A
full list of players that have played first grade for the Dragons
club since 1921.
| S:
St George |
I:
Illawarra |
SI:
St George Illawarra |
Games may also mean interchange |
repl:
replacement |
*
current player |
| Name |
Details |
Notes
/ info links |
Dadswell,
H
 |
S,
1922, 5 games. 1t (3pts) |
Member
of Saints' of 1921 squad, playing first grade in 1922.
more: 1921
team |
| Daley,
Dick |
S,
1934, 6 games. (0pts) |
|
| Daley,
R |
S,
1934, 4 games. (0pts) |
|
| Daly,
Ken |
I,
1986, 1 game. (0pts) |
|
| Danes,
Paul |
S,
1989 & 1991, 6 repl. (0pts) |
|
| David,
Maea |
I,
1996-97, 1 game + 10 repl. (0pts) |
|
| Davies,
G |
S,
1945, 2 games. 1t (3pts) |
|
| Davies,
P |
S,
1931, 2 games. (0pts) |
|
| Davies,
R |
S,
1953, 1 game. (0pts) |
|
| Dawson,
E |
S,
1951, 11 games. 2t (6pts) |
Hooker.
NSW rep (1949) |
| Dean,
T |
S,
1944, 1 game. (0pts) |
|
| Deery,
John |
S,
1994, 1 game + 2 repl. (0pts) |
|
| Delaney,
F |
S,
1948, 1 game. (0pts) |
|
| Delaney,
H |
S,
1928, 14 games. 3t (9pts) |
Winger.
Centre.
NSW rep (1933).
Went on to play with University, Easts and Souths. NSW
rep while playing for Easts. |
| Delavare,
B |
S,
1936, 1 game. 1t, 1g (5pts) |
|
Dempsey,
Jack
'Inky'
 |
S,
1929, 13 games.
4g (8pts) |
Half
back.
NSW rep (1928).
Hailing from Newcastle, Jack Dempsey was captain of St
George reserve graders before graduating to the firsts.
Also played first grade for University in 1934. |
| Dennis,
Greg |
S,
1947, 8 games. 3t (9pts) |
|
| Devine,
R |
S,
1944-46, 22 games. 10t (30pts) |
|
| Dickenson,
Peter |
S,
1960, 1 game. (0pts) |
Went
on to play three seasons with Easts.
Later coached St George reserve grade to a premiership
victory.
more: 1976
|
| Dimond,
Craig |
I,
1983-84, 20 games. 2t (6pts) |
Second
row forward.
Son of Aust forward, Peter Dimond. |
| Djura,
Bronko |
S,
1987, 15 games + 1 repl.
3t, 39g (90pts) |
Fullback.
Goal kicker.
Australian Schoolboy rep in both Rugby League
and Cricket and a contender for Sheffield Shield selection. |
| Donnelley,
'Chick' |
S,
1946-47, 21 games. 2t (6pts) |
|
Donnelly,
Ian
 |
SI,
2003, 17 games (incl repl)
(0pts) |
Prop
forward.
Debuted in First Grade on Saturday 29 March 2003 (v Raiders
in Canberra)
Signed with Manly for 2004. |
Donnelly,
Jason
 |
S,
1992-96, 53 games + 4 repl.
16t (64pts) |
Winger.
Centre.
New Zealand Test international and was injured
in France when a hotel balcony gave way.
A reserve in the 1993 grand final.
more: 1993 |
| Doolan,
Paul |
S,
1990, 5 games + 1 repl. 1t (4pts) |
|
Dorahy,
John (c)
'Joe Cool'
 |
I,
1982-85, 74 games.
14t, 204g, 5fg (463pts) |
Fullback.
Centre.
NSW rep (1979). Aust rep (1978). Wollongong
junior.
Member of 1st Steelers team scored a then
club record of 463 points.
Played for Country Origin in 1988.
Went on to captain-coach English club Halifax
before returning to Illawarra as assistant coach.
more: 1982 |
| Dowling,
John |
S,
1979-84, 114 games + 3 repl.
18t, 15g (70pts) |
Hooker.
Qld rep (1977, against France & 1982,
State of Origin).
Became St George lower grade coach in late
80s. |
| Doyle,
Les |
S,
1944-45, 27 games.
8t, 44g (112pts) |
Five
eighth.
Club's top point scorer in first grade in 1944. |
| Doyle,
Rod |
S,
1990, 7 games. 1t, 12g (28pts) |
|
| Drake,
Lindsay |
S,
1972-75, 51 games + 2 repl.
13t (39pts) |
Lock
forward.
NSW rep (1971).
