2019 St. George Illawarra Dragons season explained

Ceo:Brian Johnston
League Rank:15th
Top Tries:Mikaele Ravalawa (11)
Top Points:Gareth Widdop (64)
Top Goals:Gareth Widdop (30)
Stadium:Netstrata Jubilee Stadium,WIN Stadium
Prev Season:2018
Points For:427
Points Against:575
Next Season:2020
League Wins:8
League Losses:16
Ceo Title:CEO
League Draws:0
League:NRL
High Attendance:14,586 (vs. Cronulla, round 11)
Coach:Paul McGregor
Captain:Gareth Widdop
Avg Attendance:9,813
Year:2019

The 2019 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the 21st in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons' men's team competed in the NRL's 2019 Telstra Premiership season while the women completed their second year in the NRLW's 2019 Holden Women's Premiership season.

Squad

Gains and Losses

or Player2018 Club2019 ClubSource
data-sort-value="Allgood, Mitchell" Korbin Sims Brisbane Broncos St. George Illawarra Dragons[1]
data-sort-value="Hunt, Ben" Patrick Kaufusi Melbourne Storm St. George Illawarra Dragons[2]
data-sort-value="Graham, James" Corey Norman Parramatta Eels St. George Illawarra Dragons[3]
data-sort-value="Latimore, Jeremy" Lachlan MarantaQueensland Reds (Super Rugby) St. George Illawarra Dragons
data-sort-value="Dugan, Josh" Leeson Ah Mau St. George Illawarra Dragons New Zealand Warriors[4]
data-sort-value="Faifai Loa, Kalifa" Nene Macdonald St. George Illawarra Dragons North Queensland Cowboys[5]
data-sort-value="Havili, Siliva" Kurt Mann St. George Illawarra Dragons Newcastle Knights[6]
data-sort-value="Marketo, Jake" Jason Nightingale St. George Illawarra DragonsRetirement[7]

Ladder

Ladder Progression

!Round!1!2!3!4!5!6!7!8!9!10!11!12!13!14!15!16!17!18!19!20!21!22!23!24!25
Ladder Position13th14th11th10th7th6th8th8th10th12th13th13th10th13th10th12th14th14th14th14th14th14th15th15th15th
Source: [8]

Season Results

Pre-Season Trials

RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (AEDT)VenueRefereeAttendanceSource
1 St George Illawarra Dragons18 – 10 Newcastle KnightsSaturday, 23 February, 4:00pmWIN StadiumAdam Gee, Todd Smith—[9]
2
(Charity Shield)		 South Sydney Rabbitohs36 – 24 St George Illawarra DragonsSaturday, 2 March, 7:30pmGlen Willow Regional Sports StadiumAshley Klein, Chris Butler9,027[10]

