| 1999 St. George Illawarra Dragons season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRL Rank | 6th | |||
| Play-off result | Runners-Up | |||
| 1999 record | Wins: 18; draws: 0; losses: 10 | |||
| Points scored | For: 692; against: 472 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Coach | David Waite | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Jubilee Oval, Wollongong Showground | |||
| Avg. attendance | 13,259 | |||
| High attendance | 19,181 (vs. Newcastle, round 24) | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Nathan Blacklock (24) | |||
| Goals | Wayne Bartrim (71) | |||
| Points | Wayne Bartrim (162) | |||
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The 1999 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the first in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons competed in the NRL's 1999 premiership season. The team finished sixth in the regular season, before making and losing the grand final against the Melbourne Storm in front of a record-breaking crowd, with 107,999 people in attendance at the new Stadium Australia. [1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 586 | 332 | +254 | 40 |
| 2 |  Parramatta Eels | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 500 | 294 | +206 | 38 |
| 3 |  Melbourne Storm (P) | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 639 | 392 | +247 | 36 |
| 4 |  Sydney City Roosters | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 592 | 377 | +215 | 36 |
| 5 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 520 | 462 | +58 | 35 |
| 6 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 588 | 416 | +172 | 34 |
| 7 |  Newcastle Knights | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 575 | 484 | +91 | 33 |
| 8 |  Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 510 | 368 | +142 | 32 |
| 9 |  Canberra Raiders | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 618 | 439 | +179 | 31 |
| 10 |  Penrith Panthers | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 492 | 428 | +64 | 27 |
| 11 |  Auckland Warriors | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 538 | 498 | +40 | 24 |
| 12 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 349 | 556 | -207 | 24 |
| 13 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 454 | 623 | -169 | 23 |
| 14 |  North Sydney Bears | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 490 | 642 | -152 | 20 |
| 15 |  Balmain Tigers | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 345 | 636 | -291 | 20 |
| 16 |  North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 398 | 588 | -190 | 13 |
| 17 |  Western Suburbs Magpies | 24 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 285 | 944 | -659 | 10 |
| 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 | 13th | 15th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 9th | 6th | 9th | 6th | 10th | 11th | 10th | 9th | 8th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 5th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 6th |
| Source: [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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