1999 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

Rugby league team season

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|

* Paul McGregor

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]

## Squad gains and losses

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| Warren Carney | N/A  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons
| Trent Barrett |  Illawarra Steelers
| Craig Fitzgibbon
| Brad Mackay
| Paul McGregor
| Craig Smith
| Shaun Timmins
| Andrew Hart
| Luke Patten
| Chris Leikvoll
| Rod Wishart
| Jason Hooper
| Terry Lamey
| Jamie Ainscough |  St. George Dragons
| Wayne Bartrim
| Nathan Blacklock
| Nathan Brown
| Mark Coyne
| Anthony Mundine
| Lee Murphy
| Corey Pearson
| Lance Thompson
| Darren Treacy
| Colin Ward
| Matthew Rodwell

## Ladder

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1999 NRL season

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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

### Ladder progression

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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

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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

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Round  | Home  | Score  | Away  | Match Information

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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]

## References

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1. ^ "Party like it's 1999: How Storm upset Dragons to kick off purple reign". National Rugby League. 2019-09-28. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
2. ^ "Ladder". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
3. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Parramatta 20 v St George Illawarra 10 / Round 1, 1999". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
4. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 18 v Canterbury 24 / Round 2, 1999". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
5. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Canberra 14 v St George Illawarra 16 / Round 3, 1999". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
6. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Souths 25 v St George Illawarra 24 / Round 4, 1999". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
7. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 32 v Norths 12 / Round 5, 1999". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
8. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Newcastle 12 v St George Illawarra 26 / Round 6, 1999". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
9. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 44 v Canberra 2 / Round 7, 1999". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
10. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Cronulla 18 v St George Illawarra 16 / Round 8, 1999". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
11. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 20 v Sydney City 16 / Round 9, 1999". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
12. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Penrith 27 v St George Illawarra 6 / Round 10, 1999". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
13. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 12 v Cronulla 20 / Round 11, 1999". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
14. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 48 v Balmain 8 / Round 12, 1999". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
15. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Melbourne 16 v St George Illawarra 28 / Round 13, 1999". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
16. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 22 v North Queensland 18 / Round 15, 1999". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
17. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 44 v Wests 4 / Round 16, 1999". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
18. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Norths 12 v St George Illawarra 20 / Round 17, 1999". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
19. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 38 v Penrith 24 / Round 19, 1999". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
20. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Balmain 16 v St George Illawarra 38 / Round 20, 1999". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
21. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Brisbane 22 v St George Illawarra 4 / Round 21, 1999". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
22. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 38 v Souths 10 / Round 22, 1999". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
23. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Auckland 32 v St George Illawarra 18 / Round 23, 1999". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
24. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 20 v Newcastle 22 / Round 24, 1999". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
25. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Sydney City 24 v St George Illawarra 26 / Round 25, 1999". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
26. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 20 v Manly 18 / Round 26, 1999". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
27. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 34 v Melbourne 10 / Qualifying Final, 1999". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
28. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 28 v Sydney City 18 / Semi Final, 1999". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
29. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 24 v Cronulla 8 / Preliminary Final, 1999". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
30. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Melbourne 20 v St George Illawarra 18 / Grand Final, 1999". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.

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St. George Illawarra Dragons

Est. 1999 in Sydney and Wollongong, New South Wales

Club|

* History
* St. George Dragons
* Illawarra Steelers
* Seasons
* Records
* Head to head record
* Players
* Representatives
* Coaches
* Honours

Home grounds|

* Wollongong Showground
* Jubilee Oval

Culture|

* Alex McKinnon Cup
* Charity Shield
* Anzac Day Cup
* King's Birthday

League|

* National Rugby League

Titles|

* Minor Premiership (2): 2009, 2010

* Premiership (1): 2010

* World Club Challenge (1): 2011

Seasons (26)|

* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Other competitions|

Current
Jersey Flegg Cup
New South Wales Cup
NRL Women's Premiership
NRL Nines
Past
NRL Under-20s

Affiliations|

* Shellharbour City Dragons (Shellharbour Sharks)
* Illawarra RLFC
* St. George Illawarra Dragons Women

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1999 in rugby league

« 1998

2000 »

International Rugby League|

* Anzac Test
* Tri-Nations
* World Cup qualifying
* Play-off
* Women's trans-Tasman Tests

British Rugby League|

| Competitions|

* Super League
* Grand Final
* Northern Ford Premiership
* Challenge Cup

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SL Teams|

* Bradford Bulls
* Castleford Tigers
* Gateshead Thunder
* Halifax Blue Sox
* Huddersfield Giants
* Hull Sharks
* Leeds Rhinos
* London Broncos
* Salford City Reds
* Sheffield Eagles
* St Helens
* Wakefield Wildcats
* Warrington Wolves
* Wigan Warriors

Australian Rugby League|

| Competitions|

* State of Origin
* NRL season
* Grand Final
* Queensland Cup
* NSWRL First Division

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By club|

* Auckland Warriors
* Balmain Tigers
* Brisbane Broncos
* Bulldogs
* Canberra Raiders
* Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
* Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
* Melbourne Storm
* Newcastle Knights
* North Queensland Cowboys
* North Sydney
* Parramatta Eels
* Penrith Panthers
* Sydney Roosters
* St. George Illawarra Dragons
* South Sydney Rabbitohs
* Western Suburbs Magpies

Other domestic competitions|

* France
* New Zealand

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