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St George 1921-2008
EST 1921
Since 1921
Our Proud History History of the Dragons

Find out all about the history of the Dragons since 1921
DRAGONS HISTORY The St George Illawarra Dragons Football Club
Since 1921 Our Proud History
DRAGONS FIRST GRADE - RECORDS 1921-2005
St George Dragons 1921 - Illawarra Steelers 1982
Competitions since 1921 - Dragons TOTAL = 86

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Club and Team Records
First Grade Premiers
First Grade Runners-Up
First Grade Grand Final Appearances
First Grade Minor Premiers
Club Championships
Other Championships
Charity Shield
2nd Grade Premiers
2nd Grade Runners-Up
3rd Grade Premiers
3rd Grade Runners-Up
Biggest Wins
Worst Defeats
Longest Winning Streaks
Longest Losing Streaks
Largest Home Crowd
Largest Grand Final Crowd
Most Consecutive Grand Final Wins
Won three Grades in One Season
Undefeated Premiers

Individual Records
Most Tries in a Match
Most Goals in a Match
Most Points in a Match
Most Tries in a Season
Most Goals in a Season
Most Points in a Season
Most Tries in Club History
Most Goals in Club History
Most Points in Club History
Most Grand Final Appearances
Top 10 First Grade Appearances
Top 10 All Grade Appearances
Australian Test Captains
Australian World Cup Captains
'Dally M' Medal Winners
Clive Churchill Medal Winners
NSW Players of the Year
Sun Herald Best and Fairest Awards
International Representatives
St George Illawarra Players of the Year
St George Club Life Memberships
Coach Appointments Since 1921
CLUB AND TEAM RECORDS, FIRST GRADE 1921- 2005
First Grade Premiers TOTAL = 15
St George Dragons: 15
Illawarra Steelers: 0
St George Illawarra Dragons: 0
•St George
1941 1949 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1977 1979
First Grade Runners-Up TOTAL = 14
St George Dragons: 13
Illawarra Steelers: 0
St George Illawarra Dragons: 1
•St George
1927 1930 1933 1937 1942 1946 1953 1971 1975 1985 1992 1993 1996
•St George Illawarra
1999

First Grade Grand Finals appearances TOTAL = 26
To win an Australian Rugby League Grand Final is widely regarded as the greatest prize of all.... The Dragons, with 26 grand final appearances are twice that of their nearest rivals...
more >>> a brief outline of grand final history - click here

•St George
1930 1942 1946 1949 1953 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1971 1975 1977 1977replay 1979 1985 1992 1993 1996
•St George Illawarra
1999
NB: St George also contested the following 'Finals' (ie non grand final competitions):
1927 1933 1937

First Grade Minor Premiers
TOTAL = 15

(ie most competition points prior to semi-finals)
St George Dragons: 15
Illawarra Steelers: 0
St George Illawarra Dragons: 0

•St George
1928* 1946 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1979 1985
* Equal minor premiers in 1928 with but with better for and against record.
NB: Also equal minor premiers with Wests in 1961 and with Canterbury in 1993 but with lower for and against record. (1961 reports show that the NSWRL awarded the prize jointly between Wests & St George).
Club Championships TOTAL = 18
In 1930, the NSWRL introduced a club championship...
St George have won the most club championships...
more >>> a brief outline on Club Championships- click here
•St George
1940 1942 1946 1949 1951 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1971 1984 1985

Other Championships


•St George
Night Football Champions, 1933
Winners Cup-Tie, 1944 1959
Pre-season/Tooheys Challenge Cup, 1963 1964 1965 1971
Panasonic (Mid Week) Cup, 1988

•Illawarra:
Pre-season/Tooheys Challenge Cup, 1992

Charity Shield
The Charity Shield is an annual event and trial match between St George and South Sydney. Proceeds from gate takings are donated to charity - the original tradition seeing donations being made to hospitals in the St George and South Sydney districts.
In all, there have been 23 Charity Shields with the honours going to St George 13, Souths 7 and three draws.
The Charity Shield match is generally regarded as an indication that the Rugby League Football season has begun.

