2024 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

2024 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
2024 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
2024 record	Wins: 3; losses: 3
Points scored	For: 106; against: 142
Team information
CEO	Ryan Webb
Coach	Shane Flanagan
Captain	Ben Hunt;
Stadium	WIN Stadium (Capacity: 23,750) ; Netstrata Jubilee Stadium (Capacity: 20,500)

The 2024 St. George Illawarra Dragons season is the 26th season in the club's history and they compete in the National Rugby League.

The captain Ben Hunt retains his captaincy for his 4th consecutive season, while Head Coach Shane Flanagan has his 1st season at his position.

Summary

Pre-season

Squad information

**St. George Illawarra Dragons 2024 squad**
Top 30 squad - 2024 NRL season						Supplementary list		Coaching staff
Jack Bird – CE Fa’amanu Brown – HK Ryan Couchman – SR Toby Couchman – PR Jack de Belin – PR, LK Tom Eisenhuth – LK, SR Raymond Faitala-Mariner – SR Mat Feagai – WG Max Feagai – CE Viliami Fifita – PR		Sione Finau – WG Kyle Flanagan – FE Ben Hunt (c) – HB Blake Lawrie – PR Luciano Leilua – SR Jacob Liddle – HK Zac Lomax – WG, CE Jesse Marschke – HK, HB Francis Molo – PR Michael Molo – PR		Ben Murdoch-Masila – LK Mikaele Ravalawa – WG Dan Russell – LK Hame Sele – PR Tyrell Sloan – FB Jaydn Su'A – SR Moses Suli – CE Savelio Tamale – CE Alec Tuitavake – PR Christian Tuipulotu – WG		Corey Ackers – PR Josh Coric – PR Dylan Egan – SR Connor Muhleisen – HK Jackson Shereb – SR Hamish Stewart – SR		Manager Ben Haran (General Manager of Football) Head coach Shane Flanagan Assistant coaches Ryan Carr Ben Woolf Dean Young Managers Shane Millard (Recruitment & Pathways) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 11 May 2024 Source(s): Dragons team profiles

Squad changes

Transfers in

Transfers out

Pre-season

St. George played the South Sydney Rabbitohs in Kogarah and the Wests Tigers in Mudgee as their pre-season fixtures. Both matches were part of the second edition of the NRL Pre-season Challenge.^[1]

Win Draw Loss

Round 1: 17 February 2024	South Sydney Rabbitohs	28–6	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Sydney
20:05 AEDT	Tries: Host 36' Burns 48', 71' Moale 62' Kennar 80' Goals: Hawkins 3/4 37', 50', 63' Milne 1/1 80'	Report Details	Tries: Ravalawa 38' Goals: Lomax 1/1 40'	Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 8,827 Referee: Belinda Sharpe

Round 2: 24 February 2024	St. George Illawarra Dragons	34–18	Wests Tigers	Mudgee
20:05 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Glen Willow Oval Attendance: 4,962 Referee: Kasey Badger

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne Storm	16	13	0	3	3	440	315	+125	32	Advance to finals series
2	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	17	11	0	6	3	442	317	+125	28
3	Penrith Panthers	16	11	0	5	3	356	240	+116	28
4	Sydney Roosters	17	11	0	6	2	522	297	+225	26
5	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	16	9	0	7	3	328	263	+65	24
6	Dolphins	16	9	0	7	3	407	359	+48	24
7	St. George Illawarra Dragons	17	9	0	8	3	364	420	−56	24
8	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	17	9	1	7	2	416	349	+67	23
9	North Queensland Cowboys	17	9	0	8	2	417	416	+1	22
10	Canberra Raiders	17	8	0	9	3	334	425	−91	22
11	Newcastle Knights	17	8	0	9	2	304	385	−81	20
12	New Zealand Warriors	18	7	1	10	2	374	408	−34	19
13	Brisbane Broncos	17	7	0	10	2	383	374	+9	18
14	Gold Coast Titans	16	6	0	10	3	349	408	−59	18
15	South Sydney Rabbitohs	16	6	0	10	3	346	450	−104	18
16	Parramatta Eels	17	4	0	13	3	341	494	−153	14
17	Wests Tigers	17	4	0	13	2	293	496	−203	12

