# 2018 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

The 2018 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the 20th in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons competed in the NRL's 2018 Telstra Premiership season.

## Gains And Losses of Squad 2018
### Players

| Player | 2017 Club | 2018 Club |
| Mitchell Allgood | Super League: Wakefield Trinity | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Ben Hunt | Brisbane Broncos | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| James Graham | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Jeremy Latimore | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Josh Dugan | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Kalifa Faifai Loa | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Townsville Blackhawks (Intrust Super Cup) |
| Siliva Havili | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Canberra Raiders |
| Jake Marketo | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Timișoara Saracens (Romanian rugby union) |
| Will Matthews | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Gold Coast Titans |
| Josh McCrone | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Toronto Wolfpack |
| Russell Packer | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Wests Tigers |
| Joel Thompson | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
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### Ladder progression

| Team | 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 | F1 | F2 | F3 | GF |
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | BRI 1st | CRO 1st | GCT 1st | NEW 1st | SOU 1st | CRO 1st | NZL 1st | SYD 1st | MEL | SOU | CAN | PEN | X | CBY | MAN | PAR | MEL | WTI | NQL | SYD | NZL | PAR | WTI | CBY | NEW | | | | |
Bold – Opposition's Home game X – Bye * – Golden point game Opponent for round listed above margin

## Season Results

| ROUND | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| ROUND | Home | Score | Away | Date and Time (AEDT) | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| 1 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 34 – 12 | Brisbane Broncos | Thursday, 8 March, 7:50pm | UOW Jubilee Oval | Matt Cecchin, Alan Shortall | 14,457 |
| 2 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 16 – 20 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Thursday, 15 March, 7:50pm | Southern Cross Group Stadium | Gavin Badger, Peter Gough | 13,517 |
| 3 | Gold Coast Titans | 8 – 54 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Sunday, 25 March, 4:10pm | Clive Berghofer Stadium | Henry Perenara, Chris Butler | 7,297 |
| 4 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 30 - 12 | Newcastle Knights | Sunday, 1 April, 4:10pm | WIN Stadium | Grant Aitkins, Jon Stone | 18,589 |
| 5 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 16 - 12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Friday 6 April, 7:50pm | UOW Jubilee Oval | Gavin Badger, Peter Gough | 16,709 |
| 6 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 40 - 20 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Friday 13 April, 7:50pm | WIN Stadium | Ashley Klein, Gavin Badger | 17,882 |
| 7 | New Zealand Warriors | 20 - 12 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Friday 20 April, 8:00pm (NZ) | Mt Smart Stadium | Ben Cummins, Henry Perenara | 18,295 |
| 8 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 24 - 8 | Sydney Roosters | Wednesday 25 April 4:10PM (AEST) | Allianz Stadium | Ashley Klein, Gavin Badger | 41,142 |
| 9 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 34 - 14 | Melbourne Storm | Sunday, 6 May 2PM (AEST) | UOW Jubilee Stadium | Matt Cecchin, Chris Butler | 19,173 |
| 10 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 - 10 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Sunday, 13 May 2PM (AEST) | ANZ Stadium | Adam Gee, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski | 13,062 |
| 11 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 25 - 18 | Canberra Raiders | Sunday, 20 May 2PM (AEST) | Glen Willow Stadium | Ashley Klein, Peter Gough | 8,962 |
| 12 | Penrith Panthers | 28 - 2 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Saturday, 26 7 May:30PPM (AEST) | Panthers Stadium | Gerard Sutton, Chris Sutton | 21,565 |
| 13 | | BYE | | | | | |
| 14* | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 16 - 18 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Monday, 11 June 4PM (AEST) | ANZ Stadium | Matt Cecchin, Tim Roby | 21,376 |
| 15 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 32 - 8 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Saturday, 16 7 June:30PM (AEST) | WIN Stadium | Jon Stone, Alan Shortall | 13,069 |
| 16 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 20 - 18 | Parramatta Eels | Thursday, 28 7 June:50PM (AEST) | WIN Stadium | Ben Cummins, Peter Gough | 6,933 |
| 17 | Melbourne Storm | 52 - 30 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Thursday, 5 7 July:50PM (AEST) | AAMI Park | Matt Cecchin, Gavin Reynolds | 12,167 |
| 18 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 16 - 20 | Wests Tigers | Sunday, 15 4 July:10PM (AEST) | UOW Jubilee Stadium | Ben Cummins, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski | 15,992 |
| 19 | North Queensland Cowboys | 10 - 24 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Saturday, 21 7 July:30PM (AEST) | 1300SMILES Stadium | Adam Gee, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski | 18,068 |
| 20 | Sydney Roosters | 36 - 18 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Sunday, 29 4 July:10PM (AEST) | Allianz Stadium | Ashley Klein, Chris Sutton | 19,878 |
| 21 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 12 - 18 | New Zealand Warriors | Saturday, 4 August 3PM | WIN Stadium | Gerard Sutton, Chris Butler | 13,924 |
| 22 | Parramatta Eels | 4 – 40 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Saturday, 11 7 August:30PM | ANZ Stadium | Adam Gee, Phil Henderson | 10,541 |
| 23 | Wests Tigers | 10 – 20 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Saturday, 18 5 August:30PM (AEST) | Leichhardt Oval | Grant Atkins, Mayy Noyen | 18,387 |
| 24 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 0 – 38 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Sunday, 26 4 August:10PM (AEST) | UOW Jubilee Stadium | Ben Cummins, Henry Perenara | 12,436 |
| 25 | Newcastle Knights | 14 – 24 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Saturday, 1 September | McDonald Jones Stadium | Henry Perenara, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski | 24,662 |
| Finals 1 | Brisbane Broncos | 18 – 48 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Sunday, 9, 4 September:10pm (AEST) | Suncorp Stadium | Grant Atkins, Chris Sutton | 47,296 |
| Finals 2 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 13 – 12 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Saturday 15 September | ANZ Stadium | Gerard Sutton, Ben Cummins | 48,188 |
| Legend: Win Loss Bye ||||||||||
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