2018 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
Rugby league team season
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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.
NRL rank7th
2018 recordWins: 15; draws: 0; losses: 9
Points scoredFor: 206; against: 100
CEOPeter Doust
| 2018 St. George Illawarra Dragons season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRL rank | 7th | |||
| 2018 record | Wins: 15; draws: 0; losses: 9 | |||
| Points scored | For: 206; against: 100 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Peter Doust | |||
| Coach | Paul McGregor | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | WIN Jubilee Oval WIN Stadium | |||
| Avg. attendance | 16,909 | |||
| High attendance | 18,589 (vs. Newcastle, round 4) | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Nene McDonald (10) | |||
| Goals | Gareth Widdop (39) | |||
| Points | Gareth Widdop (82) | |||
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Gains And Losses of Squad 2018
Players
Source:[13]
Ladder progression
| Team | 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 | F1 | F2 | F3 | GF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | BRI 1st |
CRO 1st |
GCT 1st |
NEW 1st |
SOU 1st |
CRO 1st |
NZL 1st |
SYD 1st |
MEL | SOU | CAN | PEN | X | CBY | MAN | PAR | MEL | WTI | NQL | SYD | NZL | PAR | WTI | CBY | NEW |
Bold – Opposition's Home game
X – Bye
* – Golden point game
Opponent for round listed above margin
Season Results
| ROUND | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time (AEDT) | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||||||
| 1 |  St George Illawarra Dragons |
34 – 12[14][15] |  Brisbane Broncos |
Thursday, 8 March, 7:50pm | UOW Jubilee Oval | Matt Cecchin, Alan Shortall | 14,457[16] | |||
| 2 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
16 – 20[17] | St George Illawarra Dragons |
Thursday, 15 March, 7:50pm | Southern Cross Group Stadium | Gavin Badger, Peter Gough | 13,517[18] | |||
| 3 |  Gold Coast Titans |
8 – 54[19] | St George Illawarra Dragons |
Sunday, 25 March, 4:10pm | Clive Berghofer Stadium | Henry Perenara, Chris Butler | 7,297[20] | |||
| 4 |  St George Illawarra Dragons |
30 - 12[21] |  Newcastle Knights |
Sunday, 1 April, 4:10pm | WIN Stadium | Grant Aitkins, Jon Stone | 18,589[21] | |||
| 5 | St George Illawarra Dragons |
16 - 12[22] |  South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Friday 6 April, 7:50pm | UOW Jubilee Oval | Gavin Badger, Peter Gough | 16,709 | |||
| 6 | St George Illawarra Dragons |
40 - 20[23] | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
Friday 13 April, 7:50pm | WIN Stadium | Ashley Klein, Gavin Badger | 17,882 | |||
| 7 |  New Zealand Warriors |
20 - 12[24] | St George Illawarra Dragons |
Friday 20 April, 8:00pm (NZ) | Mt Smart Stadium | Ben Cummins, Henry Perenara | 18,295 | |||
| 8 | St George Illawarra Dragons |
24 - 8[25] |  Sydney Roosters |
Wednesday 25 April 4:10PM (AEST) | Allianz Stadium | Ashley Klein, Gavin Badger | 41,142 | |||
| 9 | St George Illawarra Dragons |
34 - 14[26] |  Melbourne Storm |
Sunday, 6 May 2PM (AEST) | UOW Jubilee Stadium | Matt Cecchin, Chris Butler | 19,173 | |||
| 10 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
24 - 10[27] | St George Illawarra Dragons |
Sunday, 13 May 2PM (AEST) | ANZ Stadium | Adam Gee, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski | 13,062 | |||
| 11 | St George Illawarra Dragons |
25 - 18 |  Canberra Raiders |
Sunday, 20 May 2PM (AEST) | Glen Willow Stadium | Ashley Klein, Peter Gough | 8,962 | |||
| 12 |  Penrith Panthers |
28 - 2[28] | St George Illawarra Dragons |
Saturday, 26 7 May:30PPM (AEST) | Panthers Stadium | Gerard Sutton, Chris Sutton | 21,565 | |||
| 13 | BYE | |||||||||
| 14* |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
16 - 18[29] | St George Illawarra Dragons |
Monday, 11 June 4PM (AEST) | ANZ Stadium | Matt Cecchin, Tim Roby | 21,376 | |||
| 15 | St George Illawarra Dragons |
32 - 8 |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
Saturday, 16 7 June:30PM (AEST) | WIN Stadium | Jon Stone, Alan Shortall | 13,069 | |||
| 16 | St George Illawarra Dragons |
20 - 18[30] |  Parramatta Eels |
Thursday, 28 7 June:50PM (AEST) | WIN Stadium | Ben Cummins, Peter Gough | 6,933 | |||
| 17 | Melbourne Storm |
52 - 30[31] | St George Illawarra Dragons |
Thursday, 5 7 July:50PM (AEST) | AAMI Park | Matt Cecchin, Gavin Reynolds | 12,167 | |||
| 18 | St George Illawarra Dragons |
16 - 20[32] |  Wests Tigers |
Sunday, 15 4 July:10PM (AEST) | UOW Jubilee Stadium | Ben Cummins, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski | 15,992 | |||
| 19 |  North Queensland Cowboys |
10 - 24[33] | St George Illawarra Dragons |
Saturday, 21 7 July:30PM (AEST) | 1300SMILES Stadium | Adam Gee, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski | 18,068 | |||
| 20 | Sydney Roosters |
36 - 18[34] | St George Illawarra Dragons |
Sunday, 29 4 July:10PM (AEST) | Allianz Stadium | Ashley Klein, Chris Sutton | 19,878 | |||
| 21 | St George Illawarra Dragons |
12 - 18[35] | New Zealand Warriors |
Saturday, 4 August 3PM | WIN Stadium | Gerard Sutton, Chris Butler | 13,924 | |||
| 22 | Parramatta Eels |
4 – 40[36] | St George Illawarra Dragons |
Saturday, 11 7 August:30PM | ANZ Stadium | Adam Gee, Phil Henderson | 10,541 | |||
| 23 | Wests Tigers |
10 – 20[37] | St George Illawarra Dragons |
Saturday, 18 5 August:30PM (AEST) | Leichhardt Oval | Grant Atkins, Mayy Noyen | 18,387 | |||
| 24 | St George Illawarra Dragons |
0 – 38 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
Sunday, 26 4 August:10PM (AEST) | UOW Jubilee Stadium | Ben Cummins, Henry Perenara | 12,436 | |||
| 25 | Newcastle Knights |
14 – 24[38] | St George Illawarra Dragons |
Saturday, 1 September | McDonald Jones Stadium | Henry Perenara, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski | 24,662 | |||
| Finals 1 | Brisbane Broncos |
18 – 48 | St George Illawarra Dragons |
Sunday, 9, 4 September:10pm (AEST) | Suncorp Stadium | Grant Atkins, Chris Sutton | 47,296 | |||
| Finals 2 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
13 – 12[39] | St George Illawarra Dragons |
Saturday 15 September | ANZ Stadium | Gerard Sutton, Ben Cummins | 48,188 | |||
| Legend: Win Loss Bye | ||||||||||
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