2019 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

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
StadiumNetstrata Jubilee Stadium, WIN Stadium
Avg. Attend.9,813
High. Attend.14,586 (vs. Cronulla, round 11)
Top scorers
TriesMikaele Ravalawa (11)
GoalsGareth Widdop (30)
PointsGareth Widdop (64)
< 2018 2020 >

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

Ladder
2019 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne Storm 2420041631300+33142
2 Sydney Roosters 2417071627363+26436
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2416081521417+10434
4 Canberra Raiders 2415091524374+15032
5 Parramatta Eels 24140101533473+6030
6 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24140101496446+5030
7 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24120121514464+5026
8 Brisbane Broncos 24111121432489−5725
9 Wests Tigers 24110131475486−1124
10 Penrith Panthers 24110131413474−6124
11 Newcastle Knights 24100141485522−3722
12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24100141326477−15122
13 New Zealand Warriors 2491141433574−14121
14 North Queensland Cowboys 2490151378500−12220
15 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2480161427575−14818
16 Gold Coast Titans 2440201370651−28110

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 Dragons 18 – 10 Newcastle Knights Saturday, 23 February, 4:00 pm WIN Stadium Adam Gee, Todd Smith — [10]
2
(Charity Shield)		 South Sydney Rabbitohs 36 – 24 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 Cowboys 24 – 12 St George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 16 March, 7:35 pm 1300Smiles Stadium Ben Cummins, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 18,415 [12]
2 St George Illawarra Dragons 18 – 34 South Sydney Rabbitohs Thursday, 21 March, 7:55 pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Gerard Sutton, Peter Gough 10,080 [13]
3 Brisbane Broncos 24 – 25 St George Illawarra Dragons Thursday, 28 March, 7:55 pm Suncorp Stadium Ben Cummins, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 21,081 [14]
4 Newcastle Knights 12 – 13 St George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 7 April, 6:10 pm McDonald Jones Stadium Matt Cecchin, Adam Cassidy 19,105 [15]
5 St George Illawarra Dragons 40 – 4 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sunday, 14 April, 4:05 pm Netstrata Jubilee Oval Ashley Klein, Gerard Sutton 13,409 [16]
6 St George Illawarra Dragons 12 – 10 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Saturday, 20 April, 7:35 pm WIN Stadium David Munro, Liam Kennedy 14,268 [17]
7
(ANZAC Day)		 Sydney Roosters 20 – 10 St George Illawarra Dragons Thursday, 25 April, 4:05 pm Sydney Cricket Ground Ben Cummins, Grant Atkins 38,414 [18]
8 Parramatta Eels 32 – 18 St George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 5 May, 4:05 pm Bankwest Stadium Ashley Klein, Chris Butler 25,872 [19]
9
(Magic Round)		 New Zealand Warriors 26 – 18 St George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 11 May, 5:30 pm Suncorp Stadium Adam Gee, Gavin Badger 41,612 [20]
10 St George Illawarra Dragons 12 – 45 Newcastle Knights Sunday, 19 May, 2:00 pm Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium Gerard Sutton, Liam Kennedy 9,267 [21]
11 St George Illawarra Dragons 9 – 22 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-Bankstown Bulldogs 12 – 36 St George Illawarra Dragons Monday, 10 June, 4:05 pm ANZ Stadium Gerard Sutton, Liam Kennedy 16,003 [23]
14 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 14 – 34 St George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 16 June, 2:00 pm Lottoland Chris Sutton, Phil Henderson 8,468 [24]
15 St George Illawarra Dragons 22 – 14 North Queensland Cowboys Friday, 28 June, 6:00 pm WIN Stadium Henry Perenara, Liam Kennedy 7,008 [25]
16 St George Illawarra Dragons 14 – 16 Melbourne Storm Thursday, 4 July, 7:55 pm WIN Stadium Ben Cummins, David Munro 5,578 [26]
17 St George Illawarra Dragons 14 – 36 Canberra Raiders Sunday, 14 July, 6:10 pm WIN Stadium Ashley Klein 9,159 [27]
18 Penrith Panthers 40 – 18 St George Illawarra Dragons Friday, 19 July, 7:55 pm Panthers Stadium Grant Atkins, Jon Stone 13,610 [28]
19 South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 – 16 St George Illawarra Dragons Friday, 26 July, 7:55 pm ANZ Stadium Gerard Sutton, Matt Noyen 12,318 [29]
20 St George Illawarra Dragons 4 – 12 Parramatta Eels Sunday, 4 August, 4:05 pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Ashley Klein 9,645 [30]
21 St George Illawarra Dragons 40 – 28 Gold Coast Titans Saturday, 10 August, 3:00 pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Henry Perenara, Liam Kennedy 6,532 [31]
22 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18 – 12 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 Dragons 12 – 34 Sydney Roosters Saturday, 24 August, 7:35 pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Chris Sutton, Belinda Sharpe 9,087 [33]
24 St George Illawarra Dragons 14 – 42 Wests Tigers Sunday, 1 September, 4:05 pm Sydney Cricket Ground Matt Cecchin, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 9,136 [34]
25 Gold Coast Titans 16 – 24 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
CoachDaniel Lacey
Captain
Top scorers
TriesJessica Sergis (3)
GoalsMaddie Studdon (8)
PointsMaddie Studdon (16)

Ladder
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Brisbane Broncos 320104214+284
2 St. George Illawarra Dragons 320105436+184
3 New Zealand Warriors 320103246-144
4 Sydney Roosters 300302860-320

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 Dragons 4 – 14 Brisbane Broncos Sunday, 15 September, 2:05 pm Bankwest Stadium Adam Cassidy, Martin Jones —1 [37]
2 New Zealand Warriors 6 – 26 St George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 22 September, 1:15 pm Mount Smart Stadium Kasey Badger, Ethan Menchin — [38]
3 St George Illawarra Dragons 24 – 16 Sydney Roosters Sunday, 29 September, 1:15 pm Leichhardt Oval Kasey Badger, Daniel Schwass 2,293 [39]
Grand Final Brisbane Broncos 30 – 6 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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