Dragons vs Knights Round 27 Tips, Prediction & Preview

Andrew Hendrie: Sep 2, 2023

Newcastle Knights target an astonishing ninth straight win heading into the finals when they meet the St George Illawarra Dragons on Saturday night.

Knights vs Dragons Tips, Preview & Predictions

Newcastle Knights vs St George Illawarra Dragons free NRL tips, predictions and preview by our NRL tipping experts – Knights haven’t at Kogarah since 2009…

St George Illawarra Dragons vs Newcastle Knights H2H Prediction

St George Illawarra Dragons vs Newcastle Knights Tips

Best Over 45.5 total points odds $1.91 with bet365

Dragons have won five of the last seven meetings between the teams
Knights haven’t won at Kogarah since 2009
Dragons have won four of their last five games at Jubilee Stadium
Eight of the Dragons’ last 11 home games have produced Over 45.5 points
Ben Hunt has scored a try in his last four games at Jubilee Stadium
Greg Marzhew has scored a try in seven of his last eight games
Mikaele Ravalawa has scored 11 tries in his last eight games

St George Illawarra Dragons vs Newcastle Knights Same Game Multi Tips

St George Illawarra Dragons vs Newcastle Knights Match Details

🇦🇺 Competition: NRL
🗓 Date: Saturday September 2
⏰ Time: 7.35pm AEST
🏟 Stadium: Jubilee Stadium (Kogarah)

St George Illawarra Dragons vs Newcastle Knights Head to Head

17/4/22: Dragons 21-16 Knights
4/4/21: Knights 13-22 Dragons
20/9/20: Knights 42-18 Dragons
19/5/19: Dragons 12-45 Knights
7/4/19: Knights 12-13 Dragons

St George Illawarra Dragons vs Newcastle Knights Preview & Prediction

The Knights will be looking to continue their incredible winning run into the finals when they face the Dragons at Kogarah on Saturday night.

It’s been a remarkable turnaround for the Knights – they were languishing in 14th spot on the ladder after Round 19, but eight wins on the trot have propelled them into fifth and a guaranteed top six finish for the first time since 2006.

Newcastle’s run has been inspired by the form of Kalyn Ponga, who was arguably the best player in the competition over the last two months before suffering a shoulder injury last week.

Ponga will miss this game as a result and is facing a race against time to be fit in time for the finals starting next week.

Meanwhile, it’s been another disappointing season for the Dragons, who will finish second-last for their equal-worst ladder position.

There’s definite potential at the Dragons, but the club is still in shambles and they just can’t seem to get it right off the field or find any consistency on it.

The Dragons have lost eight of their last nine games, but their last six defeats have been by a 1-12 margin, so they’re not far off at the moment.

VERDICT

Really tough game to call. The Dragons have the ability, but they obviously can’t be trusted, while the Knights have lost Ponga and have already secured a home final, so perhaps they take their foot off the pedal here.

Dragons’ home games have been high scoring for the most part this season, with eight of the last 11 producing Over 45.5 points. Dragons can pile on the points in the right mood and the Knights have been scoring at will over the last two months, so even without Ponga, this should still prove to be a high-scoring affair (Best Over 45.5 total points odds $1.91 with bet365.)

St George Illawarra Dragons vs Newcastle Knights Teams

Dragons team: 1. Tyrell Sloan 2. Mathew Feagai 3. Moses Suli 4. Zac Lomax 5. Mikaele Ravalawa 6. Talatau Amone 7. Ben Hunt 8. Francis Molo 9. Connor Muhleisen 10. Blake Lawrie 11. Billy Burns 12. Dan Russell 13. Jack de Belin 14. Jacob Liddle 15. Michael Molo 16. Ben Murdoch-Masila 17. Ryan Couchman 18. Toby Couchman 19. Jayden Sullivan 20. Alexander Lobb 21. Jaiyden Hunt 22. Viliami Fifita

Knights team: 1. Lachlan Miller 2. Dominic Young 3. Enari Tuala 4. Bradman Best 5. Greg Marzhew 6. Tyson Gamble 7. Adam Clune 8. Jacob Saifiti 9. Fa’amanu Brown 10. Leo Thompson 11. Dylan Lucas 12. Brodie Jones 13. Adam Elliott 14. Riley Jones 15. Daniel Saifiti 16. Jack Hetherington 17. Mathew Croker 18. Jack Johns 19. Oryn Keeley 20. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 21. Jackson Hastings 22. David Armstrong