St George Illawarra Dragons v Wests Tigers News

The St George Illawarra Dragons welcome their near neighbours, the Wests Tigers, for an intriguing looking match up that will grab the attention of both fanbases and that will be one to look out for for all other fans of the sport.

Both clubs have lots of similarities including been based in and around the city of Sydney, both are joint ventures who are both relatively new and have a long history and who have had periods of both success and failure during the NRL years.

It is the sort of match that could easily be a match of the round contender or in all honesty, a stinker, but that is just part of the interest and neither fanbases know exactly what they will get and that just makes keeping up with all of the latest news for the match so important.

A couple of missing players, injury concerns or a disruptive build up to the match could really make or break the match for either club, so fans will want to know all about it in the build up to the action but that can be tricky.

With both clubs been based in and around the media mecca of Sydney, there can often be too much news for a match up such as this one making it difficult for fans to keep up with all of the headlines as the break at many different sources and so much of it can be worthless.

We cut through all of the noise and help you to read just the news that is of interest to you by bringing you all of the headlines you need in one place, right here on this page.

St George Illawarra Dragons vs Wests Tigers Breaking News

If you looking for the latest breaking news headlines for this match, you are in the right place, as we bring you all of the headlines you need from national, international and most importantly for a match up such as this one, from local news sources.

If you read a headline that is of interest to you, all you need to do is click on it to be taken to the full story at the original source.

Dragons vs Tigers Latest News Today

It can be tricky keeping up with all of the latest news for a match such as this one, especially if you have been at work or just busy with day to day task, but don’t worry, as we update the headlines on this page around the clock to bring you all of the latest news today, when you want it.

Stadium(s)

The Dragons were formed by merging the St George Dragons and the Illawarra Steelers and even to this very day, they continue to use both of the home grounds of these clubs as their own home grounds.

That means that this match could take place at one of two venues, the Wollongong Showground or the Kogorah Oval.

If it takes place at the Wollongong Showground, or WIN Stadium, it will allow for a little under 24,000 fans to watch live in attendance.

That stadium features one large grandstand that run the length of one side of the field and consists of two tiers of general access seating as well as some boxes for the bulk of the stadiums corporate facilites.

Behind one set of sticks in a single tier all-seater general access stand that also has some corporate facilites at the back of it whilst at the other end of the stadium, there is a larger two-tier all-seater stand that also wraps around one corner that is partially roofed and partially open to the elements.

The other side of the stadium is a traditional grass banking that remains popular with many fans, but it really depends on the weather as to how many head for it.

The next option is for the match to be played at the Jubilee Stadium, or the Kogarah Oval, which was the former home of the St George Dragons and as you would likely expect, it is oval in shape.

It has a wraparound bank of general access seating at one end, which meets up with the stadiums ‘main stand’ that does have a small roof on it.

The other side of the field is a small bank of seating with a grass hill behind it, whilst the final end of the ground is an open grass bank, with a few seats at the front.

All in all, that allows for around 20,000 fans to watch live in attendance in what is one of the more traditional stadiums in the NRL.

Location

If the match takes place at the Wollongong Showground, it will be the city of Wollongong that hosts the action.

Located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, the city is around 85 kilometres, or 53 miles if you prefer, to the south of the centre of Sydney.

The stadium itself sits just to the east of the centre of Wollongong and its main train station which not only makes it relatively easy for fans to get to the ground from Sydney and southern parts of NSW, but it also gives it the enviable position of been situated on the coast, with those in the top tier of the main stand having great views over the ocean.

If it takes place at the Kogarah Oval, it will be the Carlton suburb of Sydney that hosts the match up, which is around 15 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district.

It is part of the St George region of Sydney, with the stadium itself sitting centrally between the centres of Carlton and Kogarah and close to both a train station and the main A1 road.

About

These two have both a long-term rivalry from playing in the NSWRFL competitions before they both merged and that rivalry has extended into the newly formed clubs, based partly on that history and also on some of the big matches that they have been involved in since.

St George Illawarra vs Wests Score

If you are not able to be at the match in person, or to watch along live online or on tv, the next best thing is to keep up with all of the news coming out of the ground and that is what you can do on this page.

We update the headlines here throughout the match to bring you everything you need to know, including the score.

Dragons vs Parra Teams

In the build up to the action, the squads for the match are announced well in advance and that makes it easy for fans of both sides, and neutrals alike, to find out who has been chosen for the match and who misses out on selection.

They can then read all of the reason why those decisions have been made and then discuss it all with fellow fans, friends, families and everybody else with an interest in the action.

Despite all of that, the teams that run out on to the field can actually be much different and there are plenty of reason why that is the case including injuries, suspensions, illnesses and even disciplinary reasons.

Despite the initial announcement often getting a lot of attention, changes can often get overlooked, unless they are to star players but no matter what changes happen and the reasons for that, you can read all about it on this page.

St George Illawarra Dragons v Wests Tigers Result

If the match has finished and you were not able to follow along with the action, don’t worry, as not only do we bring you the final match result, but we bring you full match reports from a number of different sources.

They allow you to get a full breakdown of where the match was won and lost, read the thoughts of key personnel including both head coaches and you can also be amongst the first to read the breaking news coming out of the ground including any potential injury and suspension concerns.

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