2021 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

The 2021 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the 23rd in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons' men's team competed in the NRL's 2021 Telstra Premiership season. The women's team, was scheduled to play their fourth season in the NRLW's 2021 Telstra Women's Premiership season, however that has since been postponed to 2022.[1]

2021 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
NRL Rank11th
2021 recordWins: 8; draws: 0; losses: 16
Points scoredFor: 474; against: 616
Team information
CEORyan Webb
CoachAnthony Griffin
Captain
StadiumNetstrata Jubilee Stadium
WIN Stadium
Top scorers
TriesMikaele Ravalawa (14)
GoalsZac Lomax (35)
PointsZac Lomax (86)
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Squad

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Top 30 Squad - 2021 SeasonCoaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • (gk) Goal kicker
  • Injured

Updated: 30 September 2020
Source(s): Dragons Team Profiles


Gains and losses

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or Player2020 Club2021 ClubSource
Daniel Alvaro Parramatta Eels St. George Illawarra Dragons[2]
Gerard BealeRetirement St. George Illawarra Dragons[3]
Jack Bird Brisbane Broncos St. George Illawarra Dragons[4]
Billy Burns Penrith Panthers St. George Illawarra Dragons[5]
Poasa Faamausili Sydney Roosters St. George Illawarra Dragons[6]
Freddy Lussick Sydney Roosters St. George Illawarra Dragons (loan)[7]
Andrew McCullough Brisbane Broncos St. George Illawarra Dragons[8]
Josh McGuire North Queensland Cowboys St. George Illawarra Dragons[9]
Jamayne Taunoa-Brown New Zealand Warriors St. George Illawarra Dragons (loan)[10]
Euan Aitken St. George Illawarra Dragons New Zealand Warriors[11]
Eddie Blacker St. George Illawarra Dragons Penrith Panthers[12]
Tyson Frizell St. George Illawarra Dragons Newcastle Knights[13]
Jason Saab St. George Illawarra Dragons Manly Warringah Sea Eagles[14]
Korbin Sims St. George Illawarra Dragons Hull Kingston Rovers (Super League)[15][16]
Paul Vaughan St. George Illawarra DragonsSacked (mid-season)[17]

Ladder

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PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 Melbourne Storm2421031815316+49944
2 Penrith Panthers (P)2421031676286+39044
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs2420041775453+32242
4 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles2416081744492+25234
5 Sydney Roosters2416081630489+14134
6 Parramatta Eels2415091566457+10932
7 Newcastle Knights24120121428571−14326
8 Gold Coast Titans24100141580583−322
9 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks24100141520556−3622
10 Canberra Raiders24100141481578−9722
11 St. George Illawarra Dragons2480161474616−14218
12 New Zealand Warriors2480161453624−17118
13 Wests Tigers2480161500714−21418
14 Brisbane Broncos2470171446695−24916
15 North Queensland Cowboys2470171460748−28816
16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs2430211340710−3708

Ladder progression

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
Ladder Position12th11th5th6th4th6th6th6th6th6th7th8th8th8th7th7th7th7th8th10th11th11th12th12th11th
Source:[18]

Season results

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Pre-season trials

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RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and Time (AEDT)VenueRefereeAttendanceSource
1 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks36 – 28 St. George Illawarra DragonsFriday, 12 February, 5:30 pmPointsBet StadiumTodd Smith[19]
2 St. George Illawarra Dragons6 – 28 Parramatta EelsThursday, 18 February, 6:00 pmNetstrata Jubilee StadiumMatt Noyen[20]
3
(Charity Shield)
St. George Illawarra Dragons16 – 48 South Sydney RabbitohsSaturday, 27 February, 7:00 pmGlen Willow Regional Sports StadiumPeter Gough6,840[21]

