2019 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

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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.

2019 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
NRL Rank15th
2019 recordWins: 8; Draws: 0; Losses: 16
Points scoredFor: 427; Against: 575
Team information
CEOBrian Johnston
CoachPaul McGregor
Captain
  • Gareth Widdop
StadiumNetstrata Jubilee Stadium, WIN Stadium
Avg. attendance9,813
High attendance14,586 (vs. Cronulla, round 11)
Top scorers
TriesMikaele Ravalawa (11)
GoalsGareth Widdop (30)
PointsGareth Widdop (64)
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Squad[]

St. George Illawarra Dragons 2019
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First team squad Development players Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

  • Ian Millward – Director of Rugby League Pathways
  • Dean Young – Assistant Coach
  • Ben Hornby - Assistant Coach
  • Mathew Head – Assistant Coach / ISP Coach
  • Wayne Collins- Jersey Flegg Coach
  • Andrew Gray – Performance Director
  • Ciriaco Mescia – Strength & Conditioning Coach
  • – Physiotherapist
  • - Head of Athletic Performance
Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)
  • (gk) Goal kicker
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Updated: 24 June 2019
Source(s): Dragons Squad

Gains and Losses[]

Increase or Decrease Player 2018 Club 2019 Club Source
Increase Korbin Sims Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons [1]
Increase Patrick Kaufusi Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons [2]
Increase Corey Norman Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons [3]
Increase Lachlan Maranta Queensland Reds (Super Rugby) St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons [4]
Decrease Leeson Ah Mau St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors [5]
Decrease Nene Macdonald St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys [6]
Decrease Kurt Mann St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights [7]
Decrease Jason Nightingale St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement [8]

Ladder[]

2019 NRL season
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Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 24 20 0 4 1 631 300 +331 42
2 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 24 17 0 7 1 627 363 +264 36
3 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 16 0 8 1 521 417 +104 34
4 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 24 15 0 9 1 524 374 +150 32
5 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 24 14 0 10 1 533 473 +60 30
6 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 14 0 10 1 496 446 +50 30
7 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 12 0 12 1 514 464 +50 26
8 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 24 11 1 12 1 432 489 −57 25
9 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 24 11 0 13 1 475 486 −11 24
10 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 24 11 0 13 1 413 474 −61 24
11 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 24 10 0 14 1 485 522 −37 22
12 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 10 0 14 1 326 477 −151 22
13 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 24 9 1 14 1 433 574 −141 21
14 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 24 9 0 15 1 378 500 −122 20
15 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 8 0 16 1 427 575 −148 18
16 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 24 4 0 20 1 370 651 −281 10

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 Position 13th 14th 11th 10th 7th 6th 8th 8th 10th 12th 13th 13th 10th 13th 10th 12th 14th 14th 14th 14th 14th 14th 15th 15th 15th
Source: [9]

Season Results[]

Pre-Season Trials[]

Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (AEDT) Venue Referee Attendance Source
1 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 18 – 10 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Saturday, 23 February, 4:00 pm WIN Stadium Adam Gee, Todd Smith — [10]
2
(Charity Shield) 		South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 36 – 24 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 2 March, 7:30 pm Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium Ashley Klein, Chris Butler 9,027 [11]

NRL Season[]

Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (AEDT) Venue Referee Attendance Source
1 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 24 – 12 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 16 March, 7:35 pm 1300Smiles Stadium Ben Cummins, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 18,415 [12]
2 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 18 – 34 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Thursday, 21 March, 7:55 pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Gerard Sutton, Peter Gough 10,080 [13]
3 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 24 – 25 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Thursday, 28 March, 7:55 pm Suncorp Stadium Ben Cummins, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 21,081 [14]
4 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 12 – 13 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 7 April, 6:10 pm McDonald Jones Stadium Matt Cecchin, Adam Cassidy 19,105 [15]
5 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 40 – 4 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sunday, 14 April, 4:05 pm Netstrata Jubilee Oval Ashley Klein, Gerard Sutton 13,409 [16]
6 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 12 – 10 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Saturday, 20 April, 7:35 pm WIN Stadium David Munro, Liam Kennedy 14,268 [17]
7
(ANZAC Day) 		Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 20 – 10 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Thursday, 25 April, 4:05 pm Sydney Cricket Ground Ben Cummins, Grant Atkins 38,414 [18]
8 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 32 – 18 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 5 May, 4:05 pm Bankwest Stadium Ashley Klein, Chris Butler 25,872 [19]
9
(Magic Round) 		Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 26 – 18 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 11 May, 5:30 pm Suncorp Stadium Adam Gee, Gavin Badger 41,612 [20]
10 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 12 – 45 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Sunday, 19 May, 2:00 pm Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium Gerard Sutton, Liam Kennedy 9,267 [21]
11 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 9 – 22 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sunday, 26 May, 4:05 pm WIN Stadium Adam Gee, Gavin Badger 14,586 [22]
12 BYE
13
(Queen's Birthday) 		Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12 – 36 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Monday, 10 June, 4:05 pm ANZ Stadium Gerard Sutton, Liam Kennedy 16,003 [23]
14 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 14 – 34 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 16 June, 2:00 pm Lottoland Chris Sutton, Phil Henderson 8,468 [24]
15 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 22 – 14 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Friday, 28 June, 6:00 pm WIN Stadium Henry Perenara, Liam Kennedy 7,008 [25]
16 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 14 – 16 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Thursday, 4 July, 7:55 pm WIN Stadium Ben Cummins, David Munro 5,578 [26]
17 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 14 – 36 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Sunday, 14 July, 6:10 pm WIN Stadium Ashley Klein 9,159 [27]
18 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 40 – 18 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Friday, 19 July, 7:55 pm Panthers Stadium Grant Atkins, Jon Stone 13,610 [28]
19 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 – 16 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Friday, 26 July, 7:55 pm ANZ Stadium Gerard Sutton, Matt Noyen 12,318 [29]
20 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 4 – 12 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Sunday, 4 August, 4:05 pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Ashley Klein 9,645 [30]
21 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 40 – 28 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Saturday, 10 August, 3:00 pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Henry Perenara, Liam Kennedy 6,532 [31]
22 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18 – 12 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 18 August, 4:05 pm Southern Cross Group Stadium Adam Gee, Jon Stone 13,652 [32]
23 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 12 – 34 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Saturday, 24 August, 7:35 pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Chris Sutton, Belinda Sharpe 9,087 [33]
24 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 14 – 42 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Sunday, 1 September, 4:05 pm Sydney Cricket Ground Matt Cecchin, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 9,136 [34]
25 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 16 – 24 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 7 September, 7:35 pm Cbus Super Stadium Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski, Gavin Badger 11,274 [35]

Representative Honours[]

The following players have played a representative match in 2019.

Player 2019 All Stars match State of Origin 1 2019 Oceania Cup and Internationals State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 World Cup 9s Prime Minister's XIII 2019 Oceania Cup, 2019 Great Britain Lions tour and Internationals
Josh Kerr Indigenous All Stars – – – – – – –
Ben Hunt – Queensland – Queensland Queensland Australia Prime Minister's XIII Australia
Paul Vaughan – New South Wales – New South Wales New South Wales – – Australia
Tyson Frizell – New South Wales – New South Wales New South Wales Australia Prime Minister's XIII Australia
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 – – – – – Samoa Samoa

NRL Women's[]

2019 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
NRL Women's Rank2nd
2019 recordWins: 2; Draws: 0; Losses: 1
Points scoredFor: 54; Against: 36
Team information
Coach
Captain
Top scorers
TriesJessica Sergis (3)
GoalsMaddie Studdon (8)
PointsMaddie Studdon (16)

Ladder[]

2019 NRL Women's season
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Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 3 2 0 1 0 42 14 +28 4
2 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 3 2 0 1 0 54 36 +18 4
3 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 3 2 0 1 0 32 46 -14 4
4 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 3 0 0 3 0 28 60 -32 0


Ladder Progression[]

Round 1 2 3
Ladder Position 4th 2nd 2nd
Source: [36]

Season Results[]

Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (AEDT) Venue Referee Attendance Source
1 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 4 – 14 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Sunday, 15 September, 2:05 pm Bankwest Stadium Adam Cassidy, Martin Jones —1 [37]
2 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 6 – 26 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 22 September, 1:15 pm Mount Smart Stadium Kasey Badger, Ethan Menchin — [38]
3 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 24 – 16 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Sunday, 29 September, 1:15 pm Leichhardt Oval Kasey Badger, Daniel Schwass 2,293 [39]
Grand Final Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 30 – 6 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 6 October, 4:00 pm ANZ Stadium Kasey Badger, Daniel Schwass —2 [40]

Notes[]

  • 1: ^ This match was a curtain-raiser to the Parramatta Eels vs Brisbane Broncos finals match, which got a crowd of 29,372.
  • 2: ^ This match was a curtain-raiser to the NRL Grand Final, which got a crowd of 82,922.

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