St George Illawarra Dragons

Dragons vs Sea Eagles

Round 6 2026, Friday 10 April 2026

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Verdict: Sea Eagles by 2

DragonsSea Eagles

Result: Sea Eagles 28 defeated Dragons 18 ✓ Tip correct

Match facts

Kick-off
Fri 10 Apr, 6:00pm AEST
Venue
WIN Stadium, Wollongong
Ladder going in
Dragons 17th, Sea Eagles 12th
Referee
Adam Gee
Crowd
11,381
Weather
Fine, good ground

How the experts tipped

ExpertTipTip correct
Jordan BakerSea Eagles✓
Chris BarrettDragons✗
Zoe SamiosSea Eagles✓
Zac BaileySea Eagles✓
Frances HoweSea Eagles✓
Christian NicolussiSea Eagles✓
Billie EderSea Eagles✓
Adrian ProszenkoSea Eagles✓
Dan WalshSea Eagles✓
Andrew JohnsSea Eagles✓
Emma KempSea Eagles✓
Neil BreenSea Eagles✓

Going in

ClubLadder going inLast five, oldest firstModel rating
St George Illawarra Dragons Dragons17th LLLLL-6.7
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sea Eagles12th LLLW-0.6

Last five games

Dragons

RoundOpponentScore
Round 5v CowboysL 0–32
Round 4at TitansL 14–22
Round 3at EelsL 20–30
Round 2v StormL 20–46
Round 1at BulldogsL 14–15

Sea Eagles

RoundOpponentScore
Round 5at DolphinsW 52–18
Round 4v RoostersL 16–33
Round 2v KnightsL 16–36
Round 1v RaidersL 28–29
Round 27 2025v WarriorsW 27–26

Head to head since 2024

SeasonRoundGameScoreVenue
2026Round 26Sea Eagles v Dragons44–104 Pines Park
2025Round 26Dragons v Sea Eagles24–40Jubilee Stadium
2025Round 7Sea Eagles v Dragons18–204 Pines Park
2024Round 15Sea Eagles v Dragons30–144 Pines Park
2024Round 4Dragons v Sea Eagles20–12WIN Stadium

Team lists

Dragons

  1. 1 Tyrell Sloan Fullback
  2. 2 Christian Tuipulotu Winger
  3. 3 Moses Suli Centre
  4. 4 Valentine Holmes Centre
  5. 5 Setu Tu Winger
  6. 6 Daniel Atkinson Five-Eighth
  7. 7 Kyle Flanagan Halfback
  8. 8 Emre Guler Prop
  9. 9 Damien Cook (c) Hooker
  10. 10 Toby Couchman Prop
  11. 11 Luciano Leilua 2nd Row
  12. 12 Jaydn Su'A 2nd Row
  13. 13 Hamish Stewart Lock
  14. 14 Jacob Liddle Interchange
  15. 15 Blake Lawrie Interchange
  16. 17 Josh Kerr Reserve
  17. 18 Hame Sele Interchange
  18. 19 Kade Reed Reserve
  19. 20 Mathew Feagai Interchange

Coach: Shane Flanagan

In Josh Kerr, Kyle Flanagan, Setu Tu, Tyrell Sloan

Out Clinton Gutherson, David Fale, Hame Sele, Jacob Halangahu, Lyhkan King-Togia

vs Round 5 v Cowboys

Sea Eagles

  1. 1 Tom Trbojevic (c) Fullback
  2. 2 Jason Saab Winger
  3. 3 Tolutau Koula Centre
  4. 4 Reuben Garrick Centre
  5. 5 Lehi Hopoate Winger
  6. 6 Luke Brooks Five-Eighth
  7. 7 Jamal Fogarty Halfback
  8. 8 Taniela Paseka Prop
  9. 9 Brandon Wakeham Hooker
  10. 10 Kobe Hetherington Prop
  11. 11 Haumole Olakau'atu 2nd Row
  12. 12 Ben Trbojevic 2nd Row
  13. 13 Jake Trbojevic Lock
  14. 14 Jake Simpkin Interchange
  15. 15 Corey Waddell Interchange
  16. 16 Ethan Bullemor Interchange
  17. 17 Simione Laiafi Interchange
  18. 18 Paul Bryan Reserve
  19. 19 Clayton Faulalo Reserve

Coach: Kieran Foran

In Jason Saab

Out Clayton Faulalo

vs Round 5 v Dolphins

Numbers as named by each club on nrl.com. Changes are measured against the club's previous game.

Why the model leaned this way

Going in, Dragons rated -6.7 and Sea Eagles -0.6 on our scale, a gap of 6.1 points, plus 4.5 points for playing at their own ground.

Scoring

Dragons
Tries Luciano Leilua 30', Jacob Liddle 35', Setu Tu 44'
Goals 3/3
Half-time 12
Sea Eagles
Tries Reuben Garrick 6', Tom Trbojevic 15', Reuben Garrick 16', Kobe Hetherington 54', Lehi Hopoate 65'
Goals 4/5
Half-time 16

Draw, teams and scoring: nrl.com match centre. Expert tips: The Sydney Morning Herald panel.