St George Illawarra will be searching for their first win since the opening round of the season when they host the high-flying Manly Sea Eagles.
The Dragons were impressive during a blistering start against the Cowboys last week only to capitulate and concede over 30 straight points on the way to a loss.
Meanwhile, the Sea Eagles also got off to a rapid start last weekend against the Eels to eventually be toppled in an absorbing clash.
Anthony Seibold will be looking for a response from his attacking outfit which has been largely impressive in the initial weeks with Luke Brooks slotting into the halves well.
Manly Sea Eagles produced a comically inept 80 minutes of rugby league in Wollongong on Saturday night, making 15 errors and completing 65 per cent of sets in an eight-point loss to St George Illawarra Dragons.
Curiously it was the Sea Eagles star players, Tom Trbojevic and Daly Cherry-Evans, who were the major culprits, making six errors between them.
Yet a much-improved defensive effort by the home team saw them run out deserved victors in front of 16,215 fans at Wollongong on Saturday night.
“We weren’t that great, especially in the second half, our completion rate was awful,” Dragons coach Shane Flanagan said post-match.
“And we showed some real resilience defensively and kept turning them away.
“To keep the talent in that football side (Manly) to six points, basically for most of the game was a really good job.”