1982 - St George 9-7 at Redfern Oval.
1983 - St George 28-10 at Redfern Oval.
1984 - South Sydney 24-6 at Redfern Oval.
1985 - St George 10-8 at Redfern Oval.
1986 - St George 12-0 at Redfern Oval.
1987 - St George 28-14 at Redfern Oval.
1988 - South Sydney 30-6 at Redfern Oval.
1989 - South Sydney 20-16 at SFS.
1990 - Drawn 10-all at SFS.
1991 - Drawn 16-all at SFS.
1992 - South Sydney 21-20 at SFS.
1993 - St George 10-8 at SFS.
1994 - St George 14-11 at SFS.
1995 - St George 18-10 at SFS.
1996 - St George 30-6 at SFS.
1997 - St George 26-18 at SFS.
1998 - St George 14-4 at SFS.
1999 - South Sydney 16-14 at SFS.
2002 - Drawn 20-all at Aussie Stadium.
2003 - St George 28-10 at Aussie Stadium.
2004 - St George 34-8 at Aussie Stadium.
2005 - Souths 30-6 at Aussie Stadium.
2006 - Souths 14-12 at Telstra Stadium.
Second Grade / Reserve Grade /
First Division / Premier League Premiers
TOTAL = 7

•St George
1938 1962 1963 1964 1976 1985
•St George Illawarra
2001

Second Grade / Reserve Grade /
First Division / Premier League Runners-Up
TOTAL = 17

•St George
1927 1931 1940 1941 1942 1950 1951 1955 1958 1959 1965 1971 1972 1973 1978 1984
•St George Illawarra
2002

Third Grade / U23s /
Jersey Flegg Premiers
TOTAL = 16
•St George
1940 1942 1949 1951 1953 1957 1963 1965 1966 1972 1974 1983 1985 1987 1996
•St George Illawarra
2005
Third Grade / U23s /
Jersey Flegg Runners-Up
TOTAL = 11
•St George
1930 1943 1958 1964 1971 1978 1979 1984 1990 1992

•St George Illawarra
2002

Biggest Wins

St George 91 - Canterbury 6
Earl Park 11 May 1935 (Premiership record)
•Illawarra 45 - Canberra Raiders 0
Wollongong 25 April 1982
St George Illawarra 54 - Warriors 0
WIN Stadium 6 May 2000

Worst Defeats

St George 0 - Manly Sea Eagles 61
Brookvale Oval 3 July 1994
Illawarra 0 - Newtown Jets 51
Henson Park 2 May 1982
•St George Illawarra 10 - Melbourne Storm 70
M.C.G. 3 March 2000

Longest Winning Streak

St George
12 matches 6 June 1958 - 24 May 1959
(St George went through the 1959 season undefeated, however they drew one game. During this period, the Saints played an amazing 23 matches without loss).
Illawarra
4 matches 4 July - 25 July 1993
4 matches 25 June - 17 July 1997
St George Illawarra
7 matches 22 May - 17 July 1999
7 matches 24 June - 9 July 2006

Longest Losing Streak

St George
8 matches 3 July - 28 August 1926
Illawarra
11 matches 1988
St George Illawarra
5 matches 14 July - 13 August 2006

Largest Home Crowd

St George Dragons v South Sydney Rabbitohs 23,582 Kogarah Jubilee Oval 4 May 1975
Illawarra Steelers v St George Dragons 17,527 WIN Stadium Wollongong
21 May 1993
St George Illawarra Dragons v Sydney Roosters 20,578 Aussie (Sydney Football) Stadium 25 April 2002

