ST GEORGE Illawarra Dragons were $151 with sports betting agencies recently to win the NRL premiership.
Now the odds for the Dragons have shortened to $9.
The Dragons won their sixth straight victory by defeating Sydney Roosters 14-12 on Saturday, at Allianz Stadium.
They are second on 12 points — behind leader Brisbane Broncos (12 points) on points for and against records.
Both clubs have played for the Anzac Cup 14 times; Dragons 9, Roosters, five.
Dragons halfback Benji Marshall received the Ashton-Collier Medal as man of the match for his outstanding game; however, he was overlooked by New Zealand selectors for the Test match on May 1 in Brisbane.
Fellow Dragon and Kiwi winger Jason Nightingale has been dropped by coach Stephen Kearney from the New Zealand team for the game.
Trent Merrin and Josh Dugan will make their Test debuts for the Kangaroos.
St George Illawarra Dragons 14 (Peter Mata'utia, Mitch Rein tries; Gareth Widdop 3 goals) d Sydney Roosters 12; crowd: 35,110.
There are no NRL club games this weekend because of the representative matches.
The next home game will be against premiers Souths at 7pm on Monday, May 11, at ANZ Stadium.
REP HONOURS
Australia v New Zealand on May 1 at Suncorp Stadium: interchange forward Trent Merrin and winger Josh Dugan for Kangaroos.
Junior Kangaroos v Junior Kiwis on May 2 at Cbus Super Stadium, Robina: centre Euan Aitken, five-eighth Drew Hutchison for Kangaroos.
Fiji Bati v Papua New Guinea on May 2 at Cbus Super Stadium: winger Etonia Nabuli for Fiji Bati.
City Origin v Country Origin on May 3 at Wagga; forwards Joel Thompson, Tyson Frizell in second row for Country Origin; hooker Mitch Rein for Country Origin.
Can the big Red V make it seven wins straight when they play Souths on Monday, May 11?
