Cody Ramsey Billy Phillips 25. Blake Metcalfe 8. They were captained by the Test five-eighth Johnny Hawke with Frank Facer as Vice Captain and contained a champion backline including Noel Pidding, Doug McRitchie, Matt McCoy and Ron Roberts.The Dragons had lost form in the back-end of the season but came home strongly beating minor premiers South Sydney in the semi, and Balmain in a final before meeting Souths again in the Grand final. Joseph O'neill 8. Saints were the underdogs but looked well-positioned when the half-time score was 10. Sloan has played just three games of first grade to date, but has shown Griffin enough to put his faith in the teenager to be the long-term No.1 for the club. On Friday, 28 February 1908 at Rockdale Town Hall a meeting mainly instigated by St George rugby league pioneers, W. Munn and Joe McGraw, was attended by officials of the recently-formed New South Wales Rugby Football League and rugby players from the local district. St George won only two matches in their first season and finished equal second last in the premiership. Lene Feterika 4. Both can play in the middle, but can also shift out to the edge. Mastering the art of unlimited tackle football firstly. Samuel Lane 5. Naga St George Illawarra | . L.U. All opinions expressed are that of the member posting them, not sgiforum.com. Mitchell Prest 15. Matthew Curl 15. Saxon Pryke 12. Dragons coach Anthony Griffin gets hit with the hard questions, including St George Illawarra's maligned recruitment, roster issues and Matt Dufty's parting shot. Josiah-ekkehard Neli 15. The long wait finally ended in 1941 when St George defeated Eastern Suburbs 3114 at the Sydney Cricket Ground to take their inaugural First Grade premiership. Referees: Mitchell Pitscheider;Sideline Officials: Deacon Cameron, Nathan Eveleigh; 1. Zac Lomax Calab Edwards 7. Greenway St George Dragons (10) v Illawarra Steelers (30) Sun 20 Mar 1:00PM at Community Oval, Moss Vale Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (24) v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (22) Sun . His partner will be one of Talatau Amone or Jayden Sullivan, following the departure of Corey Norman. John Tuipulotu 16. "With Tyrell, its an opportunity for him to continue his development. Tries were scored by Ricky Walford, Steve Robinson and an unforgettable intercept try by Bert Gordon that "brought the house down". Impressive during his handful of games at the back end of last year, Sloan also played for the Indigenous All Stars at the start of this year and has all the attacking ability to make him one of the biggest stars in the game with time. The bravery of Robinson, who is fighting a battle with both mouth and throat cancer, particularly moved Ciraldo. Referees: Gage Miles;Sideline Officials: Jabri Daizli, Reece Sammut; Join our mailing list for all the latest news and views from the world of Rugby League. Jett Liu 21. Tino Tavana 3. 2. Pundits accused the former Test half of being thrown to the wolves, but the Tigers know 'Noddy' can coach and he will soon be officially appointed as head coach of their first NRLW team. Harry Sio 16. I thought he handled that really well and as the game went on, he got a lot more confidence with his dummy-half play. Riley Lack 7. I nod back. Daniel Matakaiongo 16. Jaxson Rahme 14. Ollie Cummins 16. Emmanuel Vili 12. This is shaping as one of the big questions for the Dragons, with Tyrell Sloan and Cody Ramsey seemingly the two options to replace the departed Matt Dufty, who has joined the Canterbury Bulldogs for the new season. In 1925 the club started using Earl Park at Arncliffe as its headquarters and home ground. This was a record loss in a Grand Final until 2008 when Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles defeated Melbourne Storm 400 however that was accumulated on the four-point try system. Joshua Alhazim 15. Mark Vea 11. Wests Tigers are set to do the right thing by Brett Kimmorley, giving him the role as inaugural coach of their NRLW team for next season. In February 1921 at the Kogarah School of Arts, the St George District Rugby League Club was founded. Souths then raced ahead in the second half to 110 lead. Noah Nailagoliva 10. As much as the Dragons would love to create room for Amone and Sullivan in the team its just not going to be possible when Mbye, who can play at fullback, centre, halves or hooker, is in the side and screaming out for the number 14 jersey. Provan wrote the introduction to the Haddan book "The Finals 100 Years" and reflected upon the dressing room mood before the match: It's 1965, St George and Souths in the grand final at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Posts are copyright and may not be re-produced without written author consent. Moses Mbye Jack Sandford 4. Luron Patea 17. Our first Teamlist Tuesday of 2022 and it's Junior Reps kickoff! Leo Nasio 18. Samuel Woollett 4. With Amone stood down, Sullivan and Mbye are also in the mix to partner captain Ben Hunt in the halves. The only way we take control of our situation is to win tomorrow and thats what were focused on doing. Josese Lanyon 14. Even though he hasnt been able to play with Ben (Hunt) at the moment, I thought Corey Norman was really good last week and I thought it was one of his better games for the season. In 1956 St George began their reign as Premiers beating Balmain 1812 in the decider. It is a pointer to whats possible in the future and its exciting to have them all out in these types of games.". So if Woods or Burgess comes into the 17, I guess it's a shootout between Fuimaono and McGuire. They now come up against a St George Illawarra side which has lost each of its first three matches against Canterbury Bankstown (14-26), Western Suburbs (10-18) and the 2022 SG Ball premier Penrith (12-38). The sides for the grand final replay were largely unchanged between the two years. There were only five other teams who scored less points through 2021. At the conclusion of the 1998 season, the formation of the competition's first joint venture team occurred when St George joint ventured with the Illawarra Steelers to form the St George Illawarra Dragons. You have skipped the navigation, tab for page content. 