St George Illawarra Dragons v Bulldogs 18,932 WIN Stadium Wollongong 18 April 2004
St George Illawarra Dragons v Sharks 16,915 Kogarah Jubilee Oval 20 June 2004
St George Illawarra Dragons v Sharks 17,113 Kogarah Jubilee Oval 24 July 2005
St George Illawarra Dragons v Eels 17,523 Kogarah Jubilee Oval 21 August 2005
St George Illawarra Dragons v Sharks 19,608 WIN Stadium Wollongong 10 September 2005

Largest Grand Final Crowd

St George v South Sydney Rabbitohs 78,056 Sydney Cricket Ground 18 September 1965 (Australian Rugby League record at the time)
St George Illawarra v Melbourne Storm 107,999 Stadium Australia 26 Sept 1999 (World record Rugby League crowd)
Most consecutive Grand Final Wins St George Dragons 11, 1956-1966
(World first grade record for any elite team in any sport)
Won three grades in one season St George Dragons 1963
Undefeated premiers St George Dragons 1959

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS, FIRST GRADE 1921- 2005

Most Tries in a Match

St George
Jack Lindwall 6 tries v Manly, Hurstville Oval, 3 May 1947
Illawarra
Alan McIndoe 5 tries Gold Coast Chargers, Steelers Stadium, 4 May 1991
St George Illawarra
Matt Cooper 4 tries v Penrith Panthers, WIN Stadium, 18 April 2004
Mark Gasnier 4 tries v Wests Tigers, Kogarah Jubilee Oval, 29 June 2004
Dragons hat tricks since 1999:
Jamie Ainscough
3 tries
v North Sydney Bears, WIN Stadium, 4 April 1999
Nathan Blacklock 3 tries v Canberra Raiders, Kogarah Jubilee Oval, 18 April 1999
Luke Patten 3 tries v Manly Sea Eagles, WIN Stadium, 28 August 1999
Nathan Blacklock 3 tries v Melbourne Storm, Olympic Park, 4 September 1999
Anthony Mundine 3 tries v Cronulla Sharks, Stadium Australia, 19 September 1999
Luke Patten 3 tries v Northern Eagles, NorthPower Stadium, 26 February 2000
Nathan Blacklock 3 tries v Auckland Warriors, WIN Stadium, 6 May 2000
Nathan Blacklock 3 tries v Wests Tigers, Campbelltown Stadium, 9 June 2000
Nathan Blacklock 3 tries v Canterbury Bulldogs, Sydney Showground, 20 May 2001
Nathan Blacklock 3 tries
v Wests Tigers, Leichhardt Oval, 3 June 2001
Lee Hookey 3 tries v Wests Tigers, WIN Stadium, 18 May 2002
Mark Gasnier 3 tries v Wests Tigers, Campbelltown Stadium, 28 July 2002
Shane Laloata 3 tries v Brisbane Broncos, Aussie Stadium, 26 May 2002
Nathan Blacklock 3 tries
v South Sydney Rabbitohs, WIN Stadium, 21 June 2003
Nathan Blacklock 3 tries
v Penrith Panthers, WIN Stadium, 03 August 2003
Ben Hornby 3 tries v Sharks, Toyota Park, 01 May 2004

Most Goals in a Match

St George
Les Griffin 15 goals v Canterbury, Earl Park
11 May 1935
Illawarra
Rod Wishart 10 goals v Parramatta Eels, Steelers Stadium 16 July 1995
St George Illawarra
Amos Roberts 9 goals v Auckland Warriors, WIN Stadium 6 May 2000

Most Points in a Match

St George
Les Griffin 36 points (2 tries, 15 goals) v Canterbury, Earl Park 11 May 1935
Jack Lindwall 36 points (6 tries, 9 goals) v Manly, Hurstville Oval 3 May 1947
Illawarra
Rod Wishart 22 points (1 try, 9 goals) v Western Suburbs, Steelers Stadium
27 August 1995
Rod Wishart 22 points (3 tries, 5 goals) v Newcastle Knights, Marathon Stadium
4 August 1996
Rod Wishart 22 points (2 tries, 7 goals) v Penrith Panthers, Steelers Stadium
25 August 1996
Rod Wishart 22 points (2 tries, 7 goals) v South Sydney Rabbitohs, WIN Stadium
9 March 1997
St George Illawarra
Amos Roberts 22 points (1 try, 9 goals) v Auckland Warriors, WIN Stadium
6 May 2000 (premiership record for points scored on debut)

