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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
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Location: Aus_NZ > National > First Grade
Competition: NRL Telstra Premiership

Club: St George Illawarra Dragons [Club Headlines]

Coach: Nathan Brown
Club Season Index: St George Illawarra Dragons [Season Matches Review]

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Round 1 - Mar 14-17
Sun: Wests Tigers 24 d. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 16
Date: Sunday March 16, 2008
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 18,211
Table Position: 10
Tries (3): Mark Gasnier, Kirk Reynoldson, Jamie Soward
Goals (2): Jamie Soward (2 from 2), Mark Gasnier (0 from 1)
Round 2 - Mar 21-24
Mon: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 30 d. Gold Coast Titans 12
Date: Monday March 24, 2008
Venue: WIN Stadium, Wollongong (NSW)
Crowd: 10,521
Table Position: 6
Tries (5): Matt Cooper 2, Rangi Chase, Mark Gasnier, Jason Nightingale
Goals (5): Jamie Soward (4 from 5), Mark Gasnier (1 from 1)
Round 3 - Mar 28-31
Sat: Canberra Raiders 21 d. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 14
Date: Saturday March 29, 2008
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
Crowd: 14,400
Table Position: 12
Tries (2): Jason Nightingale 2
Goals (3): Mark Gasnier (3 from 3), Jamie Soward (0 from 1)
Round 4 - Apr 4-7
Sat: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 16 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18
Date: Saturday April 5, 2008
Venue: OKI Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 15,318
Table Position: 14
Tries (3): Ben Hornby, Josh Morris, Lagi Setu
Goals (2): Jamie Soward (2 from 2), Mark Gasnier (0 from 2)
Round 5 - Apr 11-14
Sat: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 16 l. North Queensland Cowboys 20
Date: Saturday April 12, 2008
Venue: WIN Stadium, Wollongong (NSW)
Crowd: 11,639
Table Position: 15
Tries (3): Jason Nightingale, Jamie Soward, Stuart Webb
Goals (2): Jamie Soward (2 from 2), Mark Gasnier (0 from 1)
Round 6 - Apr 18-21
Sat: Bulldogs 30 d. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 18
Date: Saturday April 19, 2008
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 14,767
Table Position: 15
Tries (3): Matt Cooper, Chase Stanley, Simon Woolford
Goals (3): Ben Hornby (3 from 4)
Round 7 - Apr 25-27
Fri: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 26 d. Sydney Roosters 6
Date: Friday April 25, 2008
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 21,596
Table Position: 15
Tries (4): Ben Hornby, Brett Morris, Josh Morris, Jason Nightingale
Goals (5): Jamie Soward (5 from 6)
Round 8 - May 3-4
St.George-Illawarra Dragons bye
Round 9 - May 10-12
Sun: Parramatta Eels 19 d. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 18
Date: Sunday May 11, 2008
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 16,313
Table Position: 14
Tries (3): Matt Cooper, Jason Nightingale, Chase Stanley
Goals (3): Jamie Soward (3 from 3)
Round 10 - May 16-19
Sat: St George Illawarra Dragons 36 d. Melbourne Storm 12
Date: Saturday May 17, 2008
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 6,881
Table Position: 13
Tries (6): Jason Nightingale 2, Michael Lett, Brett Morris, Josh Morris, Jamie Soward
Goals (6): Jamie Soward (6 from 8)
Round 11 - May 23-26
Fri: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18 l. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 20
Date: Friday May 23, 2008
Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 12,058
Table Position: 12
Tries (4): Ben Hornby, Brett Morris, Jason Nightingale, Beau Scott
Goals (2): Jamie Soward (2 from 4)
Round 12 - May 30-Jun 2
Sun: South Sydney Rabbitohs 12 l. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 26
Date: Sunday June 1, 2008
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 12,978
Table Position: 9
