Illawarra rugby league fans will get their first taste of the 2019 NRL season this weekend.
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St George Illawarra Dragons fans will be out in force in what is shaping up to he a huge Easter game against the Manly Sea Eagles at WIN Stadium on Saturday night.
Both the Dragons and the Sea Eagles are sitting on a 3-2 win-loss record with Many recording their third straight win by beating Newcastle at the weekend.
The Dragons are running red hot and coming off a demolition of the Canterbury Bulldogs in Kograh on Sunday.
It was also the Dragons' third win on the trot.
The win also proved a telling one for the Dragons and the fanatical fans of the red v.
The Dragons were flogged in the same clash last year 38-0 and were booed from the park by their own faithful.
The flogging of the Bulldogs 40-4 certainly buried those Demons.
Given that, a big crowd is expected to turn out on Easter Saturday.
Manly's record in Wollongong has not been great so the Dragons will likely start strong favourites for the clash, as they should.
For local Dragons fans the match will kickoff a busy first half of the 2019 NRL season.
The Dragons are back against to take on arch rival the Cronulla Sharks on May 26 at WIN Stadium.
WIN Stadium will then host three straight home games in on and July starting with the Cowboys on June 28, Melbourne Storm on July 4 and Canberra Raiders on July 14.
Last week the Dragons surpassed 20,000 members and the club is eyeing off a new record, surpassing last year's record of 21,245.
With a kind forecast, strong form and Manly coming to town, Saturday's Dragons game promises to be the kickstart of an exciting couple of months at the Illawarra's WIN Stadium.
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