St. George Illawarra Dragons v New Zealand Warriors Prediction, Tips and Bet Builder

The New Zealand Warriors are one of the form teams in the NRL right now and next the Kiwi outfit have the struggling St. George Illawarra Dragons in their sights.

Winning eight of their opening 10 games of the season, the Warriors occupy second spot on the NRL ladder, while the Dragons are rock bottom, as they are still searching for their maiden victory of the campaign.

While the Dragons showed signs of improvement against the Penrith Panthers last time out, there’s not enough there to suggest the Red V will get off the mark with a first win of the season at St George Venues Jubilee Stadium on Saturday.

St. George Illawarra Dragons v New Zealand Warriors Tips Summary

Best Bet - New Zealand Warriors -14.5 handicap @ 1.86
Alternative Bet - Roger Tuivasa-Sheck anytime tryscorer @ 2.30
Bet Builder - Alofiana Khan-Pereira, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak & Christian Tuipulotu anytime tryscorers @ 6.00

St. George Illawarra Dragons v New Zealand Warriors Prediction

Best Bet: New Zealand Warriors -14.5 handicap @ 1.86

Looking back at the Dragons' winless start to the season, it's a lack of cutting edge in attack that has been their major shortcoming.

Scoring an average of just 13 points per game this season, the Dragons have been largely toothless in attack.

Taking on a Warriors outfit who have scored 320 points in their opening 10 games of the season, this fragile Red V defence is likely to come under significant pressure once again and it's hard to see them stopping the visitors from winning and covering the handicap here.

Alternative Bet: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck anytime tryscorer @ 2.30

With two tries and five try assists in the NRL this season, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has been an important figure for the Auckland outfit this term.

With tries in two of his last four appearances, including a try in his last game, the 32-year-old winger is well priced at 2.30 in the anytime tryscorer market.

St. George Illawarra Dragons v New Zealand Warriors Bet Builder Tip

• Alofiana Khan-Pereira anytime tryscorer

• Dallin Watene-Zelezniak anytime tryscorer

• Christian Tuipulotu anytime tryscorer

  Pays 6.00

Sticking with the anytime tryscorer market, the trip of Alofiana Khan-Pereira, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak and Christian Tuipulotu are all tipped to go over for scores on Saturday.

Khan-Pereira has scored six tries in his last four appearances, while Watene-Zelezniak has scored 10 tries in his last six games.

Dragons star Tuipulotu has scored five tries in his last six games at Kogarah and he too is backed to get on the scoresheet this weekend.

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Key Match Stats

• New Zealand Warriors won 14-10 the last time these sides met in August 2025 in Auckland

• St. George Illawarra Dragons have lost all of their 10 games in the NRL so far this season

• The Dragons have scored an average of just 13 points per game this season

• The Warriors are scoring an average of 32 points per match this term

• Warriors are on a five-game winning streak going into this match against the Dragons

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