St George Illawarra Dragons v Brisbane Broncos: NRL season opener – live!
08 March 2018 08:56
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Updates from the first game of 2018 at Jubilee OvalFeel free to get in touch by sending an email 8.56am GMT Looking good out there. We’ll be kicking off shortly.@NRL_Dragons #Redv #NRLDragonsBroncos pic.twitter.com/hLpRupGvWX 8.55am GMT Keen readers who don’t miss a trick will have noticed I had another crack at the team lists put up earlier. McCullough, coming back from injury, is being eased into things and will start off the bench. This means Pangai Jnr will start and Sam Thaiday will start at hooker. Hooker! 8.51am GMT You want stats? I’ve got stats! The Broncos have won 12 or their past 13 against the Dragons. The Dragons have won six of their past seven at Kogarah. And Wayne Bennett, who steered the Dragons to a drought-breaking premiership in 2010, has been a pretty decent coach over the years.#NRLDragonsBroncos Boom! The right hand column!!!! pic.twitter.com/WwBGrdebVK 8.48am GMT Some strange sights out there tonight. James Graham in red and white. Hunt in red and white. Darren Lockyer with hair. He’s had a busy summer.Locky’s favourites three words atm “just for men” #NRLDragonsBroncos pic.twitter.com/GMRzqcxkhu 8.44am GMT For the fans, the best (and worst) thing about this time of year is the hope — and it’s ripe on the trees at the moment. Both of tonight’s teams, for instance, will have taken a look around their respective change sheds and fancied themselves capable of playing finals football.The home team, St George Illawarra, have made a couple of significant off-season purchases in Ben Hunt and James Graham. Considering they finished ninth last year (after an embarrassing last game capitulation against Canterbury that allowed the Cowboys to leap-frog them into eighth) the Dragons will be hoping this quality duo gets them over the line this time round. Hunt —playing against his old team tonight — is a great addition to the Dragons. It’s been a long time since the Dragons have had a stable (looking), specialist halfback in their ranks. 8.41am GMT TeamsDragonsSee more of Graeme Langlands' greatest moments at tomorrow night's public tribute, 6.45pm at Jubilee Oval, prior to team warm-ups and kick-off. pic.twitter.com/poVlD5ipDI 8.32am GMT Five months since the Melbourne Storm swept to victory in the 2017 NRL grand final it’s time to get the ball rolling (as long as it’s played properly, mind) on the 2018 season with the St George Illawarra Dragons hosting the Brisbane Broncos at Kogarah.Don’t you just love this time of year, the smell of liniment in the evening? There’s the anticipation of the action to come, of course, and every year that action seems to get more and more impressive, but it’s the vast unknown that particularly entices.Rugby League - The Greatest Game of All!#NRL pic.twitter.com/CpN7CXj2Kx 5.12am GMT Paul will be along shortly. In the meantime, have a read of his season preview: Related: NRL season preview: good business primes Roosters for Storm chasing | Paul Connolly Continue readingread full article
