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Cronulla Sharks vs St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Round 15 Tips - Sharks make it 10 against the Dragons

Jeremy Darke

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Last updated: Thu 12 Jun 2025 13:58

Jeremy Darke 12 Jun 2025

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Cronulla Sharks vs St George Illawarra Dragons expert predictions for Thursday’s Round 15 NRL game
Kick off is at 7:50 PM (AEST) at Shark Park
Cronulla have won 11 of the last 13 matches against the Dragons
Both teams have shown inconsistency in defence.

Jez's tips & Predictions for the Shire battle.

Cronulla Sharks vs St George Illawarra Dragons, Round 15 2025 - Expert Prediction

The Cronulla Sharks are desperate for a result and they will get it in the battle of the Shire running away as double-digit victors against the hapless Dragons.

Cronulla Sharks vs St George Illawarra Dragons, Round 15 2025 - Expert Prediction
Head to Head
Cronulla Sharks Form Analysis & Betting Trends
Cronulla Sharks Team News
Cronulla Sharks Team List
St George Illawarra Dragons Form Analysis & Betting Trends
St George Illawarra Dragons Team News
St George Illawarra Dragons Team List
Cronulla Sharks vs St George Illawarra Dragons NRL 2025 Round 15 FAQ’s

The Sharks burnt me hard last week against the Warriors so I am giving them a chance to make up for it as they aim for the tenth consecutive win against the Dragons.

The Cronulla defence has been poor over the last 3 weeks but not as bad the Dragons were last weekend, leaking tries from all over the field to the Dolphins. The Dragons attack isn’t at the standard of Melbourne, Sydney or the Dolphins who put up 108 points combined against the Sharks over the last 3 weeks. That being said, with the Cronulla defence a work in progress and also that of the Dragons, I like the Over 46.5 points, which is also trending between these two clubs.

KL Iro has been ruled out and is replaced in the centres by Mawene Hiroti, who covered for him earlier in the season and impressed. Expect the Kiwi to keep his try scoring form up with his fifth in 7 appearances this season.

The Sharks have beaten the Dragons by double-digits in the last 4 meetings between the two clubs
The Sharks have scored over 30+ points in 4 of the last 6 matches against the Dragons.
The Over has hit in 8 of the last 11 matches between the Sharks and Dragons.
Mawene Hiroti has scored in 4 of 6 matches for the Sharks this season.

Head to Head

The Sharks have won the last 9 matches against the Dragons, including two 10+ margin wins in 2024.

The Sharks have won 5 of the last 6 matches against the Dragons by a margin of 10+ points.

Cronulla Sharks Form Analysis & Betting Trends

Recent Form

There is something in the water in the Shire at the moment with the Cronulla Sharks suffering more swings of form than bats at the World Series.

After three consecutive wins, the Sharks have now been clobbered twice. First by the Roosters 42-16 followed by another dismal performance last week in their 40-10 loss to the Warriors. Cronulla’s defence imploded in the second half, giving up 5 linebreaks and 5 tries, despite the Warriors only being tackled 4 times inside the Sharks 20m.

Cronulla have now allowed 108 points in 3 games and will be getting grilled this week by Craig Fitzgibbon with their defensive issues coming from in their attacking half not on their try line, allowing the least amount of tackles inside their 20m, however having a having the worst figure of tries allowed to opposition tackles in the red zone.

2025 Betting Trends

Cronulla Sharks Team News

KL Iro is out with a pectoral injury and will be replaced in the centres by Mawene Hiroti with Ronaldo Mulitalo coming back in after serving his one-match ban.

Toby Rudolf could enter the frame later in the week.

Cronulla Sharks Team List

1. Will Kennedy

2. Sione Katoa

3. Jesse Ramien

4. Mawene Hiroti

5. Ronaldo Mulitalo

6. Braydon Trindall

7. Nicho Hynes

8. Addin Fonua-Blake

9. Blayke Brailey

10. Oregon Kaufusi

11. Briton Nikora

12. Teig Wilton

13. Cameron McInnes

Interchange

14. Daniel Atkinson

15. Jesse Colquhoun

16. Sifa Talakai

17. Braden Hamlin-Uele

Reserves

18. Tuku Hau Tapuha

19. Hohepa Puru

20. Jayden Berrell

21. Toby Rudolf

22. Billy Burns

St George Illawarra Dragons Form Analysis & Betting Trends

Recent Form

A couple of decent performances that resulted in wins for the Dragons gave their fans hope, however, that was crushed quickly with a 56-6 defeat to the Dolphins last weekend.

34 missed tackles and giving up 9 linebreaks to your opponent is going open you up to a big score and the Dolphins didn’t make any mistakes while completing 32 of 36 sets. The Dragons were awful and that is putting it politely.

Inconsistency has been the problem for the Saints for a few seasons now and Shane Flanagan needs to start to get up week in and week out if they are going to stay in with a chance of making the Finals in 2025.

2025 Betting Trends

St George Illawarra Dragons Team News

Another hamstring strain for Christian Tuipulotu has ruled him out for an extended period giving Tyrell Sloan a recall into the 13.

Valentine Holmes will be on Origin duty and is replaced by Corey Allan.

St George Illawarra Dragons Team List

1. Clint Gutherson

2. Nathan Lawson

3. Moses Suli

4. Corey Allan

5. Tyrell Sloan

6. Lyhkan King-Togia

7. Kyle Flanagan

8. Emre Guler

9. Damien Cook

10. David Klemmer

11. Luciano Leilua

12. Toby Couchman

13. Jack de Belin

Interchange

14. Jacob Liddle

15. Hamish Stewart

16. Loko Pasifiki Tonga

17. Hame Sele

Reserves

18. Blake Lawrie

19. Lachlan Ilias

20. Michael Molo

21. Nick Tsougranis

22. Sione Finau

Cronulla Sharks vs St George Illawarra Dragons NRL 2025 Round 15 FAQ’s

How to watch Cronulla Sharks vs St George Illawarra Dragons NRL 2025 Round 15?

You can watch the Cronulla Sharks vs St George Illawarra Dragons NRL 2025 Round 15 game via Fox Sports or Kayo Sports. If you are watching from outside of Australia the WatchNRL app is the perfect solution.

How to buy tickets to Cronulla Sharks vs St George Illawarra Dragons NRL 2025 Round 15?

To buy tickets to the Cronulla Sharks vs St George Illawarra Dragons NRL 2025 Round 15 game check the NRL website or the official Cronulla Sharks site.

Verdict

Cronulla Sharks v St George Illawarra Dragons

Sharks to cover the 10.5 line as the favourite with the game total going over 46.5 and Mawene Hiroti to bag a try.

Cronulla -10.5

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