2022 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

2022 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
2022 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
Team information
CEO	Ryan Webb
Coach	Anthony Griffin
Captain	Ben Hunt;
Stadium	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium; WIN Stadium

The 2022 St. George Illawarra Dragons season will be the 24th in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons' men's team will compete in the NRL's 2022 Telstra Premiership season. The women's team, will play their fifth season in the NRLW's 2022 Telstra Women's Premiership season.

Squad

St. George Illawarra Dragons 2022 Squad
Top 30 Squad – 2022 Season						Development Players		Coaching Staff
Junior Amone – FE Jack Bird – SR, FE, LK, CE George Burgess – PR Billy Burns – SR Jack de Belin – LK, PR Poasa Faamausili – PR Mat Feagai – WG, CE Max Feagai – CE Jackson Ford – SR, LK Tyrell Fuimaono – LK, SR		Jack Gosiewski – SR Ben Hunt (c) – HB Josh Kerr – PR, SR Blake Lawrie – PR Zac Lomax – CE Moses Mbye – FB, HK, HB Andrew McCullough (vc) – HK Josh McGuire – SR Tautau Moga – CE, WG Francis Molo – PR		Cody Ramsey – FB, WG Mikaele Ravalawa – WG Tariq Sims – SR, LK, PR Tyrell Sloan – FB Jaydn Su'A – SR Moses Suli – CE Jayden Sullivan – HB, HK Aaron Woods – PR		Jaiyden Hunt – PR, SR, LK Michael Molo – LK, SR, PR Shalom O'Ofou – PR Jonathon Reuben – WG		Manager Ben Haran (General Manager of Football) Head coach Anthony Griffin Assistant coaches Matthew Elliott Peter Gentle Mathew Head (Pathways Coach) Russell Aitken (KOE NSW Cup Coach) Willie Talau (Jersey Flegg Coach) Medical Professionals Elliot Jackson (Strength & Conditioning Coach) Tony Guilfoyle (Physical Performance Manager) Managers Ian Millward (NRL Recruitment Manager) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 10 August 2022 Source(s): Dragons Team Profiles

Gains and losses

Player	2021 Club	2022 Club	Source
George Burgess	Unattached	St. George Illawarra Dragons	^[1]
Jack Gosiewski	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	St. George Illawarra Dragons	^[2]
Moses Mbye	Wests Tigers	St. George Illawarra Dragons	^[3]
Tautau Moga	South Sydney Rabbitohs	St. George Illawarra Dragons	^[2]
Francis Molo	North Queensland Cowboys	St. George Illawarra Dragons	^[4]
Jaydn Su'A	South Sydney Rabbitohs	St. George Illawarra Dragons	^[5]
Moses Suli	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	St. George Illawarra Dragons	^[6]
Aaron Woods	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	St. George Illawarra Dragons	^[2]
Gerard Beale	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Unattached	^[7]
Adam Clune	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Newcastle Knights	^[7]
Matthew Dufty	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	^[7]
Kaide Ellis	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Super League: Wigan Warriors	^[7]
Hayden Lomax	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Temora Dragons (Group 9 Rugby League)	^[7]
Cameron McInnes	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	^[7]
Trent Merrin	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Retirement	^[7]
Corey Norman	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Unattached	^[7]
Jordan Pereira	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Brisbane Broncos	^[7]
Paul Vaughan	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	^[8]^[9]
Brayden Wiliame	St. George Illawarra Dragons	USA Perpignan (French rugby union)	^[7]

Ladder

2022 NRL season v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Penrith Panthers (P)	24	20	0	4	1	636	330	+306	42
2	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	18	0	6	1	573	364	+209	38
3	North Queensland Cowboys	24	17	0	7	1	633	361	+272	36
4	Parramatta Eels	24	16	0	8	1	608	489	+119	34
5	Melbourne Storm	24	15	0	9	1	657	410	+247	32
6	Sydney Roosters	24	15	0	9	1	635	434	+201	32
7	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	14	0	10	1	604	474	+130	30
8	Canberra Raiders	24	14	0	10	1	524	461	+63	30
9	Brisbane Broncos	24	13	0	11	1	514	550	−36	28
10	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24	12	0	12	1	469	569	−100	26
11	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	24	9	0	15	1	490	595	−105	20
12	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	7	0	17	1	383	575	−192	16
13	Gold Coast Titans	24	6	0	18	1	455	660	−205	14
14	Newcastle Knights	24	6	0	18	1	372	662	−290	14
15	New Zealand Warriors	24	6	0	18	1	408	700	−292	14
16	Wests Tigers	24	4	0	20	1	352	679	−327	10

