2002 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

Rugby league team season

2002 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

NRL Rank| 7th
Play-off result| Semi-finals
2002 record| Wins: 9; draws: 3; losses: 12
Points scored| For: 632; against: 546
Team information
Coach| Andrew Farrar
Captain|

* Trent Barrett

Stadium| Sydney Football Stadium, Wollongong Showground
Avg. attendance| 12,450
High attendance| 20,588 (vs. Roosters, round 7)
Top scorers
Tries| Lee Hookey (18)
Points| Mark Riddell (129)
| ← 2001 |  | 2003 →

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The 2002 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the fourth in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons competed in the NRL's 2002 premiership season. The team finished seventh in the regular season, making finals but getting knocked out in the second week against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, losing 40–24.

## Squad gains and losses

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| Leo Clarke | No club  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons
| Luke Felsch |  Hull F.C. (Super League)  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons
| Shane Millard |  London Broncos (Super League)  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons
| Nathan Tutt |  Sydney Roosters |  St. George Illawarra Dragons
| Jamie Ainscough |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |  Wigan Warriors (Super League)
| Wayne Bartrim |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |  Castleford Tigers (Super League)
| Jamie Fitzgerald |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |  South Sydney Rabbitohs
| Wade Forrester |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |  Northern Eagles
| Andrew Hart |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |  South Sydney Rabbitohs
| Ben Jeffries |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |  Wests Tigers
| Paul McGregor |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | Retirement
| Craig Smith |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |  Wigan Warriors (Super League)
| Darren Treacy |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |  Salford City Reds (Super League)
| Colin Ward |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |  Penrith Panthers

## Ladder

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2002 NRL season

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts
1 |  New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 688 | 454 | +234 | 38
2 |  Newcastle Knights | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 724 | 498 | +226 | 38
3 |  Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 672 | 425 | +247 | 37
4 |  Sydney Roosters (P) | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 621 | 405 | +216 | 35
5 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 653 | 597 | +56 | 34
6 |  Parramatta Eels | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 531 | 440 | +91 | 26
7 |  St George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 632 | 546 | +86 | 25
8 |  Canberra Raiders | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 471 | 641 | -170 | 25
9 |  Northern Eagles | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 503 | 740 | -237 | 24
10 |  Melbourne Storm | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 556 | 586 | -30 | 23
11 |  North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 496 | 803 | -307 | 20
12 |  Penrith Panthers | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 546 | 654 | -108 | 18
13 |  Wests Tigers | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 498 | 642 | -144 | 18
14 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 385 | 817 | -432 | 14
15 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 707 | 435 | +272 | 81

1 The Bulldogs were deducted 37 premiership points due to gross salary cap breaches.

### 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  | 11th  | 8th  | 12th  | 9th  | 9th  | 10th  | 12th  | 12th  | 11th  | 9th  | 8th  | 8th  | 10th  | 10th  | 11th  | 9th  | 9th  | 10th  | 10th  | 8th  | 9th  | 11th  | 9th  | 7th  | 8th  | 7th
Source:[1]

## Season results

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Round  | Home  | Score  | Away  | Match Information

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Date  | Venue  | Referee  | Attendance  | Source
1  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 18 – 24  |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 17 March  | Sydney Football Stadium | Paul Simpkins | 12,470  | [2]
2  |  Penrith Panthers | 16 – 24  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 March  | Penrith Stadium | Tony Archer | 10,207  | [3]
3  |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 33 – 14  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 31 March  | Stadium Australia | Bill Harrigan | 37,183  | [4]
4  |  | BYE  |  |  |  |  |  |
5  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 20 – 20  |  Parramatta Eels | 14 April  | Wollongong Showground | Tim Mander  | 16,321  | [5]
6  |  Melbourne Storm | 12 – 4  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 20 April  | Olympic Park Stadium | Sean Hampstead  | 8,023  | [6]
7 (ANZAC Day)  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 20 – 24  |  Sydney Roosters | 25 April  | Sydney Football Stadium | Tony Archer | 20,588  | [7]
8  |  Northern Eagles | 22 – 18  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 5 May  | Brookvale Oval | Steve Clark  | 11,828  | [8]
9  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 21 – 21  |  Canberra Raiders | 12 May  | Wollongong Showground | Paul Simpkins | 8,052  | [9]
10  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 33 – 22  |  Wests Tigers | 18 May  | Wollongong Showground | Shayne Hayne | 10,823  | [10]
11  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 28 – 20  |  Brisbane Broncos | 26 May  | Sydney Football Stadium | Shayne Hayne | 9,051  | [11]
12  |  North Queensland Cowboys | 40 – 32  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 1 June  | Willows Sports Complex | Matt Cecchin | 10,561  | [12]
13  |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 34 – 13  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 8 June  | Endeavour Field | Shayne Hayne | 12,554  | [13]
14  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 30 – 30  |  Melbourne Storm | 15 June  | Wollongong Showground | Sean Hampstead  | 8,021  | [14]
15  |  New Zealand Warriors | 22 – 32  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 23 June  | Mount Smart Stadium | Matt Cecchin | 15,303  | [15]
16  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 45 – 18  |  North Queensland Cowboys | 29 June  | Wollongong Showground | Matt Cecchin | 7,987  | [16]
17  |  Brisbane Broncos | 34 – 22  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 7 July  | Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre | Shayne Hayne | 19,998  | [17]
18  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 26 – 28  |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 14 July  | Wollongong Showground | Paul Simpkins | 18,048  | [18]
19  |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 10 – 48  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 20 July  | Sydney Football Stadium | Shayne Hayne | 15,219  | [19]
20  |  Wests Tigers | 8 – 42  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 28 July  | Campbelltown Stadium | Tim Mander  | 9,889  | [20]
21  |  Newcastle Knights | 24 – 16  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2 August  | Newcastle International Sports Centre | Paul Simpkins | 17,621  | [21]
22  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 18 – 20  |  Northern Eagles | 11 August  | Sydney Football Stadium | Tim Mander  | 9,621  | [22]
23  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 58 – 16  |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 18 August  | Wollongong Showground | Matt Cecchin | 12,122  | [23]
24  |  | BYE  |  |  |  |  |  |
25  |  Sydney Roosters | 26 – 10  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 1 September  | Sydney Football Stadium | Bill Harrigan | 15,629  | [24]
26  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 40 – 22  |  Newcastle Knights | 8 September  | Sydney Football Stadium | Paul Simpkins | 16,297  | [25]
FW1  |  Newcastle Knights | 22 – 26  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 14 September  | Newcastle International Sports Centre | Bill Harrigan | 21,051  | [26]
FW2  |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 40 – 24  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 21 September  | Sydney Football Stadium | Bill Harrigan | 31,783  | [27]

