2009 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

June 2025 April 2021 May 2011 2009 NRL 1st Challenge Cup 17 0 7 570 378 CEO AUS Peter Doust AUS Wayne Bennett AUS Ben Hornbyhttps://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/hornby-named-dragons-captain-20090306-gdtehi.html Hornby named Dragons captain The Sydney Morning Herald March 6, 2009 4 June 2025 WIN Jubilee Oval WIN Stadium Brett Morris (25) Jamie Soward (90) Jamie Soward (234) 2008 2010 The 2009 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was 11th in the joint venture Rugby League club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2009 Telstra Premiership under new coach Wayne Bennett and finished the season as minor premiers. However a series of losses late in the season saw them become the first minor premiers to bow out of the McIntyre system with two consecutive losses in the finals. Season summary Coming off a 2008 Qualifying Final loss to the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and with a new Coach in the office being Wayne Bennett, the Dragons signed a number of new players but lost just as many. The Dragons were hoping to improve the previous years Qualifying Final loss, by making it even further this year. Five Toyota Cup players of 2008 have been promoted to the First Grade squad with more talented juniors rising through the ranks within the club. St. George led the competition in defence in 2009 and finished the season with the minor premiership, the club's first. Their strong performance also led to new records for home match attendances at WIN Jubilee Oval. St George exited the finals series in the second week of the finals. Preseason Date Round Opponent Venue Score Attendance Report14 FebruaryTrialSydney 16 Sydney RoostersMembers Equity Stadium, Perth54 – 69,83221 FebruaryMercury ChallengeCanterbury Bulldogs 16 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsWIN Stadium, Wollongong24 – 127,62828 FebruaryCharity ShieldRabbitohs 16 South Sydney RabbitohsANZ Stadium, Sydney6 – 1825,871 Legend: #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFBBBB Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA Regular season Date Round Opponent Venue Score Attendance Report13 March1Melbourne Storm 16 Melbourne StormOlympic Park Stadium, Melbourne16 – 1714,87021 March2Gold Coast Titans 16 Gold Coast TitansWIN Stadium, Wollongong16 – 1013,329 29 March3Cronulla 16 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksWIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah10 – 620,847 3 April4Brisbane Broncos 16 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane25 – 1242,435 10 April5Parramatta 16 Parramatta EelsParramatta Stadium, Parramatta22 – 819,017 18 April6Newcastle 16 Newcastle KnightsWIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah18 – 2414,477 25 April7Sydney 16 Sydney RoostersSydney Football Stadium, Sydney29 – 028,926 3 May8New Zealand Warriors old 16 New Zealand WarriorsWIN Stadium, Wollongong12 – 1114,562 9 May9North Queensland Cowboys 16 North Queensland CowboysDairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville20 – 2416,03115 May10Bulldogs 16 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsWIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah20 – 1818,41523 May11Cronulla 16 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksToyota Stadium, Cronulla26 – 415,20129 May12Penrith Panthers 16 Penrith PanthersWIN Stadium, Wollongong38 – 1010,623 8 June13Gold Coast Titans 16 Gold Coast TitansSkilled Park, Gold Coast24 – 2820,416 14 June14North Queensland Cowboys 16 North Queensland CowboysWIN Stadium, Wollongong32 – 1811,374 1526 June16Wests Tigers 16 Wests TigersSydney Football Stadium, Sydney21 – 1015,211 3 July17Sydney 16 Sydney RoostersWIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah34 – 1212,472 12 July18Manly Sea Eagles 16 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesWIN Stadium, Wollongong48 – 1816,792 1926 July20New Zealand Warriors old 16 New Zealand WarriorsMount Smart Stadium, Auckland29 – 413,507 31 July21Melbourne Storm 16 Melbourne StormWIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah26 – 1216,474 7 August22Penrith Panthers 16 Penrith PanthersPenrith Stadium, Penrith25 – 619,987 15 August23Canberra Raiders 16 Canberra RaidersCanberra Stadium, Canberra12 – 2417,044 21 August24Brisbane Broncos 16 Brisbane BroncosWIN Stadium, Wollongong2 – 1214,740 29 August25Rabbitohs 16 South Sydney RabbitohsANZ Stadium, Sydney6 – 4119,218 4 September26Parramatta 16 Parramatta EelsWIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah37 – 017,974 Legend: #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFBBBB Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #cfecec Bye 1px solid #AAAAAA Finals Date Round Opponent Venue Score Attendance Report13 SeptemberQualifying FinalParramatta 16 Parramatta EelsWIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah12 – 2518,174 19 SeptemberSemi-finalBrisbane Broncos 16 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane10 – 2450,225 Legend: #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFBBBB Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA 2009 NRL Ladder Squad Australia FB Darius Boyd Australia CE Matt Cooper Papua New Guinea SR Neville Costigan Australia SR Ben Creagh Australia CE Nick Emmett Cook Islands HK Daniel Fepuleai Australia PR Jon Green Australia HB Mathew Head Australia HB Ben Hornby Australia PR Dan Hunt Australia WG Michael Lett Australia WG Brett Morris New Zealand WG Jason Nightingale Tonga SR Mickey Paea Australia PR Justin Poore Australia HK Luke Priddis Australia PR Matt Prior Italy HK Alex Ranieri South Africa SR Jarrod Saffy Australia WG Wendell Sailor Australia PR Beau Scott New Zealand SR Jeremy Smith Australia FE Jamie Soward NZL CE Chase Stanley New Zealand PR Ricky Thorby Australia PR Michael Weyman Australia LK Dean Young NZL HK Nathan Fien Transfers Gains Player Gained From Darius Boyd Brisbane Broncos Neville Costigan Canberra Raiders Nick Emmett Brisbane Broncos Nathan Fien New Zealand Warriors Mathew Head Wests Tigers Mickey Paea Sydney Roosters Luke Priddis Penrith Panthers Jeremy Smith Melbourne Storm Michael Weyman Canberra Raiders Losses Player Lost To Rangi Chase Castleford Tigers Mark Gasnier Stade Français Josh Morris Canterbury Bulldogs Kirk Reynoldson Retirement Ben Rogers Newcastle Knights Jason Ryles Catalans Dragons Lagi Setu Brisbane Broncos Simon Woolford Retirement References 2009 Category:2009 NRL season by club Category:2009 in sport in Sydney