Saturday second NRL Round 13 match is between St George Illawarra Dragons and Cronulla Sharks with the opening kick to commence at 19:35 local time. The game is to be played at WIN Stadium which see’s home team St George Illawarra Dragons hold favouritism in the market. View our NRL live scores, odds and results for the game between St George Illawarra Dragons and Cronulla Sharks.

Where and when : 19:35 | Saturday 07/06/2014 @ WIN Stadium

Odds Comparison:

St George Illawarra Dragons	1.55	1.53	1.53	1.53	1.55	1.57
Cronulla Sharks	2.50	2.55	2.55	2.55	2.50	2.40

All odds are subject to change. Odds listed are correct at the time of the latest update.

Preview : 

DRAGONS

The Dragons woeful season continued last Monday at the hands of South Sydney, losing 29 – 10.

It was the Dragons’ seventh loss from their past eight games, six of those defeats being by margins of 16 points or more.

It’s hard to find a positive for the Dragons at present who, with the inclusion of Benji Marshall at Five-eight and new Coach Paul McGregor having just taken over the reigns from dismissed Steve Price, have looked all at sea in the past month.

However, despite their form and the fact that they’ve only produced a total of 30 points from their past four matches, they’ll head into this game as their opponents also have little to boast about in season 2014.

Josh Duggan has been moved to the centres for this game in the hope of the ball finding him more regularly and Trent Merrin returns from Origin duty.

SHARKS

The Sharks suffered their third successive loss to South Sydney in round eleven 18 – 0. Played in slippery conditions, the Sharks made the Rabbitohs earn each of their three tries and were only trailing 6 – 0 at the half-time break.

It was the first time in four matches that the Sharks have failed to post more than eighteen points and they missed the spark that regular five-eight Todd Carney provides in attack. Carney will miss this game with NRL debutante Fa’amanu Brown being named in his spot.

That’s one of a number of changes for the Sharks that also sees Michael Gordon shift to the centres with speedster Nathan Gardner taking the fullback spot.

The Sharks have won only two games and with the poorer for and against, find themselves on the bottom of the ladder.

Desperate to climb up a rung or two from there, a win against the old foes the Dragons should prove enough inspiration for them to mount a strong challenge.

HEAD TO HEAD
The Dragons snuck home 14 – 12 when the sides last met in round 3 of this year. After that victory though, the Dragons have posted only one more win.

Last time the two sides met at Win, in round 23 last year, it was the Sharks victorious 22 – 18.

The Sharks haven’t been bad their last two outings, certainly not to the same degree as the Dragons but they’ll be no excuse for the Dragons here who have named their strongest side up against a new edition of the Sharks.

DRAGONS 1 – 12

Teams:

Dragons: Adam Quinlan, Peter Mata’utia, Josh Dugan, Gerard Beale, Jason Nightingale, Gareth Widdop, Benji Marshall, Ben Creagh (c), Mitch Rein, Dan Hunt, Leeson Ah Mau, Joel Thompson, Trent Merrin. Interchange: Tyson Frizell, Jack de Belin, Mike Cooper, Bronson Harrison, Shane Pumipi, Will Matthews

Sharks: Nathan Gardner, Nathan Stapleton, Blake Ayshford, Michael Gordon, Jacob Gagan, Fa’amanu Brown, Daniel Holdsworth, Siosaia Vave, John Morris, Bryce Gibbs, Luke Lewis, Wade Graham, Chris Heighington. Interchange: Isaac De Gois, Sam Tagataese, Tinirau Arona, David Fifita, Tupou Sopoaga

News : 

Paul Gallen has embodied NSW’s desperate State of Origin crusade over the past eight years but he insists he won’t be tempted to quit on a high should the Blues finally end the Queensland dynasty in 2014.

Blues skipper Gallen turns 33 in August and the neck injury he took from NSW’s brave game one win at Suncorp Stadium is a reminder of how much punishment the Cronulla warrior has put his body through.

The whole-hearted forward may only have a couple of years left in the NRL, but he dismissed the suggestion he could consider retiring from Origin should the Blues capitalise on their 1-0 lead and achieve the holy grail of a series victory this season.

It took Gallen some time to force his way into the Origin arena in the first place, and once there it took several years of being dropped and recalled until he established himself as the fixture he is today.

For that reason, Gallen says he won’t be giving up his position without a fight, and while ever he’s still playing for the Sharks he’ll leave his Origin fate in the hands of selectors.

“I see it that when someone’s better than me at doing what I do then I won’t get picked in these sides,” Gallen told AAP.

“That’s my attitude. If there’s someone better than me I’m going to make them take my spot, I’m not going to give it up.

“I won’t be throwing anything away. You’re a long time retired and I’ll be trying to get everything I can out of my career.

“I look back at my Origin career and it’s been real up and down. After being left out of the side a lot it wasn’t until 2011 when I was made captain that I really felt part of the side.”

Gallen says he’s definitely out of Cronulla’s clash with St George Illawarra on Saturday with his neck problem.

Despite the whiplash sensation he experienced in game one when hit late from behind by Queensland’s Josh Papalii, Gallen said his body is in good nick despite the perception that he’s a physically battered athlete.

“I’m really good. Guys get bad knees or ankles or shoulders but I’m pretty lucky like that. Sure I’ve copped my fair share of injuries but once I get over it, I’m over it,” Gallen said.

NSW are in an unfamiliar dominant position, having clinched a game one in Queensland for the first time since 2003.

Gallen said it was imperative the Blues’ mentality stays as ruthless as it was before game one going into game two in Sydney.

To keep the continuity flowing, coach Laurie Daley has decided to go back to Coffs Harbour for camp.

Gallen said his team needed to ignore the fact they’re 1-0 up and push the message that nothing’s changed.

“We’ve got to have the attitude that it doesn’t,” he said.

“We have to have the attitude that it’s do or die still. We can’t even have a hint of being relaxed.

“We know the job is only half done … and we’re under no illusions about how tough it’s going to be.”