# 2022 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

The 2022 St. George Illawarra Dragons season will be the 24th in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons' men's team will compete in the NRL's 2022 Telstra Premiership season. The women's team, will play their fifth season in the NRLW's 2022 Telstra Women's Premiership season.

## Squad
### Gains and losses

| Player | 2021 Club | 2022 Club |
| George Burgess | Unattached | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Jack Gosiewski | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Moses Mbye | Wests Tigers | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Tautau Moga | South Sydney Rabbitohs | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Francis Molo | North Queensland Cowboys | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Jaydn Su'A | South Sydney Rabbitohs | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Moses Suli | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Aaron Woods | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Gerard Beale | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Unattached |
| Adam Clune | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Newcastle Knights |
| Matthew Dufty | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| Kaide Ellis | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Super League: Wigan Warriors |
| Hayden Lomax | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Temora Dragons (Group 9 Rugby League) |
| Cameron McInnes | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Trent Merrin | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Retirement |
| Corey Norman | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Unattached |
| Jordan Pereira | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Brisbane Broncos |
| Paul Vaughan | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| Brayden Wiliame | St. George Illawarra Dragons | USA Perpignan (French rugby union) |

## Ladder

2022 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Penrith Panthers (P) | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 636 | 330 | +306 | 42 |
| 2 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 573 | 364 | +209 | 38 |
| 3 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 633 | 361 | +272 | 36 |
| 4 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 608 | 489 | +119 | 34 |
| 5 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 657 | 410 | +247 | 32 |
| 6 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 635 | 434 | +201 | 32 |
| 7 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 604 | 474 | +130 | 30 |
| 8 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 524 | 461 | +63 | 30 |
| 9 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 514 | 550 | −36 | 28 |
| 10 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 469 | 569 | −100 | 26 |
| 11 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 490 | 595 | −105 | 20 |
| 12 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 383 | 575 | −192 | 16 |
| 13 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 455 | 660 | −205 | 14 |
| 14 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 372 | 662 | −290 | 14 |
| 15 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 408 | 700 | −292 | 14 |
| 16 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 352 | 679 | −327 | 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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## 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 | Parramatta Eels | 22 – 26 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Sunday, 20 February, 6:00 pm | CommBank Stadium | | | |
| 2 (Charity Shield) | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 10 – 16 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Saturday, 26 February, 7:00 pm | Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium | | | |

### NRL season

| Round | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Round | Home | Score | Away | Date and Time (AEDT round 1–3, AEST round 4–25) | Venue | Referee | Attendance | Source |
| 1 | New Zealand Warriors | 16 – 28 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Saturday, 12 March, 5:30 pm | Sunshine Coast Stadium | | | |
| 2 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 16 – 20 | Penrith Panthers | Friday, 18 March, 6:00 pm | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | | | |
| 3 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 12 – 36 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Thursday, 24 March, 8:05 pm | WIN Stadium | | | |
| 4 | Parramatta Eels | 48 – 14 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Sunday, 3 April, 6:15 pm | CommBank Stadium | | | |
| 5 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 – 12 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Saturday, 9 April, 5:30 pm | Accor Stadium | | | |
| 6 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 21 – 16 | Newcastle Knights | Sunday, 17 April, 4:05 pm | WIN Stadium | | | |
| 7 (Anzac Day) | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 14 – 12 | Sydney Roosters | Monday, 25 April, 4:00 pm | Sydney Cricket Ground | | | |
| 8 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | – | Wests Tigers | Sunday, 1 May, 4:05 pm | WIN Stadium | | | |
| 9 | Melbourne Storm | – | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Sunday, 8 May, 2:00 pm | AAMI Park | | | |
| 10 (Magic Round) | Gold Coast Titans | – | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Saturday, 14 May, 5:30 pm | Suncorp Stadium | | | |
| 11 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | – | New Zealand Warriors | Saturday, 21 May, 3:00 pm | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | | | |
| 12 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | – | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Sunday, 29 May, 2:00 pm | Belmore Sports Ground | | | |
| 13 | | BYE | | | | | | |
| 14 | North Queensland Cowboys | – | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Friday, 10 June, 7:55 pm | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | | | |
| 15 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | – | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Thursday, 16 June, 7:50 pm | WIN Stadium | | | |
| 16 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | – | Canberra Raiders | Sunday, 3 July, 4:05 pm | WIN Stadium | | | |
| 17 | Brisbane Broncos | – | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Sunday, 10 July, 4:05 pm | Suncorp Stadium | | | |
| 18 | Sydney Roosters | – | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Saturday, 16 July, 3:00 pm | Sydney Cricket Ground | | | |
| 19 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | – | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Friday, 22 July, 6:00 pm | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | | | |
| 20 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | – | North Queensland Cowboys | Sunday, 31 July, 4:05 pm | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | | | |
| 21 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | – | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Saturday, 6 August, 7:35 pm | PointsBet Stadium | | | |
| 22 | Canberra Raiders | – | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Sunday, 14 August, 2:00 pm | GIO Stadium | | | |
| 23 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | – | Gold Coast Titans | Sunday, 21 August, 2:00 pm | WIN Stadium | | | |
| 24 | Wests Tigers | – | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Sunday, 28 August, 2:00 pm | CommBank Stadium | | | |
| 25 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | – | Brisbane Broncos | Saturday, 3 September, 5:30 pm | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | | | |

## Representative honours

| Player | 2022 All Stars match |
| Jack Bird | Indigenous All Stars |
| Josh Kerr | Indigenous All Stars |
| Tyrell Fuimaono | Indigenous All Stars |
| Tyrell Sloan | Indigenous All Stars |