MATCH CENTRE
MATCH CENTRE
ROUND 1

DRAGONS

V

PANTHERS

DragonsSTI WIN BY 32
42
FT
10
UOW Jubilee Oval
2017-03-04T05:30:00Z

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Team Lists

Team Stats


Dragons

Panthers

All Runs
MATCH
205.5
2024 AVG.
411
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
230.5
2024 AVG.
461
2024 TOTAL
All Run Metres
MATCH
1594.5
2024 AVG.
3189
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
1987.5
2024 AVG.
3975
2024 TOTAL
Line Breaks
MATCH
5.5
2024 AVG.
11
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
6
2024 AVG.
12
2024 TOTAL
Offloads
MATCH
9.5
2024 AVG.
19
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
18.5
2024 AVG.
37
2024 TOTAL
Kick Metres
MATCH
546.5
2024 AVG.
1093
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
585.5
2024 AVG.
1171
2024 TOTAL
Forty Twenty Kicks
MATCH
0.5
2024 AVG.
1
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
0
2024 AVG.
0
2024 TOTAL
Tackles Made
MATCH
331
2024 AVG.
662
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
339.5
2024 AVG.
679
2024 TOTAL
Missed Tackles
MATCH
23
2024 AVG.
46
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
32.5
2024 AVG.
65
2024 TOTAL
Penalties
MATCH
4
2024 AVG.
8
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
6.5
2024 AVG.
13
2024 TOTAL
Errors
MATCH
13.5
2024 AVG.
27
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
12.5
2024 AVG.
25
2024 TOTAL

Player Stats


Summary

Three Things You Should Know

  • The Dragons pulled off the shock win of the round, thumping premiership favourites, Penrith Panthers.
  • After an offseason full of criticism for their attacking struggles, the Dragons scored 42 points, beating their season-high of 32 points in 2016.
  • Joel Thompson capped the memorable win with a hat-trick of tries for the red and whites.

Dragons 42 (Joel Thompson 3, Gareth Widdop 2, Jack de Belin, Cameron McInnes tries; Gareth Widdop 7 goals) def. Panthers 10 (Waqa Blake, Tyrone Peachey tries; Nathan Cleary 1 goal) at UOW Jubilee Oval. Half-time: 18-4 Crowd: 7,283.