Most Tries in a Season

St George
Tommy Ryan 26 tries, Season 1957
Illawarra
Alan McIndoe 19 tries, Season 1991
St George Illawarra
Nathan Blacklock 27 tries, Season 2001

Most Goals in a Season

St George
Harry Bath 108 goals, Season 1958
Illawarra
John Dorahy 76 goals, Season 1983
St George Illawarra
Wayne Bartrim 71 goals, Season 1999

Most Points in a Season

St George
Harry Bath 225 points, (3 tries, 108 goals) Season 1958
Illawarra
Rod Wishart 176 points, (11 tries, 66 goals) Season 1995
St George Illawarra
Wayne Bartrim 162 points, (5 tries, 71 goals) Season 1999

Most Tries in Club History
The second highest try scorer was St George Immortal, Reg Gasnier who scored 127 tries in 129 matches (1959-1967)
Nathan Blacklock also scored 20 tries for St George to give him a total of 120 tries from 137 matches (1997-2004)

St George
Johnny King 143 tries, 1960-1971
Illawarra
Rod Wishart 68 tries, 1989-1998
St George Illawarra
Nathan Blacklock 100 tries, 1999-2004 (+ 20 for St George = 120 tries since 1997)

Most Goals in Club History

St George
Graeme Langlands 648 goals, 1963-1976
Illawarra
Rod Wishart 386 goals, 1989-1998

St George Illawarra
Wayne Bartrim 79 goals, 1999-2002

Most Points in Club History

St George
Graeme Langlands 1554 points, (86 tries, 648 goals) 1963-1976
Illawarra
Rod Wishart 1044 points, (68 tries, 386 goals) 1989-1998
St George Illawarra
Wayne Bartrim 374 points, (8 tries, 171 goals) 1999-2001

Most Grand Final Appearances

St George
Norm Provan 11, 1953, 1956-1965

Top 10 First Grade / NRL Appearances

St George
Norm Provan 256, Billy Smith 234, Craig Young 234, Graeme Langlands 227, Michael Beattie 210, Mark Coyne 207, Ricky Walford 207, Rod Reddy 204, Barry Beath 198, Graeme Wynn 195
Illawarra
Michael Bolt 167, Brett Rodwell 156, Rod Wishart 154, Neil Piccinelli 145, Brian Hetherington 144, John Cross 137, Alan McIndoe 125, Paul McGregor 124, John Simon 120, David Walsh 114
St George Illawarra
Trent Barrett 134 (179 since 1996)*, Lance Thompson 132 (201 since 1995), Nathan Blacklock 114 (137 since 1997), Shaun Timmins 113 (199 since 1994)*, Ben Hornby 107*, Luke Bailey 100*, Matt Cooper 99*, Jason Ryles 98*, Mark Gasnier 94*, Jason Hooper 79 (90 since 1998), Chris Leikvoll 75 (111 since 1997), Dean Young 73*, Wayne Bartrim 72 (155 since 1995), Jamie Ainscough 69, Andrew Hart 67 (97 since 1997), Darren Treacy 66 (106 since 1997), Lee Hookey 61
*~2005

Top 10 All Grade Appearances

St George
Billy Smith 297, Norm Provan 283, Robert Stone 281, Michael Beattie 273, Ricky Walford 246, Graeme Wynn 244, Barry Beath 236, Rod Reddy 235, Craig Young 234, Graeme Langlands 232, Mark Coyne 232
Illawarra
Michael Bolt 212, Neil Piccinelli 182, Dean Hanson 175, Brett Rodwell 170, Dean Callaway 164, Alan McIndoe 163, David Walsh 159, Rod Wishart 157, Ian Russell 155, John Cross 154

