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2020 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
NRL Rank12th
NRL NinesRunners-Up
2020 recordWins: 7; draws: 0; losses: 13
Points scoredFor: 378; against: 452
Team information
CEORyan Webb
CoachPaul McGregor (Until 15 August)
Dean Young (Interim from 16 August)
Captain
StadiumNetstrata Jubilee Stadium
WIN Stadium
Campbelltown Stadium
Top scorers
TriesMikaele Ravalawa, Matt Dufty & Zac Lomax (13)
GoalsZac Lomax (63)
PointsZac Lomax (178)
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The 2020 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the 22nd in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons' men's team competed in the NRL's 2020 Telstra Premiership season. The women's team, meanwhile will play their third season in the NRLW's 2020 Telstra 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.

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

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St. George Illawarra Dragons 2020 Squad
Top 30 Squad - 2020 Season Development Players Coaching Staff

Head coach


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

Updated: 14 August 2020
Source(s): Dragons Team Profiles


Gains and losses

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

Ladder

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NRL Nines

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Main article: 2020 NRL Nines

Pool stage

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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: [citation needed]

Finals

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

NRL season

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2020 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Penrith Panthers 20 18 1 1 0 537 238 +299 37
2 Melbourne Storm (P) 20 16 0 4 0 534 276 +258 32
3 Parramatta Eels 20 15 0 5 0 392 288 +104 30
4 Sydney Roosters 20 14 0 6 0 552 322 +230 28
5 Canberra Raiders 20 14 0 6 0 445 317 +128 28
6 South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 12 0 8 0 521 352 +169 24
7 Newcastle Knights 20 11 1 8 0 421 374 +47 23
8 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 20 10 0 10 0 480 480 0 20
9 Gold Coast Titans 20 9 0 11 0 346 463 −117 18
10 New Zealand Warriors 20 8 0 12 0 343 458 −115 16
11 Wests Tigers 20 7 0 13 0 440 505 −65 14
12 St. George Illawarra Dragons 20 7 0 13 0 378 452 −74 14
13 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 20 7 0 13 0 375 509 −134 14
14 North Queensland Cowboys 20 5 0 15 0 368 520 −152 10
15 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 20 3 0 17 0 282 504 −222 6
16 Brisbane Broncos 20 3 0 17 0 268 624 −356 6

Ladder progression

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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 10th 10th 11th 13th 13th 12th
Source:[21]

Season results

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NRL Nines

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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, 8:45 pm HBF Park Chris Butler 10,128 [22]
Pool stage Parramatta Eels 15 – 7 St George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 15 February, 3:25 pm HBF Park 14,739 [23]
Quarter-final St George Illawarra Dragons 17 – 14 Penrith Panthers Saturday, 15 February, 6:05 pm HBF Park Ben Cummins 14,739 [24]
Semi-final Parramatta Eels 6 – 8 St George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 15 February, 8:20 pm HBF Park Grant Atkins 14,739 [25]
Grand Final St George Illawarra Dragons 14 – 23 North Queensland Cowboys Saturday, 15 February, 10:00 pm HBF Park Grant Atkins 14,739 [26]

Pre-season trials

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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, 5:30 pm Maitland No.1 Sportsground Matt Cecchin, Jon Stone — [27]
2
(Charity Shield) 		South Sydney Rabbitohs 26 – 12 St George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 29 February, 7:00 pm Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium Ashley Klein, Gavin Badger 9,124 [28]

NRL season

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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, 6:15 pm WIN Stadium Ashley Klein, Phil Henderson 9,137 [29]
2 St. George Illawarra Dragons 28 – 32 Penrith Panthers Friday, 20 March, 6:00 pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Matt Cecchin, Jon Stone 0a [30]
3 New Zealand Warriors 18 – 0 St. George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 30 May, 3:00 pm Central Coast Stadium Chris Sutton 0a [31]
4
(Queen's Birthday) 		Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22 – 2 St. George Illawarra Dragons Monday, 8 June, 4:05 pm Bankwest Stadium Henry Perenara 0a [32]
5 St. George Illawarra Dragons 30 – 16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sunday, 14 June, 6:30 pm Campbelltown Stadium Henry Perenara — [33]
6 Gold Coast Titans 8 – 20 St. George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 20 June, 3:00 pm Suncorp Stadium Chris Sutton 1,930 [34]
7 Sydney Roosters 26 – 12 St. George Illawarra Dragons Friday, 26 June, 7:55 pm Bankwest Stadium Grant Atkins — [35]
8 Canberra Raiders 22 – 16 St. George Illawarra Dragons Friday, 3 July, 6:00 pm GIO Stadium Matt Cecchin 2,500 [36]
9 St. George Illawarra Dragons 34 – 4 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sunday, 12 July, 6:30 pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Matt Cecchin 1,571 [37]
10 St. George Illawarra Dragons 28 – 22 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Saturday, 18 July, 3:00 pm WIN Stadium Henry Perenara 1,619 [38]
11 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 28 – 24 St. George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 25 July, 5:30 pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Grant Atkins 3,179 [39]
12 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 – 32 South Sydney Rabbitohs Thursday, 30 July, 7:50 pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Ashley Klein 2,719 [40]
13 St. George Illawarra Dragons 16 – 24 Sydney Roosters Thursday, 6 August, 7:50 pm WIN Stadium Ashley Klein — [41]
14 Parramatta Eels 12 – 14 St. George Illawarra Dragons Friday, 14 August, 7:55 pm Bankwest Stadium Grant Atkins — [42]
15 Brisbane Broncos 24 – 28 St. George Illawarra Dragons Friday, 21 August, 7:55 pm Suncorp Stadium Henry Perenara — [43]
16 St. George Illawarra Dragons 10 – 14 Gold Coast Titans Friday, 28 August, 6:00 pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Henry Perenara 2,097 [44]
17 North Queensland Cowboys 23 – 22 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 6 September, 6:30 pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Adam Gee 6,755 [45]
18 St. George Illawarra Dragons 8 – 37 Canberra Raiders Saturday, 12 September, 3:00 pm WIN Stadium Adam Gee → Matt Cecchinb 2,588 [46]
19 Newcastle Knights 42 – 18 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 20 September, 4:05 pm McDonald Jones Stadium Grant Atkins 6,659 [47]
20 St. George Illawarra Dragons 30 – 22 Melbourne Storm Sunday, 27 September, 4:05 pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Matt Cecchin 2,738 [48]

Notes

a^ Matches in rounds two, three and four were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[49]

b^ Adam Gee was substituted after half time as referee in the round 18 game for Matt Cecchin after receiving a calf injury during the game.[50]

Representative honours

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Player 2020 All Stars match State of Origin
Josh Kerr Indigenous All Stars Queensland
Tyrell Fuimaono Indigenous All Stars –
Issac Luke Māori All Stars –
Tyson Frizell – New South Wales
Zac Lomax – New South Wales
Cameron McInnes – New South Wales
Ben Hunt – Queensland

References

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