2020 St. George Illawarra Dragons season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 12th | |||
NRL Nines | Runners-Up | |||
2020 record | Wins: 7; draws: 0; losses: 13 | |||
Points scored | For: 378; against: 452 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Ryan Webb | |||
Coach | Paul McGregor (Until 15 August) Dean Young (Interim from 16 August) | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium WIN Stadium Campbelltown Stadium | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Mikaele Ravalawa, Matt Dufty & Zac Lomax (13) | |||
Goals | Zac Lomax (63) | |||
Points | Zac Lomax (178) | |||
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The 2020 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the 22nd in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons' men's team competed in the NRL's 2020 Telstra Premiership season. The women's team, meanwhile will play their third season in the NRLW's 2020 Telstra Women's Premiership season. Both teams competed in the 2020 NRL Nines, with the men's side coming runners-up and the women's side winning the tournament.
On 13 August, Paul McGregor departed as the head coach of the men's team. Assistant coach Dean Young took over as the interim coach of the first team for the remainder of the season. [1]
Top 30 Squad - 2020 Season | Development Players | Coaching Staff | |||||||
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Updated: 14 August 2020 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 2 |
Parramatta Eels | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 2 |
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 2 |
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 35 | −18 | 2 |
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
Newcastle Knights | 7 | |||||||||||||
Parramatta Eels | 14 | |||||||||||||
Parramatta Eels | 6 | |||||||||||||
St. George Illawarra Dragons | 8 | |||||||||||||
St. George Illawarra Dragons | 17 | |||||||||||||
Penrith Panthers | 14 | |||||||||||||
St. George Illawarra Dragons | 14 | |||||||||||||
North Queensland Cowboys | 23 | |||||||||||||
Gold Coast Titans | 24 | |||||||||||||
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 0 | |||||||||||||
Gold Coast Titans | 10 | |||||||||||||
North Queensland Cowboys | 19 | |||||||||||||
North Queensland Cowboys | 20 | |||||||||||||
South Sydney Rabbitohs | 6 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Penrith Panthers | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 537 | 238 | +299 | 37 |
2 | Melbourne Storm (P) | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 534 | 276 | +258 | 32 |
3 | Parramatta Eels | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 392 | 288 | +104 | 30 |
4 | Sydney Roosters | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 552 | 322 | +230 | 28 |
5 | Canberra Raiders | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 445 | 317 | +128 | 28 |
6 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 521 | 352 | +169 | 24 |
7 | Newcastle Knights | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 421 | 374 | +47 | 23 |
8 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 480 | 480 | 0 | 20 |
9 | Gold Coast Titans | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 346 | 463 | −117 | 18 |
10 | New Zealand Warriors | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 343 | 458 | −115 | 16 |
11 | Wests Tigers | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 440 | 505 | −65 | 14 |
12 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 378 | 452 | −74 | 14 |
13 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 375 | 509 | −134 | 14 |
14 | North Queensland Cowboys | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 368 | 520 | −152 | 10 |
15 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 282 | 504 | −222 | 6 |
16 | Brisbane Broncos | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 268 | 624 | −356 | 6 |
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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Ladder position | 13th | 13th | 14th | 16th | 14th | 12th | 12th | 13th | 11th | 11th | 11th | 11th | 12th | 11th | 10th | 10th | 11th | 13th | 13th | 12th |
Source: [21] |
Round | Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||||
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Date and time (AEDT) | Venue | Referee | Attendance | Source | |||||
Pool stage | St George Illawarra Dragons | 27 – 5 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Friday, 14 February, 8:45 pm | HBF Park | Chris Butler | 10,128 | [22] | |
Pool stage | Parramatta Eels | 15 – 7 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Saturday, 15 February, 3:25 pm | HBF Park | 14,739 | [23] | ||
Quarter-final | St George Illawarra Dragons | 17 – 14 | Penrith Panthers | Saturday, 15 February, 6:05 pm | HBF Park | Ben Cummins | 14,739 | [24] | |
Semi-final | Parramatta Eels | 6 – 8 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Saturday, 15 February, 8:20 pm | HBF Park | Grant Atkins | 14,739 | [25] | |
Grand Final | St George Illawarra Dragons | 14 – 23 | North Queensland Cowboys | Saturday, 15 February, 10:00 pm | HBF Park | Grant Atkins | 14,739 | [26] |
Round | Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||||
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Date and time (AEDT) | Venue | Referee | Attendance | Source | |||||
1 | Newcastle Knights | 12 – 38 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Saturday, 22 February, 5:30 pm | Maitland No.1 Sportsground | Matt Cecchin, Jon Stone | — | [27] | |
2 (Charity Shield) | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 26 – 12 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Saturday, 29 February, 7:00 pm | Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium | Ashley Klein, Gavin Badger | 9,124 | [28] |
Notes
a ^ Matches in rounds two, three and four were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [49]
b ^ Adam Gee was substituted after half time as referee in the round 18 game for Matt Cecchin after receiving a calf injury during the game. [50]
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