Tries (5): Ben Creagh 2, Rangi Chase, Jason Nightingale, Chase Stanley
Goals (3): Jamie Soward (3 from 5)
Round 13 - Jun 6-9
Fri: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 28 d. Brisbane Broncos 10
Date: Friday June 6, 2008
Venue: WIN Stadium, Wollongong (NSW)
Crowd: 11,432
Table Position: 9
Tries (5): Jason Nightingale 2, Ben Hornby, Brett Morris, Dean Young
Goals (4): Jamie Soward (4 from 6)
Round 14 - Jun 13-16
St.George-Illawarra Dragons bye
Round 15 - Jun 20-23
Fri: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 13 d. Penrith Panthers 12
Date: Friday June 20, 2008
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 9,032
Table Position: 6
Tries (2): Ben Creagh, Josh Morris
Goals (2): Jamie Soward (2 from 3)
Field Goals (1): Jamie Soward
Round 16 - Jun 27-30
Sat: Gold Coast Titans 22 l. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 26
Date: Saturday June 28, 2008
Venue: Skilled Park, Robina, Gold Coast (QLD)
Crowd: 26,453
Table Position: 5
Tries (4): Ben Hornby, Michael Lett, Brett Morris, Chase Stanley
Goals (5): Jamie Soward (5 from 5)
Round 17 - Jul 4-7
Sat: Newcastle Knights 16 l. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 24
Date: Saturday July 5, 2008
Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
Crowd: 22,348
Table Position: 5
Tries (4): Josh Morris, Jason Ryles, Jamie Soward, Chase Stanley
Goals (4): Jamie Soward (4 from 5)
Round 18 - Jul 11-14
Sun: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 12 l. Canberra Raiders 19
Date: Sunday July 13, 2008
Venue: WIN Stadium, Wollongong (NSW)
Crowd: 14,040
Table Position: 5
Tries (2): Brett Morris, Josh Morris
Goals (2): Jamie Soward (2 from 2)
Round 19 - Jul 18-21
Mon: Melbourne Storm 26 d. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 0
Date: Monday July 21, 2008
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 9,335
Table Position: 6
Round 20 - Jul 25-28
Mon: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 30 d. Bulldogs 0
Date: Monday July 28, 2008
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 7,802
Table Position: 6
Tries (6): Josh Morris 3, Matt Cooper, Brett Morris, Jamie Soward
Goals (3): Jamie Soward (3 from 6)
Round 21 - Aug 1-4
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 13 d. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 12
Date: Saturday August 2, 2008
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 18,256
Table Position: 6
Tries (2): Brett Morris, Josh Morris
Goals (2): Jamie Soward (2 from 2)
Round 22 - Aug 8-11
Fri: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 10 l. Wests Tigers 18
Date: Friday August 8, 2008
Venue: WIN Stadium, Wollongong (NSW)
Crowd: 14,207
Table Position: 7
Tries (1): Josh Morris
Goals (3): Jamie Soward (3 from 3)
Round 23 - Aug 15-18
Fri: Brisbane Broncos 20 l. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 24
Date: Friday August 15, 2008
Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 33,237
Table Position: 7
Tries (4): Mark Gasnier 2, Matt Cooper, Wendell Sailor
Goals (4): Mark Gasnier (4 from 4)
Round 24 - Aug 22-25
Sun: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 34 d. New Zealand Warriors 6
Date: Sunday August 24, 2008
Venue: WIN Stadium, Wollongong (NSW)
Crowd: 11,583
Table Position: 7
Tries (6): Matt Cooper 2, Josh Morris 2, Jason Nightingale, Dean Young
Goals (5): Mark Gasnier (5 from 6)
Round 25 - Aug 29-Sep 1
Sat: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 40 d. Parramatta Eels 14
Date: Saturday August 30, 2008
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 17,103
Table Position: 6
Tries (8): Wendell Sailor 3, Matt Cooper, Ben Creagh, Mark Gasnier, Dan Hunt, Josh Morris
Goals (4): Mark Gasnier (4 from 8)
Round 26 - Sep 5-8
Fri: Sydney Roosters 10 d. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 0
Date: Friday September 5, 2008
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 14,127
Table Position: 7