Played in 1975 grand final before returning
to his old club Manly in 1977, eventually retiring from
first grade at the end of 1979.
more: 1972 |
| Dryden,
Mick |
S,
1970-71, 3 games + 3 repl. (0pts) |
|
| Duckett,
Kevin |
S,
1986-87, 1 game + 3 repl. (0pts) |
|
| Duckworth,
Ben |
I,
1993-95. 5 games + 8 repl. 1t (4pts) |
|
| Duff,
J |
S,
1936-37, 10 games. 5t (15pts) |
|
| Duncan,
R |
S,
1943, 2 games. 1t (3pts) |
|
| Dunn,
Bill |
I,
1991-93, 28 games + 20 repl. 4t (16pts) |
|
| Dunne,
F |
S,
1923, 1 game. (0pts) |
|
| Duval,
Greg |
S,
1984, 1 game + 2 repl. (0pts) |
|
Dwyer,
Jim
'Docker' |
S,
1922, 5 games. (0pts) |
Forward.
Brighton Le Sands junior. Also known as 'Jim Rowland',
Australian champion boxer. |
| Eason,
J |
S,
1935, 2 games. (0pts) |
|
| Eaton,
Cameron |
I,
1993, 1 repl. (0pts) |
|
Eden,
Harry
 |
S,
1971-73, 26 games + 8 repl.
7t (21pts) |
Front
row forward. Centre.
Originally a centre. Played in 16-10 grand
final loss to Souths in 1971 as a forward and stayed in
that position for remainder of his career.
A hard running prop, Eden went on to score 17 tries in
38 matches with Souths between 1974-75.
Eden prided himself on his physical fitness and was playing
as recently as 2004 when he took part in a fund-raiser
for the ‘St George Dragons Allstars’. Proceeds
from the match were donated to the Joanne Mackay Breast
Cancer Foundation.
Harry Eden passed away following a battle with cancer
in 2006.
more: 2006
|
Edge,
Steve (c)
'Sledge'
 |
S,
1973-79, 103 games (including repl.)
15t (45pts)
|
Hooker.
Combined Sydney rep vs NZ in 1976.
Regarded as one of the best rakes of the 1970s and 1980s,
Steve Edge played in an amazing 11 grade grand finals
sides beginning with a third grade premiership with
Saints in 1972.
Highly experienced, Edge captained the 1977 Dragons'
side, playing in the historic drawn Grand Final and
subsequent Grand Final victory the following week.
Also played in Saints' 1979 Grand Final wining side.
Went on to further success with Parramatta, captaining
them to three Grand Final wins from 1981 to 1983.
more: 1977, 1978, 2000
|
Elliott,
Matthew
 |
S,
1989-93, 15 games + 47 repl.
8t (32pts) |
Member
of 1993 squad that went onto that year's grand final.
Went on to become NRL coach of the Canberra Raiders
and Penrith Panthers.
more: 1993
|
| Elliott,
Paul |
I,
1982, 2 games. (0pts) |
|
Ellis,
Ben
 |
SI,
2007-08
21 games.
2t (8pts) |
Hooker.
Lock forward.
Born: 14/09/1982
Height: 180cms
Junior Club: Turangi Dambusters.
Rep Honours: NZ Junior, New Zealand Schoolboys.
First Grade Debut: 14/4/2007 (round 5) vs Storm at Kogarah
(Storm won 24-10).
In 2006, Ben Ellis made a record 1066 tackles while playing
for Premier League (NSWRL) side the North Sydney Bears,
despite not playing a full compliment of matches. The
achievement surpassed NSWRL and NRL records. Canberra's
NRL lock Alan Tongue in the same year made 1040 tackles
to set the NRL record, overtaking former Melbourne hooker
Richard Swain's tackle count of 1004 tackles set in 2001.
Ellis made his 1066 tackles in just 22 matches.
In 2007, Ben Ellis made just 14 appearances and regularly
topped the tackle count, mostly from the interchange bench.
In 2008, Ben Ellis was selected for New Zealand Maori,
playing in the World Cup curtain raiser against The Australian
Indigenous Dreamtime team, won 34-26 by the Dreamtime
team. |
Ellis,
Peter
|
SI,
2003,
1game (incl repl). |
Hooker.
Back row forward.
Born in 1976 in Inverell, NSW and played with the Inverell
Hawkes as a junior.
Played three games First Grade games with the Roosters
(1998-99) before joining Saints in the lower grades.
Represented NSW residents (1st Division) in 1999.
Debuted for Saints First Grade on Saturday 15 March 2003
(v Wests Tigers at Telstra Stadium). |
| England,
Scott |
I,
1995-96, 1 game + 4 repl. (0pts) |
|
Ennis,
Michael
 |
SI,
2005, 24 games
5t, 44g (108pts) |
Hooker.
Born 16 Mar 1984, Coffs Harbour, NSW. Debuted in first
grade with Newcastle in 2003.
The club's top first grade scorer in 2005, Michael Ennis
was granted a release from Saints after just one season,
signing with the Broncos soon after.
more: 2005 |
Evans,
George
 |
S,
1962-68, 64 games + 4 repl.
11t (33pts) |
Halfback.
RU convert. Played in four Grand Final wins
1962-65 and forced Billy Smith into the centres during
this time.
Went on to coach Corrimal in Illawarra comp.
more: 1961, 1962, 1963 |
| Evans,
L |
S,
1947-48, 20 games. 7t (21pts) |
|
| Everett,
Wayne |
I,
1989, 3 repl. (0pts) |
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