2000 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

The 2000 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the second in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons competed in the NRL's 2000 premiership season. The team finished ninth in the regular season, missing out on finals for the first time in their history.

2000 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
NRL Rank9th
2000 recordWins: 12; draws: 0; losses: 14
Points scoredFor: 576; against: 656
Team information
CoachDavid Waite & Andrew Farrar
Captain
StadiumSydney Football Stadium, Wollongong Showground
Avg. attendance14,922
High attendance62,255 (vs. Cronulla, round 1)
Top scorers
TriesNathan Blacklock (25)
GoalsWayne Bartrim (50)
PointsNathan Blacklock (124)
← 1999 2001 →

Squad gains and losses

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  or   Player 1999 Club 2000 Club Source
  Jamie Fitzgerald   North Sydney Bears   St. George Illawarra Dragons [1]
  Solomon Haumono   Balmain Tigers   St. George Illawarra Dragons
  Lee Hookey   South Sydney Rabbitohs   St. George Illawarra Dragons
  Wes Patten   South Sydney Rabbitohs   St. George Illawarra Dragons
  Robbie Simpson   London Broncos (Super League)   St. George Illawarra Dragons
  Craig Fitzgibbon   St. George Illawarra Dragons   Sydney Roosters
  Brad Mackay   St. George Illawarra Dragons   Bradford Bulls (Super League)
  Matthew Rodwell   St. George Illawarra Dragons   Penrith Panthers
  Warren Carney   St. George Illawarra Dragons   Wests Tigers
  Mark Coyne   St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
  Paul McGregor   St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
  Rod Wishart   St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Brisbane Broncos (P) 26 18 2 6 696 388 +308 38
2   Sydney Roosters 26 16 0 10 601 520 +81 32
3   Newcastle Knights 26 15 1 10 686 532 +154 31
4   Canberra Raiders 26 15 0 11 506 479 +27 30
5   Penrith Panthers 26 15 0 11 573 562 +11 30
6   Melbourne Storm 26 14 1 11 672 529 +143 29
7   Parramatta Eels 26 14 1 11 476 456 +20 29
8   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26 13 0 13 570 463 +107 26
9   St George Illawarra Dragons 26 12 0 14 576 656 -80 24
10   Wests Tigers 26 11 2 13 519 642 -123 24
11   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26 10 1 15 469 553 -84 21
12   Northern Eagles 26 9 0 17 476 628 -152 18
13   Auckland Warriors 26 8 2 16 426 662 -236 18
14   North Queensland Cowboys 26 7 0 19 436 612 -176 121

1 North Queensland were stripped of 2 competition points due to a breach of the interchange rule in Round 4.

Ladder progression

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Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Ladder Position 14th 9th 12th 12th 13th 13th 12th 11th 11th 8th 11th 8th 10th 8th 11th 11th 11th 11th 10th 10th 10th 10th 10th 10th 9th 9th
Source: [2]

