The St. George Illawarra Dragons are a rugby league club jointly based in Kogarah and Wollongong, New South Wales who compete in the National Rugby League. The club was formed on 23 September 1998 by a merger of the St. George Dragons and the Illawarra Steelers and they played their first competitive match in 1999 against the Parramatta Eels, losing 20–10. The club shares home games between Jubilee Oval and Wollongong Showground.
The club have competed in 25 seasons over their history, winning four trophies. These include one premiership (2010), two minor premierships (2009, 2010) and one World Club Challenge (2011). These achievements are listed below in bold.
Seasons
Season | Competition | P(F) | W(F) | D(F) | L(F) | PF(F) | PA(F) | Ladder position | Finals result | World Club Challenge | NRL Nines | Coach | Captain | Name | Tries | Name | Points | Source |
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Top Tryscorer | Top Pointscorer | |||||||||||||||||
1999 | NRL | 24(4) | 15(3) | 0 | 9(1) | 588(104) | 416(56) | 6/17 | Runners Up | David Waite | Paul McGregor | Nathan Blacklock | 24 | Wayne Bartrim | 162 | |||
2000 | NRL | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 576 | 656 | 9/14 | David Waite → Andrew Farrar |
Craig Smith | Nathan Blacklock | 25 | Nathan Blacklock | 124 | ||||
2001 | NRL | 26(2) | 12(1) | 2 | 12(1) | 661(51) | 573(66) | 7/14 | Semi Final | Andrew Farrar | Nathan Blacklock | 27 | Mark Riddell | 122 | ||||
2002 | NRL | 24(2) | 9(1) | 3 | 12(1) | 632(50) | 546(62) | 7/15 | Semi Final | Trent Barrett | Lee Hookey | 18 | Mark Riddell | 129 | ||||
2003 | NRL | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 548 | 593 | 10/15 | Nathan Brown | Nathan Blacklock | 14 | Mark Riddell | 166 | |||||
2004 | NRL | 24(1) | 14 | 0 | 10(1) | 624(30) | 415(31) | 5/15 | Qualifying Final | Matt Cooper | 17 | Mathew Head | 119 | |||||
2005 | NRL | 24(2) | 16(1) | 0 | 8(1) | 655(40) | 510(42) | 2/15 | Preliminary Final | Colin Best | 20 | Michael Ennis | 108 | |||||
2006 | NRL | 24(3) | 14(2) | 0 | 10(1) | 519(58) | 481(28) | 6/15 | Preliminary Final | Mark Gasnier | 18 | Aaron Gorrell | 130 | |||||
2007 | NRL | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 431 | 509 | 13/16 | Various | Matt Cooper | 14 | Jamie Soward | 105 | |||||
2008 | NRL | 24(1) | 13 | 0 | 11(1) | 489(6) | 378(38) | 7/16 | Qualifying Final | Mark Gasnier | Josh Morris | 14 | Jamie Soward | 129 | ||||
2009 | NRL | 24(2) | 17 | 0 | 7 (2) | 548(22) | 329(49) | 1/16 | Semi Final | Wayne Bennett | Ben Hornby | Brett Morris | 25 | Jamie Soward | 234 | |||
2010 | NRL | 24(3) | 17(3) | 0 | 7 | 518(73) | 299(20) | 1/16 | Premiers | Brett Morris | 20 | Jamie Soward | 197 | |||||
2011 | NRL | 24(2) | 14 | 1 | 9(2) | 483(24) | 341(34) | 5/16 | Semi Final | Winners | Matt Cooper | 14 | Jamie Soward | 157 | ||||
2012 | NRL | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 405 | 438 | 9/16 | Steve Price | Brett Morris | 14 | Jamie Soward | 97 | |||||
2013 | NRL | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 379 | 530 | 14/16 | Ben Creagh | Brett Morris Jason Nightingale Daniel Vidot |
9 | Jamie Soward | 58 | |||||
2014 | NRL | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 469 | 528 | 11/16 | Pool Stage | Steve Price → Paul McGregor | Jason Nightingale | 16 | Gareth Widdop | 137 | ||||
2015 | NRL | 24(1) | 12 | 0 | 12(1) | 435(10) | 408(11) | 8/16 | Qualifying Final | Pool Stage | Paul McGregor | Gareth Widdop | 9 | Gareth Widdop | 182 | |||
2016 | NRL | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 341 | 538 | 11/16 | Pool Stage | Gareth Widdop | Kurt Mann | 10 | Gareth Widdop | 133 | ||||
2017 | NRL | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 533 | 450 | 9/16 | Pool Stage | Jason Nightingale | 16 | Gareth Widdop | 191 | |||||
2018 | NRL | 24(2) | 15(1) | 0 | 9(1) | 519(60) | 472(31) | 7/16 | Semi Final | Matthew Dufty | 13 | Gareth Widdop | 205 | |||||
2019 | NRL | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 427 | 575 | 15/16 | Mikaele Ravalawa | 11 | Gareth Widdop | 64 | ||||||
2020 | NRL | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 378 | 452 | 12/16 | Runners Up | Paul McGregor → Dean Young | Cameron McInnes | Matthew Dufty Zac Lomax Mikaele Ravalawa |
13 | Zac Lomax | 178 | |||
2021 | NRL | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 474 | 616 | 11/16 | Anthony Griffin | Ben Hunt | Mikaele Ravalawa | 14 | Zac Lomax | 86 | ||||
2022 | NRL | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 469 | 569 | 10/16 | Mat Feagai | 10 | Zac Lomax | 167 | ||||||
2023 | NRL | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 474 | 673 | 16/17 | Anthony Griffin → Ryan Carr | Mikaele Ravalawa | 21 | Zac Lomax | 142 | |||||
2024 | NRL | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 508 | 634 | 11/17 | Shane Flanagan | Zac Lomax | 14 | Zac Lomax | 202 |
References
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- "NRL 1999 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- "Dragons announce 2020 home venue structure". St George Illawarra Dragons. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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- "NRL 2000 - St George Illawarra Dragons - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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- "NRL 2005 - St George Illawarra Dragons - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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- "NRL 2007 - St George Illawarra Dragons - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- "NRL 2008 - St George Illawarra Dragons - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- "NRL 2009 - St George Illawarra Dragons - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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- "NRL 2011 - St George Illawarra Dragons - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- "NRL 2012 - St George Illawarra Dragons - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- "NRL 2013 - St George Illawarra Dragons - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- "NRL 2014 - St George Illawarra Dragons - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- "NRL 2015 - St George Illawarra Dragons - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- "NRL 2016 - St George Illawarra Dragons - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- "NRL 2017 - St George Illawarra Dragons - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- "NRL 2018 - St George Illawarra Dragons - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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- "NRL 2020 - St George Illawarra Dragons - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- "NRL 2021 - St George Illawarra Dragons - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- "NRL 2022 - St George Illawarra Dragons". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- "NRL 2023 - St George Illawarra Dragons - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- "NRL 2024 - St George Illawarra Dragons - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
External links
- St. George Illawarra Dragons seasons – Rugby League Project
- St. George Illawarra Dragons seasons – AFL Tables
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