St George Illawarra took advantage of some favourable refereeing decisions and a below-par Knights outfit to score a valuable 24-16 win in Saturday night's round 17 NRL fixture at Energy Australia Stadium in Newcastle. The win was the Dragons' seventh in a row, an astonishing statistic for a team that had just two wins after round nine and now finds itself alongside competition favourites Melbourne on 22 competition points. Nathan Brown, told his services would not be required next season, has remarkably turned the side around and the Dragons now own the longest active winning streak in the competition. Missing Origin centre pairing Mark Gasnier and Matt Cooper, St George Illawarra opened up a 14-0 lead by the half-time break, and extended the lead to 24-0 by the 53rd minute when big prop Jason Ryles barged over from...
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