| 2023 St. George Illawarra Dragons season | ||||
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| NRL Rank | 16th | |||
| Play-off result | DNQ | |||
| 2023 record | Wins: 5; draws: 0; losses: 19 | |||
| Points scored | For: 474; against: 673 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Ryan Webb | |||
| Head coach |
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| Stadium |
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| Avg. attendance | 11,863 | |||
| High attendance | 17,357 (Round 15 – South Sydney Rabbitohs) | |||
| Low attendance | 7,246 (Round 21 – Wests Tigers) | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Mikaele Ravalawa (21) | |||
| Goals | Zac Lomax (57) | |||
| Points | Zac Lomax (142) | |||
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The 2023 St. George Illawarra Dragons season is the 25th in the club's history. They will compete in the National Rugby League's 2023 Telstra Premiership. The Captain Ben Hunt and Head Coach Anthony Griffin retain their club roles for the 3rd consecutive season before being sacked before round 8 of the 2023 season being replaced by Ryan Carr.
These movements happened across the previous season, off-season and pre-season. [1]
| Player/Coach | Previous Club | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Zane Musgrove | Wests Tigers | 2024 |
| Nick Lui-Toso | Northern Pride RLFC | 2023 |
| Jacob Liddle | Wests Tigers | 2023 |
| Ben Murdoch-Masila | New Zealand Warriors | 2024 |
| Paul Turner | Gold Coast Titans | 2024 |
| Player/Coach | New Club |
|---|---|
| Jackson Ford | New Zealand Warriors |
| George Burgess | Retired |
| Poasa Faamausili | Dolphins |
| Jack Gosiewski | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Andrew McCullough | retired |
| Tariq Sims | Melbourne Storm |
| Josh McGuire | Warrington Wolves |
| Date [2] | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 11 February | Trial 1 |  St Helens | WIN Stadium | 18 – 30 | Zac Lomax 18' Treigh Stewart 21' Savelio Tamale 72' | Zac Lomax (2/2) Alexander Lobb (1/1) | 6,463 |
| Saturday, 18 February | Trial 2 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | Glen Willow Oval | 24 – 42 | Moses Mbye 49' Jayden Sullivan 58' Mathew Feagai 65' Jacob Liddle 76' | Zac Lomax (4/4) | 8,317 |
Source: [3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Penrith Panthers (P) | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 645 | 312 | +333 | 42 |
| 2 |  Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 639 | 425 | +214 | 42 |
| 3 |  Melbourne Storm | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 627 | 459 | +168 | 38 |
| 4 |  New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 572 | 448 | +124 | 38 |
| 5 |  Newcastle Knights | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 626 | 451 | +175 | 35 |
| 6 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 619 | 497 | +122 | 34 |
| 7 |  Sydney Roosters | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 472 | 496 | −24 | 32 |
| 8 |  Canberra Raiders | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 486 | 623 | −137 | 32 |
| 9 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 564 | 505 | +59 | 30 |
| 10 |  Parramatta Eels | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 587 | 574 | +13 | 30 |
| 11 |  North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 546 | 542 | +4 | 30 |
| 12 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 545 | 539 | +6 | 29 |
| 13 |  Dolphins | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 520 | 631 | −111 | 24 |
| 14 |  Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 527 | 653 | −126 | 24 |
| 15 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 438 | 769 | −331 | 20 |
| 16 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 474 | 673 | −199 | 16 |
| 17 |  Wests Tigers | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 385 | 675 | −290 | 14 |
FG = Field Goal
PG = Penalty Goal
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