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
Ladder Position
Source:^[10]

Season results

Pre-season trials

Round	Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Round	Home	Score	Away	Date and Time (AEDT)	Venue	Referee	Attendance	Source
1	Parramatta Eels	22 – 26	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Sunday, 20 February, 6:00 pm	CommBank Stadium			^[11]
2 (Charity Shield)	South Sydney Rabbitohs	10 – 16	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Saturday, 26 February, 7:00 pm	Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium			^[11]

NRL season

Round	Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Round	Home	Score	Away	Date and Time (AEDT round 1–3, AEST round 4–25)	Venue	Referee	Attendance	Source
1	New Zealand Warriors	16 – 28	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Saturday, 12 March, 5:30 pm	Sunshine Coast Stadium			^[12]
2	St. George Illawarra Dragons	16 – 20	Penrith Panthers	Friday, 18 March, 6:00 pm	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium			^[13]
3	St. George Illawarra Dragons	12 – 36	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Thursday, 24 March, 8:05 pm	WIN Stadium			^[14]
4	Parramatta Eels	48 – 14	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Sunday, 3 April, 6:15 pm	CommBank Stadium			^[15]
5	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24 – 12	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Saturday, 9 April, 5:30 pm	Accor Stadium			^[16]
6	St. George Illawarra Dragons	21 – 16	Newcastle Knights	Sunday, 17 April, 4:05 pm	WIN Stadium			^[17]
7 (Anzac Day)	St. George Illawarra Dragons	14 – 12	Sydney Roosters	Monday, 25 April, 4:00 pm	Sydney Cricket Ground			^[18]
8	St. George Illawarra Dragons	–	Wests Tigers	Sunday, 1 May, 4:05 pm	WIN Stadium			^[19]
9	Melbourne Storm	–	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Sunday, 8 May, 2:00 pm	AAMI Park			^[20]
10 (Magic Round)	Gold Coast Titans	–	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Saturday, 14 May, 5:30 pm	Suncorp Stadium			^[21]
11	St. George Illawarra Dragons	–	New Zealand Warriors	Saturday, 21 May, 3:00 pm	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium			^[22]
12	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	–	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Sunday, 29 May, 2:00 pm	Belmore Sports Ground			^[23]
13		BYE
14	North Queensland Cowboys	–	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Friday, 10 June, 7:55 pm	Queensland Country Bank Stadium			^[24]
15	St. George Illawarra Dragons	–	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Thursday, 16 June, 7:50 pm	WIN Stadium			^[25]
16	St. George Illawarra Dragons	–	Canberra Raiders	Sunday, 3 July, 4:05 pm	WIN Stadium			^[26]
17	Brisbane Broncos	–	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Sunday, 10 July, 4:05 pm	Suncorp Stadium			^[27]
18	Sydney Roosters	–	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Saturday, 16 July, 3:00 pm	Sydney Cricket Ground			^[28]
19	St. George Illawarra Dragons	–	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Friday, 22 July, 6:00 pm	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium			^[29]
20	St. George Illawarra Dragons	–	North Queensland Cowboys	Sunday, 31 July, 4:05 pm	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium			^[30]
21	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	–	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Saturday, 6 August, 7:35 pm	PointsBet Stadium			^[31]
22	Canberra Raiders	–	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Sunday, 14 August, 2:00 pm	GIO Stadium			^[32]
23	St. George Illawarra Dragons	–	Gold Coast Titans	Sunday, 21 August, 2:00 pm	WIN Stadium			^[33]
24	Wests Tigers	–	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Sunday, 28 August, 2:00 pm	CommBank Stadium			^[34]
25	St. George Illawarra Dragons	–	Brisbane Broncos	Saturday, 3 September, 5:30 pm	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium			^[35]

