2004 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

March 2026 June 2025 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2004 AUS Peter Doust AUS Nathan Brown AUS Trent Barretthttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-04-23/dragons-lose-barrett/175020 Dragons lose Barrett abc.net.au 23 April 2004 9 June 2025 NRL 5th, Qualifying Final Matt Cooper (17) Mathew Head (119) 18, 932 (vs. Penrith in Round 6, 18 April 2004) 9, 362 (vs. Newcastle in Round 4, 4 April 2004)) 14, 347 2003 2005 The 2004 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the 6th in the joint-venture club's history, and they competed in the 2004 NRL season. Coached by Nathan Brown and captained by Trent Barrett, they finished the 2004 Telstra Premiership 5th (out of 15 teams) at the end of the regular season. The Dragons then reached the first week of the finals when they were knocked out by the Penrith Panthers. This was the result of some major upsets which involved two of the top three ranked teams (Bulldogs and Brisbane Broncos) also losing in the first week of the finals. Draw and Results CD5C5C 14 March 2004 14:30 St. George Illawarra Dragons St. George Illawarra 12-21 Canberra Canberra Raiders Dean Young 43 Reece Simmonds 55 Goals:Mark Riddell 1/2 Brett Firman 1/1 OKI Jubilee Oval Kogarah, New South Wales Mark McLinden 32CD32 20 March 2004 17:30 New Zealand Warriors New Zealand Warriors 10-16 St. George Illawarra St. George Illawarra Dragons Matt Cooper 35 Mathew Head 40 Reece Simmonds 53 Goals: Mark Riddell 2/3 Mathew Head 0/1 Ericsson Stadium Auckland, New Zealand Matt Cooper CD5C5C 28 March 2004 15:00 Melbourne Storm Melbourne 34-6 St. George Illawarra St. George Illawarra Dragons Matt Cooper 13 Goals: Mark Riddell 1/2 Olympic Park Melbourne, Victoria Steve Turner 32CD32 4 April 2004 15:00 St. George Illawarra Dragons St. George Illawarra 48-2 Newcastle Newcastle Knights Reece Simmonds 40, 68 Mark Riddell 58, 64 Shaun Timmins 3 Mark Gasnier 15 Nathan Blacklock 23 Lance Thompson 72 Trent Barrett 75 Goals:Mark Riddell 4/6 Mathew Head 2/3 WIN Stadium Wollongong, New South Wales Mark Riddell 32CD32 11 April 2004 14:30 Wests Tigers Wests Tigers 10-39 St. George Illawarra St. George Illawarra Dragons Ben Hornby 22, 54 Matt Cooper 33, 64 Mark Gasnier 38 Shaun Timmins 45 Ashton Sims 67 Goals: Mathew Head 3/5 Mark Riddell 2/3 Field Goal: Trent Barrett 57' Telstra Stadium Sydney, New South Wales Matt Cooper 32CD32 18 April 2004 14:30 St. George Illawarra Dragons St. George Illawarra 44-18 Penrith Penrith Panthers Matt Cooper 23, 25, 55, 70 Trent Barrett 2 Mathew Head 53 Nathan Blacklock 59 Mark Riddell 63 Goals:Mathew Head 5/6Mark Riddell 1/2 WIN Stadium Wollongong, New South Wales Matt Cooper CD5C5C 25 April 2004 15:00 St. George Illawarra Dragons St. George Illawarra 8-11 Easts Sydney Roosters Reece Simmonds 44Goals:Mathew Head 2/2 Aussie Stadium Sydney, New South Wales Brad Fittler 32CD32 1 May 2004 19:30 Cronulla Sharks Cronulla Sharks 12-42 St. George