Introduction
A brief history
of the Dragons
The
Early Years
1907 - 1920: The Dash for the
Door and Relentless Persistence
1921 - 1925: In the Big League
1926 - 1929: Finalists and the 'Earl Park
Riot'
The
New Decade, the 1930s
1930 -1934: The Dragon Slayers
harden
1935 -1939: The Annihilation of Canterbury
91-6
War
and Peace
1940 -1944: Club Champions
and Premiers
1945 -1949: Jack Lindwall's club record
1950 -1955: Kogarah Jubilee Oval
The Golden Years, 1956-1966
1956 -1959: The Unbeatable
59ers & the emergence of Gasnier & Raper
1960 -1963: 'Killer'
retires, 'Changa' arrives & the 'Taj Mahal' opens
1964 -1966: The '65 S.C.G. Grand Final - 78,056
at Provan's last match
Back
to reality: 1967 - 1979
1967
-1969: The Different Game
1970 -1973: Grand Finalists
in '71
1974 -1979: Back in
the hunt...Victory
in the Grand Final replay
The
emergence of Illawarra
1980
- 1984: Illawarra in the Big League
1985
- 1989: Dragons win Panasonic Cup
The
90s and reunification
1990
- 1993: Dragons v Brisbane - the rivalry begins
1994 - 1995: The start
of Super League
1996 - The future in doubt
and a season above expectations
1997 - 1998: Super League
War and Saints and Illawarra join forces
1999 - Grand finalists
2000
and beyond
2000
- 2002: The new century
2003 - 2005: Return
to Kogarah and beyond
2006: Dragons
fall short of decider
2007: Worst
season ever?
2008: Brownie
- end of an era |