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West Australian
3 days ago
- Sport
- West Australian
Gutherson fires as Dragons inflict more pain on Knights
Clint Gutherson has inspired St George Illawarra to a 20-6 win over NRL strugglers Newcastle to heap more pressure on Knights coach Adam O'Brien. Newcastle captain Kalyn Ponga failed to back up from Wednesday night's State of Origin opener with a lingering ankle injury and his side badly missed their star fullback at Jubilee Oval on Friday. The Knights' attack was directionless and they made just three line breaks all night, taking until the 70th minute to score their only try through Kai Pearce-Paul. In contrast, the Dragons had no such concerns, with Gutherson their energiser bunny from the first minute til the last. While Parramatta might have drawn the best out of Gutherson, there is little doubt the 30-year-old's communication and workrate at fullback are keeping the Dragons dreams of a top-eight finish alive. Shane Flanagan's men were by no means polished - Valentine Holmes and Tyrell Sloan bombed late tries too - but their ability to fight and scrap in games will ensure they are a chance towards the back end of the season. Halfback Kyle Flanagan was the architect of the Dragons' opener when he took advantage of some lax Newcastle defence to send Jaydn Su'A over the line in the 20th minute. Su'A was subbed off straight afterwards and did not return, with the would-be Maroons forward suffering a suspected ankle injury. But it didn't knock the Dragons off course with Shane Flanagan's pack finding plenty of joy up the middle. First a rampaging Jack de Belin run was the catalyst for the workaholic Gutherson to cross before Damien Cook sent man mountain Loko Pasifiki Tonga over for his first NRL try. St George Illawarra had an 18-0 lead at halftime to condemn the listless Knights to a seventh game this season where they failed to score in the first half. The Dragons threatened to inflict more misery on O'Brien's struggling side with rugby sevens convert Nathan Lawson impressing with his work from the backfield on his NRL debut. Lawson, who played outside Valentine Holmes on the left wing, finished the evening with 176m from 17 carries and did not look out of place. Holmes kicked a 62nd minute penalty goal to improve the Dragons' buffer, with the Knights finally scoring through Pearce-Paul after 69 minutes. The Knights could have more headaches, with Leo Thompson and Tyson Frizell placed on report.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Gutherson fires as Dragons inflict more pain on Knights
Clint Gutherson has inspired St George Illawarra to a 20-6 win over NRL strugglers Newcastle to heap more pressure on Knights coach Adam O'Brien. Newcastle captain Kalyn Ponga failed to back up from Wednesday night's State of Origin opener with a lingering ankle injury and his side badly missed their star fullback at Jubilee Oval on Friday. The Knights' attack was directionless and they made just three line breaks all night, taking until the 70th minute to score their only try through Kai Pearce-Paul. In contrast, the Dragons had no such concerns, with Gutherson their energiser bunny from the first minute til the last. JDB on a breakaway, hands it off to Skip to finish the job 😤#BreatheFire #NRLDragonsKnights — St George Illawarra Dragons (@NRL_Dragons) May 30, 2025 While Parramatta might have drawn the best out of Gutherson, there is little doubt the 30-year-old's communication and workrate at fullback are keeping the Dragons dreams of a top-eight finish alive. Shane Flanagan's men were by no means polished - Valentine Holmes and Tyrell Sloan bombed late tries too - but their ability to fight and scrap in games will ensure they are a chance towards the back end of the season. Halfback Kyle Flanagan was the architect of the Dragons' opener when he took advantage of some lax Newcastle defence to send Jaydn Su'A over the line in the 20th minute. Su'A was subbed off straight afterwards and did not return, with the would-be Maroons forward suffering a suspected ankle injury. But it didn't knock the Dragons off course with Shane Flanagan's pack finding plenty of joy up the middle. First a rampaging Jack de Belin run was the catalyst for the workaholic Gutherson to cross before Damien Cook sent man mountain Loko Pasifiki Tonga over for his first NRL try. St George Illawarra had an 18-0 lead at halftime to condemn the listless Knights to a seventh game this season where they failed to score in the first half. The Dragons threatened to inflict more misery on O'Brien's struggling side with rugby sevens convert Nathan Lawson impressing with his work from the backfield on his NRL debut. Lawson, who played outside Valentine Holmes on the left wing, finished the evening with 176m from 17 carries and did not look out of place. Holmes kicked a 62nd minute penalty goal to improve the Dragons' buffer, with the Knights finally scoring through Pearce-Paul after 69 minutes. The Knights could have more headaches, with Leo Thompson and Tyson Frizell placed on report.