Updated to match(es) played on 19 July 2024. Source: National Rugby League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Ground	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	–	A	A	H	A	–	H	A	A	–
Result	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	L	L	W	B	L	W	W	L	B	W	L	W	B
Position	2	11	15	13	15	13	9	11	13	11	9	12	12	9	11	9	8	10	9
Points	2	2	2	4	4	6	8	8	8	10	12	12	14	16	16	18	20	20	22	24

Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 13 November 2023.^[2]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Round 1: 9 March 2024	Gold Coast Titans	4–28	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Gold Coast
18:35 AEST	Tries: Khan-Pereira 34' Goals: Boyd 0/1	Report	Tries: Sloan 2', 54', 66' Flanagan 47' Lomax 62' Goals: Lomax 4/5 3', 48', 55', 67'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 14,537 Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski

Round 2: 17 March 2024	Dolphins	38–0	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Redcliffe
17:15 AEST	Tries: Tabuai-Fidow 5', 59', 70' Isaako 9' Nicholls 47' Averillo 57' Marshall-King 68' Goals: Isaako 5/7 7', 49', 59', 61', 70'	Report	Sin bin: F. Molo 76' to 80'	Stadium: Kayo Stadium Attendance: 10,011 Referee: Grant Atkins

Round 3: 23 March 2024	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24–46	North Queensland Cowboys	Kogarah
17:30 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 9,252 Referee: Belinda Sharpe

Round 4: 30 March 2024	St. George Illawarra Dragons	20–12	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Wollongong
17:30 AEDT	Tries: Bird 7' Sloan 33', 62' Su'a 37' Goals: Lomax 2/4 9', 63'	Report	Tries: Koula 3' Olakau'atu 76' Goals: Garrick 2/2 4', 77'	Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 16,215 Referee: Ashley Klein

Round 5: 5 April 2024	Newcastle Knights	30–10	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Newcastle
20:00 AEDT	Tries: Hastings 4' Tuala 24' D. Saifiti 29' Lucas 34' Ponga 73' Goals: Ponga 5/5 5', 26', 30', 36', 74'	Report	Tries: Lomax 13' Hunt 21' Goals: Lomax 1/2 22'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 9,448 Referee: Belinda Sharpe

Round 6: 14 April 2024	Wests Tigers	12–24	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Campbelltown
16:05 AEST	Tries: Utoikamanu 14' Kepaoa 70' Goals: Koroisau 2/3 23 pen', 71'	Report	Tries: Lomax 1' Bird 25' Flanagan 36' Su'a 62' Goals: Lomax 4/5 27', 38', 59 pen', 63'	Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 17,141 Referee: Grant Atkins

Round 7: 19 April 2024	St. George Illawarra Dragons	30–12	New Zealand Warriors	Wollongong
18:00 AEST	Tries: Suli 24' Ravalawa 29' Hunt 35' Lomax 40' Sloan 61' Goals: Lomax 4/6 36', 42', 53 pen', 63' Field goals: Lomax 39 (2pt)'	Report	Tries: Johnson 11' Watene-Zelezniak 69' Goals: Johnson 2/2 12', 71'	Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 13,111 Referee: Gerard Sutton

Round 8: 25 April 2024	St. George Illawarra Dragons	18–60	Sydney Roosters	Moore Park
16:00 AEST	Tries: Su'a 5' De Belin 50' Eisenhuth 67' Goals: Lomax 3/3 6', 51', 68'	Report	Tries: Young 10' Crichton 16' Manu 26', 59' Walker 32' N. Butcher 36', 71' Keary 55' Tedesco 62' Sua'ali'i 76' Goals: Walker 10/10 12', 17', 28', 33', 38', 57', 61', 63', 73', 77'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 40,727 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 9: 5 May 2024	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	20–10	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Cronulla
16:05 AEST	Tries: Kaufusi 13' Talakai 45' Hazelton 64' Goals: Hynes 4/4 15', 46', 66', 77 pen'	Report	Tries: Ravalawa 26', 39' Goals: Lomax 1/2 39'	Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 9,731 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 10: 11 May 2024	St. George Illawarra Dragons	28–14	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Kogarah
17:30 AEST	Tries: Lomax 9' Bird 26' Su'a 58' De Belin 72' Goals: Lomax 5/6 11', 42 pen', 60', 64 pen', 74' Field goals: Lomax 39 (2 pt)'	Report	Tries: L. Mitchell 22', 77' Thompson 45' Goals: L. Mitchell 1/3 23'	Stadium: Nestrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 7,517 Referee: Belinda Sharpe

