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2009 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

Field	Value
year	2009
league	NRL
league_rank	1st
cup	Challenge Cup
league_wins	17
league_draws	0
league_losses	7
points_for	570
points_against	378
CEO_title	CEO
CEO	AUS Peter Doust
coach	AUS Wayne Bennett
captain	AUS Ben Hornby
stadium	WIN Jubilee Oval
top_tries	Brett Morris (25)
top_goals	Jamie Soward (90)
top_points	Jamie Soward (234)
prev_season	2008
next_season	2010

WIN Stadium The 2009 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was 11th in the joint venture Rugby League club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2009 Telstra Premiership under new coach Wayne Bennett and finished the season as minor premiers. However a series of losses late in the season saw them become the first minor premiers to bow out of the McIntyre system with two consecutive losses in the finals.

Season summary

Coming off a 2008 Qualifying Final loss to the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and with a new Coach in the office being Wayne Bennett, the Dragons signed a number of new players but lost just as many. The Dragons were hoping to improve the previous years Qualifying Final loss, by making it even further this year. Five Toyota Cup players of 2008 have been promoted to the First Grade squad with more talented juniors rising through the ranks within the club.

St. George led the competition in defence in 2009 and finished the season with the minor premiership, the club's first. Their strong performance also led to new records for home match attendances at WIN Jubilee Oval.

St George exited the finals series in the second week of the finals.

Pre season

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Attendance	Report
14 February	Trial	Sydney Roosters	Members Equity Stadium, Perth	54 – 6	9,832	https://web.archive.org/web/20120307172539/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=656
21 February	Mercury Challenge	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	WIN Stadium, Wollongong	24 – 12	7,628	https://web.archive.org/web/20120307172552/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=1949
28 February	Charity Shield	South Sydney Rabbitohs	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	6 – 18	25,871	https://web.archive.org/web/20120307172606/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=2078

Regular season

WIN = #CCFFCC LOSS = #FFBBBB DRAW = #FFFFCC

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Attendance	Report
13 March	1	Melbourne Storm	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne	16 – 17	14,870	https://web.archive.org/web/20110316061827/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display
21 March	2	Gold Coast Titans	WIN Stadium, Wollongong	16 – 10	13,329	https://web.archive.org/web/20090325233323/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=4115
29 March	3	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	WIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah	10 – 6	20,847	https://web.archive.org/web/20110316061827/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display
3 April	4	Brisbane Broncos	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane	25 – 12	42,435	https://web.archive.org/web/20110316061827/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display
10 April	5	Parramatta Eels	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	22 – 8	19,017	https://web.archive.org/web/20110316061827/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display
18 April	6	Newcastle Knights	WIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah	18 – 24	14,477	https://web.archive.org/web/20110316061827/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display
25 April	7	Sydney Roosters	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney	29 – 0	28,926	https://web.archive.org/web/20110316061827/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display
3 May	8	New Zealand Warriors	WIN Stadium, Wollongong	12 – 11	14,562	https://web.archive.org/web/20110316061827/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display
9 May	9	North Queensland Cowboys	Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville	20 – 24	16,031	https://web.archive.org/web/20110316061827/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display
15 May	10	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	WIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah	20 – 18	18,415	https://web.archive.org/web/20090524161916/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=16561
23 May	11	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Toyota Stadium, Cronulla	26 – 4	15,201	https://web.archive.org/web/20110316061827/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display
29 May	12	Penrith Panthers	WIN Stadium, Wollongong	38 – 10	10,623	https://web.archive.org/web/20090604020125/http://dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=16959
8 June	13	Gold Coast Titans	Skilled Park, Gold Coast	24 – 28	20,416	https://web.archive.org/web/20110316061827/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display
14 June	14	North Queensland Cowboys	WIN Stadium, Wollongong	32 – 18	11,374	https://web.archive.org/web/20110316061827/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display
	15
26 June	16	Wests Tigers	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney	21 – 10	15,211	https://web.archive.org/web/20110316061827/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display
3 July	17	Sydney Roosters	WIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah	34 – 12	12,472	https://web.archive.org/web/20090705183819/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=18003
12 July	18	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	WIN Stadium, Wollongong	48 – 18	16,792	https://web.archive.org/web/20110316061827/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display
	19
26 July	20	New Zealand Warriors	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	29 – 4	13,507	https://web.archive.org/web/20110316061827/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display
31 July	21	Melbourne Storm	WIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah	26 – 12	16,474	https://web.archive.org/web/20110316061827/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display
7 August	22	Penrith Panthers	Penrith Stadium, Penrith	25 – 6	19,987	https://web.archive.org/web/20110316061827/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display
15 August	23	Canberra Raiders	Canberra Stadium, Canberra	12 – 24	17,044	https://web.archive.org/web/20110316061827/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display
21 August	24	Brisbane Broncos	WIN Stadium, Wollongong	2 – 12	14,740	https://web.archive.org/web/20091028192959/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=19556
29 August	25	South Sydney Rabbitohs	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	6 – 41	19,218	https://web.archive.org/web/20091003163221/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=19795
4 September	26	Parramatta Eels	WIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah	37 – 0	17,974	https://web.archive.org/web/20110316061827/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display

Finals

WIN = #CCFFCC LOSS = #FFBBBB DRAW = #FFFFCC

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Attendance	Report	Legend:
13 September	Qualifying Final	Parramatta Eels	WIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah	12 – 25	18,174	https://web.archive.org/web/20110316061827/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display
19 September	Semi-final	Brisbane Broncos	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane	10 – 24	50,225	https://web.archive.org/web/20110316061827/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display

2009 NRL Ladder

Squad

Transfers

Gains

Player	Gained From
Darius Boyd	Brisbane Broncos
Neville Costigan	Canberra Raiders
Nick Emmett	Brisbane Broncos
Nathan Fien	New Zealand Warriors
Mathew Head	Wests Tigers
Mickey Paea	Sydney Roosters
Luke Priddis	Penrith Panthers
Jeremy Smith	Melbourne Storm
Michael Weyman	Canberra Raiders

Losses

Player	Lost To
Rangi Chase	Castleford Tigers
Mark Gasnier	Stade Français
Josh Morris	Canterbury Bulldogs
Kirk Reynoldson	Retirement
Ben Rogers	Newcastle Knights
Jason Ryles	Catalans Dragons
Lagi Setu	Brisbane Broncos
Simon Woolford	Retirement

References

(March 6, 2009). "Hornby named Dragons captain". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].

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