2003 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

The 2003 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the fifth in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons competed in the NRL's 2003 premiership season. The team finished tenth in the regular season, missing out on finals for the second time in their history.

2003 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
NRL Rank10th
2003 recordWins: 11; Draws: 0; Losses: 13
Points scoredFor: 548; Against: 596
Team information
CoachNathan Brown
Captain
StadiumJubilee Oval, Wollongong Showground
Avg. Attend.13,061
High. Attend.16,713 (vs. Cronulla, round 8)
Top scorers
TriesNathan Blacklock (14)
PointsMark Riddell (166)
< 2002 2004 >

Squad gains and losses
or Player 2002 Club 2003 Club
John Cross Penrith Panthers St. George Illawarra Dragons
Henry Perenara Melbourne Storm St. George Illawarra Dragons
Quentin Pongia Villeneuve XIII RLLG (Elite One Championship) St. George Illawarra Dragons
Hassan Saleh Wests Tigers St. George Illawarra Dragons
Leo Clarke St. George Illawarra Dragons Retired
Luke Felsch St. George Illawarra Dragons Retired
Lee Hookey St. George Illawarra Dragons South Sydney Rabbitohs
Jason Hooper St. George Illawarra Dragons St Helens R.F.C. (Super League)
Wise Kativerata St. George Illawarra Dragons South Sydney Rabbitohs
Jason Kent St. George Illawarra Dragons Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Shane Millard St. George Illawarra Dragons Widnes Vikings (Super League)
Willie Peters St. George Illawarra Dragons South Sydney Rabbitohs
Ben Ross St. George Illawarra Dragons Penrith Panthers
Justin Smith St. George Illawarra Dragons South Sydney Rabbitohs
Colin Ward St. George Illawarra Dragons Penrith Panthers

Ladder
Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Penrith Panthers (P) 24 18 0 6 2 659 527 +132 40
2 Sydney Roosters 24 17 0 7 2 680 445 +235 38
3 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 16 0 8 2 702 419 +283 36
4 Canberra Raiders 24 16 0 8 2 620 463 +157 36
5 Melbourne Storm 24 15 0 9 2 564 486 +78 34
6 New Zealand Warriors 24 15 0 9 2 545 510 +35 34
7 Newcastle Knights 24 14 0 10 2 632 635 -3 32
8 Brisbane Broncos 24 12 0 12 2 497 464 +33 28
9 Parramatta Eels 24 11 0 13 2 570 582 -12 26
10 St George Illawarra Dragons 24 11 0 13 2 548 593 -45 26
11 North Queensland Cowboys 24 10 0 14 2 606 629 -23 24
12 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 8 0 16 2 497 704 -207 20
13 Wests Tigers 24 7 0 17 2 470 598 -128 18
14 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 7 0 17 2 470 791 -321 18
15 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 3 0 21 2 457 758 -301 10

Ladder Progression
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Ladder Position 11th 7th 9th 8th 10th 9th 8th 7th 9th 9th 8th 10th 10th 11th 9th 9th 7th 9th 7th 8th 8th 9th 9th 10th 11th 10th
Source:[1]

