St. George Illawarra Dragons Women Explained

Fullname:	St. George Illawarra Dragons Rugby League Football Club
Nickname:	Dragons, Saints, Red V
Shortname:	Dragons -->
Founded:	Team: Club:
Ground:	WIN Stadium, Wollongong
Capacity:	23,000
Ground2:	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah
Capacity2:	20,500
Owners:	St George Dragons (50%), Illawarra Steelers (25%), WIN Corporation (25%) -->
Chairman:	Andrew Gordon
Ceo:	Ryan Webb
Coach:	Jamie Soward
League:	National Rugby League
Season:	2023 season
Position:	7th
Premierships:	0
Runnerups:	2
Runnerupyears:	2019, 2021
Minorpremierships:	0
Spoons:	2
Spoonyears:	2018, 2020
Cap:	26
Mostcap:	Teagan Berry
Points:	98
Mostpoints:	Teagan Berry
Tries:	24
Current:	2023 NRL Women's season
Ninespremierships:	1
Ninespremiershipsyear:	2020
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St. George Illawarra Dragons Women are a rugby league team, representing both the Illawarra and St George regions of New South Wales. The team is part of the St. George Illawarra Dragons club and plays in the National Rugby League Women's Premiership.

Seasons

Season	Regular Season								Finals	Nines
	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos
2018	3	1	0	2	26	66	2	4th			^[1] ^[2]
2019	3	2	0	1	54	36	4				^[3]
2020	3	0	0	3	18	58	0	4th			^[4]
2021	5	4	0	1	104	48	8				^[5] ^[6]
2022	5	3	0	2	75	104	6				^[7] ^[8]
2023	9	3	0	6	182	210	6	7th			^[9]

Head-to-head records

Opponent	First Meeting							Win %	Share
align=left		9 Sep 2018	7	1	0	6	align=right	67	align=right	178	14.29%	27.35%
align=left		15 Sep 2018	3	2	0	1	align=right	58	align=right	38	66.67%	60.42%
align=left		22 Sep 2018	8	2	0	6	align=right	62	align=right	178	25.00%	25.83%
align=left		27 Feb 2022	5	3	0	2	align=right	102	align=right	83	60.00%	55.14%
align=left		6 Mar 2022	3	3	0	0	align=right	64	align=right	22	100.00%	74.42%
align=left		20 Mar 2022	5	2	0	3	align=right	88	align=right	106	40.00%	45.36%
align=left		29 Jul 2023	1	0	0	1	align=right	18	align=right	19	0.00%	48.65%
align=left		19 Aug 2023	1	1	0	0	align=right	20	align=right	16	100.00%	55.56%
align=left		2 Sep 2023	2	1	0	1	align=right	82	align=right	54	50.00%	60.29%
align=left		7 Sep 2023	1	0	0	1	align=right	8	align=right	16	0.00%	33.33%
align=left	Totals !	9 Sep 2018	36	15	0	21	569	710	41.67%	44.49%

Notes

• Share % is the percentage of points For over the sum of points For and Against.
• Clubs listed in the order than the Dragons Women first played them.
• Last updated: 19 August 2024

Coach

In October 2021, the club announced that Jamie Soward would coach the Dragons Women in the 2021 season.^{[10] [11]} In August 2023, the club extended Soward's tenure for a further two years.^[12]

Coach	Season Span							Win %	Share %
align=left	Daniel Lacey	20182020	10	3	0	7	align=right	104	align=right	190	30.00%	35.37%
align=left		20212024	26	12	0	14	align=right	465	align=right	520	46.15%	47.21%

Table last updated: 19 August 2024.

Current squad

The team is coached by Jamie Soward.

Club records

Player records

Lists and tables last updated: 19 August 2024.

Most Games for the Dragons

• Teagan Berry – 27, Keeley Davis – 23, Holli Wheeler – 20, Kezie Apps – 19, Shaylee Bent – 19, Keele Browne – 18, Raecene McGregor – 16, Renee Targett – 15, Elsie Albert – 15.