Australian Test Captains
TOTAL = 6

St George
Ken Kearney 1956
Reg Gasnier 1962-1967
Ian Walsh 1963-1966
Johnny Raper 1967
Phil Hawthorne 1970
Graeme Langlands 1970-1974

Australian World Cup Captains
TOTAL = 3

St George
Johnny Raper 1968
Billy Smith 1970
Graeme Langlands 1970-1974
'Dally M' Medal Winners TOTAL = 2
Best First Grade / NRL player of the year - awarded after votes are tallied for every First Grade match throughout the season.
St George
Michael Potter 1991
St George Illawarra
Trent Barrett 2000
'Clive Churchill' Medal Winners
TOTAL = 1
Best player in the Grand Final.
St George
Brad Mackay 1993

New South Wales Player of the Year
TOTAL = 7
Defunct awards, best player in the First Grade / NSWRL

St George
Ken Kearney 1955, Norm Provan 1957, Reg Gasnier 1959, 1961, 1964, John Raper 1960, 1964, Ian Walsh 1963, Billy Smith 1966, Graeme Langlands 1970
Sun Herald Best and Fairest Awards
TOTAL = 4
Defunct awards, best and fairest First Grade / NSWRL player
St George
Norm Provan 1954, John Raper 1960, 1963, 1967, Billy Smith 1966, Graeme Langlands 1970

International Representatives
St George 48
Illawarra 4
St George Illawarra 9

TOTAL = 61

St George
Wayne Bartrim 1995-1996
Barry Beath 1971
Tony Branson 1968, 1971
Bob Bugden 1959-1960
George Carstairs 1921-1922 (first St George junior international)
Brian Clay 1957, 1959-1960
Mark Coyne 1995-1997
Percy Fairall 1935-1938
Wally Fullerton-Smith 1988
Fred Gardner Snr 1933-1934
Reg Gasnier 1959-1965, 1967-1968
Ted Goodwin 1972-1973
Scott Gourley 1991
Johnny Hawke 1949, 1951
Phil Hawthorne 1970
Jack Holland 1948-1950
Pat Jarvis 1983
Alec 'Rick' Johnston 1921-1922
Brian Johnston 1987
Arthur Justice 1928-1930
Ken Kearney 1952-1958
Johnny King 1966-1968, 1970
Ross Kite 1955
Graeme Langlands 1963-1975
Eddie Lumsden 1959-1963
Brad Mackay 1990, 1992-1994
Matt McCoy 1949
Doug McRitchie 1948-1950

Noel Mulligan 1951
Kevin O'Brien 1956-1957
Michael O'Connor 1986
Bryan Orrock 1956-1957
Noel Pidding 1948, 1950-53
Norm Provan 1954, 1956-1960
Graeme Quinn 1980
Johnny Raper 1959-1960, 1962-1964, 1966-1968
Elton Rasmussen 1962, 1967-1968
Rod Reddy 1977-1980, 1982
John Riley 1959-1960
Ron Roberts 1949-1950
Steve Rogers 1983
Kevin Ryan 1963-1964
Tommy Ryan 1952-1953
Billy Smith 1964-1968, 1970
Ian Walsh 1962-1966
Billy Wilson 1959-1960
John Wittenberg 1968-1970
Graeme Wynn 1980
Craig Young 1978-1982, 1984
Illawarra
Bob Lindner 1993
Alan McIndoe 1988
Paul McGregor 1994-1995, 1997
Rod Wishart 1991-1992, 1994-1996
St George Illawarra
Luke Bailey 2003-2004
Trent Barrett 2000-2002, 2004-2005
Nathan Blacklock 2001
Matt Cooper 2004-2005
Ben Creagh 2005
Mark Gasnier 2001, 2005
Jason Ryles 2001-2002, 2004-2005
Craig Smith (NZ) 1999-2001
Shaun Timmins 1999-2000, 2002, 2004

