St. George Illawarra Dragons vs Sydney Roosters – Regular Season – Preview & Prediction | NRL 2023

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THE FACTS

When is St. George Illawarra Dragons vs Sydney Roosters on and what time does it start? St. George Illawarra Dragons vs Sydney Roosters will take place on Friday 19th May, 2023 – 09:00 (UK)

Where is St. George Illawarra Dragons vs Sydney Roosters taking place? St. George Illawarra Dragons vs Sydney Roosters will take place at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium in Sydney, Australia

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

What channel is St. George Illawarra Dragons vs Sydney Roosters 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 Sydney Roosters? 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 finally dispensed with the services of head coach Anthony Griffin after they were taken apart by North Queensland Cowboys last week.
• That was sixth loss in-a-row for the Dragons and interim boss Ryan Carr has taken the opportunity to refresh the side for this one with Zak Lomax handed a recall in the centres while the experienced Moses Mbye finds himself in the reserves.

Starting 13: Sloan, Mat. Feagai, Suli, Lomax, Ravalawa, Amone, B. Hunt, De Belin, Liddle, Lawrie, Bird, Su’A, M. Molo – Interchanges: Sullivan, Couchman, Murdoch-Masila, Kerr – Reserves: F. Molo, Mbye, J. Hunt, Musgrove, Max Feagai

Unavailable: Cody Ramsey (Illness), Tyrell Fuimaono (Injured), Mikaele Ravalawa (Injured)

SYDNEY ROOSTERS

• Sydney Roosters were embarrassed by Penrith Panthers last week as the reigning premiers ran in 48 points in what was a hugely underwhelming effort.
• Trent Robinson’s side will need to produce a huge turnaround to banish the thoughts of that loss but they have suffered a huge blow with Sam Walker and Joey Manu both picking up injuries which means the versatile Drew Hutchison will slot into the halves.

Starting 13: Tedesco, Allan, Suaalii, Bi. Smith, Paulo, Keary, Hutchison, Waerea-Hagreaves, Br. Smith, Collins, E. Butcher, Tupouniua, Radley – Interchanges: Turpin, N. Butcher, Crichton, Lodge – Reserves: S. Smith, Baker, Brown, Pauga, May

Unavailable: Connor Watson (Injured), Daniel Tupou (Injured), Paul Momirovski (Injured), Sam Walker (Injured), Joseph Manu (Injured)

THE PREDICTION

St. George Illawarra Dragons will be hoping for better now that beleaguered head coach Anthony Griffin has been sacked. The Dragons will be guided by Ryan Carr for this game and he will be viewing it as a chance to stake a claim for the job on a full-time basis. They take on a shell-shocked Sydney Roosters outfit that were handed a huge loss by Penrith Panthers side last week and while they can respond, there will need to be huge improvements here so it may be worth chancing the Dragons with the aid of a +12.5 start on the handicap with St. George only losing by a solitary point when the sides met last month.