troops post-Origin, but it wouldn't surprise to see the intensity in the Dragons' game hit maximum levels for this clash against the coach's old club in an expected 'finals-type' atmosphere. Despite a dip in form of late, the Dragons have not conceded any more than 13 points over the past five weeks which augers well for these important end-of-season games. Defence is where Bennett's boys will win this one. Dragons by 6.
TEAMS
Brisbane Broncos:
1 Josh Hoffman, 2 Antonio Winterstein, 3 Alex Glenn, 4 Israel Folau, 5 Jharal Yow Yeh, 6 Darren Lockyer [c], 7 Peter Wallace, 8 Shane Tronc, 9 Andrew McCullough, 10 Nick Kenny, 11 Matt Gillett, 12 Sam Thaiday, 13 Corey Parker. Interchange: 14 Ben Hunt, 15 Josh McGuire, 16 Mitchell Dodds, 17 Scott Anderson, 18 Lagi Setu, 19 Ashton Sims (two to be omitted).
St George Illawarra Dragons:
1 Darius Boyd, 2 Brett Morris, 3 Beau Scott, 4 Matt Cooper, 5 Jason Nightingale, 6 Jamie Soward, 7 Ben Hornby [c], 8 Matt Prior, 9 Luke Priddis, 10 Jon Green, 11 Neville Costigan, 12 Ben Creagh, 13 Dean Young. Interchange: 14 Trent Merrin, 15 Jeremy Smith, 16 Nick Emmett, 17 Jarrod Saffy, 19 Mark Gasnier (one to be omitted).
Referees: Gavin Badger, Ashley Klein