B. Hunt, F. Molo, McCullough, Lawrie, Bird, Su’A, De Belin – Interchanges: Mbye, Kerr, Gosiewski, Burgess – Reserves: Sims, Mat. Feagai
Unavailable: Billy Burns, Jayden Sullivan, Tyrell Fuimaono, Josh McGuire, Max Feagai, Aaron Woods
PENRITH PANTHERS
- Penrith Panthers got their Premiership defence off to an excellent start as they produced a dominant display to get the better of Manly Sea Eagles in their season opener with that performance laying down a marker for the campaign.
- The Panthers were brilliant across the board in last week’s contest but they were particularly impressive through the middle with their forwards eating up the yards, although they have suffered a big blow with prop Moses Leota set to miss at least eight weeks with a shoulder injury.
Starting 13: Edwards, Staines, Tago, Crichton, To’o, Luai, O’Sullivan, Leniu, Koroisau, Fisher-Harris, Kikau, Martin, Yeo – Interchanges: Kenny, Sorensen, Eisenhuth, Salmon – Reserves: Hopgood, Smith
Unavailable: Nathan Cleary, Preston Riki, Moses Leota
THE PREDICTION
Penrith Panthers were brilliant in their opening match of the season as they defeated top four rivals Manly Sea Eagles in comfortable fashion. They sent out a warning to the rest of the competition with the way they dominated that contest and their defensive efforts are likely to make them difficult to beat once again this campaign. St. George Illawarra Dragons will hope to give them a test this week having won their round one game but the Panthers are likely to be too strong and should cover the -9.5 handicap.
