2021 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
NRL Rank11th
2021 recordWins: 8; draws: 0; losses: 16
Points scoredFor: 474; against: 616
Team information
CEORyan Webb
CoachAnthony Griffin
Captain
StadiumNetstrata Jubilee Stadium
WIN Stadium
Top scorers
TriesMikaele Ravalawa (14)
GoalsZac Lomax (35)
PointsZac Lomax (86)
< 2020 2022 >

The 2021 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the 23rd in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons' men's team competed in the NRL's 2021 Telstra Premiership season. The women's team, was scheduled to play their fourth season in the NRLW's 2021 Telstra Women's Premiership season, however that has since been postponed to 2022.[1]

Squad

St. George Illawarra Dragons 2021 Squad
Top 30 Squad - 2021 Season Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

  • Ben Haran (General Manager of Football)
  • Ian Millward (NRL Recruitment Manager)
  • Matthew Elliott (assistant coach)
  • Peter Gentle (assistant coach)
  • Mathew Head (Pathways Coach)
  • Elliot Jackson (strength & conditioning coach)
  • Cody Parsons (head of sports science)
  • Davis Theobald (physiotherapist)
  • Tony Guilfoyle (physical performance manager)
Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • (gk) Goal kicker
  • Injured

Updated: 30 September 2020
Source(s): Dragons Team Profiles


Gains and losses

Increase or Decrease Player 2020 Club 2021 Club Source
Increase Daniel Alvaro Parramatta Eels St. George Illawarra Dragons [2]
Increase Gerard Beale Retirement St. George Illawarra Dragons [3]
Increase Jack Bird Brisbane Broncos St. George Illawarra Dragons [4]
Increase Billy Burns Penrith Panthers St. George Illawarra Dragons [5]
Increase Poasa Faamausili Sydney Roosters St. George Illawarra Dragons [6]
Increase Freddy Lussick Sydney Roosters St. George Illawarra Dragons (loan) [7]
Increase Andrew McCullough Brisbane Broncos St. George Illawarra Dragons [8]
Increase Josh McGuire North Queensland Cowboys St. George Illawarra Dragons [9]
Increase Jamayne Taunoa-Brown New Zealand Warriors St. George Illawarra Dragons (loan) [10]
Decrease Euan Aitken St. George Illawarra Dragons New Zealand Warriors [11]
Decrease Eddie Blacker St. George Illawarra Dragons Penrith Panthers [12]
Decrease Tyson Frizell St. George Illawarra Dragons Newcastle Knights [13]
Decrease Jason Saab St. George Illawarra Dragons Manly Warringah Sea Eagles [14]
Decrease Korbin Sims St. George Illawarra Dragons Hull Kingston Rovers (Super League) [15][16]
Decrease Paul Vaughan St. George Illawarra Dragons Sacked (mid-season) [17]

Ladder

2021 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne Storm 24 21 0 3 1 815 316 +499 44
2 Penrith Panthers (P) 24 21 0 3 1 676 286 +390 44
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 20 0 4 1 775 453 +322 42
4 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 16 0 8 1 744 492 +252 34
5 Sydney Roosters 24 16 0 8 1 630 489 +141 34
6 Parramatta Eels 24 15 0 9 1 566 457 +109 32
7 Newcastle Knights 24 12 0 12 1 428 571 −143 26
8 Gold Coast Titans 24 10 0 14 1 580 583 −3 22
9 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 10 0 14 1 520 556 −36 22
10 Canberra Raiders 24 10 0 14 1 481 578 −97 22
11 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 8 0 16 1 474 616 −142 18
12 New Zealand Warriors 24 8 0 16 1 453 624 −171 18
13 Wests Tigers 24 8 0 16 1 500 714 −214 18
14 Brisbane Broncos 24 7 0 17 1 446 695 −249 16
15 North Queensland Cowboys 24 7 0 17 1 460 748 −288 16
16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 3 0 21 1 340 710 −370 8

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
Ladder Position 12th 11th 5th 6th 4th 6th 6th 6th 6th 6th 7th 8th 8th 8th 7th 7th 7th 7th 8th 10th 11th 11th 12th 12th 11th
Source:[18]

Season results

Pre-season trials

Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (AEDT) Venue Referee Attendance Source
1 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 36 – 28 St. George Illawarra Dragons Friday, 12 February, 5:30 pm PointsBet Stadium Todd Smith — [19]
2 St. George Illawarra Dragons 6 – 28 Parramatta Eels Thursday, 18 February, 6:00 pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Matt Noyen — [20]
3
(Charity Shield) 		St. George Illawarra Dragons 16 – 48 South Sydney Rabbitohs Saturday, 27 February, 7:00 pm Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium Peter Gough 6,840 [21]

