2020 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

The 2020 St. George Illawarra Dragons season will be the 22nd in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons' men's team will compete in the NRL's 2020 Telstra Premiership season. The women's team, meanwhile will play their third season in the NRLW's 2020 Holden Women's Premiership season. Both teams competed in the 2020 NRL Nines, with the men's side coming runners-up and the women's side winning the tournament.

2020 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
NRL NinesRunners-Up
Team information
CEORyan Webb
CoachPaul McGregor (Until 15 August)
Dean Young (Interim from 16 August)
Captain
StadiumNetstrata Jubilee Stadium
WIN Stadium
Campbelltown Stadium
< 2019 2021 >

On 13 August, Paul McGregor departed as the head coach of the men’s team. Assistant coach Dean Young took over as the interim coach of the first team for the remainder of the season.[1]

Squad Gains and Losses
or Player 2019 Club 2020 Club Source
Billy Brittain South Sydney Rabbitohs St. George Illawarra Dragons [2][3]
Kaide Ellis Penrith Panthers St. George Illawarra Dragons [4]
Tyrell Fuimaono Penrith Panthers St. George Illawarra Dragons [5]
Issac Luke New Zealand Warriors St. George Illawarra Dragons [6]
Trent Merrin Leeds Rhinos (Super League) St. George Illawarra Dragons [7]
Brayden Wiliame Catalans Dragons (Super League) St. George Illawarra Dragons [8]
Mitchell Allgood St. George Illawarra Dragons London Broncos (RFL Championship) [9]
James Graham St. George Illawarra Dragons St Helens (Super League) [10]
Patrick Kaufusi St. George Illawarra Dragons Townsville Blackhawks (Intrust Super Cup) [11]
Tim Lafai St. George Illawarra Dragons Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs [12][13]
Jeremy Latimore St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement [14]
Luciano Leilua St. George Illawarra Dragons Wests Tigers [7]
Issac Luke St. George Illawarra Dragons Brisbane Broncos [15]
Lachlan Maranta St. George Illawarra Dragons Wynnum Manly Seagulls (Intrust Super Cup) [16]
Darren Nicholls St. George Illawarra Dragons Souths Logan Magpies (Intrust Super Cup) [17]
Jonus Pearson St. George Illawarra Dragons Gold Coast Titans [18]
Reece Robson St. George Illawarra Dragons North Queensland Cowboys [19]
Gareth Widdop St. George Illawarra Dragons Warrington Wolves (Super League) [20]

Ladder

NRL Nines

Pool Stage
Pool 2
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
St. George Illawarra Dragons 2 1 0 1 34 20 +14 2
Parramatta Eels 2 1 0 1 25 20 +5 2
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2 1 0 1 30 31 −1 2
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2 1 0 1 17 35 −18 2
Source:

Finals
Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
Newcastle Knights 7
Parramatta Eels 14
Parramatta Eels 6
St George Illawarra 8
St George Illawarra 17
Penrith Panthers 14
St George Illawarra 14
North Queensland 23
Gold Coast Titans 24
Manly Sea Eagles 0
Gold Coast Titans 10
North Queensland 19
North Queensland 20
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6

NRL Season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Penrith Panthers 1412110350194+15625
2 Melbourne Storm 1412020374168+20624
3 Parramatta Eels 1411030298176+12222
4 Sydney Roosters 149050354198+15618
5 Canberra Raiders 149050268213+5518
6 Newcastle Knights 148150305232+7317
7 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 148060362306+5616
8 South Sydney Rabbitohs 148060309256+5316
9 Wests Tigers 146080314301+1312
10 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 146080237287−5012
11 St. George Illawarra Dragons 145090262290−2810
12 New Zealand Warriors 145090201338−13710
13 Gold Coast Titans 1440100202367−1658
14 North Queensland Cowboys 1430110269374−1056
15 Brisbane Broncos 1430110186437−2516
16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1420120188342−1544

Ladder Progression
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ladder Position 13th 13th 14th 16th 14th 12th 12th 13th 11th 11th 11th 11th 12th 11th
Source:[21]

Season Results

NRL Nines
Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (AEDT) Venue Referee Attendance Source
Pool Stage St George Illawarra Dragons 27 – 5 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Friday, 14 February, 8:45pm HBF Park Chris Butler 10,128 [22]
Pool Stage Parramatta Eels 15 – 7 St George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 15 February, 3:25pm HBF Park 14,739 [23]
Quarter Final St George Illawarra Dragons 17 – 14 Penrith Panthers Saturday, 15 February, 6:05pm HBF Park Ben Cummins 14,739 [24]
Semi Final Parramatta Eels 6 – 8 St George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 15 February, 8:20pm HBF Park Grant Atkins 14,739 [25]
Grand Final St George Illawarra Dragons 14 – 23 North Queensland Cowboys Saturday, 15 February, 10:00pm HBF Park Grant Atkins 14,739 [26]

