2005 St. George Illawarra Dragons season explained

Ceo Title:CEO
Avg Attendance:15,151
Captain:Trent Barrett
Coach:Nathan Brown
High Attendance:19,608
League:NRL
League Draws:0
League Losses:8
League Rank:2nd
League Wins:16
Next Season:2006
Playoff Result:Preliminary Finals
Points Against:510
Points For:655
Prev Season:2004
Stadium:Jubilee Oval,Wollongong Showground
Top Goals:Michael Ennis (44)
Top Points:Michael Ennis (108)
Top Tries:Colin Best (20)
Year:2005

The 2005 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the seventh in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons competed in the NRL's 2005 premiership season. The team finished second in the regular season, making finals but getting knocked out in the preliminary finals against the Wests Tigers, losing 20–12.

Squad gains and losses

or Player2004 Club2005 Club
Hull F.C. (Super League) St. George Illawarra Dragons
Newcastle Knights St. George Illawarra Dragons
South Sydney Rabbitohs St. George Illawarra Dragons
South Sydney Rabbitohs St. George Illawarra Dragons
North Queensland Cowboys St. George Illawarra Dragons
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles St. George Illawarra Dragons
St. George Illawarra Dragons Hull F.C. (Super League)
St. George Illawarra DragonsRetirement
St. George Illawarra Dragons Sydney Roosters
St. George Illawarra DragonsRetirement
St. George Illawarra Dragons Canberra Raiders
St. George Illawarra DragonsRetirement
St. George Illawarra Dragons Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
St. George Illawarra DragonsRetirement
St. George Illawarra Dragons Parramatta Eels
St. George Illawarra Dragons Parramatta Eels
St. George Illawarra Dragons Canberra Raiders

Ladder

Ladder Progression

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Source:[1]

Season results

RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch Information
DateVenueRefereeAttendanceSource
1 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs46 – 28 St. George Illawarra Dragons11 MarchStadium AustraliaPaul Simpkins33,105[2]
2 St. George Illawarra Dragons12 – 46 Melbourne Storm19 MarchWollongong ShowgroundTony Archer, Gavin Badger9,032[3]
3 Penrith Panthers18 – 8 St. George Illawarra Dragons26 MarchPenrith StadiumRussell Smith17,187[4]
4 Canberra Raiders42 – 22 St. George Illawarra Dragons2 AprilCanberra StadiumTim Mander15,614[5]
5 St. George Illawarra Dragons32 – 6 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles9 AprilWollongong ShowgroundSean Hampstead16,117[6]
6 St. George Illawarra Dragons24 – 34 Brisbane Broncos17 AprilWollongong ShowgroundSteve Clark17,287[7]
7 (ANZAC Day) Sydney Roosters24 – 26 St. George Illawarra Dragons25 AprilSydney Football StadiumSean Hampstead32,370[8]
8 Wests Tigers32 – 40 St. George Illawarra Dragons1 MayStadium AustraliaJason Robinson17,567[9]
9 St. George Illawarra Dragons42 – 10 South Sydney Rabbitohs7 MayWollongong ShowgroundSean Hampstead11,624[10]
10 St. George Illawarra Dragons34 – 12 Penrith Panthers13 MayWollongong ShowgroundPaul Simpkins12,932[11]
11 Newcastle Knights16 – 18 St. George Illawarra Dragons21 MayNewcastle International Sports CentreShayne Hayne19,018[12]
12 Melbourne Storm24 – 16 St. George Illawarra Dragons29 MayOlympic Park StadiumRussell Smith7,590[13]
13 St. George Illawarra Dragons32 – 18 New Zealand Warriors4 JuneWollongong ShowgroundSteve Clark14,479[14]
14 St. George Illawarra Dragons34 – 4 North Queensland Cowboys12 JuneJubilee OvalTim Mander15,260[15]
15 South Sydney Rabbitohs10 – 28 St. George Illawarra Dragons19 JuneSydney Cricket GroundPaul Simpkins18,334[16]
16 St. George Illawarra Dragons24 – 32 Wests Tigers26 JuneJubilee OvalShayne Hayne10,612[17]
17BYE
18 Parramatta Eels40 – 14 St. George Illawarra Dragons8 JulyParramatta StadiumTim Mander20,199[18]
19 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles10 – 36 St. George Illawarra Dragons17 JulyBrookvale OvalSteve Clark17,218[19]
20 St. George Illawarra Dragons20 – 10 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks24 JulyJubilee OvalTim Mander17,113[20]
21 St. George Illawarra Dragons44 – 6 Sydney Roosters29 JulyWollongong ShowgroundPaul Simpkins19,512[21]
22 North Queensland Cowboys16 – 36 St. George Illawarra Dragons5 AugustWillows Sports ComplexTim Mander21,021[22]
23 Brisbane Broncos4 – 24 St. George Illawarra Dragons14 AugustLang ParkTim Mander48,995[23]
24 St. George Illawarra Dragons25 – 22 Parramatta Eels21 AugustJubilee OvalPaul Simpkins17,523[24]
25BYE
26 St. George Illawarra Dragons36 – 28 Newcastle Knights4 SeptemberJubilee OvalTony Archer15,867[25]
FW1 St. George Illawarra Dragons28 – 22 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks10 SeptemberWollongong ShowgroundTony Archer19,608[26]
FW3 St. George Illawarra Dragons12 – 20 Wests Tigers24 SeptemberSydney Football StadiumTony Archer41,260[27]