Perth Now
3 days ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
Gutherson fires as Dragons inflict more pain on Knights
Clint Gutherson has inspired St George Illawarra to a 20-6 win over NRL strugglers Newcastle to heap more pressure on Knights coach Adam O'Brien. Newcastle captain Kalyn Ponga failed to back up from Wednesday night's State of Origin opener with a lingering ankle injury and his side badly missed their star fullback at Jubilee Oval on Friday. The Knights' attack was directionless and they made just three line breaks all night, taking until the 70th minute to score their only try through Kai Pearce-Paul. In contrast, the Dragons had no such concerns, with Gutherson their energiser bunny from the first minute til the last. While Parramatta might have drawn the best out of Gutherson, there is little doubt the 30-year-old's communication and workrate at fullback are keeping the Dragons dreams of a top-eight finish alive. Shane Flanagan's men were by no means polished - Valentine Holmes and Tyrell Sloan bombed late tries too - but their ability to fight and scrap in games will ensure they are a chance towards the back end of the season. Halfback Kyle Flanagan was the architect of the Dragons' opener when he took advantage of some lax Newcastle defence to send Jaydn Su'A over the line in the 20th minute. Su'A was subbed off straight afterwards and did not return, with the would-be Maroons forward suffering a suspected ankle injury. But it didn't knock the Dragons off course with Shane Flanagan's pack finding plenty of joy up the middle. First a rampaging Jack de Belin run was the catalyst for the workaholic Gutherson to cross before Damien Cook sent man mountain Loko Pasifiki Tonga over for his first NRL try. St George Illawarra had an 18-0 lead at halftime to condemn the listless Knights to a seventh game this season where they failed to score in the first half. The Dragons threatened to inflict more misery on O'Brien's struggling side with rugby sevens convert Nathan Lawson impressing with his work from the backfield on his NRL debut. Lawson, who played outside Valentine Holmes on the left wing, finished the evening with 176m from 17 carries and did not look out of place. Holmes kicked a 62nd minute penalty goal to improve the Dragons' buffer, with the Knights finally scoring through Pearce-Paul after 69 minutes. The Knights could have more headaches, with Leo Thompson and Tyson Frizell placed on report.
The Advertiser
18-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Gutherson stars as Dragons buck Broncos in comeback win
Clint Gutherson has played a magnificent co-captain's knock to inspire a stunning 30-26 comeback win for St George Illawarra over an awful Brisbane. The pressure on the Broncos and their coach Michael Maguire went up a notch after the Dragons scored two second-half tries when down to 12 men at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday. "We're a real Jekyll and Hyde team, we show such great stuff and then go the other way," Maguire said. The Dragons lost rising forward Dylan Egan to a suspected ACL injury in the fourth minute, but refused to relent against a wasteful Broncos outfit, who suffered their fifth loss in six games. The visitors had lost three games this season by one point, but held on in the frenetic final minutes as the Broncos pressed their line. "I was saying to myself 'surely this can't happen to us again', but there must be some football god out there," Dragons coach Shane Flanagan said. "In the last couple of minutes we just put ourselves under an enormous amount of pressure. It was great spirit - great club spirit and great team spirit - that got us home." As for Egan, the coach said "first signs are that it looks like (an ACL)". "We just hope it's not. He's such a good kid, and such an important part of our team moving forward. Let's just hope," Flanagan said. Ezra Mam was the best player for the Broncos in his first game in the top grade after serving a nine-game suspension, the 22-year-old scoring a try and setting up three others. "I thought Ezra came in and did a great job for us. He was a bit of shining light in something that's disappointing," Maguire said. "One thing I do know about the competition is there's a long way to go. We'll have a break now (for the bye) and a good look at where we're at and go from there." Gutherson was incredible for the visitors. He scored two tries and was involved three times in a fabulous team try in the second half to winger Tyrell Sloan that went through 10 sets of hands. Mam set up a try for centre Gehamat Shibasaki with a deft short pass that did travel forward. He then stepped his way through the Dragons defence with speed and deft feet after doing well to haul in a high pass from Adam Reynolds 10m out from the line to give the Broncos a 12-0 lead. The home side made mistakes that kept the Dragons in the game, and the visitors finally made the most of it when Sloan grabbed a Lhykan King-Togia bomb to reduce Brisbane's lead to eight