# 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.

## Squad
### Gains and Losses

| Player | 2018 Club | 2019 Club |
| Korbin Sims | Brisbane Broncos | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Patrick Kaufusi | Melbourne Storm | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Corey Norman | Parramatta Eels | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Lachlan Maranta | Queensland Reds (Super Rugby) | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Leeson Ah Mau | St. George Illawarra Dragons | New Zealand Warriors |
| Nene Macdonald | St. George Illawarra Dragons | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Kurt Mann | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Newcastle Knights |
| Jason Nightingale | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Retirement |

## Ladder

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

| Round | Home | Score | Away | Match information | Match information | Match information | Match information | Match information |
| Round | Home | Score | Away | 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 | — | |
| 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 | |

### NRL Season

| Round | Home | Score | Away | Match information | Match information | Match information | Match information | Match information |
| Round | Home | Score | Away | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 3 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 – 25 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Thursday, 28 March, 7:55 pm | Suncorp Stadium | Ben Cummins, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski | 21,081 | |
| 4 | Newcastle Knights | 12 – 13 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Sunday, 7 April, 6:10 pm | McDonald Jones Stadium | Matt Cecchin, Adam Cassidy | 19,105 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 8 | Parramatta Eels | 32 – 18 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Sunday, 5 May, 4:05 pm | Bankwest Stadium | Ashley Klein, Chris Butler | 25,872 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 11 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 9 – 22 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Sunday, 26 May, 4:05 pm | WIN Stadium | Adam Gee, Gavin Badger | 14,586 | |
| 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 | |
| 14 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 14 – 34 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Sunday, 16 June, 2:00 pm | Lottoland | Chris Sutton, Phil Henderson | 8,468 | |
| 15 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 22 – 14 | North Queensland Cowboys | Friday, 28 June, 6:00 pm | WIN Stadium | Henry Perenara, Liam Kennedy | 7,008 | |
| 16 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 14 – 16 | Melbourne Storm | Thursday, 4 July, 7:55 pm | WIN Stadium | Ben Cummins, David Munro | 5,578 | |
| 17 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 14 – 36 | Canberra Raiders | Sunday, 14 July, 6:10 pm | WIN Stadium | Ashley Klein | 9,159 | |
| 18 | Penrith Panthers | 40 – 18 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Friday, 19 July, 7:55 pm | Panthers Stadium | Grant Atkins, Jon Stone | 13,610 | |
| 19 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 20 – 16 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Friday, 26 July, 7:55 pm | ANZ Stadium | Gerard Sutton, Matt Noyen | 12,318 | |
| 20 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 4 – 12 | Parramatta Eels | Sunday, 4 August, 4:05 pm | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | Ashley Klein | 9,645 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 23 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 12 – 34 | Sydney Roosters | Saturday, 24 August, 7:35 pm | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | Chris Sutton, Belinda Sharpe | 9,087 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |

## 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
### Ladder

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

#### Ladder Progression

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Ladder Position | 4th | 2nd | 2nd |
| Source: ||||

### Season Results

| Round | Home | Score | Away | Match information | Match information | Match information | Match information | Match information |
| Round | Home | Score | Away | 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 | — | |
| 2 | New Zealand Warriors | 6 – 26 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Sunday, 22 September, 1:15 pm | Mount Smart Stadium | Kasey Badger, Ethan Menchin | — | |
| 3 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 24 – 16 | Sydney Roosters | Sunday, 29 September, 1:15 pm | Leichhardt Oval | Kasey Badger, Daniel Schwass | 2,293 | |
| Grand Final | Brisbane Broncos | 30 – 6 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Sunday, 6 October, 4:00 pm | ANZ Stadium | Kasey Badger, Daniel Schwass | — | |

#### 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.