Warriors halfback Te Maire Martin scores a try against the Dragons.
Analysis - It's almost 1000km from Brisbane to Kogarah, but the distance is perhaps even further from the top of the NRL competition table to the bottom.
Six days after the euphoria of 'Magic Round' and victory over the reigning champions on their home ground, NZ Warriors were able to find enough motivation to handle the winless St George-Illawarra Dragons comfortably, but perhaps not convincingly, 30-12 on a drizzly night in suburban Sydney.
Without Origin stars Mitch Barnett and Kurt Capewell, and having lost halfback Tanah Boyd to a season-ending injury the week before, the visitors saw centre Roger Tuivasa-Sheck limp off early and seemed likely to lose co-captain James Fisher-Harris as well, but showed some resilience to rally after halftime.
"We talk about chasing out best game and we probably don't know what that looks like," coach Andrew Webster said. "We had glimpses of it this year and played some really good football.
