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Weekend sports preview | August 9, 2024 | Illawarra Mercury
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8/9/2024
WATCH: Illawarra Mercury sports reporters Agron Latifi and Jordan Warren preview all the major sporting games happening this weekend, including Group 7, Illawarra Rugby League, Dragons, Steelers, and Illawarra Premier League. Video by Anna Warr
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Hello, Illawarra sports fans, Jordan Warren here from the Illawarra Mercury.
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Join as always on a Friday by my colleague, Agron Latifi.
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Agron, we're in the business end of the winter sports season, mate.
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Let's start with the Dragons.
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Obviously, unfortunately for Wollongong fans, they're in Congra tomorrow against the Bulldogs,
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but a massive game for the Red Vee nonetheless.
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Huge game.
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Huge game, obviously, against the Bulldogs.
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Massive game for the Dragons after a big win against Storm.
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And if they win, which they're hoping to do, they'll be in the A and they've got two games
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in Wollongong.
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So it's a huge game.
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It really is a must-win, I'd say.
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Yeah, 100%.
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Dragons looking to make the top eight for the first time since 2018, so that would be
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quite the achievement.
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And let's keep on the footy train, mate.
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Obviously, a couple of massive games with our local sides.
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We'll start with Group 7, Shell Arbor Sharks against Djeringham Lions at Ron Costello Oval.
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A ladder-leading game.
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You know, the winner can potentially claim the minor premiership.
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Definitely.
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If the Sharks win, they'll be minor premiers, there's no doubt about it.
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If Djeringham win, they've still got one more game to navigate, but either way, I think
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the winner of that game will be the minor premiers and get a much-needed week off, which
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coming into the finals is what they both want.
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Should be a cracker.
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Ron Costello Oval.
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Yeah, and it'll also be a cracking game at Thomas Gibson Park tomorrow between the Thoreau
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Butchers and De La Salle.
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Another ladder-leading game there.
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Also another big game in Illawarra League is West Devils against Dapdo Canaries.
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Of course, Dapdo just need to win, they've got two games left and they just have to win
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to make sure that they play semi-final football and they also have to hope results go their
01:32
way.
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So a massive game for them.
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And then obviously in the football, that's hitting the business end as well.
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The Illawarra Premier League is a huge game at Macedonia Park-Berkeley on Saturday between
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Wollongong United and Albion Park.
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Of course, Albion Park beat Wollongong Olympic last week, so they're the new leaders in the
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Illawarra Premier League, but with four teams, four or five teams I should say, chasing the
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league championship title, it can change in a matter of just a couple of games.
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So yes, a massive game in the football world there.
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And then obviously, mate, we've got some other stuff going on.
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The Steelers, they've actually got a top-of-the-table clash as well.
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It's all top-of-the-table clashes against Wente Magpies.
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Talk me through that one.
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It's a huge game for the Steelers.
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They started the season for loss, but they've won four of a trot and Wente, they're undefeated,
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they've won five in a row.
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Should be a huge game for the Steelers, they've been playing really well.
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The fans are the chances.
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And also don't forget, the darts are back in Wollongong on Friday and Saturday night.
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Should be a massive crowd.
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Obviously it's a massive occasion for people dressing up and looking at the world's best
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dart players.
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So hopefully we'll see some good pictures from that tonight and Saturday.
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But for all the weekend sport action, head to illawarramercury.com.au, the website or
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the app.
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