Most Tries for the Dragons

• Teagan Berry – 25, Margot Vella – 7, Madison Bartlett – 6, Jessica Sergis – 5, Emma Tonegato – 5, Quincy Dodd – 5.

Most Points for the Dragons (20+)

Player	2024 Club		!			Points
align=left		align=center		27	25	1	0	102
align=left	Rachael Pearson		12	1	20	1	45
align=left		align=center		16	0	21	0	42
align=left		align=center		10	7	0	0	28
align=left		align=center		6	6	0	0	24
align=left		align=center		10	5	0	0	20
align=left		align=center		13	5	0	0	20
align=left		align=center		18	5	0	0	20

Most Points in a Season (16+)

Player	Season		!			Points
align=left		align=center	2023	9	11	0	0	44
align=left	Rachael Pearson	2021	6	1	12	0	28
align=left		align=center	2021	6	6	0	0	24
align=left		align=center	2023	9	0	14	0	28
align=left		align=center	2022	6	5	0	0	20
align=left		align=center	2023	8	5	0	0	20
align=left		align=center	2023	9	3	4	0	20
align=left		align=center	2019	4	0	8	0	16
align=left	Rachael Pearson	2022	6	0	8	1	17
align=left		align=center	2021	7	4	0	0	16
align=left		align=center	2021	7	4	0	0	16
align=left		align=center	2024	4	4	0	0	16
align=left	Kimberley Hunt	align=center	2024	3	4	0	0	16

Margins and streaks

Biggest winning margins

Biggest losing margins

Margin	Score	Opponent	Venue	Date
align=center	34	12–46	Brisbane Broncos		16 Sep 2023
align=center	30	0–30	Sydney Roosters		3 Aug 2023
align=center	28	6–34	Sydney Roosters		2 Sep 2022
align=center	26	0–26	Sydney Roosters		22 Sep 2018
align=center	26	4–30	Brisbane Broncos		9 Sep 2018

Most consecutive wins

• 3 (20 March 2021 3 April 2021)

Most consecutive losses

• 4 (6 October 2019 17 October 2020)
• 4 (7 September 2023 4 August 2024)

Individual awards

Club awards

Club	Player of the Year	Red V Members' Award	Coach's Award	Emerging Talent	Top Try Scorer	Top Points Scorer
2018	Holli Wheeler		Honey Hireme		5 with 1 try each	Shakiah Tungai 10	^[13] ^[14]
2019	Jessica Sergis		Botille Vette-Welsh		Jessica Sergis 3	Maddie Studdon 16	^[15] ^[16]
2020	Shaylee Bent		Keeley Davis		4 with 1 try each	Teagan Berry 6	^[17]
2021	Elsie Albert and Emma Tonegato		Shaylee Bent		Madison Bartlett 6	Rachael Pearson 28	^[18]
2022	Holli Wheeler	Kezie Apps	Taliah Fuimaono	Tara McGrath-West	Teagan Berry 5	Teagan Berry 20	^[19]
2023	Teagan Berry	Teagan Berry	Alexis Tauaneai	Ella Koster	Teagan Berry 11	Teagan Berry 44	^[20]

Attendances

This section last updated 8 August 2024.

