After being embarrassed by Newcastle, prompting interim coach Dean Young to compare their efforts to "under-eights stuff", the Dragons can save face at home against the mighty Storm to end another turbulent season. The winger bagged two tries in the opening half, a tally he would have added to had Zac Lomax not been offside in the lead-up to what would have been a runaway hat-trick before the break. Max Feagai has been called onto the wing with Jordan Pereira out and prop Eddie Blacker handed a debut on the bench, while Euan Aitken (hamstring) has returned at centre for Brayden Wiliame. Smith, meanwhile, gets his chance to pull the strings from hooker with chief playmakers Cameron Smith and Cameron Munster on the sidelines. The Storm have won six of their past eight games against the Dragons. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Log In, Not sure? Every game of every round Live & On-Demand with no-ad breaks during play.
news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site, Get your 14-day free trial & start streaming instantly >. Brenko Lee and Justin Olam are out with Ricky Leutele and Paul Momirovski the new centre pairing. Matt Cecchin came off standby to finish off for his injured comrade. NRL: Copping a hiding from the Knights, the Dragons didn't have much to smile about, but there were some positive signs for the future when Cody Ramsey help set up a try. Ryan Papenhuyzen (Achilles) will return with Nicho Hynes shifted to the bench. The St George Illawarra Dragons horror season is almost over but a poor performance against Newcastle has seen more barbs directed the team’s way. 'Big Papa' did enough in the first half to earn a rest for the second. “What a day to come in for the Dragons, absolutely appalling,” he said. Brandon Smith will start at hooker with the returning Christian Welch and Tui Kamikamica at prop, Tom Eisenhuth and Chris Lewis forming a new back row and Max King at lock. He added that after losing for two seasons it was tough to bounce back. Knights enforcer David Klemmer muscles up against St George Illawarra. Learn more about NRL Account, Knights v Dragons: Hoy, Aitken, Clune ruled out, Storm v Wests Tigers: Welch stood down; Twal sidelined, You have skipped the navigation, tab for page content. I know it takes a lot of family, it takes a lot of friends, it takes a village to raise a child, but Cody’s done it himself too.”. Watching on in the stands were 57 family members and friends, including proud mum Kim Stojanov. Venue: A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. Sports news, results and expert commentary delivered straight to your inbox each weekday. Every game of every round Live & On-Demand with no-ad breaks during play. Storm: Plenty of players rested at Melbourne with an entirely new backline. Interim coach Dean Young failed to pad out his application for the full-time role at St George Illawarra as North Queensland edged the Dragons 23-22 in an NRL golden point finish on Sunday evening. ”We let 18 in – I think we could probably be a bit more gritty at the end there.”. Ricky Stuart, speaking just before his side lapped St George Illawarra, said it was more important to head into the finals with momentum than a top-four finish. Cody Ramsey, an apprentice plumber, made an NRL debut he will forever remember. The Maroons forward tackled Cameron McInnes so hard he knocked the football loose - and also Dragons captain into the head bin. If the Eels stumble in their final regular-season games, the top four may not be out of reach after all.