WATCH: A massive weekend in sport with the Dragons, Bert Bampton Cup, Wolves, Stingrays, Illawarra Rugby, Illawarra Rugby League, Group Seven, and the Steelers all in action. Illawarra Mercury sports reporters Jordan Warren and Agron Latifi go through it all.
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00:00Hello Illawarra sports fans, there's a massive weekend of sport coming your way.
00:04We'll be across it all. Jordan Warren here with Agron Latifi, as we do every Friday mate.
00:08Obviously there's a lot of big games this weekend. Let's start obviously with the Dragons.
00:11They've got a massive game tomorrow night in Brisbane.
00:13Huge game, huge game. Obviously Dragons, you know, they lost to Rooster last week,
00:18so this is, I wouldn't say a must win, but obviously a very important game for the Dragons.
00:22Sorry, the Broncos are missing a lot of players to State of Origin.
00:26Dragons are also missing Lomax and their skipper Ben Hunt,
00:31but it's a big game and they really need to win to get back to or stay in touch with the top eight.
00:38Yeah, that's that unpredictability, doesn't it? Having those Origin stars out on both sides.
00:43And then obviously there's a massive weekend in football.
00:45We've got the Burt Benton Cup final between Bulleye and Shell Harbour Sunday at 2.30pm at Wetherill Park.
00:50So that's going to be a massive game there.
00:52Obviously the Wolves and the Stingrays are on this weekend.
00:54The Wolves, they're away on Saturday night. A massive game for them too against Arpia.
00:58It was an unfortunate loss for them last week.
01:00Last kick of the game against Sydney Olympics, so they need to beat Arpia.
01:03And of course the Stingrays are at home on Sunday 5pm.
01:06And of course there's some massive Rugby League games this week, mate. Talk me through those.
01:09There is, there is. In Illawarra Rugby League, there's on Saturday,
01:13defending Premier's the Butchers are taking on De La Salle,
01:16who are league leaders and, you know, flying at the moment.
01:19So it's a crucial game, crucial game for the Butchers.
01:22And then on Sunday in Group 7, Warrilla's going to be the next team trying to beat Shell Harbour Sharks.
01:28No one's beat the Sharks. So, you know, I think, you know, it's an important game for Warrilla as well.
01:33They're doing well, but, you know, if the Sharks keep on winning, it's, you know, they're having a great season.
01:39Yeah, the Sharks are absolutely flying 11 in a row.
01:41And of course, Durangon Lions hot on their heels as well.
01:44And of course, we can't forget the Harvey Norman Premiership Steelers.
01:47The Illawarra Steelers are in action on Sunday at Collegiate Sports Complex.
01:51That's their first home game of the season.
01:52They had a tough 8-4 loss to the defending Premiers last week,
01:55but by all accounts, they played quite well and will be hopeful for a win this weekend.
02:00And of course, Illawarra Rugby, we can't forget Illawarra Rugby.
02:03What's going on there, mate?
02:04Illawarra Rugby, there's a couple of crucial games.
02:06One of the most important games, I think, is the game between Shamrocks and Vikings,
02:10who are both struggling this season.
02:12But yeah, it'd be nice to see one of those teams, you know,
02:16obviously one of those teams going to win.
02:18But yeah, it would be nice for one of them to get some confidence and get some wins.
02:22For sure. Head to the Illawarra Mercury website for all the latest coverage across the weekend.