Netstrata Jubilee Stadium will play host to Friday's Round 2 NRL game between St George Illawarra Dragons and Penrith Panthers. The game kicks off at 6:00 pm with Penrith Panthers heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the St George Illawarra Dragons vs. Penrith Panthers game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Friday March 18, 2022 at 6:00 pm
Where: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
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St George Illawarra Dragons vs Penrith Panthers Odds
St George Illawarra Dragons vs Penrith Panthers Preview
With both teams off to winning starts in 2022, the St. George Illawarra Dragons and Penrith Panthers will look to remain unbeaten when they meet at Jubilee Stadium on Friday night.
Despite being without Nathan Cleary, the reigning premiers didn’t miss a beat in last week’s season opener, completely dominating Manly from start to finish to run out convincing 28-6 winners, which has them back in familiar territory on the NRL table.
Meanwhile, the Dragons played a strong second half, scoring the final three tries of the match to beat the Warriors 28-16 thanks to a hat-trick from Mikaele Ravalawa, breaking a Queensland hoodoo in the process.
The Red V have lost Aaron Woods to a hamstring injury, with Francis Molo named as his replacement in their only change to the starting 13.
Moses Leota is missing for the Panthers, who have promoted Spencer Leniu to starting prop in his absence with Matt Eisenhuth joining the interchange.
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Head To Head Bet
We're tipping Penrith Panthers to win at $1.28 odds.
First Try Scorer
First Try Scorer: Brian To'o at $7.50.
St George Illawarra Dragons vs Penrith Panthers Teams
Dragons team: 1. Tyrell Sloan 2. Cody Ramsey 3. Moses Suli 4. Zac Lomax 5. Mikaele Ravalawa 6. Talatau Amone 7. Ben Hunt 8. Francis Molo 19. Andrew McCullough 10. Blake Lawrie 11. Jack Bird 12. Jaydn Su’A 13. Jack de Belin 14. Moses Mbye 15. Josh Kerr 16. Jack Gosiewski 17. George Burgess 18. Jackson Ford 20. Tariq Sims 21. Mathew Feagai 22. Daniel Alvaro 23. Poasa Faamausili 24. Tautau Moga 25. Jaiyden Hunt
Panthers team: 1. Dylan Edwards 2. Charlie Staines 3. Izack Tago 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Brian To’o 6. Jarome Luai 7. Sean O’Sullivan 8. Spencer Leniu 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. James Fisher-Harris 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Liam Martin 13. Isaah Yeo 14. Mitch Kenny 15. Scott Sorensen 16. Matthew Eisenhuth 17. Jaeman Salmon 18. J’maine Hopgood 19. Chris Smith 20. Robert Jennings 21. Taylan May 22. Lindsay Smith 23. Soni Luke 24. Kurt Falls