Illawarra St. George Illawarra Dragons Ben Hornby 19, 61, 66 Mark Gasnier 4, 75 Tony Jensen 7 Nathan Blacklock 43 Goals: Mark Riddell 6/6Mathew Head 1/1 Toyota Park Cronulla, New South Wales Ben Hornby CD5C5C 9 May 2004 15:00 Manly Sea Eagles Manly 21-10 St. George Illawarra St. George Illawarra Dragons Brent Kite 60 Reece Simmonds 66 Goals: Mark Riddell 1/2 Brookvale Oval Manly, New South Wales John Hopoate CD5C5C 15 May 2004 17:30 St. George Illawarra Dragons St. George Illawarra 12-38 Canterbury Canterbury Bulldogs Justin Poore 73 Ben Hornby 79 Goals:Mark Riddell 1/2 WIN Stadium Wollongong, New South Wales 32CD32 21 May 2004 19:30 Parramatta Eels Parramatta 6-37 St. George Illawarra St. George Illawarra Dragons Daniel Holdsworth 65, 76 Reece Simmonds 5 Mathew Head 55 David Howell 63 Mark Riddell 71 Goals: Mark Riddell 5/6 Mathew Head 1/1 Field Goal: Mathew Head 69' Parramatta Stadium Parramatta, New South Wales Mathew Head CD5C5C 28 May 2004 19:30 Brisbane Broncos Brisbane 24-22 St. George Illawarra St. George Illawarra Dragons Mark Gasnier 3, 80 Ben Hornby 16 Shaun Timmins 36 Goals: Mark Riddell 2/3 Mathew Head 1/1 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland Casey McGuire CD5C5C 5 June 2004 19:30 St. George Illawarra Dragons St. George Illawarra 12-14 North Queensland North Queensland Cowboys Matt Cooper 27 David Howell 65 Ben Creagh 76 Goals:Mathew Head 0/3 WIN Stadium Wollongong, New South Wales 32CD32 11 June 2004 19:30 Penrith Panthers Penrith 8-28 St. George Illawarra St. George Illawarra Dragons David Howell 3 Lincoln Withers 36 Reece Simmonds 43 Matt Cooper 53 Michael Henderson 76 Goals: Mathew Head 4/4 Mark Riddell 0/1 Penrith Stadium Penrith, New South Wales Trent Barrett 32CD32 20 June 2004 15:00 St. George Illawarra Dragons St. George Illawarra 50-0 Wests Tigers Wests Tigers Mark Gasnier 11, 26, 44, 56 Matt Cooper 21 Ashton Sims 30 Ben Creagh 39 Dean Young 65 Mark Riddell 80 Goals:Mathew Head 7/9 OKI Jubilee Oval Kogarah, New South Wales Mark Gasnier 32CD32 27 June 2004 15:00 South Sydney Rabbitohs Souths 12-52 St. George Illawarra St. George Illawarra Dragons Ben Hornby 21, 25 Reece Simmonds 16, 49 Matt Cooper 71, 77 Mark Gasnier 4 Lance Thompson 6 Brent Kite 19Ben Creagh 59Goals: Mathew Head 5/9 Mark Riddell 1/1 Aussie Stadium Sydney, New South Wales Mark Gasnier BYE St. George Illawarra St. George Illawarra Dragons CD5C5C 9 July 2004 19:30 St. George Illawarra Dragons St. George Illawarra 14-28 Brisbane Brisbane Broncos Shaun Timmins 13 Lincoln Withers 70 Andrew Frew 79 Goals:Mathew Head 1/3 WIN Stadium Wollongong, New South Wales Neville Costigan CD5C5C 16 July 2004 19:30 Sydney Roosters Easts 18-14 St. George Illawarra St. George Illawarra Dragons Ryan Cross 26 36 Clint Greenshields 53 63 Nathan Blacklock 18 John Carlaw 27 Goals: Mathew Head 3/3 Aussie Stadium Sydney, New South Wales 32CD32 25 July 2004 15:00 St. George Illawarra Dragons St. George Illawarra 26-14 Cronulla Cronulla Sharks Reece Simmonds 9, 75 Trent