2010 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

February 2020 May 2011 2010 NRL 2010 NRL 1st Challenge Cup 17 0 7 591 319 CEO AUS Peter Doust AUS Wayne Bennett AUS Steve Price AUS Ben Hornby WIN Jubilee Oval WIN Stadium Brett Morris (20) Jamie Soward (84) Jamie Soward (197) 2009 2011 The 2010 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the 12th in the joint venture club's history. They competed in the National Rugby League's 2010 Telstra Premiership, securing their second successive minor premiership. The Dragons went on to compete in the 2010 NRL Grand Final, defeating the Sydney Roosters to gain the club's first premiership since their formation as a joint venture club in 1999. Season summary Restarting their ambitions of a maiden Premiership, the Dragons began the 2010 season without dual international Wendell Sailor after the winger announced his retirement during the pre-season.Adrian Warren Wendell Sailor announces his retirement from rugby league https://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,26339662-23214,00.html?from=public_rss Fox Sports 12 November 2009 15 November 2009 The Dragons had been competition favourites since day one of the 2010 season, and for all but three rounds of the entire regular season were on top of the ladder (the Sydney Roosters were on top after rounds 1 and 2 and the Melbourne Storm were on top after round 4, when they defeated the Dragons 17-4). In the regular season of 2010, the Dragons lost only seven matches, against Melbourne in round 4, Manly in round 9, Canberra in rounds 11 and 24, Penrith in round 17, the Gold Coast in extra time in round 20 and Brisbane in round 21. The Dragons built their season on defence and when they finished the regular season, they became only the 2nd team in the NRL to concede less than 300 points in a season. 299 points were scored against them at an average of 12.4 points per game. The St George Illawarra Dragons headed into the week one of the finals and had a great victory against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles winning 28 - 0. After the week off the St George Illawarra Dragons faced the Wests Tigers in the preliminary final and won 13 - 12. The Dragons then faced the Sydney Roosters in the NRL Telstra Premiership Grand Final and despite trailing 6–8 at halftime they scored 26 unanswered points in a wet second half to win 32-8 and secure the first NRL Premiership for the joint venture. A major coup for the club was the re-signing of former captain and star centre Mark Gasnier following his stint in French rugby union. Pre-season Date Round Opponent Venue Score Attendance Report14 FebruaryTrialParramatta 16 Parramatta EelsMembers Equity Stadium, Perth34 – 209,45020 FebruaryMercury Challenge Canterbury Bulldogs 16 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsWIN Stadium, Wollongong16 – 1427 FebruaryCharity ShieldRabbitohs 16 South Sydney RabbitohsANZ Stadium, Sydney26 – 2627,221 Legend: #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFBBBB Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA Regular season Date Round Opponent Venue Score Attendance Report12 March1Parramatta 16 Parramatta EelsParramatta Stadium, Parramatta18 – 1218,29319 March2Bulldogs 16 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsWIN Stadium, Wollongong26 – 616,177 26 March3North Queensland Cowboys 16 North Queensland CowboysWIN Stadium, Wollongong33 – 813,267 2 April4Melbourne Storm 16 Melbourne StormEtihad Stadium, Melbourne4 – 1725,480 9 April5Brisbane Broncos 16 Brisbane BroncosWIN Stadium, Wollongong34 – 1615,374 16 April6Gold Coast Titans 16 Gold Coast TitansSkilled Park, Gold Coast19 – 621,336 25 April7Sydney 16 Sydney RoostersSydney Football Stadium, Sydney28 – 636,212 1 May8Cronulla 16 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksWIN Stadium, Wollongong38 – 015,779 8 May9Manly Sea Eagles 16 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesBrookvale Oval, Manly6 – 2416,74514 May10Bulldogs 16 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium, Sydney19 – 637,77323 May11Canberra Raiders 16 Canberra RaidersWIN Stadium, Wollongong14 – 2214,72828 May12Parramatta 16 Parramatta EelsWIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah30 – 015,068 6 June13New Zealand Warriors old 16 New Zealand WarriorsMount Smart Stadium, Auckland22 – 208,312 14 20 June15Cronulla 16 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksToyota Stadium, Cronulla22 – 416,773 25 June16Wests Tigers 16 Wests TigersWIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah34 – 1016,574 5 July17Penrith Panthers 16 Penrith PanthersWIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah8 – 1212,974 1816 July19Rabbitohs 16 South Sydney RabbitohsANZ Stadium, Sydney16 – 1322,368 23 July20Gold Coast Titans 16 Gold Coast TitansWIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah10 – 1112,688 1 August21Brisbane Broncos 16 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane6 – 1042,269 8 August22Sydney 16 Sydney RoostersSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney19 – 1237,994 16 August23Manly Sea Eagles 16 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesWIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah32 – 1014,740 22 August24Canberra Raiders 16 Canberra RaidersCanberra Stadium, Canberra16 – 3220,445 28 August25Newcastle 16 Newcastle KnightsEnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle26 – 1823,148 5 September26Rabbitohs 16 South Sydney RabbitohsWIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah38 – 2418,274 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 Report12 SeptemberQualifying FinalManly Sea Eagles 16 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesWIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah28 – 015,574 25 SeptemberPreliminary FinalWests Tigers 16 Wests TigersANZ Stadium, Sydney13 – 1271,2123 OctoberGrand FinalSydney 16 Sydney RoostersANZ Stadium, Sydney32 – 882,334 Legend: #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFBBBB Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA 2010 NRL Ladder Squad 1 Australia FB Darius Boyd 2 Australia WG Brett Morris 3 Australia CE Matt Cooper 4 Australia CE Mark Gasnier 5 New Zealand WG Jason Nightingale 6 Australia FE Jamie Soward (GK) 7 Australia HB Ben Hornby (captain) 8 Australia PR Dan Hunt 9 Australia HK Dean Young VC 10 Australia PR Michael Weyman 11 Australia SR Beau Scott 12 Australia SR Ben Creagh 13 New Zealand LK Jeremy Smith New Zealand HK Nathan Fien Papua New Guinea SR Neville Costigan Australia SR Matt Prior South Africa SR Jarrod Saffy Australia PR Trent Merrin Australia PR Michael Greenfield Australia CE Nick Emmett Australia HK Luke Priddis Australia PR Jon Green AUS FE Kyle Stanley New Zealand PR Ricky Thorby AUS WG Peni Tagive Australia WG Michael Lett *VC - Vice Captain *GK - Goal Kicker Transfers Gains Player Gained From Michael Greenfield South Sydney Rabbitohs Peni Tagive Wests Tigers Junior Paulo Parramatta Eels Mark Gasnier Stade Français Losses Player Lost To Mickey Paea Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Justin Poore Parramatta Eels Wendell Sailor Retirement Chase Stanley Melbourne Storm Dean Whare Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles References 2010 Category:2010 NRL season by club Category:2010 in sport in Sydney