NRL season

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RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and Time (AEDT round 1–3, AEST round 4–25)VenueRefereeAttendanceSource
1 St. George Illawarra Dragons18 – 32 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksSunday, 14 March, 6:15 pmNetstrata Jubilee StadiumPeter Gough7,636[22]
2 North Queensland Cowboys18 – 25 St. George Illawarra DragonsSaturday, 20 March, 7:35 pmQueensland Country Bank StadiumBen Cummins15,120[23]
3 St. George Illawarra Dragons38 – 12 Manly Warringah Sea EaglesFriday, 26 March, 6:00 pmWIN StadiumChris Sutton9,253[24]
4
(Alex McKinnon Cup)
Newcastle Knights13 – 22 St. George Illawarra DragonsSunday, 4 April, 4:05 pmMcDonald Jones StadiumPeter Gough21,770[25]
5 Parramatta Eels12 – 26 St. George Illawarra DragonsSunday, 11 April, 6:15 pmBankwest StadiumGrant Atkins24,384[26]
6 St. George Illawarra Dragons14 – 20 New Zealand WarriorsSunday, 4 April, 2:00 pmNetstrata Jubilee StadiumChris Sutton11,222[27]
7

(ANZAC Day)

Sydney Roosters34 – 10 St. George Illawarra DragonsSunday, 25 April, 4:05 pmSydney Cricket GroundAshley Klein37,620[28]
8 St. George Illawarra Dragons8 – 16 Wests TigersSunday, 2 May, 4:05 pmWIN StadiumChris Sutton12,323[29]
9 St. George Illawarra Dragons32 – 12 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSunday, 9 May, 4:05 pmNetstrata Jubilee StadiumBen Cummins7,253[30]
10

(Magic Round)

Melbourne Storm44 – 18 St George Illawarra DragonsSunday, 16 May, 4:05 pmSuncorp StadiumPeter Gough41,983[31]
11 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks13 – 12 St George Illawarra DragonsFriday, 21 May, 7:55 pmNetstrata Jubilee StadiumBen Cummins8,947[32]
12 Wests Tigers34 – 18 St George Illawarra DragonsFriday, 28 May, 7:55 pmBankwest StadiumAdam Gee9,982[33]
13 St George Illawarra Dragons52 – 24 Brisbane BroncosThursday, 3 June, 7:50 pmNetstrata Jubilee StadiumMatt Cecchin5,107[34]
14

(Queen's Birthday)

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs28 – 6 St George Illawarra DragonsMonday, 14 June, 4:00 pmStadium AustraliaGerard Sutton17,382[35]
15 St George Illawarra Dragons22 – 20 Canberra RaidersSaturday, 19 June, 5:30 pmWIN StadiumChris Sutton9,239[36]
16 New Zealand Warriors18 – 19 St. George Illawarra DragonsFriday, 2 July, 6:00 pmMount Smart StadiumPeter Gough0[37]
17BYE
18 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles32 – 18 St. George Illawarra DragonsFriday, 16 July, 8:05 pmCbus Super StadiumAdam Gee15,038[38]
19 St. George Illawarra Dragons10 – 32 Gold Coast TitansSunday, 25 July, 2:00 pmCbus Super StadiumGerard Sutton4,424[39]
20 St. George Illawarra Dragons14 – 50 South Sydney RabbitohsSunday, 1 August, 6:25 pmSuncorp StadiumChris Butler0[40]
21 Canberra Raiders20 – 12 St. George Illawarra DragonsFriday, 6 August, 6:00 pmCbus Super StadiumChris Sutton0[41]
22 St. George Illawarra Dragons16 – 34 Penrith PanthersFriday, 13 August, 6:00 pmSuncorp StadiumBen Cummins6,653[42]
23 St. George Illawarra Dragons22 – 40 Sydney RoostersSunday, 22 August, 2:00 pmClive Berghofer StadiumChris Sutton7,822[43]
24 St. George Illawarra Dragons26 – 38 North Queensland CowboysSaturday, 28 August, 3:00 pmBrowne ParkPeter Gough4,487[44]
25 South Sydney Rabbitohs20 – 16 St. George Illawarra DragonsSaturday, 4 September, 7:35 pmSunshine Coast StadiumMatt Cecchin3,295[45]

Representative honours

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Player2021 All Stars matchState of Origin 1State of Origin 2State of Origin 3
Tyrell FuimaonoIndigenous All Stars
Josh KerrIndigenous All Stars
Tariq SimsNew South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales
Ben HuntQueenslandQueenslandQueensland
Andrew McCulloughQueensland

References

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