Dragons fire to upset Eels

The St George Illawarra Dragons have rocked the Parramatta Eels' finals campaign with a shock 14-6 win at WIN Stadium tonight.

Playing to kick clear of the club's first wooden spoon since 1938, he Dragons proved too strong to post a 12-0 lead at half time and rattle an error-ridden Eels outfit. With just one round of the minor premiership to go, the result sees the Eels surrender a home semi-final and slip to sixth spot on the ladder after a top four spot beckoned prior to kick off tonight.

The Dragons enjoyed ample possession and field position for the opening 20 minutes before five eighth Rangi Chase ran in support of centre Mark Gasnier to score under the posts.

The Eels conceded their second try five minutes later when winger Jason Nightingale ran onto a clever cross-field kick from halfback Jamie Soward, capping off a dominant first half for the home side.The second half saw the Eels step up a gear with lock forward Feleti Mateo crashing over in the 60th minute to peg Saints back to a six point lead.With an arm wrestle developing in the final stages it was the Dragons who kept their composure, Soward kicking a long range penalty goal with just two minutes remaining.

Venue: WIN Stadium
Crowd: 13,488
Referee: Sean Hampstead

St George Illawarra Dragons 14
Tries: Rangi Chase, Jason Nightingale
Goals: Jamie Soward (3/3)

Parramatta Eels 6
Tries: Feleti Mateo
Goals: Krisnan Inu (1/1)