Representative honours

Player	2022 All Stars match	State of Origin 1	Mid-season internationals	State of Origin 2	State of Origin 3	Prime Minister's XIII	2021 World Cup
Jack Bird	Indigenous All Stars
Josh Kerr	Indigenous All Stars
Tyrell Fuimaono	Indigenous All Stars
Tyrell Sloan	Indigenous All Stars

References

^ "Dragons confirm Burgess signing". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Dragons confirm trio for season 2022". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
^ "Dragons confirm Mbye signing". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
^ "Molo Dragons bound in 2022". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
^ "Jaydn Su'A joins St. George Illawarra Dragons on three-year deal". www.sportingnews.com-au. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
^ "Dragons snap up maligned Manly centre". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Dragons thank and farewell 10 players". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
^ "5km sprint home, personalised plates, 'sexting scandal': Wild fallout of 'dumb' party". Fox Sports. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
^ "Paul Vaughan signs for the Bulldogs on a one year deal". Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
^ "2022 NRL Ladder". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b "All Stars, Charity Shield, double-headers headline pre-season". National Rugby League. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Warriors v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Dragons v Panthers". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Dragons v Sharks". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Eels v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Rabbitohs v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Dragons v Knights". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Dragons v Roosters". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Dragons v Wests Tigers". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Storm v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Titans v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Dragons v Warriors". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Bulldogs v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Cowboys v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Dragons v Rabbitohs". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Dragons v Raiders". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Broncos v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Roosters v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Dragons v Sea Eagles". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Dragons v Cowboys". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Sharks v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Raiders v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Dragons v Titans". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Wests Tigers v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Dragons v Broncos". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[1] "Dragons confirm Burgess signing". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.

[:1-2] "Dragons confirm trio for season 2022". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.

[3] "Dragons confirm Mbye signing". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.

[4] "Molo Dragons bound in 2022". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.

[5] "Jaydn Su'A joins St. George Illawarra Dragons on three-year deal". www.sportingnews.com-au. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.

[6] "Dragons snap up maligned Manly centre". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 11 October 2021.

[:0-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Dragons thank and farewell 10 players". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.

[8] "5km sprint home, personalised plates, 'sexting scandal': Wild fallout of 'dumb' party". Fox Sports. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.

[9] "Paul Vaughan signs for the Bulldogs on a one year deal". Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.

[10] "2022 NRL Ladder". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.

[:2-11] "All Stars, Charity Shield, double-headers headline pre-season". National Rugby League. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[12] "Warriors v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[13] "Dragons v Panthers". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[14] "Dragons v Sharks". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[15] "Eels v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[16] "Rabbitohs v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[17] "Dragons v Knights". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[18] "Dragons v Roosters". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[19] "Dragons v Wests Tigers". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[20] "Storm v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[21] "Titans v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[22] "Dragons v Warriors". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[23] "Bulldogs v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[24] "Cowboys v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[25] "Dragons v Rabbitohs". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[26] "Dragons v Raiders". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[27] "Broncos v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[28] "Roosters v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[29] "Dragons v Sea Eagles". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[30] "Dragons v Cowboys". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[31] "Sharks v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[32] "Raiders v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[33] "Dragons v Titans". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[34] "Wests Tigers v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[35] "Dragons v Broncos". National Rugby League. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

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v t e St. George Illawarra Dragons
Est. 1999 in Sydney and Wollongong, New South Wales
Club	History St. George Dragons Illawarra Steelers Seasons Records Head to head record Players Representatives Coaches Honours
Home grounds	Wollongong Showground Jubilee Oval
Culture	Alex McKinnon Cup Charity Shield Anzac Day Cup King's Birthday
League	National Rugby League
Titles	Minor Premiership (2): 2009, 2010 Premiership (1): 2010 World Club Challenge (1): 2011
Seasons (26)	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Other competitions	Current Jersey Flegg Cup New South Wales Cup NRL Women's Premiership NRL Nines Past NRL Under-20s
Affiliations	Shellharbour City Dragons (Shellharbour Sharks) Illawarra RLFC St. George Illawarra Dragons