2018 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

The 2018 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the 20th in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons competed in the NRL's 2018 Telstra Premiership season.

2018 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
NRL Rank1st
2018 recordWins: 15; draws: 0; losses: 9
Points scoredFor: 206; against: 100
Team information
CEOPeter Doust
CoachPaul McGregor
Captain
StadiumWIN Jubilee OvalWIN Stadium
Avg. attendance16,909
High attendance18,589 (vs. Newcastle, round 4)
Top scorers
TriesNene McDonald (10)
GoalsGareth Widdop (39)
PointsGareth Widdop (82)
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Gains And Losses of Squad 2018

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Players

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Player2017 Club2018 ClubRef(s)
Mitchell Allgood Super League: Wakefield Trinity St. George Illawarra Dragons[1]
Ben Hunt Brisbane Broncos St. George Illawarra Dragons[2][3]
James Graham Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs St. George Illawarra Dragons[4]
Jeremy Latimore Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks St. George Illawarra Dragons[5]
Josh Dugan St. George Illawarra Dragons Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks[6][7]
Kalifa Faifai Loa St. George Illawarra Dragons Townsville Blackhawks (Intrust Super Cup)[8]
Siliva Havili St. George Illawarra Dragons Canberra Raiders
Jake Marketo St. George Illawarra DragonsTimișoara Saracens (Romanian rugby union)[9]
Will Matthews St. George Illawarra Dragons Gold Coast Titans[10]
Josh McCrone St. George Illawarra Dragons Toronto Wolfpack
Russell Packer St. George Illawarra Dragons Wests Tigers[11]
Joel Thompson St. George Illawarra Dragons Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles[12]

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Ladder progression

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Bold – Opposition's Home game
X – Bye
* – Golden point game
Opponent for round listed above margin

Season Results

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ROUNDHomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and Time (AEDT)VenueRefereeAttendance
1 St George Illawarra Dragons34 – 12 [14][15] Brisbane BroncosThursday, 8 March, 7:50pmUOW Jubilee OvalMatt Cecchin, Alan Shortall14,457[16]
2 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks16 – 20 [17] St George Illawarra DragonsThursday, 15 March, 7:50pmSouthern Cross Group StadiumGavin Badger, Peter Gough13,517[18]
3 Gold Coast Titans8 – 54[19] St George Illawarra DragonsSunday, 25 March, 4:10pmClive Berghofer StadiumHenry Perenara, Chris Butler7,297[20]
4 St George Illawarra Dragons30 - 12[21] Newcastle KnightsSunday, 1 April, 4:10pmWIN StadiumGrant Aitkins, Jon Stone18,589[21]
5 St George Illawarra Dragons16 - 12[22] South Sydney RabbitohsFriday 6 April, 7:50pmUOW Jubilee OvalGavin Badger, Peter Gough16,709
6 St George Illawarra Dragons40 - 20[23] Cronulla-Sutherland SharksFriday 13 April, 7:50pmWIN StadiumAshley Klein, Gavin Badger17,882
7 New Zealand Warriors20 - 12[24] St George Illawarra DragonsFriday 20 April, 8:00pm (NZ)Mt Smart StadiumBen Cummins, Henry Perenara18,295
8 St George Illawarra Dragons24 - 8[25] Sydney RoostersWednesday 25 April 4:10PM (AEST)Allianz StadiumAshley Klein, Gavin Badger41,142
9 St George Illawarra Dragons34 - 14[26] Melbourne StormSunday, 6 May 2PM (AEST)UOW Jubilee StadiumMatt Cecchin, Chris Butler19,173
10 South Sydney Rabbitohs24 - 10[27] St George Illawarra DragonsSunday, 13 May 2PM (AEST)ANZ StadiumAdam Gee, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski13,062
11 St George Illawarra Dragons25 - 18 Canberra RaidersSunday, 20 May 2PM (AEST)Glen Willow StadiumAshley Klein, Peter Gough8,962
12 Penrith Panthers28 - 2[28] St George Illawarra DragonsSaturday, 26 7 May:30PPM (AEST)Panthers StadiumGerard Sutton, Chris Sutton21,565
13BYE
14* Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs16 - 18[29] St George Illawarra DragonsMonday, 11 June 4PM (AEST)ANZ StadiumMatt Cecchin, Tim Roby21,376
15 St George Illawarra Dragons32 - 8 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesSaturday, 16 7 June:30PM (AEST)WIN StadiumJon Stone, Alan Shortall13,069
16 St George Illawarra Dragons20 - 18[30] Parramatta EelsThursday, 28 7 June:50PM (AEST)WIN StadiumBen Cummins, Peter Gough6,933
17 Melbourne Storm52 - 30[31] St George Illawarra DragonsThursday, 5 7 July:50PM (AEST)AAMI ParkMatt Cecchin, Gavin Reynolds12,167
18 St George Illawarra Dragons16 - 20[32] Wests TigersSunday, 15 4 July:10PM (AEST)UOW Jubilee StadiumBen Cummins, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski15,992
19 North Queensland Cowboys10 - 24

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St George Illawarra DragonsSaturday, 21 7 July:30PM (AEST)1300SMILES StadiumAdam Gee, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski18,068
20 Sydney Roosters36 - 18[34] St George Illawarra DragonsSunday, 29 4 July:10PM (AEST)Allianz StadiumAshley Klein, Chris Sutton19,878
21 St George Illawarra Dragons12 - 18[35] New Zealand WarriorsSaturday, 4 August 3PMWIN StadiumGerard Sutton, Chris Butler13,924
22 Parramatta Eels4 – 40[36] St George Illawarra DragonsSaturday, 11 7 August:30PMANZ StadiumAdam Gee, Phil Henderson10,541
23 Wests Tigers10 – 20[37] St George Illawarra DragonsSaturday, 18 5 August:30PM (AEST)Leichhardt OvalGrant Atkins, Mayy Noyen18,387
24 St George Illawarra Dragons0 – 38 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSunday, 26 4 August:10PM (AEST)UOW Jubilee StadiumBen Cummins, Henry Perenara12,436
25 Newcastle Knights14 – 24[38] St George Illawarra DragonsSaturday, 1 SeptemberMcDonald Jones StadiumHenry Perenara, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski24,662
Finals 1 Brisbane Broncos18 – 48 St George Illawarra DragonsSunday, 9, 4 September:10pm (AEST)Suncorp StadiumGrant Atkins, Chris Sutton47,296
Finals 2 South Sydney Rabbitohs13 – 12[39] St George Illawarra DragonsSaturday 15 SeptemberANZ StadiumGerard Sutton, Ben Cummins48,188
Legend:
  Win  Loss  Bye

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References

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