Pre-Season Trials
Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (AEDT) Venue Referee Attendance Source
1 Newcastle Knights 12 – 38 St George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 22 February, 5:30pm Maitland No.1 Sportsground Matt Cecchin, Jon Stone — [27]
2
(Charity Shield)		 South Sydney Rabbitohs 26 – 12 St George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 29 February, 7:00pm Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium Ashley Klein, Gavin Badger 9,124 [28]

NRL Season
Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (AEDT) Venue Referee Attendance Source
1 St. George Illawarra Dragons 14 – 24 Wests Tigers Sunday, 15 March, 6:15pm WIN Stadium Ashley Klein, Phil Henderson 9,137 [29]
2 St. George Illawarra Dragons 28 – 32 Penrith Panthers Friday, 20 March, 6:00pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Matt Cecchin, Jon Stone 0a [30]
3 New Zealand Warriors 18 – 0 St. George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 30 May, 3:00pm Central Coast Stadium Chris Sutton 0a [31]
4
(Queen's Birthday)		 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22 – 2 St. George Illawarra Dragons Monday, 8 June, 4:05pm Bankwest Stadium Henry Perenara 0a [32]
5 St. George Illawarra Dragons 30 – 16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sunday, 14 June, 6:30pm Campbelltown Stadium Henry Perenara — [33]
6 Gold Coast Titans 8 – 20 St. George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 20 June, 3:00pm Suncorp Stadium Chris Sutton 1,930 [34]
7 Sydney Roosters 26 – 12 St. George Illawarra Dragons Friday, 26 June, 7:55pm Bankwest Stadium Grant Atkins — [35]
8 Canberra Raiders 22 – 16 St. George Illawarra Dragons Friday, 3 July, 6:00pm GIO Stadium Matt Cecchin 2,500 [36]
9 St. George Illawarra Dragons 34 – 4 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sunday, 12 July, 6:30pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Matt Cecchin 1,571 [37]
10 St. George Illawarra Dragons 28 – 22 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Saturday, 18 July, 3:00pm WIN Stadium Henry Perenara 1,619 [38]
11 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 28 – 24 St. George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 25 July, 5:30pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Grant Atkins 3,179 [39]
12 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 – 32 South Sydney Rabbitohs Thursday, 30 July, 7:50pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Ashley Klein 2,719 [40]
13 St. George Illawarra Dragons 16 – 24 Sydney Roosters Thursday, 6 August, 7:50pm WIN Stadium Ashley Klein — [41]
14 Parramatta Eels 12 – 14 St. George Illawarra Dragons Friday, 14 August, 7:55pm Bankwest Stadium Grant Atkins — [42]
15 Brisbane Broncos – St. George Illawarra Dragons Friday, 21 August, 7:55pm Suncorp Stadium Henry Perenara [43]
16 St. George Illawarra Dragons – Gold Coast Titans Friday, 28 August, 6:00pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium [44]
17 North Queensland Cowboys – St. George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 6 September, 6:30pm TBA [45]
18 St. George Illawarra Dragons – Canberra Raiders Saturday, 12 September, 3:00pm TBA [46]
19 Newcastle Knights – St. George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 20 September, 4:05pm TBA [47]
20 St. George Illawarra Dragons – Melbourne Storm Sunday, 27 September, 4:05pm TBA [48]

Notes

a^ All matches (except Round 1) are played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[49]

Representative Honours

These players have been selected for/played a representative match in 2020.

Player 2020 All Stars match State of Origin 1 State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 Prime Minister's XIII End of Year Internationals
Josh Kerr Indigenous All Stars – – – – –
Tyrell Fuimaono Indigenous All Stars – – – – –
Issac Luke Māori All Stars – – – – –

NRL Women's
2020 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
NRL NinesWinners
Team information
CoachDaniel Lacey
Captains

NRL Nines

Ladder
Women's Pool
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
Brisbane Broncos 3 3 0 0 54 10 +44 6
St. George Illawarra Dragons 3 1 0 2 48 34 +14 2
Sydney Roosters 3 1 0 2 22 42 −20 2
New Zealand Warriors 3 1 0 2 24 62 −38 2
Source:

Results
Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (AEDT) Venue Referee Attendance Source
Pool Stage Brisbane Broncos 13 – 6 St George Illawarra Dragons Friday, 14 February, 10:55pm HBF Park Tim Roby 10,128 [50]
Pool Stage New Zealand Warriors 7 – 29 St George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 15 February, 1:45pm HBF Park Darian Furner 14,739 [51]
Pool Stage St George Illawarra Dragons 13 – 14 Sydney Roosters Saturday, 15 February, 7:05pm HBF Park Belinda Sharpe 14,739 [52]
Grand Final Brisbane Broncos 4 – 28 St George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 15 February, 9:25pm HBF Park Adam Gee 14,739 [53]

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