Season results

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Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Referee Attendance Source
1   St. George Illawarra Dragons 12 – 28   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 5 February Stadium Australia Tim Mander 62,255 [3]
2   St. George Illawarra Dragons 12 – 6   North Queensland Cowboys 12 February Wollongong Showground Matt Hewitt 6,024 [4]
3   St. George Illawarra Dragons 14 – 16   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18 February Sydney Football Stadium Sean Hampstead 16,163 [5]
4   Northern Eagles 20 – 21   St. George Illawarra Dragons 26 February Central Coast Stadium Tim Mander 19,092 [6]
5   Melbourne Storm 70 – 10   St. George Illawarra Dragons 3 March Melbourne Cricket Ground Bill Harrigan 23,239 [7]
6   St. George Illawarra Dragons 9 – 15   Wests Tigers 12 March Wollongong Showground Paul Simpkins 12,021 [8]
7   Auckland Warriors 8 – 36   St. George Illawarra Dragons 18 March Mount Smart Stadium Mark Oaten 11,129 [9]
8   Newcastle Knights 18 – 25   St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 March Newcastle International Sports Centre Sean Hampstead 12,842 [10]
9   St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 – 18   Canberra Raiders 2 April Sydney Football Stadium Sean Hampstead 9,812 [11]
10   St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 – 20   Sydney Roosters 9 April Wollongong Showground Steve Clark 13,221 [12]
11   Brisbane Broncos 34 – 18   St. George Illawarra Dragons 16 April Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre Tim Mander 22,190 [13]
12   St. George Illawarra Dragons 28 – 20   Penrith Panthers 22 April Sydney Football Stadium Sean Hampstead 8,949 [14]
13   North Queensland Cowboys 50 – 4   St. George Illawarra Dragons 29 April Willows Sports Complex Mark Oaten 13,768 [15]
14   St. George Illawarra Dragons 54 – 0   Auckland Warriors 6 May Wollongong Showground Tim Mander 7,039 [16]
15   Parramatta Eels 30 – 24   St. George Illawarra Dragons 14 May Parramatta Stadium Bill Harrigan 14,135 [17]
16   Sydney Roosters 32 – 24   St. George Illawarra Dragons 20 May Sydney Football Stadium Sean Hampstead 13,285 [18]
17   St. George Illawarra Dragons 12 – 22   Northern Eagles 28 May Sydney Football Stadium Mark Oaten 7,693 [19]
18   St. George Illawarra Dragons 50 – 4   Melbourne Storm 4 June Wollongong Showground Paul Simpkins 10,141 [20]
19   Wests Tigers 24 – 36   St. George Illawarra Dragons 9 June Campbelltown Stadium Tim Mander 15,263 [21]
20   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10 – 40   St. George Illawarra Dragons 18 June Endeavour Field Steve Clark 19,507 [22]
21   St. George Illawarra Dragons 36 – 24   Newcastle Knights 25 June Sydney Football Stadium Bill Harrigan 13,270 [23]
22   Canberra Raiders 20 – 30   St. George Illawarra Dragons 1 July Canberra Stadium Steve Clark 14,171 [24]
23   Penrith Panthers 42 – 12   St. George Illawarra Dragons 8 July Penrith Stadium Bill Harrigan 19,330 [25]
24   St. George Illawarra Dragons 14 – 44   Brisbane Broncos 16 July Wollongong Showground Mark Oaten 14,184 [26]
25   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10 – 28   St. George Illawarra Dragons 23 July Stadium Australia Steve Clark 21,609 [27]
26   St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 – 32   Parramatta Eels 29 July Sydney Football Stadium Tim Mander 13,317 [28]

References

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  1. ^ "St George Illawarra Dragons - Gains & Losses - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  2. ^ "Ladder". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  3. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 12 v Sharks 28 / Round 1, 2000". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  4. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 12 v North Queensland 6 / Round 2, 2000". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  5. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 0 v Bulldogs 24 / Round 3, 2000". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  6. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Northern Eagles 21 v St George Illawarra 20 / Round 4, 2000". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  7. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Melbourne 70 v St George Illawarra 10 / Round 5, 2000". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  8. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 9 v Wests Tigers 15 / Round 6, 2000". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  9. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Auckland 8 v St George Illawarra 36 / Round 7, 2000". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  10. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Newcastle 18 v St George Illawarra 25 / Round 8, 2000". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  11. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 24 v Canberra 18 / Round 9, 2000". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  12. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 24 v Sydney Roosters 20 / Round 10, 2000". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  13. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Brisbane 34 v St George Illawarra 18 / Round 11, 2000". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  14. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 28 v Penrith 20 / Round 12, 2000". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  15. ^ "Rugby League Tables / North Queensland 50 v St George Illawarra 4 / Round 13, 2000". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  16. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 54 v Auckland 0 / Round 14, 2000". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  17. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Parramatta 30 v St George Illawarra 24 / Round 15, 2000". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  18. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Sydney Roosters 32 v St George Illawarra 24 / Round 16, 2000". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  19. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 12 v Northern Eagles 22 / Round 17, 2000". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  20. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 50 v Melbourne 4 / Round 18, 2000". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  21. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Wests Tigers 24 v St George Illawarra 36 / Round 19, 2000". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  22. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Sharks 40 v St George Illawarra 10 / Round 20, 2000". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  23. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 36 v Newcastle 24 / Round 21, 2000". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  24. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Canberra 20 v St George Illawarra 30 / Round 22, 2000". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  25. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Penrith 42 v St George Illawarra 12 / Round 23, 2000". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  26. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 14 v Brisbane 44 / Round 24, 2000". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  27. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Bulldogs 10 v St George Illawarra 28 / Round 25, 2000". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  28. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 24 v Parramatta 32 / Round 26, 2000". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.