NRL Season

RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch information
width=17%Date and time (AEDT)width=22%Venuewidth=50%Refereewidth=7%AttendanceSource
1 North Queensland Cowboys24  - 12 St George Illawarra DragonsSaturday, 16 March, 7:35pm1300Smiles StadiumBen Cummins, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski18,415[11]
2 St George Illawarra Dragons18  - 34 South Sydney RabbitohsThursday, 21 March, 7:55pmNetstrata Jubilee StadiumGerard Sutton, Peter Gough10,080[12]
3 Brisbane Broncos24  - 25 St George Illawarra DragonsThursday, 28 March, 7:55pmSuncorp StadiumBen Cummins, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski21,081[13]
4 Newcastle Knights12  - 13 St George Illawarra DragonsSunday, 7 April, 6:10pmMcDonald Jones StadiumMatt Cecchin, Adam Cassidy19,105[14]
5 St George Illawarra Dragons40  - 4 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSunday, 14 April, 4:05pmNetstrata Jubilee OvalAshley Klein, Gerard Sutton13,409[15]
6 St George Illawarra Dragons12  - 10 Manly Warringah Sea EaglesSaturday, 20 April, 7:35pmWIN StadiumDavid Munro, Liam Kennedy14,268[16]
7
(ANZAC Day)		 Sydney Roosters20  - 10 St George Illawarra DragonsThursday, 25 April, 4:05pmSydney Cricket GroundBen Cummins, Grant Atkins38,414[17]
8 Parramatta Eels32  - 18 St George Illawarra DragonsSunday, 5 May, 4:05pmBankwest StadiumAshley Klein, Chris Butler25,872[18]
9
(Magic Round)		 New Zealand Warriors26  - 18 St George Illawarra DragonsSaturday, 11 May, 5:30pmSuncorp StadiumAdam Gee, Gavin Badger41,612[19]
10 St George Illawarra Dragons12  - 45 Newcastle KnightsSunday, 19 May, 2:00pmGlen Willow Regional Sports StadiumGerard Sutton, Liam Kennedy9,267[20]
11 St George Illawarra Dragons9  - 22 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksSunday, 26 May, 4:05pmWIN StadiumAdam Gee, Gavin Badger14,586[21]
12BYE
13
(Queen's Birthday)		 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs12  - 36 St George Illawarra DragonsMonday, 10 June, 4:05pmANZ StadiumGerard Sutton, Liam Kennedy16,003[22]
14 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles14  - 34 St George Illawarra DragonsSunday, 16 June, 2:00pmLottolandChris Sutton, Phil Henderson8,468[23]
15 St George Illawarra Dragons22  - 14 North Queensland CowboysFriday, 28 June, 6:00pmWIN StadiumHenry Perenara, Liam Kennedy7,008[24]
16 St George Illawarra Dragons14  - 16 Melbourne StormThursday, 4 July, 7:55pmWIN StadiumBen Cummins, David Munro5,578[25]
17 St George Illawarra Dragons14  - 36 Canberra RaidersSunday, 14 July, 6:10pmWIN StadiumAshley Klein9,159[26]
18 Penrith Panthers40  - 18 St George Illawarra DragonsFriday, 19 July, 7:55pmPanthers StadiumGrant Atkins, Jon Stone13,610[27]
19 South Sydney Rabbitohs20  - 16 St George Illawarra DragonsFriday, 26 July, 7:55pmANZ StadiumGerard Sutton, Matt Noyen12,318[28]
20 St George Illawarra Dragons4  - 12 Parramatta EelsSunday, 4 August, 4:05pmNetstrata Jubilee StadiumAshley Klein9,645[29]
21 St George Illawarra Dragons40  - 28 Gold Coast TitansSaturday, 10 August, 3:00pmNetstrata Jubilee StadiumHenry Perenara, Liam Kennedy6,532[30]
22 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks18  - 12 St George Illawarra DragonsSunday, 18 August, 4:05pmSouthern Cross Group StadiumAdam Gee, Jon Stone13,652[31]
23 St George Illawarra Dragons12  - 34 Sydney RoostersSaturday, 24 August, 7:35pmNetstrata Jubilee StadiumChris Sutton, Belinda Sharpe9,087[32]
24 St George Illawarra Dragons14  - 42 Wests TigersSunday, 1 September, 4:05pmSydney Cricket GroundMatt Cecchin, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski9,136[33]
25 Gold Coast Titans16  - 24 St George Illawarra DragonsSaturday, 7 September, 7:35pmCbus Super StadiumZiggy Przeklasa-Adamski, Gavin Badger11,274[34]

Representative Honours

The following players have played a representative match in 2019.

Player2019 All Stars matchState of Origin 12019 Oceania Cup and InternationalsState of Origin 2State of Origin 3World Cup 9sPrime Minister's XIII2019 Oceania Cup, 2019 Great Britain Lions tour and Internationals
Josh KerrIndigenous All Stars–––––––
Ben Hunt–Queensland–QueenslandQueenslandAustraliaPrime Minister's XIIIAustralia
Paul Vaughan–New South Wales–New South WalesNew South Wales––Australia
Tyson Frizell–New South Wales–New South WalesNew South WalesAustraliaPrime Minister's XIIIAustralia
Mikaele Ravalawa––Fiji–––––
Korbin Sims––Fiji–––––
Steven Marsters––Cook Islands––Cook Islands––
Tariq Sims–––New South Wales––––
Corey Norman––––Queensland–––
James Graham–––––England–Great Britain
Gareth Widdop–––––England–Great Britain
Tim Lafai–––––Samoa–Samoa
Luciano Leilua–––––SamoaSamoa

NRL Women's

Captain:Sam Bremner
Coach:Daniel Lacey
League:NRL Women's
League Draws:0
League Losses:1
League Rank:2nd
League Wins:2
Points Against:36
Points For:54
Top Goals:Maddie Studdon (8)
Top Points:Maddie Studdon (16)
Top Tries:Jessica Sergis (3)
Year:2019

