2022 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

2022 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
Team information
CEORyan Webb
CoachAnthony Griffin
Captain
StadiumNetstrata Jubilee Stadium
WIN Stadium
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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

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Top 30 Squad – 2022 Season Development Players Coaching Staff
Manager
  • Australia Ben Haran (General Manager of Football)

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Medical Professionals

  • Australia Elliot Jackson (Strength & Conditioning Coach)
  • Australia Tony Guilfoyle (Physical Performance Manager)

Managers


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 10 August 2022
Source(s): Dragons Team Profiles


Gains and losses

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

Ladder

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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

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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 21 22 23 24 25
Ladder Position
Source:[10]

Season results

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Pre-season trials

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Round Home Score Away Match Information
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

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Round Home Score Away Match Information
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

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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

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  2. ^ a b c "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.
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  9. ^ "Paul Vaughan signs for the Bulldogs on a one year deal". Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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