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2005 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

2005 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
2nd
Preliminary Finals
Wins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 8
For: 655; against: 510
Nathan Brown
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Jubilee Oval,
Wollongong Showground
15,151
19,608 (vs. Sharks, finals week 1)
Colin Best (20)
Michael Ennis (44)
Michael Ennis (108)
← 2004		2006 →
← 2004		2006 →

The 2005 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the seventh in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons competed in the NRL's 2005 premiership season. The team finished second in the regular season, making finals but getting knocked out in the preliminary finals against the Wests Tigers, losing 20–12.

Player	2004 Club	2005 Club
Colin Best	Hull F.C. (Super League)	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Michael Ennis	Newcastle Knights	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Willie Manu	South Sydney Rabbitohs	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Shane Marteene	South Sydney Rabbitohs	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Chris Sheppard	North Queensland Cowboys	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Albert Torrens	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Nathan Blacklock	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Hull F.C. (Super League)
John Carlaw	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Retirement
Brett Firman	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Sydney Roosters
Andrew Frew	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Retirement
David Howell	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Canberra Raiders
Tony Jensen	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Retirement
Brent Kite	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Nathan Long	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Retirement
Henry Perenara	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Parramatta Eels
Mark Riddell	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Parramatta Eels
Lincoln Withers	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Canberra Raiders

Round	Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Source
1	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	46 – 28	St. George Illawarra Dragons	11 March	Stadium Australia	Paul Simpkins	33,105
2	St. George Illawarra Dragons	12 – 46	Melbourne Storm	19 March	Wollongong Showground	Tony Archer, Gavin Badger	9,032
3	Penrith Panthers	18 – 8	St. George Illawarra Dragons	26 March	Penrith Stadium	Russell Smith	17,187
4	Canberra Raiders	42 – 22	St. George Illawarra Dragons	2 April	Canberra Stadium	Tim Mander	15,614
5	St. George Illawarra Dragons	32 – 6	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	9 April	Wollongong Showground	Sean Hampstead	16,117
6	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24 – 34	Brisbane Broncos	17 April	Wollongong Showground	Steve Clark	17,287
7 (ANZAC Day)	Sydney Roosters	24 – 26	St. George Illawarra Dragons	25 April	Sydney Football Stadium	Sean Hampstead	32,370
8	Wests Tigers	32 – 40	St. George Illawarra Dragons	1 May	Stadium Australia	Jason Robinson	17,567
9	St. George Illawarra Dragons	42 – 10	South Sydney Rabbitohs	7 May	Wollongong Showground	Sean Hampstead	11,624
10	St. George Illawarra Dragons	34 – 12	Penrith Panthers	13 May	Wollongong Showground	Paul Simpkins	12,932
11	Newcastle Knights	16 – 18	St. George Illawarra Dragons	21 May	Newcastle International Sports Centre	Shayne Hayne	19,018
12	Melbourne Storm	24 – 16	St. George Illawarra Dragons	29 May	Olympic Park Stadium	Russell Smith	7,590
13	St. George Illawarra Dragons	32 – 18	New Zealand Warriors	4 June	Wollongong Showground	Steve Clark	14,479
14	St. George Illawarra Dragons	34 – 4	North Queensland Cowboys	12 June	Jubilee Oval	Tim Mander	15,260
15	South Sydney Rabbitohs	10 – 28	St. George Illawarra Dragons	19 June	Sydney Cricket Ground	Paul Simpkins	18,334
16	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24 – 32	Wests Tigers	26 June	Jubilee Oval	Shayne Hayne	10,612
17		BYE
18	Parramatta Eels	40 – 14	St. George Illawarra Dragons	8 July	Parramatta Stadium	Tim Mander	20,199
19	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	10 – 36	St. George Illawarra Dragons	17 July	Brookvale Oval	Steve Clark	17,218
20	St. George Illawarra Dragons	20 – 10	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24 July	Jubilee Oval	Tim Mander	17,113
21	St. George Illawarra Dragons	44 – 6	Sydney Roosters	29 July	Wollongong Showground	Paul Simpkins	19,512
22	North Queensland Cowboys	16 – 36	St. George Illawarra Dragons	5 August	Willows Sports Complex	Tim Mander	21,021
23	Brisbane Broncos	4 – 24	St. George Illawarra Dragons	14 August	Lang Park	Tim Mander	48,995
24	St. George Illawarra Dragons	25 – 22	Parramatta Eels	21 August	Jubilee Oval	Paul Simpkins	17,523
25		BYE
26	St. George Illawarra Dragons	36 – 28	Newcastle Knights	4 September	Jubilee Oval	Tony Archer	15,867
FW1	St. George Illawarra Dragons	28 – 22	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	10 September	Wollongong Showground	Tony Archer	19,608
FW3	St. George Illawarra Dragons	12 – 20	Wests Tigers	24 September	Sydney Football Stadium	Tony Archer	41,260

After losing their first four matches of the season, the Dragons (who were sitting on the bottom of the ladder at the time) won their first match in round five, defeating the previously-undefeated Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (who were sitting on the top) by 32–6 in Wollongong.
In round twelve, St George Illawarra lost 16–24 to the Melbourne Storm at Olympic Park Stadium in Melbourne, a day after another red-and-white team, the Sydney Swans, were thrashed by St Kilda at Telstra Dome.
In round fourteen, halfback Mathew Head suffered a season-ending knee injury in the club's 34–4 win over the North Queensland Cowboys. The result puts St George Illawarra into the NRL's top eight for the first time in the season.
In round eighteen, five-eighth and captain Trent Barrett copped a one-game suspension from the tribunal after pleading guilty to striking Parramatta Eels hooker PJ Marsh in the second half. The 40–14 defeat proves to be a major turning point in the club's season, as they would win their final seven games (including a 25–22 win over the Eels in the rematch at Jubilee Oval) to finish second on the ladder, behind the Eels on percentage.

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