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Rugby club season
2005 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
NRL Rank2nd
Play-off resultPreliminary Finals
2005 recordWins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 8
Points scoredFor: 655; against: 510
Team information
CoachNathan Brown
Captain
StadiumJubilee Oval, Wollongong Showground
Avg. attendance15,151
High attendance19,608 (vs. Sharks, finals week 1)
Top scorers
TriesColin Best (20)
GoalsMichael Ennis (44)
PointsMichael Ennis (108)
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The 2005 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the seventh in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons competed in the NRL's 2005 premiership season. The team finished second in the regular season, making finals but getting knocked out in the preliminary finals against the Wests Tigers, losing 20–12.

Squad gains and losses

Increase or Decrease Player 2004 Club 2005 Club
Increase Colin Best Hull F.C. (Super League) St. George Illawarra Dragons
Increase Michael Ennis Newcastle Knights St. George Illawarra Dragons
Increase Willie Manu South Sydney Rabbitohs St. George Illawarra Dragons
Increase Shane Marteene South Sydney Rabbitohs St. George Illawarra Dragons
Increase Chris Sheppard North Queensland Cowboys St. George Illawarra Dragons
Increase Albert Torrens Manly Warringah Sea Eagles St. George Illawarra Dragons
Decrease Nathan Blacklock St. George Illawarra Dragons Hull F.C. (Super League)
Decrease John Carlaw St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Decrease Brett Firman St. George Illawarra Dragons Sydney Roosters
Decrease Andrew Frew St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Decrease David Howell St. George Illawarra Dragons Canberra Raiders
Decrease Tony Jensen St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Decrease Brent Kite St. George Illawarra Dragons Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Decrease Nathan Long St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Decrease Henry Perenara St. George Illawarra Dragons Parramatta Eels
Decrease Mark Riddell St. George Illawarra Dragons Parramatta Eels
Decrease Lincoln Withers St. George Illawarra Dragons Canberra Raiders

Ladder

2005 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Parramatta Eels 24 16 0 8 2 704 456 +248 36
2 St George Illawarra Dragons 24 16 0 8 2 655 510 +145 36
3 Brisbane Broncos 24 15 0 9 2 597 484 +113 34
4 Wests Tigers (P) 24 14 0 10 2 676 575 +101 32
5 North Queensland Cowboys 24 14 0 10 2 639 563 +76 32
6 Melbourne Storm 24 13 0 11 2 640 462 +178 30
7 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 12 0 12 2 550 564 -14 28
8 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 12 0 12 2 554 632 -78 28
9 Sydney Roosters 24 11 0 13 2 488 487 +1 26
10 Penrith Panthers 24 11 0 13 2 554 554 0 26
11 New Zealand Warriors 24 10 0 14 2 515 528 -13 24
12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 9 1 14 2 472 670 -198 23
13 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 9 1 14 2 482 700 -218 23
14 Canberra Raiders 24 9 0 15 2 465 606 -141 22
15 Newcastle Knights 24 8 0 16 2 467 667 -200 20

Ladder Progression

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 26
Ladder Position 14th 14th 15th 15th 14th 14th 13th 13th 12th 9th 9th 10th 9th 7th 6th 7th 7th 8th 6th 5th 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd
Source:

Season results

Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Referee Attendance Source
1 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 46 – 28 St. George Illawarra Dragons 11 March Stadium Australia Paul Simpkins 33,105
2 St. George Illawarra Dragons 12 – 46 Melbourne Storm 19 March Wollongong Showground Tony Archer, Gavin Badger 9,032
3 Penrith Panthers 18 – 8 St. George Illawarra Dragons 26 March Penrith Stadium Russell Smith 17,187
4 Canberra Raiders 42 – 22 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2 April Canberra Stadium Tim Mander 15,614
5 St. George Illawarra Dragons 32 – 6 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 9 April Wollongong Showground Sean Hampstead 16,117
6 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 – 34 Brisbane Broncos 17 April Wollongong Showground Steve Clark 17,287
7 (ANZAC Day) Sydney Roosters 24 – 26 St. George Illawarra Dragons 25 April Sydney Football Stadium Sean Hampstead 32,370
8 Wests Tigers 32 – 40 St. George Illawarra Dragons 1 May Stadium Australia Jason Robinson 17,567
9 St. George Illawarra Dragons 42 – 10 South Sydney Rabbitohs 7 May Wollongong Showground Sean Hampstead 11,624
10 St. George Illawarra Dragons 34 – 12 Penrith Panthers 13 May Wollongong Showground Paul Simpkins 12,932
11 Newcastle Knights 16 – 18 St. George Illawarra Dragons 21 May Newcastle International Sports Centre Shayne Hayne 19,018
12 Melbourne Storm 24 – 16 St. George Illawarra Dragons 29 May Olympic Park Stadium Russell Smith 7,590
13 St. George Illawarra Dragons 32 – 18 New Zealand Warriors 4 June Wollongong Showground Steve Clark 14,479
14 St. George Illawarra Dragons 34 – 4 North Queensland Cowboys 12 June Jubilee Oval Tim Mander 15,260
15 South Sydney Rabbitohs 10 – 28 St. George Illawarra Dragons 19 June Sydney Cricket Ground Paul Simpkins 18,334
16 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 – 32 Wests Tigers 26 June Jubilee Oval Shayne Hayne 10,612
17 BYE
18 Parramatta Eels 40 – 14 St. George Illawarra Dragons 8 July Parramatta Stadium Tim Mander 20,199
19 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 10 – 36 St. George Illawarra Dragons 17 July Brookvale Oval Steve Clark 17,218
20 St. George Illawarra Dragons 20 – 10 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 July Jubilee Oval Tim Mander 17,113
21 St. George Illawarra Dragons 44 – 6 Sydney Roosters 29 July Wollongong Showground Paul Simpkins 19,512
22 North Queensland Cowboys 16 – 36 St. George Illawarra Dragons 5 August Willows Sports Complex Tim Mander 21,021
23 Brisbane Broncos 4 – 24 St. George Illawarra Dragons 14 August Lang Park Tim Mander 48,995
24 St. George Illawarra Dragons 25 – 22 Parramatta Eels 21 August Jubilee Oval Paul Simpkins 17,523
25 BYE
26 St. George Illawarra Dragons 36 – 28 Newcastle Knights 4 September Jubilee Oval Tony Archer 15,867
FW1 St. George Illawarra Dragons 28 – 22 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10 September Wollongong Showground Tony Archer 19,608
FW3 St. George Illawarra Dragons 12 – 20 Wests Tigers 24 September Sydney Football Stadium Tony Archer 41,260

Notable events

  • After losing their first four matches of the season, the Dragons (who were sitting on the bottom of the ladder at the time) won their first match in round five, defeating the previously-undefeated Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (who were sitting on the top) by 32–6 in Wollongong.
  • In round twelve, St George Illawarra lost 16–24 to the Melbourne Storm at Olympic Park Stadium in Melbourne, a day after another red-and-white team, the Sydney Swans, were thrashed by St Kilda at Telstra Dome.
  • In round fourteen, halfback Mathew Head suffered a season-ending knee injury in the club's 34–4 win over the North Queensland Cowboys. The result puts St George Illawarra into the NRL's top eight for the first time in the season.
  • In round eighteen, five-eighth and captain Trent Barrett copped a one-game suspension from the tribunal after pleading guilty to striking Parramatta Eels hooker PJ Marsh in the second half. The 40–14 defeat proves to be a major turning point in the club's season, as they would win their final seven games (including a 25–22 win over the Eels in the rematch at Jubilee Oval) to finish second on the ladder, behind the Eels on percentage.

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