Season results
Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Referee Attendance Source
1 Wests Tigers 24 – 20 St. George Illawarra Dragons 15 March Stadium Australia Sean Hampstead 42,017 [2]
2 St. George Illawarra Dragons 30 – 28 Parramatta Eels 23 March Wollongong Showground Tim Mander 13,149 [3]
3 Canberra Raiders 18 – 14 St. George Illawarra Dragons 29 March Canberra Stadium Sean Hampstead 13,744 [4]
4 BYE
5 St. George Illawarra Dragons 12 – 38 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 13 April Wollongong Showground Steve Clark 13,150 [5]
6 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 14 – 24 St. George Illawarra Dragons 19 April Stadium Australia Shayne Hayne 33,397 [6]
7 (ANZAC Day) Sydney Roosters 20 – 24 St. George Illawarra Dragons 25 April Sydney Football Stadium Shayne Hayne 26,014 [7]
8 St. George Illawarra Dragons 28 – 12 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 4 May Jubilee Oval Bill Harrigan 16,713 [8]
9 Penrith Panthers 30 – 26 St. George Illawarra Dragons 11 May Penrith Stadium Tim Mander 17,862 [9]
10 St. George Illawarra Dragons 16 – 18 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 17 May Wollongong Showground Paul Simpkins 11,555 [10]
11 South Sydney Rabbitohs 16 – 18 St. George Illawarra Dragons 25 May Sydney Cricket Ground Bill Harrigan 11,104 [11]
12 St. George Illawarra Dragons 16 – 36 North Queensland Cowboys 1 June Jubilee Oval Shayne Hayne 13,517 [12]
13 BYE
14 Newcastle Knights 32 – 30 St. George Illawarra Dragons 13 June Newcastle International Sports Centre Sean Hampstead 18,233 [13]
15 St. George Illawarra Dragons 34 – 20 South Sydney Rabbitohs 21 June Wollongong Showground Sean Hampstead 10,220 [14]
16 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 28 – 42 St. George Illawarra Dragons 28 June Brookvale Oval Steve Clark 11,161 [15]
17 St. George Illawarra Dragons 32 – 16 Brisbane Broncos 4 July Wollongong Showground Steve Clark 14,153 [16]
18 St. George Illawarra Dragons 18 – 19 Canberra Raiders 13 July Jubilee Oval Tim Mander 14,204 [17]
19 North Queensland Cowboys 16 – 36 St. George Illawarra Dragons 19 July Willows Sports Complex Paul Simpkins 16,542 [18]
20 Parramatta Eels 36 – 10 St. George Illawarra Dragons 26 July Parramatta Stadium Shayne Hayne 14,056 [19]
21 St. George Illawarra Dragons 34 – 28 Penrith Panthers 3 August Wollongong Showground Paul Simpkins 15,310 [20]
22 St. George Illawarra Dragons 20 – 30 New Zealand Warriors 10 August Jubilee Oval Bill Harrigan 12,595 [21]
23 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 25 – 16 St. George Illawarra Dragons 16 August Endeavour Field Sean Hampstead 15,504 [22]
24 St. George Illawarra Dragons 14 – 22 Melbourne Storm 22 August Wollongong Showground Tim Mander 11,367 [23]
25 St. George Illawarra Dragons 8 – 42 Newcastle Knights 31 August Jubilee Oval Steve Clark 10,798 [24]
26 Brisbane Broncos 25 – 26 St. George Illawarra Dragons 5 September Lang Park Tim Mander 35,597 [25]

References
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  2. "Rugby League Tables / Wests Tigers 24 v St George Illawarra 20 / Round 1, 2003". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  3. "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 30 v Parramatta 28 / Round 2, 2003". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  4. "Rugby League Tables / Canberra 18 v St George Illawarra 14 / Round 3, 2003". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  5. "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 12 v Manly 38 / Round 5, 2003". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  6. "Rugby League Tables / Bulldogs 14 v St George Illawarra 24 / Round 6, 2003". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  7. "Rugby League Tables / Sydney Roosters 20 v St George Illawarra 24 / Round 7, 2003". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  8. "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 28 v Cronulla 12 / Round 8, 2003". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
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  10. "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 16 v Bulldogs 18 / Round 10, 2003". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  11. "Rugby League Tables / Souths 16 v St George Illawarra 18 / Round 11, 2003". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  12. "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 16 v North Queensland 36 / Round 12, 2003". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
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  16. "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 32 v Brisbane 16 / Round 17, 2003". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
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  18. "Rugby League Tables / North Queensland 16 v St George Illawarra 36 / Round 19, 2003". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  19. "Rugby League Tables / Parramatta 36 v St George Illawarra 10 / Round 20, 2003". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  20. "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 34 v Penrith 28 / Round 21, 2003". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  21. "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 20 v New Zealand 30 / Round 22, 2003". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  22. "Rugby League Tables / Cronulla 25 v St George Illawarra 16 / Round 23, 2003". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  23. "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 14 v Melbourne 22 / Round 24, 2003". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  24. "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 8 v Newcastle 42 / Round 25, 2003". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  25. "Rugby League Tables / Brisbane 25 v St George Illawarra 26 / Round 26, 2003". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
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