Dragons vs Sharks – Round 10, 2017

Another team hurt by the rep round, the Dragons lost Josh Dugan to a cheekbone injury which sends Jason Nightingale into the number one jersey.

Without Gareth Widdop, they struggled offensively a fortnight ago against the Storm and the loss of their fullback will only compound that issue.

The Sharks continued their strong away form last start with a win against the resurgent Tigers and will look to continue that this weekend.

They’ll welcome back Luke Lewis into a side looking to square the ledger against the Dragons following a 16-10 loss to them in round three.

The battle of the bigs promises to be an exciting one with Andrew Fifita, Lewis, Wade Graham and Paul Gallen taking on an in-form Paul Vaughan, Tyson Frizell, Joel Thompson and Jack de Belin.

In order for the Dragons to make it 2-0 against the reigning premiers this season, they must make it a defensive grind. In some ways, that will play into Cronulla’s hands but the longer they can keep this game competitive, they better chance they’ll have of avoiding three losses on the trot.

Sharks by 8.