Ground	Game Day Format	Matches	Aggregate	Average	Highest
					Crowd	Match Details
	align=left	Stand-Alone	align=center	1	1,023	1,023	1,023	align=left	2021 Round 5 vs Roosters
	align=left	Multiple NRLW	align=center	2	3,048	1,524	1,736	align=left	2023 Round 9 vs Broncos
	align=left	NRLW and NRL	align=center	0
	align=left	Total	align=center	3	4,071	1,357	1,736
	align=left	Stand-Alone	align=center	1	1,521	1,521	1,521	align=left	2023 Round 4 vs Raiders
align=left	Multiple NRLW	align=center	1	2,079	2,079	2,079	align=left	2021 Round 2 vs Eels
align=left	NRLW and NRL	align=center	3	21,735	7,245	10,728	align=left	2024 Round 1 vs Titans. NRL vs Panthers
align=left	Total	align=center	5	25,335	5,067	10,728

History

In December 2017, the St. George Illawarra Dragons expressed their interest in applying for a licence to participate in the inaugural NRL Women's season.^[21] In March 2018, they were awarded one of four licences for the league's inaugural season, to commence in September of the same year.^[22]

Daniel Lacey was appointed to coach the side.^[23]

In June 2018, Sam Bremner, Kezie Apps and Talesha Quinn were unveiled as the club's first three signings.^[24]

The Dragon's first NRLW match was played on Sunday, 9 September 2018. Captain Sam Bremner scored the Dragons' first try, in a 30

–4 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.^{[25] [26] [27]} The Dragons' first win occurred in their second match, against the New Zealand Warriors on Sunday, 15 September 2018. The Dragons won by a margin of 22–10.^{[28] [29] [30]}

Players

The following players have appeared in NRL Women's Premiership matches for the Dragons.
Table last updated: 19 August 2024.