Ladder

Ladder Progression

Round123
Ladder Position4th2nd2nd
Source: [35]

Season Results

RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (AEDT)VenueRefereeAttendanceSource
1 St George Illawarra Dragons4  - 14 Brisbane BroncosSunday, 15 September, 2:05pmBankwest StadiumAdam Cassidy, Martin Jones—[36]
2 New Zealand Warriors6 – 26 St George Illawarra DragonsSunday, 22 September, 1:15pmMount Smart StadiumKasey Badger, Ethan Menchin—[37]
3 St George Illawarra Dragons24 – 16 Sydney RoostersSunday, 29 September, 1:15pmLeichhardt OvalKasey Badger, Daniel Schwass2,293[38]
Grand Final Brisbane Broncos30 – 6 St George Illawarra DragonsSunday, 6 October, 4:00pmANZ StadiumKasey Badger, Daniel Schwass—[39]

Notes

References

  1. Web site: Dragons sign Korbin Sims. 2018-07-17. St George Illawarra Dragons. en. 2019-12-20.
  2. Web site: Dragons sign Patrick Kaufusi. 2019-06-21. St George Illawarra Dragons. en. 2019-12-20.
  3. Web site: Dragons sign Corey Norman. 2018-12-19. St George Illawarra Dragons. en. 2019-12-20.
  4. Web site: Ah Mau to depart Dragons. 2018-07-09. St George Illawarra Dragons. en. 2019-12-20.
  5. Web site: Dragons release Macdonald, sign three more. 2018-10-09. St George Illawarra Dragons. en. 2019-12-20.
  6. Web site: Dragons release Kurt Mann. 2018-12-10. St George Illawarra Dragons. en. 2019-12-20.
  7. Web site: Jason Nightingale to retire at season's end. 2018-08-08. St George Illawarra Dragons. en. 2019-12-20.
  8. Web site: 2019 NRL Ladder. National Rugby League. en. 2019-12-20.
  9. Web site: Dragons v Knights - Round 2, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-10.
  10. Web site: Charity Shield: Dragons v Rabbitohs Austadiums. www.austadiums.com. 2020-01-10.
  11. Web site: Cowboys v Dragons - Round 1, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-29.
  12. Web site: Dragons v Rabbitohs - Round 2, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-29.
  13. Web site: Broncos v Dragons - Round 3, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-29.
  14. Web site: Knights v Dragons - Round 4, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-29.
  15. Web site: Dragons v Bulldogs - Round 5, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-29.
  16. Web site: Dragons v Sea Eagles - Round 6, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-29.
  17. Web site: Roosters v Dragons - Round 7, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-29.
  18. Web site: Eels v Dragons - Round 8, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-29.
  19. Web site: Warriors v Dragons - Round 9, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-29.
  20. Web site: Dragons v Knights - Round 10, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-29.
  21. Web site: Dragons v Sharks - Round 11, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-29.
  22. Web site: Bulldogs v Dragons - Round 13, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-29.
  23. Web site: Sea Eagles v Dragons - Round 14, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-29.
  24. Web site: Dragons v Cowboys - Round 15, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-29.
  25. Web site: Dragons v Storm - Round 16, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-29.
  26. Web site: Dragons v Raiders - Round 17, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-29.
  27. Web site: Panthers v Dragons - Round 18, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-29.
  28. Web site: Rabbitohs v Dragons - Round 19, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-29.
  29. Web site: Dragons v Eels - Round 20, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-29.
  30. Web site: Dragons v Titans - Round 21, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-29.
  31. Web site: Sharks v Dragons - Round 22, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-29.
  32. Web site: Dragons v Roosters - Round 23, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-29.
  33. Web site: Dragons v Wests Tigers - Round 24, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-29.
  34. Web site: Titans v Dragons - Round 25, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-29.
  35. Web site: 2019 NRLW Ladder. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-17.
  36. Web site: Dragons v Broncos - Round 1, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-17.
  37. Web site: Warriors v Dragons - Round 2, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-17.
  38. Web site: Dragons v Roosters - Round 3, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-17.
  39. Web site: Broncos v Dragons - Grand Final, 2019 - Match Centre. National Rugby League. en. 2020-01-17.

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