# 1999 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

The 1999 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the first in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons competed in the NRL's 1999 premiership season. The team finished sixth in the regular season, before making and losing the grand final against the Melbourne Storm in front of a record-breaking crowd, with 107,999 people in attendance at the new Stadium Australia.

## Squad gains and losses

| Player | 1998 Club | 1999 Club |
| Warren Carney | N/A | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Trent Barrett | Illawarra Steelers | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Craig Fitzgibbon | Illawarra Steelers | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Brad Mackay | Illawarra Steelers | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Paul McGregor | Illawarra Steelers | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Craig Smith | Illawarra Steelers | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Shaun Timmins | Illawarra Steelers | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Andrew Hart | Illawarra Steelers | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Luke Patten | Illawarra Steelers | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Chris Leikvoll | Illawarra Steelers | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Rod Wishart | Illawarra Steelers | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Jason Hooper | Illawarra Steelers | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Terry Lamey | Illawarra Steelers | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Jamie Ainscough | St. George Dragons | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Wayne Bartrim | St. George Dragons | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Nathan Blacklock | St. George Dragons | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Nathan Brown | St. George Dragons | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Mark Coyne | St. George Dragons | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Anthony Mundine | St. George Dragons | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Lee Murphy | St. George Dragons | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Corey Pearson | St. George Dragons | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Lance Thompson | St. George Dragons | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Darren Treacy | St. George Dragons | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Colin Ward | St. George Dragons | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Matthew Rodwell | St. George Dragons | St. George Illawarra Dragons |

## Ladder

1999 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 586 | 332 | +254 | 40 |
| 2 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 500 | 294 | +206 | 38 |
| 3 | Melbourne Storm (P) | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 639 | 392 | +247 | 36 |
| 4 | Sydney City Roosters | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 592 | 377 | +215 | 36 |
| 5 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 520 | 462 | +58 | 35 |
| 6 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 588 | 416 | +172 | 34 |
| 7 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 575 | 484 | +91 | 33 |
| 8 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 510 | 368 | +142 | 32 |
| 9 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 618 | 439 | +179 | 31 |
| 10 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 492 | 428 | +64 | 27 |
| 11 | Auckland Warriors | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 538 | 498 | +40 | 24 |
| 12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 349 | 556 | -207 | 24 |
| 13 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 454 | 623 | -169 | 23 |
| 14 | North Sydney Bears | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 490 | 642 | -152 | 20 |
| 15 | Balmain Tigers | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 345 | 636 | -291 | 20 |
| 16 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 398 | 588 | -190 | 13 |
| 17 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 24 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 285 | 944 | -659 | 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 | 26 |
| Ladder Position | 13th | 15th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 9th | 6th | 9th | 6th | 10th | 11th | 10th | 9th | 8th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 5th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 6th |
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## Season results

| Round | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Round | Home | Score | Away | Date | Venue | Referee | Attendance | Source |
| 1 | Parramatta Eels | 20 – 10 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 6 March | Stadium Australia | Bill Harrigan | 104,583 | |
| 2 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 18 – 24 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 14 March | Jubilee Oval | Tim Mander | 13,487 | |
| 3 | Canberra Raiders | 14 – 16 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 20 March | Canberra Stadium | Sean Hampstead | 11,096 | |
| 4 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 25 – 24 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 27 March | Sydney Cricket Ground | Brian Grant | 15,324 | |
| 5 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 32 – 12 | North Sydney Bears | 4 April | Wollongong Showground | Paul McBlane | 12,566 | |
| 6 | Newcastle Knights | 12 – 26 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 11 April | Newcastle International Sports Centre | Bill Harrigan | 22,532 | |
| 7 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 44 – 2 | Canberra Raiders | 18 April | Jubilee Oval | Steve Clark | 12,237 | |
| 8 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 18 – 16 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 25 April | Endeavour Field | Sean Hampstead | 22,279 | |
| 9 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 20 – 16 | Sydney City Roosters | 1 May | Wollongong Showground | Brian Grant | 14,731 | |
| 10 | Penrith Panthers | 27 – 6 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 8 May | Penrith Stadium | Tim Mander | 19,133 | |
| 11 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 12 – 20 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 14 May | Jubilee Oval | Steve Clark | 16,514 | |
| 12 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 48 – 8 | Balmain Tigers | 22 May | Wollongong Showground | Bill Harrigan | 11,120 | |
| 13 | Melbourne Storm | 16 – 28 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 28 May | Olympic Park Stadium | Steve Clark | 14,316 | |
| 14 | | BYE | | | | | | |
| 15 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 22 – 18 | North Queensland Cowboys | 13 June | Jubilee Oval | Paul McBlane | 8,156 | |
| 16 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 44 – 4 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 20 June | Wollongong Showground | Brian Grant | 11,117 | |
| 17 | North Sydney Bears | 12 – 20 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 27 June | North Sydney Oval | Sean Hampstead | 6,774 | |
| 18 | | BYE | | | | | | |
| 19 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 38 – 24 | Penrith Panthers | 11 July | Jubilee Oval | Bill Harrigan | 11,555 | |
| 20 | Balmain Tigers | 16 – 38 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 17 July | Leichhardt Oval | Moghsheen Jadwat | 10,615 | |
| 21 | Brisbane Broncos | 22 – 4 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 23 July | Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre | Steve Clark | 33,289 | |
| 22 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 38 – 10 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 1 August | Wollongong Showground | Tim Mander | 14,517 | |
| 23 | Auckland Warriors | 18 – 32 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 6 August | Mount Smart Stadium | Tim Mander | 9,564 | |
| 24 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 20 – 22 | Newcastle Knights | 13 August | Sydney Football Stadium | Bill Harrigan | 19,181 | |
| 25 | Sydney City Roosters | 24 – 26 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 22 August | Sydney Football Stadium | Steve Clark | 24,271 | |
| 26 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 20 – 18 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 28 August | Wollongong Showground | Sean Hampstead | 13,918 | |
| FW1 | Melbourne Storm | 10 – 34 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 4 September | Olympic Park Stadium | Bill Harrigan | 15,653 | |
| FW2 | Sydney City Roosters | 18 – 28 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 11 September | Sydney Football Stadium | Bill Harrigan | 31,506 | |
| FW3 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 8 – 24 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 19 September | Stadium Australia | Steve Clark | 51,827 | |
| GF | Melbourne Storm | 20 – 18 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 26 September | Stadium Australia | Bill Harrigan | 107,999 | |