NRL Highlights: Bulldogs v Dragons - Round 12

Indigenous round, he's under way. Two of our champion clubs doing battle to start things off. Hunt now working the short side. Here's the weapon. Surly. What a start by Moses. Surly. It's only Fairy gets the first try. Absolutely. There's Jack the Bell and Harvey Norman replay. He's the one that started the momentum. He just pokes his nose through, gets three and four defenders interested. There's a lovely shift out to the left. Just watch this pass. This pass right here. Ben Hunt or just gets Steven Croydon coming in and off his line. Creates an overlap on the outside. Moses Sully, so hard to stop in that situation. 5 meters out, Mani straightens. Haywood joins in Sexton off the back. He'll bring Brighton underneath. It's been all covered by Saint George of the Wara. Still two players remaining on the renewed set. A kick is very good to bet. Oh, this is a better finish. I don't know if he's got this down. Toby Sexton once again, second kick of the game. Nice little dribble now. Does he keep his legs in the air long enough? This will show it here. I think. He gets the ball down. It's just the legs or the hand and the knee lap. We'll need a we'll need another view from the other side. This will be close. Oh, simultaneous. What happens if a simultaneous try? I think it's a try. Oh, what about the finger? What about the finger on the line that close? It's a try. It's a try. Look, there it is. Adam G Adam G too good. The Dragons trying to take advantage maybe of a little fatigue sitting in now. Eisen hoots a couple away. Flanagan dummies runs. Oh God, jam. Good tackle and played super fast and they dive over. Try for Jacob Little, who's been tremendous. Here it is Harvey Norman replay. Eisenhoof will get through, he'll find the ground, he'll play the ball quickly. Defence scattered, Cole Flanagan gets the ball. Show and go. Harvey Norman replay, one-on-one tackle, he gets up and then from dummy half the most dangerous spot to attack from. This year, the NRL is calling on fans to educate, celebrate and connect so we can move forward together towards reconciliation. To learn Morehead to nrl.com/indigenous. Yeah, well, oh, he just. Oh, he goes over on his ankle. Yeah, I was going to say with the medi cab being out in the ground, you'd suggest it's something a little bit more serious than a knee. And you just see there he, oh, he just rolls his ankle. One of the well, was he a cult hero? Rocket Rod Silver, He's just, he's just a gun. Wasn't he back in the 90s at fullback for Canterbury? It's withstanding the assault just at the moment Salmon dummies. He beat Eisen, who pointlessly and strolls over to score that Salmon breaks. It's Tom Eisenhu. He's defending 3 in just here. So he's worried about that speed and that attack on the outside. Harvey Norman replay and his movements off the line, they're just a little bit sideways and there you go out towards the sideline and he gets beaten back on the inside. Soft attempt in the end and that looked too easy there for Salmon. It's been a nice hit back there by the Bulldogs. They fought well to stay in it. Only six points down at half time. Sexton's been strong. Salmon away now to Tracy. Good tap on pass by Crichton and Carras has found some space. He goes to Marty. He's got the little legs pumping and seven with the second in the second-half with Bronson, Sherry going into into touch. Harvey Norman replay. Nice hands for the Bulldogs. It looked like as well and truly shut down with the Dragons. But Karaz, he put the dancing shoes on, come back in field, found Reid Mani and Mani just got he got the arms free with a nice ball at the end. There's some poor attempts to tackle here with that arm grabbing, arm grabbing. Karaz got that extravagant running style. Reid, Mani, he gets there. The cover tackle is under the ball 7. That's two for the 9. Three players used Moran inside the 10. Laurie wrapped him up over the top. Lauren's like a statue that fell over. Burton tackle. Well by Sully, who's been one of the shining lights for the Dragons tonight. 4 meters away. Sexton, Salmon and Tracy out to Crichton. Quick pass on Karras. Shouldn't have got there. Surely he did. I reckon they'll have a look at this voice. Just have a look at Harvey Norman replay. I reckon Aizen Huth is taken out by Bulldogs option runner, decoy runner, just there. He gets hit, he takes, he goes to the ground. I think this might be taken off. There's no doubt that Karaz gets there, beats two men in the end. In fact, he should have been stopped. But just watch this run here. Yeah, Karl Flanagan gets there. And you watch Karl Flanagan, he drops his head and his eyes go off the target and he drops his head down and loses all awareness where Karaz is referee. You can see him looking at the big screen. No doubt the bunkers in his his ear tries to be confirmed. Expect. Stop him, man, didn't you? He was he was a sitting duck for them. He's a really good player. We're now Preston. Oh dear. Oh, man. Preston crashes over. They've got their fourth in 20 minutes after half time Harvey Norman replay. Oh yeah. I think Monday afternoon when they do the the review, it won't be nice to look for the Dragons back rowers. That was Jordy Ribani, Matt Burton, Bronson Sherry, Josh Anoka kicking over the top. Bronson's there, Tracy's there. It's Ben. Bronson may have forced it, or maybe he hasn't. The video will tell the story. OK, yeah. And they're scoring with every city. Canterbury coming back to tackle one, mate. Just looking at all available angles for grounding. When the ball goes down and bounces like that, they can't keep this. The ball is knocked down by Bronson. Sherry, we do have a professional foul from Zach Lomax in the lead up. Legally grabbed Poncent Cherry over the shoulder. Professional power. They still need to find a left center. NSW Salmon for Sexton for Burton for Sherry back over the top to Burt. There's no one there. There's absolutely no one around that. Burton after he took that inside pass at Canterbury, have jacked another one. Harvey Norman replay, you can count the defenders 1234. He'll go to the line and he'll have a two man overlap on the outside. Cherry does well here just over the top and the Bulldogs are running downhill and downwind in this second-half. That was too easy. You see off, you see off. The previous play the ball it was Francis Milo, he was retreating out the tackle late which left their defensive line short and they just attacked that side where Zach Lomax is now or should have been, but now in the sin bin. Come on, stop it. The Dogs crazy with a kick in pursuit. What a bounce they are running rough shot behind the defensive line. Harvey Norman replay and it's Connor Tracy this time. Just a lovely little right footed chip critter. He knew it was on and he loves chasing the kicks down field. You just see there chip straight over the top of Sloane. He was defending up in the line. Beautiful rugby league. Haven't they made his statement? Turpin for Haywood floater Karaz over le somersault put down 4412 and Burton from touch and here Bailey Haywood. It's his start tonight at Loch Harvey Norman replay and he shows his skill here. Double pump which brings the outside defence in and Karaz inch perfect this pass. This is a cracking pass and a little double pump over the top. And Karaz. There's a real strong underbelly at this club which shows in their defence. They haven't qualified for the finals since 2016, the longest period that Canterbury has spent outside of finals football since the early 1960s. There's a long way to go, but there is enough with respect to tenacity and belief in this Bulldogs outfit to suggest that they could give the aid a shake in 2024.