2011 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

March 2026 February 2024 August 2021 2011 NRL Challenge Cup 14 1 9 507 375 CEO AUS Peter Doust AUS Wayne Bennett AUS Steve Price AUS Ben Hornby WIN Jubilee Oval WIN Stadium Matt Cooper (14) Jamie Soward (68) Jamie Soward (157) 2010 2012 The 2011 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the 13th in the joint venture club's history. Coached by Wayne Bennett and captained by Ben Hornby they competed in the NRL's 2011 Telstra Premiership as defending champions. The Dragons finished the regular season 5th (out of 16) before being knocked out of the finals by the Brisbane Broncos. This was Bennett's last match with the Dragons, as he moved to the Newcastle Knights for the 2012 NRL season. Pre-season In the pre-season, the Dragons won their annual Charity Shield match against South Sydney before travelling to take on reigning Super League champions, Wigan Warriors. The Dragons won all three of their pre-season games. This included a victory in the 2011 World Club Challenge, giving them the title of best club rugby league team in the world.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/feb/27/wigan-st-george-illawarra-world-club-challenge Wigan Warriors make brave attempt but Dragons are still worlds apart Andy Wilson The Guardian 27 February 2011 23 February 2024 Date Round Opponent Venue Score Attendance Report13 FebruaryCharity ShieldSouth Sydney Rabbitohs 16 South Sydney RabbitohsANZ Stadium, Sydney32–1019,26718 FebruaryMercury Challenge Canterbury Bulldogs 16 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsWIN Stadium, Wollongong28–126,17427 February2011 World Club ChallengeWigan Warriors 16 Wigan WarriorsDW Stadium, Wigan21–1524,268 Legend: #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFBBBB Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA Regular season By the middle of the regular season the Dragons were leading the competition. Date Round Opponent Venue Score Attendance Report12 March1Gold Coast Titans 16 Gold Coast TitansSkilled Park, Gold Coast25–1621,70921 March2Cronulla 16 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksToyota Stadium, Cronulla10–1612,183 27 March3New Zealand 16 New Zealand WarriorsMount Smart Stadium, Auckland 25–1211,651 3 April4Newcastle 16 Newcastle KnightsAusgrid Stadium, Newcastle20–1820,986 10 April5Bulldogs 16 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney25–631,122 18 April6Rabbitohs 16 South Sydney RabbitohsANZ Stadium, Sydney16–022,771 25 April7 (ANZAC Day Test)Sydney 16 Sydney RoostersSydney Football Stadium, Sydney24–1034,976 1 May8Parramatta 16 Parramatta EelsWIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah30–019,319 8 May9North Queensland Cowboys 16 North Queensland CowboysWIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah 22–813,056 13 May10Bulldogs 16 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium, Sydney15–1034,322 1129 May12Wests Tigers 16 Wests TigersWIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah24–1819,892 3 June13Parramatta 16 Parramatta EelsParramatta Stadium, Parramatta14–1416,066 10 June14Gold Coast Titans 16 Gold Coast TitansWIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah14–2810,139 17 June15Brisbane Broncos 16 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane14–2134,185 27 June16Manly Sea Eagles 16 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesWIN Stadium, Wollongong24–618,974 3 July17Newcastle 16 Newcastle KnightsWIN Stadium, Wollongong10–1417,205 1818 July19Cronulla 16 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksWIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah38–816,897 25 July20Canberra Raiders 16 Canberra RaidersCanberra Stadium, Canberra19–2410,425 31 July21Rabbitohs 16 South Sydney RabbitohsWIN Stadium, Wollongong24–3418,980 5 August22Wests Tigers 16 Wests TigersSydney Football Stadium, Sydney14–16 27,687 14 August 23Sydney 16 Sydney RoostersWIN Stadium, Wollongong12–20 14,141 19 August 24Melbourne Storm 16 Melbourne StormAAMI Park, Melbourne6–8 24,081 28 August 25New Zealand Warriors 16 New Zealand WarriorsWIN Stadium, Wollongong26–22 15,732 2 September 26Penrith Panthers 16 Penrith PanthersWIN Stadium, Wollongong32–12 13,621 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 Report9 SeptemberQualifying FinalWests Tigers 16 Wests TigersANZ Stadium, Sydney12 – 21 45,63117 SeptemberSemi FinalBrisbane Broncos 16 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane12 – 13 48,474 Legend: #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFBBBB Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #cfecec Bye 1px solid #AAAAAA Ladder Squad St. George Illawarra Dragons white #b50000 #b50000 white Player profiles, Rugby League Project 29 May 2011 Current NRL premiership squad AUS PR SR Jack Bosden AUS CE FB WG Darius Boyd AUS CE Matt Cooper AUS SR Ben Creagh AUS CE WG Peter Cronin AUS PR SR Adam Cuthbertson AUS CE SR Nick Emmett NZL HK Nathan Fien AUS CE Mark Gasnier NZL FB Bronx Goodwin 8px ENG PR SR David Gower AUS PR Jon Green AUS PR Michael Greenfield AUS HB FB Ben Hornby y AUS PR Dan Hunt AUS SR LK Nathan Jones AUS HK Cameron King 8px NZL SR LK Jake Marketo AUS PR Trent Merrin AUS FB WG Brett Morris NZL FB WG Jason Nightingale NZL SR LK Daniel Penese AUS PR SR Matt Prior AUS HK Mitch Rein AUS CE SR Beau Scott AUS WG Reece Simmonds AUS FE Jamie Soward (gk) AUS FB FE Kyle Stanley FIJ CE WG Peni Tagive AUS PR Michael Weyman AUS HK LK Dean Young y AUS Wayne Bennett AUS Steve Price AUS Jeremy Hickmans (performance director) AUS Scott Campbell (strength & conditioning) PNG Adrian Lam (NYC head coach) (gk) Goal kicker 8px Injured Transfers Gains Player Gained from Adam Cuthbertson Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Daniel Penese Penrith Panthers David Gower Wests Tigers Losses Player Lost to Neville Costigan Newcastle Knights Jeremy Smith Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Jarrod Saffy Melbourne Rebels Ricky Thorby North Queensland Cowboys Michael Lett Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Beau Henry Newcastle Knights Kalifa Faifai Loa North Queensland Cowboys Junior Paulo Penrith Panthers Luke Priddis Retirement References 2011 Category:2011 NRL season by club Category:2011 in sport in Sydney