Benji Marshall and Robbie Farah, two of the most celebrated members of the Wests Tigers class of 2005, go into the weekend with their NRL careers at a crossroads.The Tigers will run on to ANZ Stadium against St George Illawarra on Sunday without Farah in their line-up after he was sensationally dropped to reserve grade by coach Jason Taylor this week.Farah is decried as prickly and difficult to get along with but beloved by Tigers fans for his part in their 2005 grand final win and 247 games of service to the club, and his career is on the line.Taylor insists Farah was axed because he wasnt gelling with young halves Mitchell Moses and Luke Brooks. However, the fact remains the NSW No.9 is fighting for his career at Concord and in the NRL.Should Taylors experiment work and the Tigers show some pluck in the run to the finals, it could spell the end of Farahs career.His axing means he wont be there to celebrate with good mate and Dragons playmaker Marshall, who marks his 250th NRL game against the Tigers.As with Farah, Marshalls future is far from certain. He is off contract at the end of the year and after the Dragons failed in their bid to lure Luke Keary to the club, and rumours of their interest in Corey Norman, the writing appears to be on the wall.Marshalls only hope is to rediscover his brilliant best and reignite the Dragons, who are 10th and clinging to the edge of finals contention after two straight losses.A person thats had that many setbacks and overcome them, the challenges of being such a superstar at such a young age, you certainly have to be mentally tough, Dragons coach Paul McGregor said of Marshall.You dont get shoulder recos from getting out of the way, you get shoulder recos if youre getting in the way.To do what hes done and come back from them and the football hes displayed over a long period of time, at international and club level, is exceptional.McGregor has swung the axe after his side was outscored 68-18 over the last two weeks with outside backs Kalifa Faifai Loa and Tim Lafai dropped for Adam Quinlan and Taane Milne.STATS THAT MATTER:* St George Illawarra are undefeated this season when managing to keep their opponents to 14 points or less.* The Tigers have scored a total of 114 points in the opening 20 minutes of matches this season, which is the most in the competition.* Six of the past eight matches between these sides have been decided by 10 points or more.- Source: Fox Sports Stats Cheap France Jerseys . 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Its fun to play your hometown team that you grew up watching and to get a goal is an extra bonus for me, and especially in front of my son and my family.McDavid became the first NHL player with 40 points by assisting on the OT goal.If you give Connor the puck and a good opportunity, hes going to make a play for sure, Nugent-Hopkins said.The OT goal frustrated St. Louis goalie Carter Hutton, who stopped 32 shots on his 31st birthday. It was his first start since Dec. 3, when the Blues lost to the Jets in overtime.It ended up in the net, Hutton said. I dont even know who scored it. Its a tough one to take. I thought Ive played pretty well since the start of the year but Im not putting up `Ws. Its tough.St. Louis scored first when Kyle Brodziak connected on a wrist shot 4:20 into the game. 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St. Louis G Jake Allen got a rest after starting the last seven games, going 3-4 in that stretch. He is 11-1-2 with one shutout on home ice. ... Talbot leads the NHL in games played with 30. ... This was the second of three meetings between the two teams this season. ... Alexander Steen played in his 520th game as a Blue, passing Red Berenson for 10th in club history among forwards. ... St. Louis is 8-2-1 in its last 11 games at home. They have points in 15 of the last 16 home games.UP NEXT:Oilers: Wednesday night at Arizona.Blues: Tuesday night at Dallas. ' ' '