Magical Morris has Dragons flying

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CRONULLA captain Wade Graham believes St George sensation Brett Morris could be the best winger in the world after his spectacular try against the Sharks at Remondis Stadium on Saturday night.

While disappointed to have copped a 14-12 loss, Graham said he has enormous respect for Morris, who scored his 100th NRL try to propel the Dragons to their third straight victory.

Fox Sports screen shot of Brett Morris' magical try. Source: FoxSports

"He's definitely in the conversation," Graham admitted.

"He's hard to handle, he's fast, he gets them on a real roll on and a couple of times there our kicks were probably a metre too deep and he caught them in goal and the next minute he's up the field.

"He's definitely in the conversation."

Dejected Sharks players Jonathan Wright and Blake Ayshford. Source: Getty Images

A double from Morris has landed him just one try behind his father Steve, who scored 102 tries for the Dragons in the 1970s and 80s - it also extended their mortgage on the top of the NRL ladder, leaving the Sharks without a win this season.

Morris, who's 101st try was a spectacular mid-air number, was humble in the sheds after the win.

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"I don't know how I did it, I just caught it and hoped for the best," he said.

"You practice those things at training but that doesn't really happen too often."

Leading by just two points with four minutes on the clock, the Dragons remained scoreless in the second half but held onto stop a fast-finishing Sharks outfit desperate for their first win of the season.

Sharks were given every opportunity to snatch the win, but mistakes and dropped balled dashed their chances to end their three game drought.

Dragons Brett Morris flys through the air to score a try at the end of the first half. Source: News Corp Australia

Todd Carney had other plans for his celebrations though, directing the Sharks up the field with his token precision kicking game.

His influence kept the Dragons busy while hooker John Morris cleverly dummied and dove over the line to score in the 12th minute to snatch the lead 6-4.

Dragons halfback Sam Williams was a revelation with the boot, backing up a 40-20 midway through the first half with a pin-point bomb from 10 metres out to put winger Jason Nightingale over in the 28th minute.

With the Dragons leading 8-6, the Sharks upped the intensity too much as they gave away a penalty for stripping the ball in an aggressive tackle.

Ball in hands, the Dragons looked set to extend their lead before fullback Adam Quinlan dropped the pass while staring at a clear run to the line.

Sharks Todd Carney with the ball in the first half. Source: News Corp Australia

Morris's stunning try put the Dragons in the lead 14-6 at the break as Widdop nailed his first conversion for the night.

It was 30 minutes before the scoreboard was put to use in the second half, when John Morris scored his double with ten minutes to go and narrowed the deficit to two points.

But as time ticked away, the Dragons appeared too strong to let the Sharks steal the win. Any inspiration Carney could provide melted away in the second half, with Dragons forwards Leeson Ah Mau, Trent Merrin and Joel Thompson coming up with huge defensive plays that had the Sharks rattled within try-scoring territory.

Sharks Todd Carney contests a try with a ref. Source: News Corp Australia

The Dragons weren't without their errors though, with neither team looking to score until the final ten minutes.

Despite the Sharks brief comeback, the Dragons were too strong in defence and held on to win three tries to two.

"I thought we were better tonight but we need to be a lot better again," said Sharks coach Peter Sharpe.

"We need to work hard and improve."

Is Morris' try the 'try of the year'?

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA 14 (B Morris 2 J Nightingale tries G Widdop goal) bt CRONULLA 12 (J Morris 2 tries M Gordon 2 goals) at Remondis Stadium. Referee: Adam Devcich, Henry Perenara. Crowd: 14,821.

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