# 2000 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

The 2000 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the second in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons competed in the NRL's 2000 premiership season. The team finished ninth in the regular season, missing out on finals for the first time in their history.

## Squad gains and losses

| Player | 1999 Club | 2000 Club |
| Jamie Fitzgerald | North Sydney Bears | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Solomon Haumono | Balmain Tigers | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Lee Hookey | South Sydney Rabbitohs | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Wes Patten | South Sydney Rabbitohs | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Robbie Simpson | London Broncos (Super League) | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Craig Fitzgibbon | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Sydney Roosters |
| Brad Mackay | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Bradford Bulls (Super League) |
| Matthew Rodwell | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Penrith Panthers |
| Warren Carney | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Wests Tigers |
| Mark Coyne | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Retirement |
| Paul McGregor | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Retirement |
| Rod Wishart | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Retirement |

## Ladder

2000 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Brisbane Broncos (P) | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 696 | 388 | +308 | 38 |
| 2 | Sydney Roosters | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 601 | 520 | +81 | 32 |
| 3 | Newcastle Knights | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 686 | 532 | +154 | 31 |
| 4 | Canberra Raiders | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 506 | 479 | +27 | 30 |
| 5 | Penrith Panthers | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 573 | 562 | +11 | 30 |
| 6 | Melbourne Storm | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 672 | 529 | +143 | 29 |
| 7 | Parramatta Eels | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 476 | 456 | +20 | 29 |
| 8 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 570 | 463 | +107 | 26 |
| 9 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 576 | 656 | -80 | 24 |
| 10 | Wests Tigers | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 519 | 642 | -123 | 24 |
| 11 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 469 | 553 | -84 | 21 |
| 12 | Northern Eagles | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 476 | 628 | -152 | 18 |
| 13 | Auckland Warriors | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 426 | 662 | -236 | 18 |
| 14 | North Queensland Cowboys | 26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 436 | 612 | -176 | 12$^1$ |
$^1$ North Queensland were stripped of 2 competition points due to a breach of the interchange rule in Round 4.

### 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 | 14th | 9th | 12th | 12th | 13th | 13th | 12th | 11th | 11th | 8th | 11th | 8th | 10th | 8th | 11th | 11th | 11th | 11th | 10th | 10th | 10th | 10th | 10th | 10th | 9th | 9th |
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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 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 12 – 28 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 5 February | Stadium Australia | Tim Mander | 62,255 | |
| 2 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 12 – 6 | North Queensland Cowboys | 12 February | Wollongong Showground | Matt Hewitt | 6,024 | |
| 3 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 14 – 16 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 18 February | Sydney Football Stadium | Sean Hampstead | 16,163 | |
| 4 | Northern Eagles | 20 – 21 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 26 February | Central Coast Stadium | Tim Mander | 19,092 | |
| 5 | Melbourne Storm | 70 – 10 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 3 March | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Bill Harrigan | 23,239 | |
| 6 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 9 – 15 | Wests Tigers | 12 March | Wollongong Showground | Paul Simpkins | 12,021 | |
| 7 | Auckland Warriors | 8 – 36 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 18 March | Mount Smart Stadium | Mark Oaten | 11,129 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Knights | 18 – 25 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 March | Newcastle International Sports Centre | Sean Hampstead | 12,842 | |
| 9 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 – 18 | Canberra Raiders | 2 April | Sydney Football Stadium | Sean Hampstead | 9,812 | |
| 10 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 – 20 | Sydney Roosters | 9 April | Wollongong Showground | Steve Clark | 13,221 | |
| 11 | Brisbane Broncos | 34 – 18 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 16 April | Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre | Tim Mander | 22,190 | |
| 12 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 28 – 20 | Penrith Panthers | 22 April | Sydney Football Stadium | Sean Hampstead | 8,949 | |
| 13 | North Queensland Cowboys | 50 – 4 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 29 April | Willows Sports Complex | Mark Oaten | 13,768 | |
| 14 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 54 – 0 | Auckland Warriors | 6 May | Wollongong Showground | Tim Mander | 7,039 | |
| 15 | Parramatta Eels | 30 – 24 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 14 May | Parramatta Stadium | Bill Harrigan | 14,135 | |
| 16 | Sydney Roosters | 32 – 24 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 20 May | Sydney Football Stadium | Sean Hampstead | 13,285 | |
| 17 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 12 – 22 | Northern Eagles | 28 May | Sydney Football Stadium | Mark Oaten | 7,693 | |
| 18 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 50 – 4 | Melbourne Storm | 4 June | Wollongong Showground | Paul Simpkins | 10,141 | |
| 19 | Wests Tigers | 24 – 36 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 9 June | Campbelltown Stadium | Tim Mander | 15,263 | |
| 20 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 10 – 40 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 18 June | Endeavour Field | Steve Clark | 19,507 | |
| 21 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 36 – 24 | Newcastle Knights | 25 June | Sydney Football Stadium | Bill Harrigan | 13,270 | |
| 22 | Canberra Raiders | 20 – 30 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 1 July | Canberra Stadium | Steve Clark | 14,171 | |
| 23 | Penrith Panthers | 42 – 12 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 8 July | Penrith Stadium | Bill Harrigan | 19,330 | |
| 24 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 14 – 44 | Brisbane Broncos | 16 July | Wollongong Showground | Mark Oaten | 14,184 | |
| 25 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 10 – 28 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 23 July | Stadium Australia | Steve Clark | 21,609 | |
| 26 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 – 32 | Parramatta Eels | 29 July | Sydney Football Stadium | Tim Mander | 13,317 | |