Club: St George Illawarra Dragons [ Club Headlines]
Squad: Luke Bailey, Trent Barrett, Colin Best, Matt Cooper, Ben Creagh, Michael Ennis, Mark Gasnier, Adam Gorrell, Clint Greenshields, Matthew Head, Michael Henderson, Daniel Holdsworth, Ben Hornby, Willie Manu, Shane Marteene, Wes Naiqama, Brian Norrie, Corey Payne, Justin Poore, Ryan Powell, Jason Ryles, Chris Sheppard, Reece Simmonds, Ashton Sims, Lance Thompson, Shaun Timmins, Albert Torrens, Dean Young, Nick Youngquest Gains Colin Best (Hull), Albert Torrens (Manly), Michael Ennis (Knights), Willie Manu (Souths) Losses: Nathan Blacklock (Hull), Brett Firman (Roosters), David Howell, Michael Howell, Lincoln Withers (Raiders), Brent Kite (Manly), Willie Leyshon (Retired), Henry Perenara, Mark Riddell (Eels), Brett White (Storm), Tony Jensen, Stacey Katu, Lachlan Russell, John Olzard (Released)
Coach: Nathan Brown Club Season Index: St George Illawarra Dragons [ Season Matches Review] Click the match link for full match details including teams, scoring details, articles and more
- Round 1 - Mar 11-13
Fri: Bulldogs 46 d. Dragons 28Date: Friday March 11, 2005 Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)Crowd: 33,105 Table Position: 14 Tries (6): Matt Cooper 2 (53rd, 80th), Matthew Head 2 (64th, 71st), Ashton Sims (41st), Corey Payne (46th) Goals (2): Adam Gorrell (2 from 5), Matthew Head (0 from 1)
- Round 2 - Mar 18-20
Sat: Dragons 12 l. Storm 46
- Round 3 - Mar 25-27
Sat: Panthers 18 d. Dragons 8
- Round 4 - Apr 1-3
Sat: Raiders 42 d. Dragons 22
- Round 5 - Apr 8-10
Sat: Dragons 32 d. Sea Eagles 6
- Round 6 - Apr 15-17
Sun: Dragons 24 l. Broncos 34
- Round 7 - Apr 23-25
Mon: Roosters 24 l. Dragons 26
- Round 8 - Apr 29-May 1
Sun: Tigers 32 l. Dragons 40Date: Sunday May 1, 2005 Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)Crowd: 17,567 Table Position: 13 Tries (7): Albert Torrens 2 (16th, 32nd), Mark Gasnier 2 (65th, 68th), Colin Best (42nd), Ben Creagh (61st), Ben Hornby (77th) Goals (6): Michael Ennis (4 from 5), Matthew Head (2 from 2)
- Round 9 - May 7-8
Sat: Dragons 42 d. Souths 10Date: Saturday May 7, 2005 Venue: WIN Stadium, Wollongong (NSW)Crowd: 11,624 Table Position: 12 Tries (8): Matt Cooper 2 (33rd, 64th), Nick Youngquest 2 (75th, 78th), Shaun Timmins (13th), Mark Gasnier (28th), Lance Thompson (43rd), Trent Barrett (9th) Goals (5): Michael Ennis (3 from 5), Mark Gasnier (2 from 3), Ben Hornby (0 from 1)
- Round 10 - May 13-15
Fri: Dragons 34 d. Panthers 12
- Round 11 - May 20-22
Sat: Knights 16 l. Dragons 18
- Round 12 - May 27-29
Sun: Storm 24 d. Dragons 16
- Round 13 - Jun 3-5
Sat: Dragons 32 d. Warriors 18
- Round 14 - Jun 10-12
Sun: Dragons 34 d. Cowboys 4Date: Sunday June 12, 2005 Venue: OKI Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah, Sydney (NSW)Crowd: 15,260 Table Position: 7 Tries (6): Wes Naiqama 2 (15th, 57th), Michael Ennis (51st), Shane Marteene (65th), Colin Best (73rd), Clint Greenshields (80th) Goals (5): Adam Gorrell (4 from 5), Matthew Head (1 from 1)
- Round 15 - Jun 17-19
Sun: Souths 10 l. Dragons 28Date: Sunday June 19, 2005 Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)Crowd: 18,334 Table Position: 6 Tries (6): Colin Best 2 (74th, 80th), Matt Cooper (25th), Michael Ennis (35th), Corey Payne (44th), Wes Naiqama (69th) Goals (2): Adam Gorrell (2 from 4), Michael Ennis (0 from 1), Wes Naiqama (0 from 1)
- Round 16 - Jun 24-26
Sun: Dragons 24 l. Tigers 32
- Round 17 - Jul 1-3
Dragons bye
- Round 18 - Jul 8-10
Fri: Eels 40 d. Dragons 14
- Round 19 - Jul 15-17
Sun: Sea Eagles 10 l. Dragons 36
- Round 20 - Jul 22-24
Sun: Dragons 20 d. Sharks 10
- Round 21 - Jul 29-31
