1999 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

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]

1999 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
NRL Rank6th
Play-off resultRunners-Up
1999 recordWins: 18; draws: 0; losses: 10
Points scoredFor: 692; against: 472
Team information
CoachDavid Waite
Captain
StadiumJubilee Oval, Wollongong Showground
Avg. attendance13,259
High attendance19,181 (vs. Newcastle, round 24)
Top scorers
TriesNathan Blacklock (24)
GoalsWayne Bartrim (71)
PointsWayne Bartrim (162)
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Squad gains and losses
Increase or Decrease Player 1998 Club 1999 Club
Increase Warren Carney N/A St. George Illawarra Dragons
Increase Trent Barrett Illawarra Steelers
Increase Craig Fitzgibbon
Increase Brad Mackay
Increase Paul McGregor
Increase Craig Smith
Increase Shaun Timmins
Increase Andrew Hart
Increase Luke Patten
Increase Chris Leikvoll
Increase Rod Wishart
Increase Jason Hooper
Increase Terry Lamey
Increase Jamie Ainscough St. George Dragons
Increase Wayne Bartrim
Increase Nathan Blacklock
Increase Nathan Brown
Increase Mark Coyne
Increase Anthony Mundine
Increase Lee Murphy
Increase Corey Pearson
Increase Lance Thompson
Increase Darren Treacy
Increase Colin Ward
Increase Matthew Rodwell

Ladder
1999 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2418062586332+25440
2 Parramatta Eels 2417072500294+20638
3 Melbourne Storm (P) 2416082639392+24736
4 Sydney City Roosters 2416082592377+21536
5 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2415182520462+5835
6 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2415092588416+17234
7 Newcastle Knights 2414192575484+9133
8 Brisbane Broncos 2413292510368+14232
9 Canberra Raiders 24131102618439+17931
10 Penrith Panthers 24111122492428+6427
11 Auckland Warriors 24100142538498+4024
12 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24100142349556-20724
13 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2491142454623-16923
14 North Sydney Bears 2480162490642-15220
15 Balmain Tigers 2480162345636-29120
16 North Queensland Cowboys 2441192398588-19013
17 Western Suburbs Magpies 2430212285944-65910

Ladder progression
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]

Season results
Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Referee Attendance Source
1 Parramatta Eels 20 – 10 St. George Illawarra Dragons 6 March Stadium Australia Bill Harrigan 104,583 [3]
2 St. George Illawarra Dragons 18 – 24 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 14 March Jubilee Oval Tim Mander 13,487 [4]
3 Canberra Raiders 14 – 16 St. George Illawarra Dragons 20 March Canberra Stadium Sean Hampstead 11,096 [5]
4 South Sydney Rabbitohs 25 – 24 St. George Illawarra Dragons 27 March Sydney Cricket Ground Brian Grant 15,324 [6]
5 St. George Illawarra Dragons 32 – 12 North Sydney Bears 4 April Wollongong Showground Paul McBlane 12,566 [7]
6 Newcastle Knights 12 – 26 St. George Illawarra Dragons 11 April Newcastle International Sports Centre Bill Harrigan 22,532 [8]
7 St. George Illawarra Dragons 44 – 2 Canberra Raiders 18 April Jubilee Oval Steve Clark 12,237 [9]
8 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18 – 16 St. George Illawarra Dragons 25 April Endeavour Field Sean Hampstead 22,279 [10]
9 St. George Illawarra Dragons 20 – 16 Sydney City Roosters 1 May Wollongong Showground Brian Grant 14,731 [11]
10 Penrith Panthers 27 – 6 St. George Illawarra Dragons 8 May Penrith Stadium Tim Mander 19,133 [12]
11 St. George Illawarra Dragons 12 – 20 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 14 May Jubilee Oval Steve Clark 16,514 [13]
12 St. George Illawarra Dragons 48 – 8 Balmain Tigers 22 May Wollongong Showground Bill Harrigan 11,120 [14]
13 Melbourne Storm 16 – 28 St. George Illawarra Dragons 28 May Olympic Park Stadium Steve Clark 14,316 [15]
14 BYE
15 St. George Illawarra Dragons 22 – 18 North Queensland Cowboys 13 June Jubilee Oval Paul McBlane 8,156 [16]
16 St. George Illawarra Dragons 44 – 4 Western Suburbs Magpies 20 June Wollongong Showground Brian Grant 11,117 [17]
17 North Sydney Bears 12 – 20 St. George Illawarra Dragons 27 June North Sydney Oval Sean Hampstead 6,774 [18]
18 BYE
19 St. George Illawarra Dragons 38 – 24 Penrith Panthers 11 July Jubilee Oval Bill Harrigan 11,555 [19]
20 Balmain Tigers 16 – 38 St. George Illawarra Dragons 17 July Leichhardt Oval Moghsheen Jadwat 10,615 [20]
21 Brisbane Broncos 22 – 4 St. George Illawarra Dragons 23 July Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre Steve Clark 33,289 [21]
22 St. George Illawarra Dragons 38 – 10 South Sydney Rabbitohs 1 August Wollongong Showground Tim Mander 14,517 [22]
23 Auckland Warriors 18 – 32 St. George Illawarra Dragons 6 August Mount Smart Stadium Tim Mander 9,564 [23]
24 St. George Illawarra Dragons 20 – 22 Newcastle Knights 13 August Sydney Football Stadium Bill Harrigan 19,181 [24]
25 Sydney City Roosters 24 – 26 St. George Illawarra Dragons 22 August Sydney Football Stadium Steve Clark 24,271 [25]
26 St. George Illawarra Dragons 20 – 18 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 28 August Wollongong Showground Sean Hampstead 13,918 [26]
FW1 Melbourne Storm 10 – 34 St. George Illawarra Dragons 4 September Olympic Park Stadium Bill Harrigan 15,653 [27]
FW2 Sydney City Roosters 18 – 28 St. George Illawarra Dragons 11 September Sydney Football Stadium Bill Harrigan 31,506 [28]
FW3 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 8 – 24 St. George Illawarra Dragons 19 September Stadium Australia Steve Clark 51,827 [29]
GF Melbourne Storm 20 – 18 St. George Illawarra Dragons 26 September Stadium Australia Bill Harrigan 107,999 [30]

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