at halftime. Dragons forward Jaydn Su'A was sin-binned in the 50th minute for being offside from a tap, and skipper Reynolds restored an eight-point advantage. From that moment the Broncos lost their way. The visitors scored twice in five minutes while down to 12 men. The bumbling Broncos coughed up the ball and Gutherson made them pay with a try of pure determination following an interchange of passing with lock Hamish Stewart. The Broncos stuffed up again when Kotoni Staggs threw the ball to no-one and Dragons hooker Jacob Liddle raced 80m, getting away from Mam for his side to take an 18-14 lead. Mam saved the Broncos again with a wonderful step to beat Valentine Holmes and put Staggs away for a cracking long-range try. Sloan scored his second and Gutherson crashed through from a scrum for a 30-20 lead in the 76th minute, before Mam set up winger Jesse Arthars in the 77th minute to ensure a grandstand finish Clint Gutherson has played a magnificent co-captain's knock to inspire a stunning 30-26 comeback win for St George Illawarra over an awful Brisbane. The pressure on the Broncos and their coach Michael Maguire went up a notch after the Dragons scored two second-half tries when down to 12 men at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday. "We're a real Jekyll and Hyde team, we show such great stuff and then go the other way," Maguire said. The Dragons lost rising forward Dylan Egan to a suspected ACL injury in the fourth minute, but refused to relent against a wasteful Broncos outfit, who suffered their fifth loss in six games. The visitors had lost three games this season by one point, but held on in the frenetic final minutes as the Broncos pressed their line. "I was saying to myself 'surely this can't happen to us again', but there must be some football god out there," Dragons coach Shane Flanagan said. "In the last couple of minutes we just put ourselves under an enormous amount of pressure. It was great spirit - great club spirit and great team spirit - that got us home." As for Egan, the coach said "first signs are that it looks like (an ACL)". "We just hope it's not. He's such a good kid, and such an important part of our team moving forward. Let's just hope," Flanagan said. Ezra Mam was the best player for the Broncos in his first game in the top grade after serving a nine-game suspension, the 22-year-old scoring a try and setting up three others. "I thought Ezra came in and did a great job for us. He was a bit of shining light in something that's disappointing," Maguire said. "One thing I do know about the competition is there's a long way to go. We'll have a break now (for the bye) and a good look at where we're at and go from there." Gutherson was incredible for the visitors. He scored two tries and was involved three times in a fabulous team try in the second half to winger Tyrell Sloan that went through 10 sets of hands. Mam set up a try for centre Gehamat Shibasaki with a deft short pass that did travel forward. He then stepped his way through the Dragons defence with speed and deft feet after doing well to haul in a high pass from Adam Reynolds 10m out from the line to give the Broncos a 12-0 lead. The home side made mistakes that kept the Dragons in the game, and the visitors finally made the most of it when Sloan grabbed a Lhykan King-Togia bomb to reduce Brisbane's lead to eight at halftime. Dragons forward Jaydn Su'A was sin-binned in the 50th minute for being offside from a tap, and skipper Reynolds restored an eight-point advantage. From that moment the Broncos lost their way. The visitors scored twice in five minutes while down to 12 men. The bumbling Broncos coughed up the ball and Gutherson made them pay with a try of pure determination following an interchange of passing with lock Hamish Stewart. The Broncos stuffed up again when Kotoni Staggs threw the ball to no-one and Dragons hooker Jacob Liddle raced 80m, getting away from Mam for his side to take an 18-14 lead. Mam saved the Broncos again with a wonderful step to beat Valentine Holmes and put Staggs away for a cracking long-range try. Sloan scored his second and Gutherson crashed through from a scrum for a 30-20 lead in the 76th minute, before Mam set up winger Jesse Arthars in the 77th minute to ensure a grandstand finish Clint Gutherson has played a magnificent co-captain's knock to inspire a stunning 30-26 comeback win for St George Illawarra over an awful Brisbane. The pressure on the Broncos and their coach Michael Maguire went up a notch after the Dragons scored two second-half tries when down to 12 men at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday. "We're a real Jekyll and Hyde team, we show such great stuff and then go the other way," Maguire said. The Dragons lost rising forward Dylan Egan to a suspected ACL injury in the fourth minute, but refused to relent against a wasteful Broncos outfit, who suffered their fifth loss in six games. The visitors had lost three games this season by one point, but held on in the frenetic final