Round 11 (Bye for St. George Illawarra Dragons)

Round 12: 23 May 2024	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	44–12	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Sydney Olympic Park
19:50 AEST	Tries: Burton 8', 67' Salmon 46', 52' Kiraz 56', 78' Preston 60' Crichton 70' Goals: Burton 6/9 20', 46', 53', 58', 63 pen', 71'	Report	Tries: Suli 12' Liddle 31' Goals: Lomax 2/2 14', 33' Sin bin: Lomax 63' to 73'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 15,442 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 13: 1 June 2024	Penrith Panthers	10–22	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Penrith
17:30 AEST	Tries: Alamoti 25' McLean 35' Goals: Alamoti 1/2 36'	Report	Tries: T. Couchman 42' Sloan 47' Mat Feagai 68' Faitala-Mariner 72' Goals: Flanagan 3/4 44', 49', 74'	Stadium: BlueBet Stadium Attendance: 12,025 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 14: 7 June 2024	St. George Illawarra Dragons	56–14	Wests Tigers	Wollongong
20:00 AEST	Tries: Flanagan 22' Lomax 27', 75', 79' Mat Feagai 45', 66' Leilua 52', 60' Hunt 57' Goals: Lomax 10/10 24', 29', 47', 49 pen', 54', 58', 61', 68', 77', 79'	Report	Tries: Lobb 4' Sullivan 12' Seyfarth 39' Goals: Koroisau 1/3 13' Sin bin: Sullivan 49' to 59'	Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 9,969 Referee: Chris Butler

Round 15: 16 June 2024	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	30–14	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Brookvale
14:00 AEST		Report		Stadium: 4 Pines Park Attendance: 17,187 Referee: Peter Gough

Round 16 (Bye for St. George Illawarra Dragons)

Round 17: 30 June 2024	St. George Illawarra Dragons	26–6	Dolphins	Kogarah
14:00 AEST	Tries: Faitala-Mariner 46' Tuipulotu 53' Sloan 57' De Belin 64' Liddle 68' Goals: Flanagan 3/6 34 pen', 59', 70'	Report	Tries: Niu 38' Goals: Isaako 1/1 40' Sin bin: Donoghoe 66' to 76'	Stadium: Nestrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 8,052 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 18: 7 July 2024	Sydney Roosters	42–12	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Moore Park
14:00 AEST	Tries: Radley 6' Young 25' Collins 51' Crichton 56' Tedesco 61' Tupou 65' Tupouniua 78' Goals: Walker 7/8 7', 9 pen', 27', 53', 63', 67', 79' Sin bin: Waerea-Hargreaves 16' to 26'	Report	Tries: Liddle 36' Tuipulotu 47' Goals: Lomax 2/2 37', 49'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 23,388 Referee: Ashley Klein

Round 19: 13 July 2024	Brisbane Broncos	26–30	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Brisbane
19:35 AEST	Tries: Walters 11' Mam 54' Staggs 63', 77' Mozer 72' Goals: Staggs 3/5 13', 55', 73' Sin bin: Staggs 15' to 25'	Report	Tries: Tuipulotu 6', 30', 43' Suli 24' Su'a 33' Goals: Flanagan 5/7 16 pen', 32', 35', 44', 70 pen'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 34,224 Referee: Liam Kennedy

Round 20 (Bye for St. George Illawarra Dragons)

Player statistics

As of 13 April 2024

Awards

References

^ "2024 Pre-Season Challenge: Everything you need to know". National Rugby League. 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
^ "2024 NRL Telstra Premiership schedule released". National Rugby League. 2023-11-13. Retrieved 2024-03-24.

[1] "2024 Pre-Season Challenge: Everything you need to know". National Rugby League. 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-03-24.

[2] "2024 NRL Telstra Premiership schedule released". National Rugby League. 2023-11-13. Retrieved 2024-03-24.

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