2021 St. George Illawarra Dragons season explained

Ceo:Ryan Webb
League Wins:8
Year:2021
Top Tries:Mikaele Ravalawa (14)
Top Points:Zac Lomax (86)
Top Goals:Zac Lomax (35)
Stadium:Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
WIN Stadium
Prev Season:2020
Points For:474
Points Against:616
Next Season:2022
League Rank:11th
Ceo Title:CEO
League Losses:16
League Draws:0
League:NRL
Captain:Cameron McInnes
Ben Hunt
Coach:Anthony Griffin

The 2021 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the 23rd in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons' men's team competed in the NRL's 2021 Telstra Premiership season. The women's team, was scheduled to play their fourth season in the NRLW's 2021 Telstra Women's Premiership season, however that has since been postponed to 2022.[1]

Squad

Gains and losses

or Player2020 Club2021 ClubSource
Daniel Alvaro Parramatta Eels St. George Illawarra Dragons[2]
Gerard BealeRetirement St. George Illawarra Dragons[3]
Jack Bird Brisbane Broncos St. George Illawarra Dragons[4]
Billy Burns Penrith Panthers St. George Illawarra Dragons[5]
Poasa Faamausili Sydney Roosters St. George Illawarra Dragons[6]
Freddy Lussick Sydney Roosters St. George Illawarra Dragons (loan)[7]
Andrew McCullough Brisbane Broncos St. George Illawarra Dragons[8]
Josh McGuire North Queensland Cowboys St. George Illawarra Dragons[9]
Jamayne Taunoa-Brown New Zealand Warriors St. George Illawarra Dragons (loan)[10]
Euan Aitken St. George Illawarra Dragons New Zealand Warriors[11]
Eddie Blacker St. George Illawarra Dragons Penrith Panthers[12]
Tyson Frizell St. George Illawarra Dragons Newcastle Knights[13]
Jason Saab St. George Illawarra Dragons Manly Warringah Sea Eagles[14]
Korbin Sims St. George Illawarra Dragons Hull Kingston Rovers (Super League)[15] [16]
Paul Vaughan St. George Illawarra DragonsSacked (mid-season)[17]

Ladder

Ladder progression

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Ladder Position12th11th5th6th4th6th6th6th6th6th7th8th8th8th7th7th7th7th8th10th11th11th12th12th11th
Source:[18]

Season results

Pre-season trials

RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and Time (AEDT)VenueRefereeAttendanceSource
1 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks36 – 28 St. George Illawarra DragonsFriday, 12 February, 5:30pmPointsBet StadiumTodd Smith—[19]
2 St. George Illawarra Dragons6 – 28 Parramatta EelsThursday, 18 February, 6:00pmNetstrata Jubilee StadiumMatt Noyen—[20]
3
(Charity Shield)		 St. George Illawarra Dragons16 – 48 South Sydney RabbitohsSaturday, 27 February, 7:00pmGlen Willow Regional Sports StadiumPeter Gough6,840[21]

NRL season

RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and Time (AEDT round 1–3, AEST round 4–25)VenueRefereeAttendanceSource
1 St. George Illawarra Dragons18 – 32 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksSunday, 14 March, 6:15pmNetstrata Jubilee StadiumPeter Gough7,636[22]
2 North Queensland Cowboys18 – 25 St. George Illawarra DragonsSaturday, 20 March, 7:35pmQueensland Country Bank StadiumBen Cummins15,120[23]
3 St. George Illawarra Dragons38 – 12 Manly Warringah Sea EaglesFriday, 26 March, 6:00pmWIN StadiumChris Sutton9,253[24]
4
(Alex McKinnon Cup)		 Newcastle Knights13 – 22 St. George Illawarra DragonsSunday, 4 April, 4:05pmMcDonald Jones StadiumPeter Gough21,770[25]
5 Parramatta Eels12 – 26 St. George Illawarra DragonsSunday, 11 April, 6:15pmBankwest StadiumGrant Atkins24,384[26]
6 St. George Illawarra Dragons14 – 20 New Zealand WarriorsSunday, 4 April, 2:00pmNetstrata Jubilee StadiumChris Sutton11,222[27]
7(ANZAC Day) Sydney Roosters34 – 10 St. George Illawarra DragonsSunday, 25 April, 4:05pmSydney Cricket GroundAshley Klein37,620[28]
8 St. George Illawarra Dragons8 – 16 Wests TigersSunday, 2 May, 4:05pmWIN StadiumChris Sutton12,323[29]
9 St. George Illawarra Dragons32 – 12 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSunday, 9 May, 4:05pmNetstrata Jubilee StadiumBen Cummins7,253[30]
10(Magic Round) Melbourne Storm44 – 18 St George Illawarra DragonsSunday, 16 May, 4:05pmSuncorp StadiumPeter Gough41,983[31]
11 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks13 – 12 St George Illawarra DragonsFriday, 21 May, 7:55pmNetstrata Jubilee StadiumBen Cummins8,947[32]
12 Wests Tigers34 – 18 St George Illawarra DragonsFriday, 28 May, 7:55pmBankwest StadiumAdam Gee9,982[33]
13 St George Illawarra Dragons52 – 24 Brisbane BroncosThursday, 3 June, 7:50pmNetstrata Jubilee StadiumMatt Cecchin5,107[34]
14(Queen's Birthday) Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs28 – 6 St George Illawarra DragonsMonday, 14 June, 4:00pmStadium AustraliaGerard Sutton17,382[35]
15 St George Illawarra Dragons22 – 20 Canberra RaidersSaturday, 19 June, 5:30pmWIN StadiumChris Sutton9,239[36]
16 New Zealand Warriors18 – 19 St. George Illawarra DragonsFriday, 2 July, 6:00pmMount Smart StadiumPeter Gough0[37]
17BYE
18 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles32 – 18 St. George Illawarra DragonsFriday, 16 July, 8:05pmCbus Super StadiumAdam Gee15,038[38]
19 St. George Illawarra Dragons10 – 32 Gold Coast TitansSunday, 25 July, 2:00pmCbus Super StadiumGerard Sutton4,424[39]
20 St. George Illawarra Dragons14 – 50 South Sydney RabbitohsSunday, 1 August, 6:25pmSuncorp StadiumChris Butler0[40]
21 Canberra Raiders20 – 12 St. George Illawarra DragonsFriday, 6 August, 6:00pmCbus Super StadiumChris Sutton0[41]
22 St. George Illawarra Dragons16 – 34 Penrith PanthersFriday, 13 August, 6:00pmSuncorp StadiumBen Cummins6,653[42]
23 St. George Illawarra Dragons22 – 40 Sydney RoostersSunday, 22 August, 2:00pmClive Berghofer StadiumChris Sutton7,822[43]
24 St. George Illawarra Dragons26 – 38 North Queensland CowboysSaturday, 28 August, 3:00pmBrowne ParkPeter Gough4,487[44]
25 South Sydney Rabbitohs20 – 16 St. George Illawarra DragonsSaturday, 4 September, 7:35pmSunshine Coast StadiumMatt Cecchin3,295[45]

Representative honours

Player2021 All Stars matchState of Origin 1State of Origin 2State of Origin 3
Tyrell FuimaonoIndigenous All Stars
Josh KerrIndigenous All Stars
Tariq SimsNew South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales
Ben HuntQueenslandQueenslandQueensland
Andrew McCulloughQueensland

References

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