St George Illawarra have recorded their second victory of the season with a scrappy win over the Penrith Panthers by 28-16 at Oki Jubilee.

In front of a disappointing crowd of 9,057 the Dragons clawed ahead thanks to a try to centre Matt Cooper despite him appearing to have hit the corner post. This followed on from an earlier try awarded to Luke Rooney, whom it appeared has put a foot into touch.

Coopers try drew accusations of a