Broncos vs Dragons Round 3 Tips, Prediction & Preview

Andrew Hendrie: Mar 18, 2023

Brisbane Broncos look to go 3-0 to start a season for the first time since 2009 when they welcome the St George Illawarra Dragons to Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night.

St George Illawarra Dragons vs Brisbane Broncos free NRL tips, predictions and preview by our top NRL tipsters – Dragons have lost 14 of their last 15 matches outside NSW & their last five at Suncorp…

Brisbane Broncos vs St George Illawarra Dragons H2H Prediction

Brisbane Broncos vs St George Illawarra Dragons Tips

Best Broncos -4.5 line odds & Over 35.5 points odds $1.83 with Ladbrokes

Dragons have lost 14 of their last 15 games outside NSW
Dragons have lost their last five games at Suncorp
Six of the last seven meetings have produced 46+ points
Adam Reynolds has won 15 of his last 18 games vs Dragons
Selwyn Cobbo has scored nine tries in his last seven games at Suncorp
Mikaele Ravalawa has scored a try in three of his last four games vs Broncos

Brisbane Broncos vs St George Illawarra Dragons Same Game Multi Tips

Brisbane Broncos vs St George Illawarra Dragons Match Details

🇦🇺 Competition: NRL
🗓 Date: Saturday March 18
⏰ Time: 7.35pm AEDT
🏟 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium (Brisbane)

Brisbane Broncos vs St George Illawarra Dragons Head to Head

3/9/22: Dragons 22-12 Broncos
10/7/22: Broncos 32-18 Dragons
3/6/21: Dragons 52-24 Broncos
21/8/20: Broncos 24-28 Dragons
28/3/19: Broncos 24-25 Dragons

Brisbane Broncos vs St George Illawarra Dragons Preview & Prediction

The Broncos have been one of the stand-out teams across the first two rounds of the season and they will be looking to make it three wins from three when they host the Dragons at Suncorp on Saturday night.

Brisbane produced an outstanding defensive performance to beat two-time reigning premiers the Panthers on the road in Round 1 before conquering rivals the Cowboys 28-16 last week.

Reece Walsh had a blinder in his debut game for the Broncos, scoring a try, setting up another and saving one at the back, along with creating three line breaks. Walsh’s combination with Ezra Mam was electric and fans will be keen to see what the pair can dish up in this clash.

After fading badly at the end of last season, Broncos fans will settle for nothing less than a spot in the finals this year and early indications suggest Kevin Walters’ side are every bit a premiership contender.

Meanwhile, the Dragons responded strongly to immense pre-season criticism by comfortably dispatching the Titans at home 32-18 last week.

Ben Hunt was the main man for the Dragons last season and the former Bronco was once again instrumental to his team’s success last week.

However, the Dragons face a big step up in class here and their away form has been pretty terrible over the last year or so, with the team losing 14 of their last 15 interstate games.

VERDICT:

The Broncos look in great shape to start the season – they have some of most exciting young backs and forwards in the game and an experienced leader at halfback to guide them around.

The Dragons were good last week, but it was only against the Titans at home, so we’re going to need to see more. These two teams have played out some high-scoring games lately, with six of the last seven producing 46+ points, so we’re backing the Broncos to prevail in an entertaining affair (Best Broncos -4.5 line odds & Over 35.5 points odds $1.83 with Ladbrokes.)

Brisbane Broncos vs St George Illawarra Dragons Teams

Broncos team: 1. Reece Walsh 2. Jesse Arthars 3. Kotoni Staggs 4. Herbie Farnworth 5. Selwyn Cobbo 6. Ezra Mam 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Corey Jensen 9. Billy Walters 10. Payne Haas 11. Kurt Capewell 12. Jordan Riki 13. Patrick Carrigan 14. Cory Paix 15. Keenan Palasia 16. Thomas Flegler 17. Martin Taupau 18. Deine Mariner 19. Brendan Piakura 20. Xavier Willison 21. Jock Madden 22. Delouise Hoeter

Dragons team: 1. Tyrell Sloan 2. Mathew Feagai 3. Moses Suli 4. Zac Lomax 5. Mikaele Ravalawa 6. Jayden Sullivan 7. Ben Hunt 8. Francis Molo 9. Moses Mbye 10. Blake Lawrie 11. Ben Murdoch-Masila 12. Jaydn Su’A 13. Jack Bird 14. Jacob Liddle 15. Zane Musgrove 16. Toby Couchman 17. Josh Kerr 18. Michael Molo 19. Max Feagai 20. Jaiyden Hunt 21. Talatau Amone 22. Aaron Woods

Brisbane Broncos vs St George Illawarra Dragons Stats

Dragons have lost 14 of their last 15 games outside NSW
Dragons have lost their last five games at Suncorp
Six of the last seven meetings have produced 46+ points
Adam Reynolds has won 15 of his last 18 games vs Dragons
Selwyn Cobbo has scored nine tries in his last seven games at Suncorp
Mikaele Ravalawa has scored a try in three of his last four games vs Broncos

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