2023 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
NRL rugby league season
- Anthony Griffin (until 15 May 2023)[a]
- Ryan Carr (from 15 May 2023; Interim)[b]
- Ben Hunt (22)
- Jack de Belin (1)
- Blake Lawrie (1)
- WIN Stadium (23,000) (7)
- Jubilee Oval (20,500) (5)
← 2022 | List of seasons | 2024 → |
The 2023 St. George Illawarra Dragons season is the 25th in the club's history. They will compete in the National Rugby League's 2023 Telstra Premiership. The Captain Ben Hunt and Head Coach Anthony Griffin retain their club roles for the 3rd consecutive season before being sacked before round 8 of the 2023 season being replaced by Ryan Carr.
Player movement
These movements happened across the previous season, off-season and pre-season.[1]
Gains
Player/Coach | Previous Club | Length |
---|---|---|
Zane Musgrove | Wests Tigers | 2024 |
Nick Lui-Toso | Northern Pride RLFC | 2023 |
Jacob Liddle | Wests Tigers | 2023 |
Ben Murdoch-Masila | New Zealand Warriors | 2024 |
Paul Turner | Gold Coast Titans | 2024 |
Losses
Player/Coach | New Club |
---|---|
Jackson Ford | New Zealand Warriors |
George Burgess | Retired |
Poasa Faamausili | Dolphins |
Jack Gosiewski | North Queensland Cowboys |
Andrew McCullough | retired |
Tariq Sims | Melbourne Storm |
Josh McGuire | Warrington Wolves |
Pre-Season Challenge
Date[2] | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
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Saturday, 11 February | Trial 1 | ![]() | WIN Stadium | 18 – 30 | Zac Lomax 18' Treigh Stewart 21' Savelio Tamale 72' | Zac Lomax (2/2) Alexander Lobb (1/1) | 6,463 |
Saturday, 18 February | Trial 2 | ![]() | Glen Willow Oval | 24 – 42 | Moses Mbye 49' Jayden Sullivan 58' Mathew Feagai 65' Jacob Liddle 76' | Zac Lomax (4/4) | 8,317 |
Regular season
Source:[3]
Ladder
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
1 | ![]() | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 645 | 312 | +333 | 42 |
2 | ![]() | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 639 | 425 | +214 | 42 |
3 | ![]() | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 627 | 459 | +168 | 38 |
4 | ![]() | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 572 | 448 | +124 | 38 |
5 | ![]() | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 626 | 451 | +175 | 35 |
6 | ![]() | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 619 | 497 | +122 | 34 |
7 | ![]() | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 472 | 496 | −24 | 32 |
8 | ![]() | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 486 | 623 | −137 | 32 |
9 | ![]() | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 564 | 505 | +59 | 30 |
10 | ![]() | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 587 | 574 | +13 | 30 |
11 | ![]() | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 546 | 542 | +4 | 30 |
12 | ![]() | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 545 | 539 | +6 | 29 |
13 | ![]() | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 520 | 631 | −111 | 24 |
14 | ![]() | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 527 | 653 | −126 | 24 |
15 | ![]() | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 438 | 769 | −331 | 20 |
16 | ![]() | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 474 | 673 | −199 | 16 |
17 | ![]() | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 385 | 675 | −290 | 14 |
FG = Field Goal
PG = Penalty Goal
Matches
2023 squad
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Updated: 31 March 2024 |