2011 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
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2011 St. George Illawarra Dragons season | ||||
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2011 record | Wins: 14; draws: 1; losses: 9 | |||
Points scored | For: 507; against: 375 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | ![]() | |||
Coach | ![]() | |||
Assistant coach | ![]() | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | WIN Jubilee Oval WIN Stadium | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Matt Cooper (14) | |||
Goals | Jamie Soward (68) | |||
Points | Jamie Soward (157) | |||
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The 2011 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the 13th in the joint venture club's history. Coached by Wayne Bennett and captained by Ben Hornby they competed in the NRL's 2011 Telstra Premiership as defending champions. The Dragons finished the regular season 5th (out of 16) before being knocked out of the finals by the Brisbane Broncos. This was Bennett's last match with the Dragons as he moved to the Newcastle Knights for the 2012 NRL season.
Pre Season
[edit]In the pre-season the Dragons won their annual Charity Shield match against South Sydney before travelling to take on reigning Super League champions, Wigan Warriors.
The Dragons won all three of their pre-season games. This included victory in the 2011 World Club Challenge, giving them the title of best club rugby league team in the world.[1]
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Attendance | Report | ||||
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13 February | Charity Shield | ![]() | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 32–10 | 19,267 | [1] | ||||
18 February | Mercury Challenge | ![]() | WIN Stadium, Wollongong | 28–12 | 6,174 | [2] | ||||
27 February | 2011 World Club Challenge | ![]() | DW Stadium, Wigan | 21–15 | 24,268 | [3] | ||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
Regular season
[edit]By the middle of the regular season the Dragons were leading the competition.
Finals
[edit]Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Attendance | Report | ||||
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9 September | Qualifying Final | ![]() | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 12 – 21 | 45,631 | [28] | ||||
17 September | Semi Final | ![]() | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | 12 – 13 | 48,474 | [29] | ||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |
Ladder
[edit]Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 521 | 308 | 213 | 42 |
2 | ![]() | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 539 | 331 | 208 | 40 |
3 | ![]() | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 511 | 372 | 139 | 40 |
4 | ![]() | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 519 | 430 | 89 | 34 |
5 | ![]() | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 483 | 341 | 142 | 33 |
6 | ![]() | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 504 | 393 | 111 | 32 |
7 | ![]() | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 532 | 480 | 52 | 32 |
8 | ![]() | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 478 | 443 | 35 | 28 |
9 | ![]() | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 449 | 489 | -40 | 28 |
10 | ![]() | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 531 | 562 | -31 | 26 |
11 | ![]() | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 417 | 500 | -83 | 24 |
12 | ![]() | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 430 | 517 | -87 | 22 |
13 | ![]() | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 428 | 557 | -129 | 18 |
14 | ![]() | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 385 | 538 | -153 | 17 |
15 | ![]() | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 423 | 623 | -200 | 16 |
16 | ![]() | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 363 | 629 | -266 | 16 |
Squad
[edit]Current NRL premiership squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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| Head coach Assistant coaches
Updated: 29 May 2011 |
Transfers
[edit]Gains
Player | Gained From |
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Adam Cuthbertson | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
Daniel Penese | Penrith Panthers |
David Gower | Wests Tigers |
Losses
References
[edit]- ^ Wilson, Andy (27 February 2011). "Wigan Warriors make brave attempt but Dragons are still worlds apart". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2024.