The St George Illawarra Dragons and Sydney Roosters meet in their annual Anzac Day clash in what is arguably the biggest match of the regular season on the NRL calendar.
The Dragons have the wood over their rivals in the emotion-charged fixture, having won 12 of their 21 meetings to date on April 25.
Shane Flanagan led his side to a surprise victory over the Warriors in the previous round and will pose a major challenge for the Chooks who have endured a patchy start to their campaign so far.
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What channel is the Dragons vs. Roosters on? How to watch or live stream the NRL today
Thursday's game is set to be broadcast live on Fox League, with coverage due to begin at 3.55pm AEST.
Additionally, the clash will also be available on free-to-air from 3.00pm across the Nine network, including streaming platform, 9Now.
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TV channel |
Fox League/Channel 9 |
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Live stream |
Kayo/9Now |
This match, and every match across the regular season, will be available for live streaming and replay on Kayo Sports.
What time is the NRL today? Dragons vs. Roosters kickoff time
Today's game between the Dragons and the Roosters will kick off at 4:05pm AEST on April 25.
The game will be played at Allianz Stadium in Sydney.
| Timezone | AEST | NZST |
| Kickoff time | 4:05pm | 6:05pm |
Dragons vs. Roosters tips and prediction
The Roosters have an overall losing record since the inception of the Anzac Day match in 2002, having won just nine of the 21 meetings.
However, in recent times they have had the better of the Dragons as they have won four of their past six matches against them on April 25.
Sam Walker and Dom Young will return to boost their attack, which currently ranks as the seventh best in the league.
Although they will need to look out for the threat coming the other way with Zac Lomax in career-best form.
The 24-year-old has bagged five tries in his past five games and looks dangerous all over the park at the minute.
Our prediction: Roosters by 4 points
Dragons vs. Roosters betting odds
Per bookmaker TAB, the Roosters are the $1.48 favourite to win this match, while the Dragons are the underdogs at $2.65.
Dragons vs. Roosters Round 8 Anzac Day team lists
| Dragons team list | Roosters team list |
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1. Tyrell Sloan 14. Fa'amanu Brown |
1. James Tedesco 14. Connor Watson |
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