Order	Player	Dragons	First Appearance
					Pts	Game	Date	Opponent
1	align=left		4	1	0	0	4	1	9 Sep 2018	align=left	Broncos
2	align=left		7	1	0	0	4	1	9 Sep 2018	align=left	Broncos
3	align=left		10	5	0	0	20	1	9 Sep 2018	align=left	Broncos
4	align=left		3	1	0	0	4	1	9 Sep 2018	align=left	Broncos
5	align=left		8	3	3	0	18	1	9 Sep 2018	align=left	Broncos
6	align=left		3	0	0	0	0	1	9 Sep 2018	align=left	Broncos
7	align=left		16	0	21	0	42	1	9 Sep 2018	align=left	Broncos
8	align=left		3	0	0	0	0	1	9 Sep 2018	align=left	Broncos
9	align=left		1	0	0	0	0	1	9 Sep 2018	align=left	Broncos
10	align=left		19	2	0	0	8	1	9 Sep 2018	align=left	Broncos
11	align=left		3	0	0	0	0	1	9 Sep 2018	align=left	Broncos
12	align=left		20	0	2	0	4	1	9 Sep 2018	align=left	Broncos
13	align=left		3	0	0	0	0	1	9 Sep 2018	align=left	Broncos
14	align=left		3	0	0	0	0	1	9 Sep 2018	align=left	Broncos
15	align=left		3	0	0	0	0	1	9 Sep 2018	align=left	Broncos
16	align=left		23	1	0	0	4	1	9 Sep 2018	align=left	Broncos
17	align=left		3	0	0	0	0	1	9 Sep 2018	align=left	Broncos
18	align=left		2	0	0	0	0	2	15 Sep 2018	align=left	Warriors
19	align=left		2	0	0	0	0	2	15 Sep 2018	align=left	Warriors
20	align=left		4	1	0	0	4	4	15 Sep 2019	align=left	Broncos
21	align=left		1	0	0	0	0	4	15 Sep 2019	align=left	Broncos
22	align=left		6	3	0	0	12	4	15 Sep 2019	align=left	Broncos
23	align=left		1	0	0	0	0	4	15 Sep 2019	align=left	Broncos
24	align=left		6	0	8	0	16	4	15 Sep 2019	align=left	Broncos
25	align=left		1	0	0	0	0	4	15 Sep 2019	align=left	Broncos
26	align=left		4	0	0	0	0	4	15 Sep 2019	align=left	Broncos
27	align=left		4	1	0	0	4	4	15 Sep 2019	align=left	Broncos
28	align=left		19	2	0	0	8	4	15 Sep 2019	align=left	Broncos
29	align=left		12	1	0	0	4	4	15 Sep 2019	align=left	Broncos
30	align=left		4	0	0	0	0	4	15 Sep 2019	align=left	Broncos
31	align=left		4	0	0	0	0	4	15 Sep 2019	align=left	Broncos
32	align=left		6	1	0	0	4	5	22 Sep 2019	align=left	Warriors
33	align=left		3	0	0	0	0	5	22 Sep 2019	align=left	Warriors
34	align=left		2	0	0	0	0	8	3 Oct 2020	align=left	Roosters
35	align=left		9	3	0	0	12	8	3 Oct 2020	align=left	Roosters
36	align=left		5	0	0	0	0	8	3 Oct 2020	align=left	Roosters
37	align=left		15	3	0	0	12	8	3 Oct 2020	align=left	Roosters
38	align=left		3	0	0	0	0	8	3 Oct 2020	align=left	Roosters
39	align=left		3	0	0	0	0	8	3 Oct 2020	align=left	Roosters
40	align=left		3	0	0	0	0	8	3 Oct 2020	align=left	Roosters
41	align=left		10	0	0	0	0	8	3 Oct 2020	align=left	Roosters
42	align=left		2	0	0	0	0	9	10 Oct 2020	align=left	Broncos
43	align=left		27	25	1	0	102	10	17 Oct 2020	align=left	Warriors
44	align=left		1	0	0	0	0	10	17 Oct 2020	align=left	Warriors
