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DismissSkip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer Our network Open NavigationMenu Brisbane Times Brisbane Times Search Site Show subsections Federal election 2025 Western Australia Show subsections Bulls N' Bears The economy Banking & finance Small business Show subsections North America Middle East South America Show subsections Western Australia Show subsections Show subsections Rugby union Show subsections Tips & advice Show subsections Art & design Live reviews Show subsections Health & wellness Life & relationships Show subsections Destination guides Inspiration Reviews & advice Travel news Good Weekend Sunday Life Show subsections Super & retirement Planning & budgeting Environment Show subsections Conservation Climate change Sustainability Show subsections Video games The Sydney Morning Herald Brisbane Times The Australian Financial Review Commercial Real Estate Advertisement NRL 2025 LIVE updates: Dragons take on Dolphins in Brisbane By Dominic Brock Updated June 6, 2025 — 8.03pmfirst published at 7.26pm Log in, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size 8.03pmAnd we’re off – and the Dragons are on the board 7.25pmThe team lists 7.23pmWelcome Hide key posts Go to latest Pinned post from 7.25pm Your say – Dolphins or Dragons? Latest posts Latest posts And we’re off – and the Dragons are on the board The Dolphins kick off, Blake Lawrie takes the first hit-up of the match, and the Dragons earn a penalty after the first tackle of the game with the hosts ruled offside. A little too quick off the mark there. And a kick for touch and a couple of tackles later, the Dragons receive another penalty, Felise Kaufusi pinged (a little harshly perhaps) for a late shot on Kyle Flanagan. It’s been easy stuff for St George Illawarra so far and they take the two points on offer, Val Holmes slotting the penalty goal. Dragons lead 2-0 after three minutes Fast start crucial for Dragons, says Flanagan Dragons coach Shane Flanagan’s last message to his team was a simple one – it’s all about the start. “We just need to start well,” Flanagan told Channel Nine before kick-off. “Games that we’ve started well, and been in it at the 20-minute mark, we’ve come over the top of sides.” Kick-off just a couple of minutes away now. Storm too good for Cowboys in Friday’s early game The early Friday night game is just wrapping up, with the Melbourne Storm completing a 38-14 romp over North Queensland at AAMI Park. Jahrome Hughes has been the star of the show, with two tries, three line breaks and two try assists, while Storm prop Stefano Utoikamanu hasn’t done his NSW Origin selection hopes any harm with eight tackle breaks. Jahrome Hughes scores for the Storm.Credit: Getty Images Advertisement Rating the Dragons’ and Dolphins’ seasons so far By Adrian Proszenko and Robert Dillon We’re at the halfway point of the season so the Herald has taken a look at how each club is positioned in the race for the top eight. Here are a couple of talking points for tonight’s teams. A stat that tells the story: Three losses by one point. The Dragons have been denied by field goals in games against Souths, Parramatta and the Warriors. Those results could well come back to haunt them at season’s end. Dragons sharpshooter Valentine Holmes.Credit: Getty Images The surprise packet: Jacob Liddle. When the Dragons signed former Test hooker Damien Cook, Liddle must have been wondering if he’d spend the whole season in NSW Cup. Instead, the 28-year-old has starred off the bench, featuring in all 11 games and scoring six tries. The surprise packet: Kulikefu Finefeuiaki joined the Dolphins from North Queensland and has since established himself as a starting edge forward, playing the full 80 minutes in his past four games. He’s provided an ageing pack with some energy and spark. What they need to do in the second half of the season: The loss of Tom Gilbert and Daniel Saifiti to injuries, on top of the uncertainty surrounding Tom Flegler, will test the Dolphins’ depth. They’ll need their forwards to break even each week so that Isaiya Katoa can create chances for strike weapons Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow and Herbie Farnworth. Read each team’s report card here Today’s big league news – Meninga to coach Perth Bears By Christian Nicolussi Mal Meninga will lean into his Kangaroos’ contact book when it comes to picking players for the new Perth franchise, while also vowing to promote the west’s Indigenous sporting talent ahead of the Bears’ 2027 NRL arrival. Meninga was on Friday officially unveiled as the new franchise’ head coach until the end of 2028, while vacating his Australian job he has held the past eight seasons. Even at 64, Meninga said he was physically and mentally ready to re-enter the fulltime coaching world in clubland for the first time since finishing at Canberra in 2001. While successful stints with the Queensland Origin team and Kangaroos followed, Meninga bristled at suggestions he was nothing more than a “figurehead” for the Bears. “That annoys me a little bit because they [critics] don’t understand the rep scene, they don’t understand what goes on, and how it’s the same as clubland where you’re building relationships, understanding people, and getting the best out of people,” Meninga said. “I understand the enormity of it all, and I believe I’m up for it.” Read the full story here Stats snapshot: Battle of two evenly matched teams Advertisement Your say – Dolphins or Dragons? The team lists 1. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 2. Jamayne Isaako 3. Jake Averillo 4. Herbie Farnworth 5. Jack Bostock 6. Kodi Nikorima 7. Isaiya Katoa 8. Francis Molo 21. Jeremy Marshall-King 10. Felise Kaufusi 11. Kulikefu Finefeuiaki 12. Oryn Keeley 9. Kurt Donoghoe. Bench: 15. Connelly Lemuelu 16. Mark Nicholls 17. Josh Kerr 22. Max Plath 1. Clinton Gutherson 2. Nathan Lawson 3. Moses Suli 4. Valentine Holmes 5. Christian Tuipulotu 6. Lyhkan King-Togia 7. Kyle Flanagan 16. Blake Lawrie 9. Damien Cook 10. David Klemmer 17. Raymond Faitala-Mariner 12. Toby Couchman 13. Hamish Stewart. Bench: 8. Jack de Belin 11. Luciano Leilua 14. Jacob Liddle 15. Loko Jnr Pasifiki Tonga Hello and welcome to our coverage of the Friday night football clash between St George Illawarra and the Dolphins at Suncorp Stadium. Just two competition points separate the eighth-placed Dragons from the 11th-placed Dolphins, with St George Illawarra looking to string together a third successive victory following wins over Brisbane and Newcastle. The Dolphins meanwhile are fresh from a bye, which followed their 44-8 drubbing of the lead-leading Bulldogs – albeit without their Origin stars. These clubs met twice last season, each team winning comfortably at home – the Dolphins 38-0 winners in March and the Dragons 26-6 victors in June. St George Illawarra have won just twice in their past 10 visits to Suncorp Stadium, but have defied the critics this season – led by a revitalised Clint Gutherson who has four tries from his past three games. But there’s plenty of attack in this Dolphins outfit, with Herbie Farnworth having scored in each of his last six games and Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow having scored four tries in two games against the Dragons. Kick-off is at 8pm. 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