Bulldogs forced a repeat set with 90 seconds to go then got a scrum with 5 seconds to go, Bulldogs took a trick play on the last play but the kick is taken by the Dragons and that's the game.
Montoya 1 V 1 with Matt Dufty he tries to beat him but Dufty puts Montoya into touch
Awful pass from JMK and the Dragons get the ball back on zero tackle
Changeover for the Bulldogs on their own 20; They trail by 2 points and need to go 80m
Frawley kicks from dummy half for himself and can't get it past the feet of the Dragons defenders on the line
PENALTY DRAGONS: Brett Morris with a good run the next tackle the Bulldogs get a quick play the ball and the Dragons markers weren't square
Gareth Widdop nails the penalty goal after the Dragons were awarded a penalty after Aaron Woods took James Graham out late
Gareth Widdop converts the penalty goal and we're back level
PENALTY DRAGONS: Dragons get a penalty after Clay Priest gives one of the Dragons a face massage in the tackle.
Moses Mbye from the right touchline converts the goal and the Dogs are leading for the first time
Green Lights - Euan Aitken got his hands to the ball but not before Brett Morris grounded it and the try is awarded
BUNKER: Josh Morris is claiming a TRY which Matt Cecchin says he has; Matt Frawley kicks across field and Kurt Mann loses it in the air, need to check for grounding....
Moses Mbye from the left touchline hits the conversion sweetly but it just as a fraction too much draw on it and misses to the right
The Green lights come up from the bunker as Hopoate gets it; The play was set up just one play before when Brett Morris out of dummy half went straight through the middle finding Mbye and the Bulldogs get back into it
BUNKER: Josh Jackson kicks through out wide for his wide men and Will Hopoate gets the ball down; Confirming grounding
The sides trading high kicks early on but neither fullback having any issues with them at the moment
Both sides with good opening sets to the first half - Dragons with the better field position already
Matt Cecchin signals time on and we're underway for the second half - Bulldogs trailing 14-6 will use the ball first
Side to side action to finish the action for the Dragons and eventually Widdop takes a rushed strike at Field Goal but he misses and Mbye thinks of a counter attack but doesn't and that's HALF TIME.
Gareth Widdop hits this conversion sweetly and splits the posts from the right hand touchline
From right to left the Dragons spin the ball and again they create an overlap and Nene McDonald finishes spectacularly down the touch line
BUNKER: Matt Cecchin has a chat with TJ Chris Sutton on whether Nene McDonald has stayed in when he dived for the line... live decision is TRY
PENALTY DRAGONS: Another slow ruck and this time it's the Bulldogs who get done for a hand on the ball; Dragons now with a full set 20m out
Ben Hunt tries kicks on tackle 3 and 4 but the kicks are defended well enough by the Bulldogs
PENALTY DOGS: The Dragons again are slowing down the ruck and Matt Cecchin again blows the penalty; Dragons not happy with the call
The Bulldogs again make a hash of the last tackle option as they end up running it and JMK is tackled on the last
The Bulldogs winning the arm-wrestle at the moment but the last tackle option was poor as they decided to run it down the right hand side
Bulldogs get momentum in the set but RFM throws a hospital pass out to Aaron Woods which kills any momentum on halfway.
Matt Frawley down the left kicks it down the narrow side and it goes down the throat of the Dragons fullback
Moses Mbye converts the try from close range
BANG - Some poor defence from Ben Hunt who back tracks waiting for support to help him tackle Elliott but it doesn't come and Elliott goes through the soft defence
Euan Aitken tries too hard to get a penalty and loses the ball, Matt Cecchin doesn't reward the milking and calls a knock on
Moses Mbye kicks in behind but Kurt Mann reads it well and does a great job gettng it out
PENALTY BULLDOGS: JDB stays around in the ruck too long and again Matt Cecchin isn't copping it, Bulldogs inside the Dragons 20
Kurt Mann loses the ball in the tackle and the Bulldogs will get their first chance to attack deep in Dragons territory
A delayed call from Matt Cecchin of a knock on but Tariq Sims lost it the tackle the play before, A communication issue seemingly the cause
Dragons averaging nearly 80m per set of play; This one coming off a six again
Gareth Widdop pushes the conversion across the face from out wide
Matt Cecchin's live call of TRY is a good one with the ball just getting to the ground before Hopoate rolled Sims over
BUNKER: Tariq Sims has crossed for a 4 pointer - It looked as if Hopoate held him up but Matt Cecchin thinks he got it down beforehand sends it live as a try.
Renouf To'omaga gets the ball up towards the Dragons 20m zone but loses it, Dragons making the metres super easily
The Dragons look to spread the ball, there's a hint of an obstruction but Matt Cecchin just happy to call a knock on without needing the penalty
OH DEAR - The Bulldogs get a penalty and Moses Mbye tries to make too many metres off the kick for touch and fails to find it
PENALTY BULLDOGS: The Dragons hang around the tackle too long and Matt Cecchin gives the Dogs a much needed penalty
Dragons make 60m in their set after points as Moses Mbye takes a great catch off a Widdop bomb
Gareth Widdop pushes the conversion from out wide
The field position of the Dragons and then a shift to the left finds Euan Aitken who goes through a hole untouched
PENALTY DRAGONS: Matt Cecchin again blows a penalty for the Dragons after Marshall-King held onto the leg of the Dragons player for too long
PENALTY DRAGONS: Dragons go 90m in the first set mostly down to a break from Cam McInnes, nothing play on the last but they get a penalty with initial contact being deemed high by Matt Cecchin
Matt Cecchin calls time on and the Dragons will use the ball first, Dragons defending the Northern end in the first half
The Dragons are on the field at ANZ Stadium; If they win by 2 or more they will move back into the top spot
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Matt Cecchin, Tim Roby
Touch Judges: Chris Sutton, Jeff Younis
Video Referee: Steve Chiddy, Ben Galea
CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (16)
Tries: Adam Elliot, William Hopoate, Brett Morris
Field Goals:
Conversions: Moses Mbye (2/3)
Penalty Goals:
ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (18)
Tries: Euan Aitken, Tariq Sims, Nene Macdonald
Field Goals: Gareth Widdop (0/1)
Conversions: Gareth Widdop (1/3)
Penalty Goals: Gareth Widdop (2/2)