2019 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
Appearance
2019 St. George Illawarra Dragons season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 15th | |||
2019 record | Wins: 8; draws: 0; losses: 16 | |||
Points scored | For: 427; against: 575 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Brian Johnston | |||
Coach | Paul McGregor | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, WIN Stadium | |||
Avg. attendance | 9,813 | |||
High attendance | 14,586 (vs. Cronulla, round 11) | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Mikaele Ravalawa (11) | |||
Goals | Gareth Widdop (30) | |||
Points | Gareth Widdop (64) | |||
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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.
Squad
Gains and Losses
Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 631 | 300 | +331 | 42 |
2 | ![]() |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 627 | 363 | +264 | 36 |
3 | ![]() |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 521 | 417 | +104 | 34 |
4 | ![]() |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 524 | 374 | +150 | 32 |
5 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 533 | 473 | +60 | 30 |
6 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 496 | 446 | +50 | 30 |
7 | ![]() |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 514 | 464 | +50 | 26 |
8 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 432 | 489 | −57 | 25 |
9 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 475 | 486 | −11 | 24 |
10 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 413 | 474 | −61 | 24 |
11 | ![]() |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 485 | 522 | −37 | 22 |
12 | ![]() |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 326 | 477 | −151 | 22 |
13 | ![]() |
24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 433 | 574 | −141 | 21 |
14 | ![]() |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 378 | 500 | −122 | 20 |
15 | ![]() |
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 427 | 575 | −148 | 18 |
16 | ![]() |
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 |
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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 | |||||
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Date and time (AEDT) | Venue | Referee | Attendance | Source | |||||
1 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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18 – 10 | ![]() |
Saturday, 23 February, 4:00 pm | WIN Stadium | Adam Gee, Todd Smith | — | [10] | |
2 (Charity Shield) |
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36 – 24 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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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 | |||||
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Date and time (AEDT) | Venue | Referee | Attendance | Source | |||||
1 | ![]() |
24 – 12 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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Saturday, 16 March, 7:35 pm | 1300Smiles Stadium | Ben Cummins, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski | 18,415 | [12] | |
2 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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18 – 34 | ![]() |
Thursday, 21 March, 7:55 pm | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | Gerard Sutton, Peter Gough | 10,080 | [13] | |
3 | ![]() |
24 – 25 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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Thursday, 28 March, 7:55 pm | Suncorp Stadium | Ben Cummins, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski | 21,081 | [14] | |
4 | ![]() |
12 – 13 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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Sunday, 7 April, 6:10 pm | McDonald Jones Stadium | Matt Cecchin, Adam Cassidy | 19,105 | [15] | |
5 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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40 – 4 | ![]() |
Sunday, 14 April, 4:05 pm | Netstrata Jubilee Oval | Ashley Klein, Gerard Sutton | 13,409 | [16] | |
6 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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12 – 10 | ![]() |
Saturday, 20 April, 7:35 pm | WIN Stadium | David Munro, Liam Kennedy | 14,268 | [17] | |
7 ( ANZAC Day )
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20 – 10 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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Thursday, 25 April, 4:05 pm | Sydney Cricket Ground | Ben Cummins, Grant Atkins | 38,414 | [18] | |
8 | ![]() |
32 – 18 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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Sunday, 5 May, 4:05 pm | Bankwest Stadium | Ashley Klein, Chris Butler | 25,872 | [19] | |
9 (Magic Round) |
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26 – 18 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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Saturday, 11 May, 5:30 pm | Suncorp Stadium | Adam Gee, Gavin Badger | 41,612 | [20] | |
10 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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12 – 45 | ![]() |
Sunday, 19 May, 2:00 pm | Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium | Gerard Sutton, Liam Kennedy | 9,267 | [21] | |
11 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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9 – 22 | ![]() |
Sunday, 26 May, 4:05 pm | WIN Stadium | Adam Gee, Gavin Badger | 14,586 | [22] | |
12 | BYE | ||||||||
13 ( Queen's Birthday )
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12 – 36 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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Monday, 10 June, 4:05 pm | ANZ Stadium | Gerard Sutton, Liam Kennedy | 16,003 | [23] | |
14 | ![]() |
14 – 34 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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Sunday, 16 June, 2:00 pm | Lottoland | Chris Sutton, Phil Henderson | 8,468 | [24] | |
15 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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22 – 14 | ![]() |
Friday, 28 June, 6:00 pm | WIN Stadium | Henry Perenara, Liam Kennedy | 7,008 | [25] | |
16 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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14 – 16 | ![]() |
Thursday, 4 July, 7:55 pm | WIN Stadium | Ben Cummins, David Munro | 5,578 | [26] | |
17 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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14 – 36 | ![]() |
Sunday, 14 July, 6:10 pm | WIN Stadium | Ashley Klein | 9,159 | [27] | |
18 | ![]() |
40 – 18 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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Friday, 19 July, 7:55 pm | Panthers Stadium | Grant Atkins, Jon Stone | 13,610 | [28] | |
19 | ![]() |
20 – 16 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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Friday, 26 July, 7:55 pm | ANZ Stadium | Gerard Sutton, Matt Noyen | 12,318 | [29] | |
20 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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4 – 12 | ![]() |
Sunday, 4 August, 4:05 pm | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | Ashley Klein | 9,645 | [30] | |
21 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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40 – 28 | ![]() |
Saturday, 10 August, 3:00 pm | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | Henry Perenara, Liam Kennedy | 6,532 | [31] | |
22 | ![]() |
18 – 12 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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Sunday, 18 August, 4:05 pm | Southern Cross Group Stadium | Adam Gee, Jon Stone | 13,652 | [32] | |
23 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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12 – 34 | ![]() |
Saturday, 24 August, 7:35 pm | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | Chris Sutton, Belinda Sharpe | 9,087 | [33] | |
24 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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14 – 42 | ![]() |
Sunday, 1 September, 4:05 pm | Sydney Cricket Ground | Matt Cecchin, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski | 9,136 | [34] | |
25 | ![]() |
16 – 24 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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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 |
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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 | |
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NRL Women's Rank | 2nd |
2019 record | Wins: 2; draws: 0; losses: 1 |
Points scored | For: 54; against: 36 |
Team information | |
Coach | Daniel Lacey |
Captain | |
Top scorers | |
Tries | Jessica Sergis (3) |
Goals | Maddie Studdon (8) |
Points | Maddie Studdon (16) |
Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 14 | +28 | 4 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 4 |
3 | New Zealand Warriors
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 4 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 60 | −32 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Ladder Progression
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Ladder Position | 4th | 2nd | 2nd |
Source: [36] |
Season Results
Round | Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||||
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Date and time (AEDT) | Venue | Referee | Attendance | Source | |||||
1 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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4 – 14 | ![]() |
Sunday, 15 September, 2:05 pm | Bankwest Stadium | Adam Cassidy, Martin Jones | —1 | [37] | |
2 | ![]() |
6 – 26 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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Sunday, 22 September, 1:15 pm | Mount Smart Stadium | Kasey Badger, Ethan Menchin | — | [38] | |
3 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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24 – 16 | ![]() |
Sunday, 29 September, 1:15 pm | Leichhardt Oval | Kasey Badger, Daniel Schwass | 2,293 | [39] | |
Grand Final | ![]() |
30 – 6 | St George Illawarra Dragons
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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.
References
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- ^ "Dragons sign Patrick Kaufusi". St George Illawarra Dragons. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Dragons sign Corey Norman". St George Illawarra Dragons. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ Lachlan Maranta joins the Dragons in 2019, retrieved 20 December 2019
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