St George Illawarra Player of the Year
Best First Grader
Sponsored by Intergral Energy 1999-2003, St George Bank 2004-2005

Jamie Ainscough 1999
Trent Barrett 2000
Jason Ryles 2001

Shaun Timmins 2002
Ben Hornby 2003
Mathew Head 2004
Luke Bailey 2005

St George Life Memberships
1938-2003

Fuesedale, R.D - 1938
Gilbert, H - 1938
Hall, W.J - 1938
McGraw, J.W - 1938
Yager, A.W - 1938
Burt, J.H - 1939
Moymow, A.V - 1941
Killiby, T - 1942
Brown, R - 1944 
Harding, W - 1944
Justice, A.J - 1944
Mogridge, J.R - 1947
Ross, D - 1948
Clarkson, A - 1949
Sadlier, W - 1951
Fahy, C.W - 1952
Kelly, LT - 1953
wales, B.P - 1954
Tipping, N - 1955
O'Connor, R - 1957
McGrath, J.F - 1958
Proops, J - 1960
Summerell, W - 1961
Mackie, A.I - 1962 ( MBE )
Maher, H.C - 1963
Provan, N - 1963
Brown, A.G - 1964
Facer, F.H - 1964
Black, E.H - 1965 ( OBE )
Price, G - 1965
Dellow, L.C - 1966
Floods, R.S - 1966
Clay, B - 1967
Ellwood, J - 1968
Lumsden, E - 1969
Raper, J - 1971 ( MBE )
Gardner, F.H - 1972
Langlands, G - 1973 ( MBE )
Smith, W - 1973
Palmer, I - 1974
Beath, B - 1976
Fleming, J - 1980
Reddy, R - 1981
Summerell, W - 1982
Ryder, D - 1982
Stone, R - 1984
Jansen, J - 1986
Wynn, G - 1988
Young, C - 1988
Gasnier, R - 1989
Grant, J - 1989
Johnston, B - 1990
Beattie, M - 1990
Kearney, K - 1991
Robbins, A - 1991
Doust, L - 1992
King, J - 1992
Starkey, B - 1993
Carroll, P - 1993
Lindwall, J - 1994
Kite, R - 1995
Kenyon, B - 1996
Walford, R - 1996
McRitchie, D - 1997
McLelland, D - 2000
French, J - 2000
Connelly, R - 2001
Saunders, W - 2001
Lockwood, W - 2002
Kinna, D - 2002
Grosvenor, R - 2003
Robinson, D - 2003
Coach Appointments Since 1921 St George
David Waite (1996-98), Brian Smith (1991-95), Craig Young (1989-90), Ted Glossop (1988), Roy Masters (1982-87), Harry Bath (1977-81), Graeme Langlands (1972-76), Jack Gibson (1970-71), Johnny Raper (1969), Norm Provan (1962-65, 1968), Ian Walsh (1966-67), Ken Kearney (1954-55, 1957-61), Norm Tipping (1953, 1956), John Hawke (1951-52), Jim Duckworth (1948-50), Doug McRitchie (1947), Arthur Justice (1936, 1947), Charlie Lynch (1947), Herb Narvo (1946), Percy Williams (1945), Bill Kelly (1944), Neville Smith (1939-41, 1943), Len Kelly (1942), Norm Pope (1938), Frank Burge (1927-30, 1937), Peter Burge (1937), Eddie Root (1936), Albert Johnston (1933-35), Harry Kadwell (1931-32), Herb Gilbert (1921-24).
•Illawarra
Andrew Farrar (1997-98), Allan McMahon (1996), Graham Murray (1991-95), Ron Hilditch (1989-90), Terry Fearnley (1988), Brian Smith (1984-87), Allan Fitzgibbon (1982-83 and 1995).
•St George Illawarra
Nathan Brown (2003-), Andrew Farrar (2000-02), David Waite & Andrew Farrar (1999-2000).



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