## References

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1. ^ "Ladder". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
2. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 18 v Sharks 24 / Round 1, 2002". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
3. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Penrith 16 v St George Illawarra 24 / Round 2, 2002". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
4. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Bulldogs 33 v St George Illawarra 14 / Round 3, 2002". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
5. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 20 v Parramatta 20 / Round 5, 2002". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
6. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Melbourne 12 v St George Illawarra 4 / Round 6, 2002". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
7. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 20 v Sydney Roosters 24 / Round 7, 2002". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
8. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Northern Eagles 22 v St George Illawarra 18 / Round 8, 2002". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
9. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 21 v Canberra 21 / Round 9, 2002". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
10. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 33 v Wests Tigers 22 / Round 10, 2002". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
11. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 28 v Brisbane 20 / Round 11, 2002". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
12. ^ "Rugby League Tables / North Queensland 40 v St George Illawarra 32 / Round 12, 2002". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
13. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Sharks 34 v St George Illawarra 13 / Round 13, 2002". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
14. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 30 v Melbourne 30 / Round 14, 2002". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
15. ^ "Rugby League Tables / New Zealand 22 v St George Illawarra 32 / Round 15, 2002". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
16. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 45 v North Queensland 18 / Round 16, 2002". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
17. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Brisbane 34 v St George Illawarra 22 / Round 17, 2002". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
18. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 26 v Bulldogs 28 / Round 18, 2002". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
19. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Souths 10 v St George Illawarra 48 / Round 19, 2002". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
20. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Wests Tigers 8 v St George Illawarra 42 / Round 20, 2002". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
21. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Newcastle 24 v St George Illawarra 16 / Round 21, 2002". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
22. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 18 v Northern Eagles 20 / Round 22, 2002". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
23. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 58 v Souths 16 / Round 23, 2002". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
24. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Sydney Roosters 26 v St George Illawarra 10 / Round 25, 2002". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
25. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 40 v Newcastle 22 / Round 26, 2002". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
26. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 26 v Newcastle 22 / Qualifying Final, 2002". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
27. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Sharks 40 v St George Illawarra 24 / Semi-final, 2002". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.

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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

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2002 in rugby league

« 2001

2003 »

International Rugby League|

* World Club Challenge
* New Zealand tour of Great Britain and France
* GB women's tour of Australia

British Rugby League|

| Competitions|

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

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SL Teams|

* Bradford Bulls
* Castleford Tigers
* Halifax RLFC
* Hull FC
* Leeds Rhinos
* London Broncos
* Salford City Reds
* St Helens
* Wakefield Wildcats
* Warrington Wolves
* Widnes Vikings
* Wigan Warriors

Australian Rugby League|

| Competitions|

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

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By club|

* Brisbane Broncos
* Bulldogs
* Canberra Raiders
* Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
* Melbourne Storm
* Newcastle Knights
* New Zealand Warriors
* Northern Eagles
* North Queensland Cowboys
* Parramatta Eels
* Penrith Panthers
* South Sydney Rabbitohs
* Sydney Roosters
* St. George Illawarra Dragons
* Wests Tigers

Other domestic competitions|

* France
* New Zealand

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*[PD]: Points difference (points scored minus points conceded)
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