Position: 8
Played: 25 (Home 12, Away 13)
Won: 13, Drawn: 0, Lost: 12, Byes: 2
For: 495 (0 tries, 0 goals, 0 fgoals)
Against: 416 (0 tries, 0 goals, 0 fgoals)
Points: 30, Difference: 79

Round 1 [16 Mar 08] L 16-24 v Tigers (A)
Round 2 [24 Mar 08] W 30-12 v Gold Coast (H)
Round 3 [29 Mar 08] L 14-21 v Raiders (A)
Round 4 [05 Apr 08] L 16-18 v Sharks (H)
Round 5 [12 Apr 08] L 16-20 v Cowboys (H)
Round 6 [19 Apr 08] L 18-30 v Bulldogs (A)
Round 7 [25 Apr 08] W 26-6 v Roosters (H)
Round 8 St.George-Illawarra Dragons bye
Round 9 [11 May 08] L 18-19 v Eels (A)
Round 10 [17 May 08] W 36-12 v Storm (H)
Round 11 [23 May 08] W 20-18 v Sea Eagles (A)
Round 12 [01 Jun 08] W 26-12 v Rabbitohs (A)
Round 13 [06 Jun 08] W 28-10 v Broncos (H)
Round 14 St.George-Illawarra Dragons bye
Round 15 [20 Jun 08] W 13-12 v Panthers (H)
Round 16 [28 Jun 08] W 26-22 v Gold Coast (A)
Round 17 [05 Jul 08] W 24-16 v Knights (A)
Round 18 [13 Jul 08] L 12-19 v Raiders (H)
Round 19 [21 Jul 08] L 0-26 v Storm (A)
Round 20 [28 Jul 08] W 30-0 v Bulldogs (H)
Round 21 [02 Aug 08] L 12-13 v Sharks (A)
Round 22 [08 Aug 08] L 10-18 v Tigers (H)
Round 23 [15 Aug 08] W 24-20 v Broncos (A)
Round 24 [24 Aug 08] W 34-6 v Warriors (H)
Round 25 [30 Aug 08] W 40-14 v Eels (H)
Round 26 [05 Sep 08] L 0-10 v Roosters (A)
Finals Week 1 [13 Sep 08] L 6-38 v Sea Eagles (A)

Player record for this season. Click player name for player profile

Player	P	T	G	FG	Pts
Rangi Chase	17 (11)	2	0	0	8
Matt Cooper	19	9	0	0	36
Ben Creagh	15	4	0	0	16
Ben Ellis	7 (4)	0	0	0	0
Mark Gasnier	18	6	18/27	0	60
Jon Green	1 (1)	0	0	0	0
Ben Hornby	24	5	3/4	0	26
Dan Hunt	24 (16)	1	0	0	4
Michael Lett	3	2	0	0	8
Brett Morris	16	8	0	0	32
Josh Morris	22	14	0	0	56
Jason Nightingale	24	13	0	0	52
Justin Poore	19 (1)	0	0	0	0
Matt Prior	11 (11)	0	0	0	0
Kirk Reynoldson	21 (16)	1	0	0	4
Ben Rogers	5	0	0	0	0
Jason Ryles	23 (1)	1	0	0	4
Jarrod Saffy	13 (4)	0	0	0	0
Wendell Sailor	8 (1)	4	0	0	16
Beau Scott	23 (3)	1	0	0	4
Lagi Setu	20 (10)	1	0	0	4
Jamie Soward	19	5	54/70	1	129
Chase Stanley	16 (3)	5	0	0	20
Ricky Thorby	5 (5)	0	0	0	0
Stuart Webb	19 (4)	1	0	0	4
Simon Woolford	10 (7)	1	0	0	4
Dean Young	23 (2)	2	0	0	8
27 players used

Appearances in brackets denote games off interchange/repl bench

Crowd Information:
Total: Games 25 - 382864 (Average: 15,315)
Home: Games 12 - 151154 (Average: 12,596)
Away: Games 13 - 231710 (Average: 17,824)

Leading Point Scorers:
129: Jamie Soward (19)
60: Mark Gasnier (18)
56: Josh Morris (22)
52: Jason Nightingale (24)
36: Matt Cooper (19)

Leading Try Scorers:
14: Josh Morris (22)
13: Jason Nightingale (24)
9: Matt Cooper (19)
8: Brett Morris (16)
6: Mark Gasnier (18)
5: Ben Hornby (24), Jamie Soward (19), Chase Stanley (16)
4: Ben Creagh (15), Wendell Sailor (8)
2: Rangi Chase (17), Michael Lett (3), Dean Young (23)
1: Dan Hunt (24), Kirk Reynoldson (21), Jason Ryles (23), Beau Scott (23), Lagi Setu (20), Stuart Webb (19), Simon Woolford (10)

Leading Goal Scorers:
54: Jamie Soward. Attempts: 54/70. Accuracy: 77% (19)
18: Mark Gasnier. Attempts: 18/27. Accuracy: 67% (18)
3: Ben Hornby. Attempts: 3/4. Accuracy: 75% (24)

Numbers in brackets denote appearances

2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
St.George-Illawarra Dragons

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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership St.George-Illawarra Dragons

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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
St.George-Illawarra Dragons