2005 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

The 2005 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the seventh in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons competed in the NRL's 2005 premiership season. The team finished second in the regular season, making finals but getting knocked out in the preliminary finals against the Wests Tigers, losing 20–12.

2005 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
NRL Rank2nd
Play-off resultPreliminary Finals
2005 recordWins: 16; Draws: 0; Losses: 8
Points scoredFor: 655; Against: 510
Team information
CoachNathan Brown
Captain
StadiumJubilee Oval, Wollongong Showground
Avg. Attend.15,151
High. Attend.19,608 (vs. Sharks, finals week 1)
Top scorers
TriesColin Best (20)
GoalsMichael Ennis (44)
PointsMichael Ennis (108)
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Squad gains and losses
or Player 2004 Club 2005 Club
Colin Best Hull F.C. (Super League) St. George Illawarra Dragons
Michael Ennis Newcastle Knights St. George Illawarra Dragons
Willie Manu South Sydney Rabbitohs St. George Illawarra Dragons
Shane Marteene South Sydney Rabbitohs St. George Illawarra Dragons
Chris Sheppard North Queensland Cowboys St. George Illawarra Dragons
Albert Torrens Manly Warringah Sea Eagles St. George Illawarra Dragons
Nathan Blacklock St. George Illawarra Dragons Hull F.C. (Super League)
John Carlaw St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Brett Firman St. George Illawarra Dragons Sydney Roosters
Andrew Frew St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
David Howell St. George Illawarra Dragons Canberra Raiders
Tony Jensen St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Brent Kite St. George Illawarra Dragons Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Nathan Long St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Henry Perenara St. George Illawarra Dragons Parramatta Eels
Mark Riddell St. George Illawarra Dragons Parramatta Eels
Lincoln Withers St. George Illawarra Dragons Canberra Raiders

Ladder
Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Parramatta Eels 2416082704456+24836
2 St George Illawarra Dragons 2416082655510+14536
3 Brisbane Broncos 2415092597484+11334
4 Wests Tigers 24140102676575+10132
5 North Queensland Cowboys 24140102639563+7632
6 Melbourne Storm 24130112640462+17830
7 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24120122550564-1428
8 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24120122554632-7828
9 Sydney Roosters 24110132488487+126
10 Penrith Panthers 24110132554554=026
11 New Zealand Warriors 24100142515528-1324
12 Bulldogs 2491142472670-19823
13 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2491142482700-21823
14 Canberra Raiders 2490152465606-14122
15 Newcastle Knights 2480162467667-20020

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 14th 15th 15th 14th 14th 13th 13th 12th 9th 9th 10th 9th 7th 6th 7th 7th 8th 6th 5th 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd
Source:[1]

Season results
Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Referee Attendance Source
1 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 46 – 28 St. George Illawarra Dragons 11 March Stadium Australia Paul Simpkins 33,105 [2]
2 St. George Illawarra Dragons 12 – 46 Melbourne Storm 19 March Wollongong Showground Tony Archer, Gavin Badger 9,032 [3]
3 Penrith Panthers 18 – 8 St. George Illawarra Dragons 26 March Penrith Stadium Russell Smith 17,187 [4]
4 Canberra Raiders 42 – 22 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2 April Canberra Stadium Tim Mander 15,614 [5]
5 St. George Illawarra Dragons 32 – 6 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 9 April Wollongong Showground Sean Hampstead 16,117 [6]
6 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 – 34 Brisbane Broncos 17 April Wollongong Showground Steve Clark 17,287 [7]
7 (ANZAC Day) Sydney Roosters 24 – 26 St. George Illawarra Dragons 25 April Sydney Football Stadium Sean Hampstead 32,370 [8]
8 Wests Tigers 32 – 40 St. George Illawarra Dragons 1 May Stadium Australia Jason Robinson 17,567 [9]
9 St. George Illawarra Dragons 42 – 10 South Sydney Rabbitohs 7 May Wollongong Showground Sean Hampstead 11,624 [10]
10 St. George Illawarra Dragons 34 – 12 Penrith Panthers 13 May Wollongong Showground Paul Simpkins 12,932 [11]
11 Newcastle Knights 16 – 18 St. George Illawarra Dragons 21 May Newcastle International Sports Centre Shayne Hayne 19,018 [12]
12 Melbourne Storm 24 – 16 St. George Illawarra Dragons 29 May Olympic Park Stadium Russell Smith 7,590 [13]
13 St. George Illawarra Dragons 32 – 18 New Zealand Warriors 4 June Wollongong Showground Steve Clark 14,479 [14]
14 St. George Illawarra Dragons 34 – 4 North Queensland Cowboys 12 June Jubilee Oval Tim Mander 15,260 [15]
15 South Sydney Rabbitohs 10 – 28 St. George Illawarra Dragons 19 June Sydney Cricket Ground Paul Simpkins 18,334 [16]
16 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 – 32 Wests Tigers 26 June Jubilee Oval Shayne Hayne 10,612 [17]
17 BYE
18 Parramatta Eels 40 – 14 St. George Illawarra Dragons 8 July Parramatta Stadium Tim Mander 20,199 [18]
19 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 10 – 36 St. George Illawarra Dragons 17 July Brookvale Oval Steve Clark 17,218 [19]
20 St. George Illawarra Dragons 20 – 10 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 July Jubilee Oval Tim Mander 17,113 [20]
21 St. George Illawarra Dragons 44 – 6 Sydney Roosters 29 July Wollongong Showground Paul Simpkins 19,512 [21]
22 North Queensland Cowboys 16 – 36 St. George Illawarra Dragons 5 August Willows Sports Complex Tim Mander 21,021 [22]
23 Brisbane Broncos 4 – 24 St. George Illawarra Dragons 14 August Lang Park Tim Mander 48,995 [23]
24 St. George Illawarra Dragons 25 – 22 Parramatta Eels 21 August Jubilee Oval Paul Simpkins 17,523 [24]
25 BYE
26 St. George Illawarra Dragons 36 – 28 Newcastle Knights 4 September Jubilee Oval Tony Archer 15,867 [25]
FW1 St. George Illawarra Dragons 28 – 22 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10 September Wollongong Showground Tony Archer 19,608 [26]
FW3 St. George Illawarra Dragons 12 – 20 Wests Tigers 24 September Sydney Football Stadium Tony Archer 41,260 [27]
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References
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