The Dragons took the field with nothing to lose and everything to gain. From the kick-off they showed plenty of enthusiasm and when you add a one-sided penalty count the game can only go in one direction and that's what happened. The Dragons scored three quick tries, taking them to an early 12-0 lead. It was to our advantage the Dragons' goal-kicker was off-target early in the game. For most of the half the Magpies were defending close to their line but when given the chance they pressed their advantage through prop forward Alfred Betham who carried two of the opposition over the line after a strong 15-metre run. With the conversion by Gallant, the score was only 12-6. Considering the small amount of ball West's had to work with and their enormous defensive effort, the score line wasn't too daunting but a converted try right on the half-time bell by the Dragons was something the Magpies didn't need. Half-time score 18-6 in favour of the Dragons. There was no doubt this was not a match-winning advantage!

Not long after both teams resumed play in the second half, the Dragons extended their lead by two points after getting a penalty in front of the posts. Within a couple of minutes the Magpies hit back after fine lead-up work by Luke Young and Michael Stolk. Both forwards ran strongly with the ball before it found its way to wing three-quarter Andrew Everingham who crossed out wide for a try in his return match after several weeks on the injury list. The conversion was unsuccessful but with just 10 points separating the teams, a win was still on the cards for the Magpies if they could lift for the rest of the game.

The Magpies started to play the style of football which saw them win the previous week but some unforced errors let the Dragons take the ascendancy. They quickly moved out to a 32-10 lead, a game-winning margin.