45	align=left		13	5	0	0	20	11	27 Feb 2022	align=left	Titans
46	align=left		12	4	0	0	16	11	27 Feb 2022	align=left	Titans
47	align=left		6	6	0	0	24	11	27 Feb 2022	align=left	Titans
48	align=left		13	1	0	0	4	11	27 Feb 2022	align=left	Titans
49	align=left		12	1	20	1	45	11	27 Feb 2022	align=left	Titans
50	align=left		13	2	0	0	8	11	27 Feb 2022	align=left	Titans
51	align=left		6	1	0	0	4	11	27 Feb 2022	align=left	Titans
52	align=left		4	0	0	0	0	11	27 Feb 2022	align=left	Titans
53	align=left		6	0	0	0	0	11	27 Feb 2022	align=left	Titans
54	align=left		18	3	0	0	12	12	6 Mar 2022	align=left	Eels
55	align=left		5	0	0	0	0	12	6 Mar 2022	align=left	Eels
56	align=left		15	0	0	0	0	12	6 Mar 2022	align=left	Eels
57	align=left		3	0	0	0	0	13	13 Mar 2022	align=left	Broncos
58	align=left		1	0	0	0	0	14	20 Mar 2022	align=left	Knights
59	align=left		5	1	0	0	4	18	21 Aug 2022	align=left	Titans
60	align=left		13	0	0	0	0	18	21 Aug 2022	align=left	Titans
61	align=left		5	1	0	0	4	18	21 Aug 2022	align=left	Titans
62	align=left		1	0	0	0	0	20	2 Sep 2022	align=left	Roosters
63	align=left		14	2	0	0	8	21	10 Sep 2022	align=left	Broncos
64	align=left		2	0	0	0	0	22	18 Sep 2022	align=left	Knights
65	align=left		2	2	0	0	8	24	22 Jul 2023	align=left	Knights
66	align=left		9	3	0	0	12	24	22 Jul 2023	align=left	Knights
67	align=left		13	1	0	0	4	24	22 Jul 2023	align=left	Knights
68	align=left		11	3	4	0	20	24	22 Jul 2023	align=left	Knights
69	align=left		13	0	0	0	0	24	22 Jul 2023	align=left	Knights
70	align=left		6	0	0	0	0	24	22 Jul 2023	align=left	Knights
71	align=left		8	1	0	0	4	24	22 Jul 2023	align=left	Knights
72	align=left		11	1	0	0	4	24	22 Jul 2023	align=left	Knights
73	align=left		11	0	3	0	6	24	22 Jul 2023	align=left	Knights
74	align=left		9	2	0	0	8	24	22 Jul 2023	align=left	Knights
75	align=left		10	7	0	0	28	25	29 Jul 2023	align=left	Eels
76	align=left		4	3	0	0	12	25	29 Jul 2023	align=left	Eels
77	align=left		4	0	0	0	0	25	29 Jul 2023	align=left	Eels
78	align=left		5	0	0	0	0	26	3 Aug 2023	align=left	Roosters
79	align=left		4	0	0	0	0	27	12 Aug 2023	align=left	Raiders
80	align=left		3	0	0	0	0	28	19 Aug 2023	align=left	Wests Tigers
81	align=left		3	0	0	0	0	28	19 Aug 2023	align=left	Wests Tigers
82	align=left		5	1	0	0	4	30	2 Sep 2023	align=left	Cowboys
83	align=left		1	1	0	0	4	32	16 Sep 2023	align=left	Broncos
84	align=left		5	0	0	0	0	32	16 Sep 2023	align=left	Broncos
85	align=left		2	0	0	0	0	33	28 Jul 2024	align=left	Titans
86	align=left		4	1	0	0	4	33	28 Jul 2024	align=left	Titans
87	align=left		3	0	0	0	0	33	28 Jul 2024	align=left	Titans
88	align=left		3	4	0	0	16	34	4 Aug 2024	align=left	Cowboys
89	align=left		1	0	0	0	0	36	18 Aug 2024	align=left	Roosters

