It is the luck of the NRL draw that will likely deliver St George Illawarra another unexpected finals appearance.Dragons coach Paul McGregor understandably bemoaned the joint ventures early season schedule, which included three successive matches in Queensland to face North Queensland, Brisbane and Gold Coast.However, the Dragons are not the only side to face the Cowboys and Brisbane back to back in their own backyard, and the ledger has agreeably evened out for the club since.They have faced both North Queensland and Melbourne without their State or Origin stars for two wins they arguably wouldnt have otherwise scored.They also play the Knights twice this season for a near-certain four points.The Dragons (8-7) currently sit ninth, climbing to eighth when Parramatta are likely hit with a points deduction for their salary-cap dramas, with 18 points and a bye to come.Over the final 10 rounds of the competition, they play only three current top-eight sides, and over the entire regular season they will endure four five-day turnarounds, well below the worst-hit side with seven.St George Illawarra probably have to win only four of their last nine games to make the final series.They have a five-day break between rounds 20 and 21, and 25 and 26.But they play the Knights in the final round, and Parramatta and Sydney Roosters in the rounds prior. Both sides whose finals hopes will likely be snuffed out by then.And McGregor has the chance to prime his side for a finals tilt with a nine-day break between rounds 22 and 23, and an eight-day break between rounds 23 and 24, and 24 and 25.But, as they say, you make your own luck, and after scoring more than 20 points just once over the first 14 rounds, the Dragons have beaten the Storm 20-10 and the Knights 30-18 to put themselves in a good position to emulate their unlikely finals appearance of 2015.Our attack is getting better, we just have to continue to improve, star playmaker Gareth Widdop said.But there are periods of games where we are dropping off and we cant afford to continue to do that.After Benji Marshalls ongoing hamstring troubles, the former Golden Boot winner has managed to put a number of successive games together.Having Benji back on the field and working on that combination works for both of us, it really felt like it was starting to flow last week, Widdop said. Sami Khedira Germany Jersey . The Canadian squad, skipped by Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg, got on the board first with two in the second end, and followed that with two more apiece in the fourth and sixth ends. Marc-Andre ter Stegen Jersey . Louis Blues teammates who would also be participating in the Olympics, Alex Pietrangelo felt right at home, no different in some ways to the travel experience of any old road trip – save for the length of the journey, that is. http://www.germanysoccerpro.com/Mesut-Ozil-Germany-Jersey/ . -- The plastic that was taped across the lockers in Oaklands clubhouse came down and the champagne that was on ice went back into the cooler. Jerome Boateng Germany Jersey . Uniteds eighth defeat of a wretched campaign means Liverpool, which currently occupies the fourth and final Champions League place, could go nine points clear of its fierce rival by beating West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. Charlie Adam scored both of Stokes goals at Britannia Stadium either side of Robin van Persies equalizer, with a miserable day for seventh-place United capped by first-half injuries to centre halves Jonny Evans and Phil Jones that forced them off. Sebastian Rudy Jersey . They were putting most of their energy into a record-setting offensive display.HAMILTON, Ont. - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will have to wait to get defensive tackle Linden Gaydosh into their lineup. The first overall pick at this months CFL draft has signed as a free agent with the NFLs Carolina Panthers. Gaydoshs agent, Darren Gill, announced the signing on Twitter on Sunday. The six-foot-three, 314-pound Gaydosh signed the NFL deal after attending the Panthers rookie camp over the weekend as an undrafted free agent.dddddddddddd Gaydosh, who played collegiately at the University of Calgary, is the latest Canadian to ink an NFL deal. Regina defensive tackle Stefan Charles and McMaster offensive lineman Matt Sewell (both with the Tennessee Titans), Eastern Michigan defensive lineman Andy Mulumba (Green Bay Packers) and Wagner linebacker C.O. Prime (Indianapolis Colts) all signed with their NFL clubs prior to the CFL draft. ' ' '