The St George Illawarra Dragons lead the Canterbury Bulldogs 16-6 at Belmore Sports Ground.

The Bulldogs bookended the first half with a penalty goal and try to jake Averillo, but Tautau Moga, Mathew Feagai and Ben Hunt scored in quick succession to give the Dragons a handy lead at the break.

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35TH MINUTE

The Bulldogs hit back with their first try of the afternoon to centre Jake Averillo to cut the defecit to 10 points at halftime.

30TH MINUTE

Dragons skipper Ben Hunt strolled through some flimsy defence after a horror kick error from Burton to extend the lead.

27TH MINUTE

The Dragons made it two in four minutes when their other wingers Mathew Feagai strolled over from close range to make it 10-2.

23RD MINUTE

Dragons debutant Tautau Moga leapt high in the corner with an acrobatic finish to put the Dragons in front with the first try of the afternoon.

14TH MINUTE

The Bulldogs opened the scoring with a penalty goal to Matt Burton after the Dragons were pinged for being off-side with the Dogs hot on attack.

MATCH PREVIEW

The Bulldogs return to their spiritual home, Belmore Sports Ground, to host the Dragons in a must-win clash.

Tevita Pangai Jr is out due to back spasms with Joe Stimson joining the bench for the Bulldogs.

Interim coach Mick Potter is searching for his first win at the helm and will be hoping a return to the iconic ground will breath life into his struggling side.

The Dogs showed encouraging signs in the second half against the Tigers last week but a solid 40 minutes won’t win them a game.

The Dragons also have plenty to play for with an opportunity to bag back-to-back wins heading into a bye round.

Canterbury-Bankstown receive a much-needed boost in Josh Addo-Carr’s return from an illness, while in-form forward Corey Waddell also returns to the 17.

As for the Dragons, veteran hooker Andrew McCullough is back from a thumb injury but has been named on the bench with Moses Mbye starting.

Cody Ramsey retains the No.1 jersey after impressing last week, while Mikaele Ravalawa has been ruled out due to a hamstring injury. Tautau Moga takes his place on the wing in what will be his first NRL game in the Red V.

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