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

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THE FACTS

When is Sydney Roosters vs St. George Illawarra Dragons on and what time does it start? Sydney Roosters vs St. George Illawarra Dragons will take place on Tuesday 25th April, 2023 – 07:05 (UK)

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

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

What channel is Sydney Roosters vs St. George Illawarra Dragons 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 Sydney Roosters vs St. George Illawarra Dragons? 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

SYDNEY ROOSTERS

• Sydney Roosters were beaten for the second game in succession as they went down to Cronulla Sharks last week and that has caused Trent Robinson to make some big changes to his side.
• The Tricolours head coach has dropped a bombshell with halfback Sam Walker dropped to reserve grade with Joey Manu coming into the halves at five-eighth while Angus Crichton and Sitili Tupouniua make a welcome return to the side for the first time this year.

Starting 13: Tedesco, Tupou, Suaalii, Momirovski, Paulo, Manu, Keary, Waerea-Hagreaves, B. Smith, Collins, E. Butcher, Crichton, Radley – Interchanges: Hutchison, May, Tupouniua, Lodge – Reserves: Allan, Brown, Whyte, Turpin, Walker

Unavailable: Connor Watson (Injured), Billy Smith (Injured), Nat Butcher (Suspended), Fletcher Baker (Injured)

ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS

• St. George Illawarra Dragons lost out for the second game in-a-row while they have managed just one win in their last five after they were beaten by Canberra Raiders last week.
• The Dragons were their own worst enemies and not for the first time this season but head coach Anthony Griffin has opted to make just one change to his side with Ben Murdoch-Masila replacing Jayden Su’A.

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

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

THE PREDICTION

Sydney Roosters have lost their last two matches and will be desperate to find some consistency as they aim to push towards a spot in the top four. They were downed by Cronulla Sharks last week and will need to be better in this game with their ill-discipline one area of focus. They are nearing being able to field their strongest side and with St. George Illawarra Dragons winning just two games so far this campaign while winning just one of the past nine matchups with the Roosters, the home side have to be favoured in this one and they can win by 13+ points in the process.