2022 World Cup Fixtures. Iakopo Falefitu 6. Benjamin Lavender 4. "That is something we have been investigating.". The five-eighth spot is now shaping as the Dragons' biggest issue with Talatau Amone stood down. Archie Donnelly 10. Tane Kiriona 16. Nick Campton explains why. Round 4. . Aiden Shepherd 17. Cooper Bigeni 18. Wingers [15] Under Masters, in 1985 St George were minor-premiers, runaway club champions and made it to the Grand final in all three Grades. Presently, the St. George Dragons play the bulk of home games in the SG Ball and Harold Matthews competitions at WIN Jubilee Oval, and in recent years have also hosted games at Hurstville Oval. Cyclone Gabrielles imminent arrival put paid to the intended first home game at the stadium against Manly Warringah on February 12. NRL 2022: St. George coach Anthony Griffin opens up on the tough questions facing the Dragons this season. In 1995, after exploring the possibility of a merger with the Roosters in an attempt to match the turnover of the all-conquering Brisbane Broncos, chief executive Geoff Carr was sacked by his board.[18]. George Dragon Juniors Messages 1,980 Dec 4, 2019 #2 Tyrell Sloan, Illawarra Steelers, Dapto Canaries Rugby League G getsmarty Immortal Messages 30,766 Add that to de Belins seeming lack of ability to be the ball-player he once was, and it makes even more sense, with de Belin moving up front to join Blake Lawrie in the starting front row after he continues to make a name for himself in 2021. Won't go down as an immortal but not useless. And we are forgetting about Billy Burns! Liam is a content producer for The Sporting News Australia. In 2018, the Dragons entered the Tarsha Gale Cup, a women's Under 18's competition, for the first time. The club's inaugural captain was Dual-code rugby international, Herb Gilbert who joined the club at aged 33 as captain-coach.[2]. JavaScript is disabled. In 1927 under Burge, the "Dragon Slayers", as they were then known, qualified for their first final but were beaten by South Sydney. Trey Barlow 8. The front-rower also crossed for 4 tries in 2021, but there's no doubting his. Kienan Tempest 5. Only a few days ago, it was revealed that just three of the club's top-30 players turned up to the annual awards presentation night in a clear sign of the disharmony in the ranks. The season ahead for the St George Illawarra Dragons has become all the more important following the contract extension of Anthony Griffin before a ball has been kicked. Available now! Bilal Yazici 10. Mark Simon 17. In 1959 they went through the season undefeated amassing 550 points (205 scored by Harry Bath) compared to their rivals total tally against them of just 90 points. Jordan Roumanous 10. Elijah Pettit Young, 1. Before the start of the 1921 season, trial matches were played at Sans Souci and training took place at the Drill Hall in the Sydney suburb of Arncliffe. SQUADS: Betfred Championship - 2023 Round 4. Joshua Belfanti 9. Lajuan Vito 15. Both the Feagai brothers - Mathew and Max - will be pushing for first-grade spots, but its hard to see either of them winning out over Moses Suli if he can get back to his best. Your list of 5/8s makes sense but couldn't you bump up Widdop and down Soward for the very reason you bumped down Barrett? "We have to work really hard on that area of our club and its exciting to see that starting to happen.". [16] Later, lock forward Peter Gill was awarded the Panasonic Cup Player of the Series for 1988. He will be joined by former South Sydney Rabbitoh Jaydn SuA, who is a Queensland Origin player and played in the grand final last year - an excellent recruit for the Dragons. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Solomon Akama 25. Ted Glossop coached for a single season in 1988, tasting success when the Dragons won the mid-week 1988 Panasonic Cup competition. Devisarn Ene 8. NRL 2022: St George Illawarra Dragons in shock name change consideration While one club legend has threatened to walk away, another had a different take on the Dragons' mooted name change. Damien Nati 15. Herman Tofaeono 9. Finnley Neilsen 12. Toby Couchman 17. Venasiotangifetaua Patuki Case 11. Halves During the famous tour by the 1946 Great Britain team, Frank Whitcombe's performances on tour attracted the attention of St. George. Tuvana Vesikula 18. The match will also provide a delayed debut for Pukekohe's Navigation Homes Stadium as a new home venue for the club. Dane Towns 6. Paul Turner has been granted an early from his contract with the Titans, inking a two-year deal with St George Illawarra for the 2023 season. Vaka Aho 9. Jonathan Chan 14. Tutonu Junior Wright 3. The other three positions go to players who can all spend time in the middle. Joshua Coinakis 10. . Keanu Wright-Dunrobin 7. They were captain-coached by Neville Smith. Moustafa Dirani 18. 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