Wests Tigers Jersey Flegg side went down 32-12 to a desperate St George Illawarra outfit at Leichhardt Oval on Saturday night.
Match: Wests Tigers v Dragons
Round 24 -
home Team
Wests Tigers
5th Position
away Team
Dragons
4th Position
Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
Dragons lock Dallas Collins crashed over to score an early try for the away side, and their lead was extended when winger Alex Lobb caught a difficult bomb and promoted the football to allow Jackson Shereb to score.
Wests Tigers scored their first of the night thanks to a Mikey Tannous offload which resulted in Finnley Neilsen crossing off some second phase play.
Livai Saukuru then showcased his tackle-busting ability shortly after, breaking the line and putting Trey Peni into space to score in the corner.
A Braxton Wallace short ball to Josh Coric gave the Dragons an 18-6 lead at the break.
In the second stanza, the Dragons, who needed a win to make the Jersey Flegg Cup semi-finals, took control of the contest. Their first second half try came when Lobb dived on the ball in the in-goal to touch down.
With four minutes remaining, second-rower Hayden Budd drew in multiple Tigers defenders and flicked the ball to his winger Callum Gromek to make the score-line 32-12 at full-time.
The result means that Wests Tigers will again face St George Illawarra at Kogarah next weekend in an elimination final.