Notable events

References

  1. Web site: Ladder. National Rugby League. en. 2020-04-21.
  2. Web site: Rugby League Tables / Bulldogs 46 v St George Illawarra 28 / Round 1, 2005. afltables.com. 2020-04-21.
  3. Web site: Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 12 v Melbourne 46 / Round 2, 2005. afltables.com. 2020-04-21.
  4. Web site: Rugby League Tables / Penrith 18 v St George Illawarra 8 / Round 3, 2005. afltables.com. 2020-04-21.
  5. Web site: Rugby League Tables / Canberra 42 v St George Illawarra 22 / Round 4, 2005. afltables.com. 2020-04-21.
  6. Web site: Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 32 v Manly 6 / Round 5, 2005. afltables.com. 2020-04-21.
  7. Web site: Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 24 v Brisbane 34 / Round 6, 2005. afltables.com. 2020-04-21.
  8. Web site: Rugby League Tables / Sydney Roosters 24 v St George Illawarra 26 / Round 7, 2005. afltables.com. 2020-04-21.
  9. Web site: Rugby League Tables / Wests Tigers 32 v St George Illawarra 40 / Round 8, 2005. afltables.com. 2020-04-21.
  10. Web site: Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 42 v Souths 10 / Round 9, 2005. afltables.com. 2020-04-21.
  11. Web site: Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 34 v Penrith 12 / Round 10, 2005. afltables.com. 2020-04-21.
  12. Web site: Rugby League Tables / Newcastle 16 v St George Illawarra 18 / Round 11, 2005. afltables.com. 2020-04-21.
  13. Web site: Rugby League Tables / Melbourne 24 v St George Illawarra 16 / Round 12, 2005. afltables.com. 2020-04-21.
  14. Web site: Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 32 v New Zealand 18 / Round 13, 2005. afltables.com. 2020-04-21.
  15. Web site: Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 34 v North Queensland 4 / Round 14, 2005. afltables.com. 2020-04-21.
  16. Web site: Rugby League Tables / Souths 10 v St George Illawarra 28 / Round 15, 2005. afltables.com. 2020-04-21.
  17. Web site: Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 24 v Wests Tigers 32 / Round 16, 2005. afltables.com. 2020-04-21.
  18. Web site: Rugby League Tables / Parramatta 40 v St George Illawarra 14 / Round 18, 2005. afltables.com. 2020-04-21.
  19. Web site: Rugby League Tables / Manly 10 v St George Illawarra 36 / Round 19, 2005. afltables.com. 2020-04-21.
  20. Web site: Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 20 v Cronulla 10 / Round 20, 2005. afltables.com. 2020-04-21.
  21. Web site: Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 44 v Sydney Roosters 6 / Round 21, 2005. afltables.com. 2020-04-21.
  22. Web site: Rugby League Tables / North Queensland 16 v St George Illawarra 36 / Round 22, 2005. afltables.com. 2020-04-21.
  23. Web site: Rugby League Tables / Brisbane 4 v St George Illawarra 24 / Round 23, 2005. afltables.com. 2020-04-21.
  24. Web site: Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 25 v Parramatta 22 / Round 24, 2005. afltables.com. 2020-04-21.
  25. Web site: Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 36 v Newcastle 28 / Round 26, 2005. afltables.com. 2020-04-21.
  26. Web site: Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 28 v Cronulla 22 / Qualifying Final, 2005. afltables.com. 2020-04-21.
  27. Web site: Rugby League Tables / Wests Tigers 20 v St George Illawarra 12 / Preliminary Final, 2005. afltables.com. 2020-04-21.
  28. Web site: Dragons post first win. ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 9 April 2005. 9 May 2024.
  29. Web site: Storm back on song at home. ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Joel. Zander. 29 May 2005. 10 June 2022.
  30. Web site: Gehrig runs riot in 200th match. ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 28 May 2005. 10 June 2022.
  31. Web site: Dragons lose Head but still beat Cowboys. ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 12 June 2005. 9 May 2024.
  32. Web site: Barrett, Marsh plead guilty while Anasta joins Roosters. ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 12 July 2005. 9 May 2024.
  33. Web site: Dragons stake claim for minor premiership. ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 21 August 2005. 9 May 2024.
  34. Web site: Eels storm back to sink Dragons. ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 8 July 2005. 9 May 2024.

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