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 or Player2018 Club2019 ClubSourceKorbin Sims Brisbane Broncos St. George Illawarra DragonsPatrick Kaufusi Melbourne Storm St. George Illawarra DragonsCorey Norman Parramatta Eels St. George Illawarra DragonsLachlan MarantaQueensland Reds (Super Rugby) St. George Illawarra DragonsLeeson Ah Mau St. George Illawarra Dragons New Zealand WarriorsNene Macdonald St. George Illawarra Dragons North Queensland CowboysKurt Mann St. George Illawarra Dragons Newcastle KnightsJason Nightingale St. George Illawarra DragonsRetirement
Ladder
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Season Results
Pre-Season Trials RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and time (AEDT)VenueRefereeAttendanceSource1 St George Illawarra Dragons18 – 10 Newcastle KnightsSaturday, 23 February, 4:00pmWIN StadiumAdam Gee, Todd Smith—2(Charity Shield) South Sydney Rabbitohs36 – 24 St George Illawarra DragonsSaturday, 2 March, 7:30pmGlen Willow Regional Sports StadiumAshley Klein, Chris Butler9,027
NRL Season RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and time (AEDT)VenueRefereeAttendanceSource 1 North Queensland Cowboys24 – 12 St George Illawarra DragonsSaturday, 16 March, 7:35pm1300Smiles StadiumBen Cummins, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski18,415 2 St George Illawarra Dragons18 – 34 South Sydney RabbitohsThursday, 21 March, 7:55pmNetstrata Jubilee StadiumGerard Sutton, Peter Gough10,080 3 Brisbane Broncos24 – 25 St George Illawarra DragonsThursday, 28 March, 7:55pmSuncorp StadiumBen Cummins, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski21,081 4 Newcastle Knights12 – 13 St George Illawarra DragonsSunday, 7 April, 6:10pmMcDonald Jones StadiumMatt Cecchin, Adam Cassidy19,105 5 St George Illawarra Dragons40 – 4 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSunday, 14 April, 4:05pmNetstrata Jubilee OvalAshley Klein, Gerard Sutton13,409 6 St George Illawarra Dragons12 – 10 Manly Warringah Sea EaglesSaturday, 20 April, 7:35pmWIN StadiumDavid Munro, Liam Kennedy14,268 7(ANZAC Day) Sydney Roosters20 – 10 St George Illawarra DragonsThursday, 25 April, 4:05pmSydney Cricket GroundBen Cummins, Grant Atkins38,414 8 Parramatta Eels32 – 18 St George Illawarra DragonsSunday, 5 May, 4:05pmBankwest StadiumAshley Klein, Chris Butler25,872 9(Magic Round) New Zealand Warriors26 – 18 St George Illawarra DragonsSaturday, 11 May, 5:30pmSuncorp StadiumAdam Gee, Gavin Badger41,612 10 St George Illawarra Dragons12 – 45 Newcastle KnightsSunday, 19 May, 2:00pmGlen Willow Regional Sports StadiumGerard Sutton, Liam Kennedy9,267 11 St George Illawarra Dragons9 – 22 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksSunday, 26 May, 4:05pmWIN StadiumAdam Gee, Gavin Badger14,58612BYE 13(Queen's Birthday) Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs12 – 36 St George Illawarra DragonsMonday, 10 June, 4:05pmANZ StadiumGerard Sutton, Liam Kennedy16,003 14 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles14 – 34 St George Illawarra DragonsSunday, 16 June, 2:00pmLottolandChris Sutton, Phil Henderson8,468 15 St George Illawarra Dragons22 – 14 North Queensland CowboysFriday, 28 June, 6:00pmWIN StadiumHenry Perenara, Liam Kennedy7,008 16 St George Illawarra Dragons14 – 16 Melbourne StormThursday, 4 July, 7:55pmWIN StadiumBen Cummins, David Munro5,578 17 St George Illawarra Dragons14 – 36 Canberra RaidersSunday, 14 July, 6:10pmWIN StadiumAshley Klein9,159 18 Penrith Panthers40 – 18 St George Illawarra DragonsFriday, 19 July, 7:55pmPanthers StadiumGrant Atkins, Jon Stone13,610 19 South Sydney Rabbitohs20 – 16 St George Illawarra DragonsFriday, 26 July, 7:55pmANZ StadiumGerard Sutton, Matt Noyen12,318 20 St George Illawarra Dragons4 – 12 Parramatta EelsSunday, 4 August, 4:05pmNetstrata Jubilee StadiumAshley Klein9,645 21 St George Illawarra Dragons40 – 28 Gold Coast TitansSaturday, 10 August, 3:00pmNetstrata Jubilee StadiumHenry Perenara, Liam Kennedy6,532 22 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks18 – 12 St George Illawarra DragonsSunday, 18 August, 4:05pmSouthern Cross Group StadiumAdam Gee, Jon Stone13,652 23 St George Illawarra Dragons12 – 34 Sydney RoostersSaturday, 24 August, 7:35pmNetstrata Jubilee StadiumChris Sutton, Belinda Sharpe9,087 24 St George Illawarra Dragons14 – 42 Wests TigersSunday, 1 September, 4:05pmSydney Cricket GroundMatt Cecchin, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski9,136 25 Gold Coast Titans16 – 24 St George Illawarra DragonsSaturday, 7 September, 7:35pmCbus Super StadiumZiggy Przeklasa-Adamski, Gavin Badger11,274
Representative Honours The following players have played a representative match in 2019. Player2019 All Stars matchState of Origin 12019 Oceania Cup and InternationalsState of Origin 2State of Origin 3World Cup 9sPrime Minister's XIII2019 Oceania Cup, 2019 Great Britain Lions tour and InternationalsJosh KerrIndigenous All Stars–––––––Ben Hunt–Queensland–QueenslandQueenslandAustraliaPrime Minister's XIIIAustraliaPaul Vaughan–New South Wales–New South WalesNew South Wales––AustraliaTyson Frizell–New South Wales–New South WalesNew South WalesAustraliaPrime Minister's XIIIAustraliaMikaele Ravalawa––Fiji–––––Korbin Sims––Fiji–––––Steven Marsters––Cook Islands––Cook Islands––Tariq Sims–––New South Wales––––Corey Norman––––Queensland–––James Graham–––––England–Great BritainGareth Widdop–––––England–Great BritainTim Lafai–––––Samoa–SamoaLuciano Leilua–––––SamoaSamoa
NRL Women's
Ladder
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Season Results RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and time (AEDT)VenueRefereeAttendanceSource 1 St George Illawarra Dragons4 – 14 Brisbane BroncosSunday, 15 September, 2:05pmBankwest StadiumAdam Cassidy, Martin Jones—2 New Zealand Warriors6 – 26 St George Illawarra DragonsSunday, 22 September, 1:15pmMount Smart StadiumKasey Badger, Ethan Menchin—3 St George Illawarra Dragons24 – 16 Sydney RoostersSunday, 29 September, 1:15pmLeichhardt OvalKasey Badger, Daniel Schwass2,293Grand Final Brisbane Broncos30 – 6 St George Illawarra DragonsSunday, 6 October, 4:00pmANZ StadiumKasey 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.
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