Barrett 18 Lincoln Withers 45 Mark Riddell 73Goals:Mathew Head 3/5 OKI Jubilee Oval Kogarah, New South Wales Trent Barrett CD5C5C 31 July 2004 19:30 North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland 34-10 St. George Illawarra St. George Illawarra Dragons Ben Creagh 40 Nick Youngquest 60 Goals: Mark Riddell 1/1Mathew Head 0/1 Dairy Farmers Stadium Townsville, Queensland Matt Bowen 32CD32 6 August 2004 19:30 St. George Illawarra Dragons St. George Illawarra 34-10 Melbourne Melbourne Storm Matt Cooper 3, 62 Trent Barrett 37 John Carlaw 46 Reece Simmonds 59 Lincoln Withers 69 Goals:Mark Riddell 3/4Mathew Head 2/2 WIN Stadium Wollongong, New South Wales Jason Ryles 32CD32 14 August 2004 19:30 St. George Illawarra Dragons St. George Illawarra 28-10 New Zealand New Zealand Warriors John Carlaw 10 Mark Riddell 13 Reece Simmonds 36 Ben Hornby 39 Nick Youngquest 50 Ashton Sims 73 Goals:Mark Riddell 1/3Mathew Head 1/3 WIN Stadium Wollongong, New South Wales Mathew Head 32CD32 20 August 2004 19:30 Newcastle Knights Newcastle 22-24 St. George Illawarra St. George Illawarra Dragons Nick Youngquest 8, 60 Mathew Head 53, 56 Matt Cooper 73Goals: Mathew Head 2/4 Mark Riddell 0/1 EnergyAustralia Stadium Newcastle, New South Wales Mathew Head 32CD32 29 August 2004 14:30 St. George Illawarra Dragons St. George Illawarra 36-34 Manly Manly Sea Eagles Nathan Blacklock 57, 62 Shaun Timmins 33 Lincoln Withers 47 Ben Hornby 64 Matt Cooper 67 Justin Poore 77 Goals:Mark Riddell 3/5 Mathew Head 1/2 OKI Jubilee Oval Kogarah, New South Wales St. George Illawarra Dragons St. George Illawarra BYE CD5C5C 10 September 2004 20:00 Penrith Panthers Penrith 31-30 St. George Illawarra St. George Illawarra Dragons Preston Campbell Trent Waterhouse Luke Priddis Goals: Ryan Girdler 5/5 Field Goals: Craig Gower Nathan Blacklock 33 Ben Hornby 37 Shaun Timmins 53 Lance Thompson 66 Dean Young 77 Goals: Mathew Head 5/5 Penrith Stadium Penrith, New South Wales 21,963 Sean Hampstead Trent Waterhouse Ladder Squad Australia PR Luke Bailey Australia FE Trent Barrett (captain) Australia WG Nathan Blacklock Australia CE John Carlaw Australia CE Matt Cooper Australia SR Ben Creagh Australia HB Brett Firman Australia WG Andrew Frew Australia CE Mark Gasnier Australia FB Clint Greenshields Australia HB Mathew Head Australia PR Michael Henderson Australia FE Daniel Holdsworth Australia HB Ben Hornby Australia CE David Howell Australia LK Michael Howell Australia SR Tony Jensen Australia PR Brent Kite Australia PR Nathan Long Australia PR Bryan Norrie Australia SR Henry Perenara Australia PR Justin Poore Australia HK Ryan Powell Australia HK Mark Riddell Australia HB Lachlan Russell Australia PR Jason Ryles Australia WG Reece Simmonds Australia SR Ashton Sims Australia SR Lance Thompson Australia LK Shaun Timmins Australia SR Aaron Wheatley Australia HK Lincoln Withers Australia LK Dean Young Australia WG Nick Youngquest References 2004 Category:2004 NRL season by club Category:2004 in sport in Sydney