Notes and References

1. Web site: Simon scores four as Roosters reach NRLW decider. Newton. Alicia. 22 Sep 2018. NRL. 4 Jul 2022.
2. Web site: Simon's awesome foursome helps Roosters book GF spot. Robertson. Josh. 22 Sep 2018. League Unlimited. 4 Jul 2022.
3. Web site: Broncos thump Dragons to claim back-to-back NRLW titles. Newton. Alicia. 6 Oct 2019. NRL. 4 Jul 2022. 18 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210618171100/https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/10/06/broncos-thump-dragons-to-win-back-to-back-nrlw-titles/. live.
4. Web site: Dragons women champs after final onslaught shocks Broncos. Newton. Alicia. 15 Feb 2020. NRL. 19 Sep 2023.
5. Web site: Third time lucky as Roosters down Dragons in epic NRLW decider. Lenehan. Martin. 10 Apr 2022. NRL. 13 Apr 2022. 14 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220414200816/https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/04/10/third-time-lucky-as-roosters-down-dragons-in-epic-nrlw-decider/. live.
6. Web site: Roosters queens of the Coop with their first NRLW Premiership. Lucantonio. AJ. 10 Apr 2022. League Unlimited. 13 Apr 2022. 10 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220410081606/https://leagueunlimited.com/news/37166-dragons-v-roosters-report/. live.
7. Web site: Knights book Grand Final spot after stunning Dragons at Suncorp. Hogan. Kelsey. 25 Sep 2022. NRL. 26 Sep 2022.
8. Web site: Knights dominate Dragons to book place in NRLW Grand Final. Huxtable. Adam. 25 Sep 2022. League Unlimited. 26 Sep 2022.
9. Web site: Broncos lock in finals berth after big win over Dragons. Schouw. Paige. 16 Sep 2023. NRL. 19 Sep 2023.
10. Web site: Soward appointed Dragons NRLW coach. Newton. Alicia. 21 Oct 2021. NRL. 19 Sep 2023.
11. Web site: Soward takes fulltime job with at Dragons. Bailey. Scott. 21 Oct 2021. Canberra Times. AAP. 19 Sep 2023.
12. Web site: Jamie Soward agrees to historic two-year contract. Chalk. Ethan Lee. 14 Aug 2023. Zero Tackle. 19 Sep 2023.
13. Web site: Holli Wheeler named Dragons' NRLW Player of the Year. 10 Oct 2018. Dragons.com.au. 20 Sep 2023.
14. Web site: Honey Hireme wins Dragons' NRLW Coach's Award. 10 Oct 2018. Dragons.com.au. 20 Sep 2023.
15. Web site: McInnes, Sergis named Dragons' Player of the Year. 8 Oct 2019. Dragons.com.au. 20 Sep 2023.
16. Web site: Players of the Year reflect on 2019. 10 Oct 2019. Dragons.com.au. 20 Sep 2023.
17. Web site: Bent wins big as Dragons round out 2020 awards. 17 Oct 2020. Dragons.com.au. 20 Sep 2023.
18. Web site: Albert, Tonegato claim Dragons' NRLW Player of the Year Medal. 12 Apr 2022. NRL. Dragons. 13 Apr 2022.
19. Web site: Hunt, Wheeler named Dragons' Players of the Year. 4 Oct 2022. Dragons.com.au. 20 Sep 2023.
20. Web site: Berry doubles up to headline Dragons NRLW Awards. 17 Sep 2023. Dragons.com.au. 20 Sep 2023.
21. Web site: 2017-12-06 . Dragons confirm interest in women's competition . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171215111336/https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2017/12/06/dragons-confirm-interest-in-womens-competition/ . 2017-12-15 . 2017-12-07 . St. George Illawarra Dragons.
22. Web site: 2018-03-27 . Dragons granted NRL Women's Premiership licence . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180327144943/https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2018/03/27/dragons-granted-nrl-womens-premiership-license/ . 2018-03-27 . 2018-03-27 . St. George Illawarra Dragons.
23. Web site: 2018-03-22 . Dragons confirm key Women's Premiership staff appointments . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180327144954/https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2018/03/22/dragons-confirm-key-womens-premiership-staff-appointments/ . 2018-03-27 . 2018-03-27 . St. George Illawarra Dragons.
24. Web site: Stanton . Tanisha . 2018-06-05 . Dragons trio ready to light up NRL Women's Premiership . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141407/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/06/05/dragons-trio-ready-to-light-up-nrl-womens-premiership/ . 2018-06-12 . 2018-06-05 . National Rugby League.
25. Web site: Baker double helps NRLW Broncos thrash Dragons. Davies. Justin. 9 Sep 2018. League Unlimited. 4 Jul 2022. 4 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704181055/https://leagueunlimited.com/news/32536-broncos-v-dragons-report/. live.
26. Web site: Breayley and Baker spark Broncos' demolition of Dragons. Golden. Josh. 9 Sep 2018. NRL. 4 Jul 2022. 29 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210729231449/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/09/09/chelsea-baker-stars-as-brisbane-broncos-dominate-st-george-illawarra-dragons/. live.
27. Web site: Match Highlights: Roosters v Warriors - NRLW Round 1; 2018. 8 Sep 2018. NRL. 4 Jul 2022. 8 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180908105608/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/09/08/match-highlights-roosters-v-warriors--nrlw-round-1-2018/. live.
28. Web site: Dragons keep Grand Final hopes alive. Robertson. Josh. 15 Sep 2018. League Unlimited. 4 Jul 2022. 4 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704181052/https://leagueunlimited.com/news/32572-dragons-v-warriors-report/. live.
29. Web site: Dragons outclass Warriors for first NRLW win. Newton. Alicia. 15 Sep 2018. NRL. 4 Jul 2022. 4 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704043619/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/09/15/dragons-outlcass-warriors-for-first-nrlw-win/. live.
30. Web site: Match Highlights: NRLW Dragons v Warriors - Round 2; 2018. 15 Sep 2018. NRL. 4 Jul 2022. 4 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704034226/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/09/15/match-highlights-nrlw-dragons-v-warriors--round-2-2018/. live.