minutes as the Broncos pressed their line. "I was saying to myself 'surely this can't happen to us again', but there must be some football god out there," Dragons coach Shane Flanagan said. "In the last couple of minutes we just put ourselves under an enormous amount of pressure. It was great spirit - great club spirit and great team spirit - that got us home." As for Egan, the coach said "first signs are that it looks like (an ACL)". "We just hope it's not. He's such a good kid, and such an important part of our team moving forward. Let's just hope," Flanagan said. Ezra Mam was the best player for the Broncos in his first game in the top grade after serving a nine-game suspension, the 22-year-old scoring a try and setting up three others. "I thought Ezra came in and did a great job for us. He was a bit of shining light in something that's disappointing," Maguire said. "One thing I do know about the competition is there's a long way to go. We'll have a break now (for the bye) and a good look at where we're at and go from there." Gutherson was incredible for the visitors. He scored two tries and was involved three times in a fabulous team try in the second half to winger Tyrell Sloan that went through 10 sets of hands. Mam set up a try for centre Gehamat Shibasaki with a deft short pass that did travel forward. He then stepped his way through the Dragons defence with speed and deft feet after doing well to haul in a high pass from Adam Reynolds 10m out from the line to give the Broncos a 12-0 lead. The home side made mistakes that kept the Dragons in the game, and the visitors finally made the most of it when Sloan grabbed a Lhykan King-Togia bomb to reduce Brisbane's lead to eight at halftime. Dragons forward Jaydn Su'A was sin-binned in the 50th minute for being offside from a tap, and skipper Reynolds restored an eight-point advantage. From that moment the Broncos lost their way. The visitors scored twice in five minutes while down to 12 men. The bumbling Broncos coughed up the ball and Gutherson made them pay with a try of pure determination following an interchange of passing with lock Hamish Stewart. The Broncos stuffed up again when Kotoni Staggs threw the ball to no-one and Dragons hooker Jacob Liddle raced 80m, getting away from Mam for his side to take an 18-14 lead. Mam saved the Broncos again with a wonderful step to beat Valentine Holmes and put Staggs away for a cracking long-range try. Sloan scored his second and Gutherson crashed through from a scrum for a 30-20 lead in the 76th minute, before Mam set up winger Jesse Arthars in the 77th minute to ensure a grandstand finish
West Australian
18-05-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Gutherson stars as Dragons stun Broncos in comeback win
Clint Gutherson has played a magnificent co-captain's knock to inspire a stunning 30-26 comeback win for St George Illawarra over an awful Brisbane. The pressure on the Broncos and their coach Michael Maguire went up a notch after the Dragons scored two second-half tries when down to 12 men at Suncorp Stadium. The Dragons lost rising forward Dylan Egan to a suspected ACL injury in the fourth minute, but refused to relent against a wasteful Broncos outfit, who suffered their fifth loss in six games. Ezra Mam was the best player for the Broncos in his first game in the top grade after serving a nine-game suspension. The 22-year-old scored a try and set up three others. Gutherson was incredible for the visitors. He scored two tries and was involved three times in a fabulous team try in the second half to winger Tyrell Sloan that went through 10 sets of hands. Mam set up a try for centre Gehamat Shibasaki with a deft short pass that did travel forward. He then stepped his way through the Dragons defence with speed and deft feet after doing well to haul in a high pass from Adam Reynolds 10m out from the line to give the Broncos a 12-0 lead. The home side made mistakes that kept the Dragons in the game, and the visitors finally made the most of it when Sloan grabbed a Lhykan King-Togia bomb to reduce Brisbane's lead to eight at halftime. Dragons forward Jaydn Su'A was sin-binned in the 50th minute for being offside from a tap, and skipper Reynolds restored an eight-point advantage. From that moment the Broncos lost their way. The visitors scored twice in the space of five minutes while down to 12 men. The bumbling Broncos coughed up the ball and Gutherson made them pay with a try of pure determination following an interchange of passing with lock Hamish Stewart. The Broncos stuffed up again when Kotoni Staggs threw the ball to no-one and Dragons hooker Jacob Liddle raced 80m, getting away from Mam for his side to take an 18-14 lead. Mam saved the Broncos again with a wonderful step to beat Valentine Holmes and put Staggs away for a cracking long-range try. Sloan scored his second and Gutherson crashed through from a scrum for a 30-20 lead in the 76th minute, before Mam set up winger Jesse Arthars in the 77th minute to ensure a grandstand finish