NRL season

Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (AEDT round 1–3, AEST round 4–25) Venue Referee Attendance Source
1 St. George Illawarra Dragons 18 – 32 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sunday, 14 March, 6:15 pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Peter Gough 7,636 [22]
2 North Queensland Cowboys 18 – 25 St. George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 20 March, 7:35 pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Ben Cummins 15,120 [23]
3 St. George Illawarra Dragons 38 – 12 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Friday, 26 March, 6:00 pm WIN Stadium Chris Sutton 9,253 [24]
4
(Alex McKinnon Cup) 		Newcastle Knights 13 – 22 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 4 April, 4:05 pm McDonald Jones Stadium Peter Gough 21,770 [25]
5 Parramatta Eels 12 – 26 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 11 April, 6:15 pm Bankwest Stadium Grant Atkins 24,384 [26]
6 St. George Illawarra Dragons 14 – 20 New Zealand Warriors Sunday, 4 April, 2:00 pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Chris Sutton 11,222 [27]
7

(ANZAC Day)

Sydney Roosters 34 – 10 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 25 April, 4:05 pm Sydney Cricket Ground Ashley Klein 37,620 [28]
8 St. George Illawarra Dragons 8 – 16 Wests Tigers Sunday, 2 May, 4:05 pm WIN Stadium Chris Sutton 12,323 [29]
9 St. George Illawarra Dragons 32 – 12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sunday, 9 May, 4:05 pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Ben Cummins 7,253 [30]
10

(Magic Round)

Melbourne Storm 44 – 18 St George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 16 May, 4:05 pm Suncorp Stadium Peter Gough 41,983 [31]
11 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 13 – 12 St George Illawarra Dragons Friday, 21 May, 7:55 pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Ben Cummins 8,947 [32]
12 Wests Tigers 34 – 18 St George Illawarra Dragons Friday, 28 May, 7:55 pm Bankwest Stadium Adam Gee 9,982 [33]
13 St George Illawarra Dragons 52 – 24 Brisbane Broncos Thursday, 3 June, 7:50 pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Matt Cecchin 5,107 [34]
14

(Queen's Birthday)

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28 – 6 St George Illawarra Dragons Monday, 14 June, 4:00 pm Stadium Australia Gerard Sutton 17,382 [35]
15 St George Illawarra Dragons 22 – 20 Canberra Raiders Saturday, 19 June, 5:30 pm WIN Stadium Chris Sutton 9,239 [36]
16 New Zealand Warriors 18 – 19 St. George Illawarra Dragons Friday, 2 July, 6:00 pm Mount Smart Stadium Peter Gough 0 [37]
17 BYE
18 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 32 – 18 St. George Illawarra Dragons Friday, 16 July, 8:05 pm Cbus Super Stadium Adam Gee 15,038 [38]
19 St. George Illawarra Dragons 10 – 32 Gold Coast Titans Sunday, 25 July, 2:00 pm Cbus Super Stadium Gerard Sutton 4,424 [39]
20 St. George Illawarra Dragons 14 – 50 South Sydney Rabbitohs Sunday, 1 August, 6:25 pm Suncorp Stadium Chris Butler 0 [40]
21 Canberra Raiders 20 – 12 St. George Illawarra Dragons Friday, 6 August, 6:00 pm Cbus Super Stadium Chris Sutton 0 [41]
22 St. George Illawarra Dragons 16 – 34 Penrith Panthers Friday, 13 August, 6:00 pm Suncorp Stadium Ben Cummins 6,653 [42]
23 St. George Illawarra Dragons 22 – 40 Sydney Roosters Sunday, 22 August, 2:00 pm Clive Berghofer Stadium Chris Sutton 7,822 [43]
24 St. George Illawarra Dragons 26 – 38 North Queensland Cowboys Saturday, 28 August, 3:00 pm Browne Park Peter Gough 4,487 [44]
25 South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 – 16 St. George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 4 September, 7:35 pm Sunshine Coast Stadium Matt Cecchin 3,295 [45]

Representative honours

Player 2021 All Stars match State of Origin 1 State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3
Tyrell Fuimaono Indigenous All Stars
Josh Kerr Indigenous All Stars
Tariq Sims New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales
Ben Hunt Queensland Queensland Queensland
Andrew McCullough Queensland

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