Fri: Dragons 44 d. Roosters 6Date: Friday July 29, 2005 Venue: WIN Stadium, Wollongong (NSW)Crowd: 19,512 Table Position: 3 Tries (7): Mark Gasnier 3 (20th, 64th, 67th), Colin Best (41st), Clint Greenshields (47th), Shaun Timmins (72nd), Lance Thompson (80th) Goals (8): Michael Ennis (7 from 8), Wes Naiqama (1 from 1)
- Round 22 - Aug 5-7
Fri: Cowboys 16 l. Dragons 36Date: Friday August 5, 2005 Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)Crowd: 21,021 Table Position: 3 Tries (6): Ben Creagh (13th), Lance Thompson (27th), Shaun Timmins (4th), Trent Barrett (54th), Colin Best (67th), Dean Young (7th) Goals (6): Michael Ennis (3 from 3), Wes Naiqama (3 from 4)
- Round 23 - Aug 12-14
Sun: Broncos 4 l. Dragons 24
- Round 24 - Aug 19-21
Sun: Dragons 25 d. Eels 22
- Round 25 - Aug 26-28
Dragons bye
- Round 26 - Sep 2-4
Sun: Dragons 36 d. Knights 28Date: Sunday September 4, 2005 Venue: OKI Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah, Sydney (NSW)Crowd: 15,867 Table Position: 2 Tries (6): Colin Best (10th), Ben Creagh (14th), Shaun Timmins (19th), Luke Bailey (38th), Jason Ryles (66th), Wes Naiqama (79th) Goals (6): Michael Ennis (3 from 3), Wes Naiqama (3 from 4)
- Finals Week One - Sep 9-11
Sat: Dragons 28 d. Sharks 22
- Finals Week Two - Sep 17-18
Dragons week off
- Qualifying Finals - Sep 24-25
Sat: Dragons 12 l. Tigers 20
| Position: 2 Played: 24 (Home 12, Away 12) Won: 16, Drawn: 0, Lost: 8, Byes: 2 For: 655 (112 tries, 103 goals, 1 fgoals) Against: 510 (91 tries, 73 goals, 0 fgoals) Points: 36, Difference: 145 Round 1 [11 Mar 05] L 28-46 v Bulldogs (A) Round 2 [19 Mar 05] L 12-46 v Storm (H) Round 3 [26 Mar 05] L 8-18 v Panthers (A) Round 4 [02 Apr 05] L 22-42 v Raiders (A) Round 5 [09 Apr 05] W 32-6 v Sea Eagles (H) Round 6 [17 Apr 05] L 24-34 v Broncos (H) Round 7 [25 Apr 05] W 26-24 v Roosters (A) Round 8 [01 May 05] W 40-32 v Tigers (A) Round 9 [07 May 05] W 42-10 v Souths (H) Round 10 [13 May 05] W 34-12 v Panthers (H) Round 11 [21 May 05] W 18-16 v Knights (A) Round 12 [29 May 05] L 16-24 v Storm (A) Round 13 [04 Jun 05] W 32-18 v Warriors (H) Round 14 [12 Jun 05] W 34-4 v Cowboys (H) Round 15 [19 Jun 05] W 28-10 v Souths (A) Round 16 [26 Jun 05] L 24-32 v Tigers (H) Round 17 Dragons bye Round 18 [08 Jul 05] L 14-40 v Eels (A) Round 19 [17 Jul 05] W 36-10 v Sea Eagles (A) Round 20 [24 Jul 05] W 20-10 v Sharks (H) Round 21 [29 Jul 05] W 44-6 v Roosters (H) Round 22 [05 Aug 05] W 36-16 v Cowboys (A) Round 23 [14 Aug 05] W 24-4 v Broncos (A) Round 24 [21 Aug 05] W 25-22 v Eels (H) Round 25 Dragons bye Round 26 [04 Sep 05] W 36-28 v Knights (H) Finals Week One [10 Sep 05] W 28-22 v Sharks (H) Finals Week Two Dragons week off Qualifying Finals [24 Sep 05] L 12-20 v Tigers
 Player record for this season. Click player name for player profile
Appearances in brackets denote games off interchange/repl bench
Crowd Information:Total: Games 26 - 508174 (Average: 19,545)
Home: Games 13 - 196966 (Average: 15,151)
Away: Games 12 - 269948 (Average: 22,496)
Leading Point Scorers:108: Michael Ennis (24) 86: Wes Naiqama (20) 80: Colin Best (26) 58: Matthew Head (10) 52: Matt Cooper (20) Leading Try Scorers:20: Colin Best (26) 13: Matt Cooper (20) 9: Trent Barrett (18), Wes Naiqama (20) 8: Mark Gasnier (19) 7: Lance Thompson (26) 6: Ben Hornby (25), Shaun Timmins (25) 5: Ben Creagh (21), Michael Ennis (24), Corey Payne (17) 4: Clint Greenshields (15), Ashton Sims (18), Dean Young (26) 3: Luke Bailey (23), Albert Torrens (10) 2: Matthew Head (10), Jason Ryles (21), Nick Youngquest (5) 1: Willie Manu (14), Shane Marteene (2) Leading Goal Scorers:44: Michael Ennis (24) 25: Matthew Head (10) 25: Wes Naiqama (20) 11: Adam Gorrell (6) 4: Mark Gasnier (19) 0: Ben Hornby (25) Numbers in brackets denote appearances |
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