2004 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

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.

St. George Illawarra Dragons
2004 season
CEOAustralia Peter Doust
Head coachAustralia Nathan Brown
CaptainAustralia Trent Barrett
NRL5th, Qualifying Final
Top try scorerClub: Matt Cooper (17)
Top points scorerClub: Mathew Head (119)
Highest home attendance18, 932 (vs. Penrith in Round 6, 18 April 2004)
Lowest home attendance9, 362 (vs. Newcastle in Round 4, 4 April 2004))
Average home attendance14, 347

Draw and Results

14 March 2004 St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-21 Canberra Raiders Kogarah, New South Wales
14:30
Dean Young rugby ball 43'
Reece Simmonds rugby ball 55'
Goals:
Mark Riddell 1/2
Brett Firman 1/1
Stadium: OKI Jubilee Oval
Player of the Match: Mark McLinden
20 March 2004 New Zealand Warriors 10-16 St. George Illawarra Dragons Auckland, New Zealand
17:30
Matt Cooper rugby ball 35'
Mathew Head rugby ball 40'
Reece Simmonds rugby ball 53'
Goals:
Mark Riddell 2/3
Mathew Head 0/1
Stadium: Ericsson Stadium
Player of the Match: Matt Cooper
28 March 2004 Melbourne Storm 34-6 St. George Illawarra Dragons Melbourne, Victoria
15:00
Matt Cooper rugby ball 13'
Goals:
Mark Riddell 1/2
Stadium: Olympic Park
Player of the Match: Steve Turner
4 April 2004 St. George Illawarra Dragons 48-2 Newcastle Knights Wollongong, New South Wales
15:00
Reece Simmonds rugby ball 40, 68'
Mark Riddell rugby ball 58, 64'
Shaun Timmins rugby ball 3'
Mark Gasnier rugby ball 15'
Nathan Blacklock rugby ball 23'
Lance Thompson rugby ball 72'
Trent Barrett rugby ball 75'
Goals:
Mark Riddell 4/6
Mathew Head 2/3
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Player of the Match: Mark Riddell
11 April 2004 Wests Tigers 10-39 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sydney, New South Wales
14:30
Ben Hornby rugby ball 22, 54'
Matt Cooper rugby ball 33, 64'
Mark Gasnier rugby ball 38'
Shaun Timmins rugby ball 45'
Ashton Sims rugby ball 67'
Goals:
Mathew Head 3/5
Mark Riddell 2/3
Field Goal:
Trent Barrett 57'
Stadium: Telstra Stadium
Player of the Match: Matt Cooper
18 April 2004 St. George Illawarra Dragons 44-18 Penrith Panthers Wollongong, New South Wales
14:30
Matt Cooper rugby ball 23, 25, 55, 70'
Trent Barrett rugby ball 2'
Mathew Head rugby ball 53'
Nathan Blacklock rugby ball 59'
Mark Riddell rugby ball 63'
Goals:
Mathew Head 5/6
Mark Riddell 1/2
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Player of the Match: Matt Cooper
25 April 2004 St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-11 Sydney Roosters Sydney, New South Wales
15:00
Reece Simmonds rugby ball 44'
Goals:
Mathew Head 2/2
Stadium: Aussie Stadium
Player of the Match: Brad Fittler
1 May 2004 Cronulla Sharks 12-42 St. George Illawarra Dragons Cronulla, New South Wales
19:30
Ben Hornby rugby ball 19, 61, 66'
Mark Gasnier rugby ball 4, 75'
Tony Jensen rugby ball 7'
Nathan Blacklock rugby ball 43'
Goals:
Mark Riddell 6/6
Mathew Head 1/1
Stadium: Toyota Park
Player of the Match: Ben Hornby
9 May 2004 Manly Sea Eagles 21-10 St. George Illawarra Dragons Manly, New South Wales
15:00
Brent Kite rugby ball 60'
Reece Simmonds rugby ball 66'
Goals:
Mark Riddell 1/2
Stadium: Brookvale Oval
Player of the Match: John Hopoate
15 May 2004 St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-38 Canterbury Bulldogs Wollongong, New South Wales
17:30
Justin Poore rugby ball 73'
Ben Hornby rugby ball 79'
Goals:
Mark Riddell 1/2
Stadium: WIN Stadium
21 May 2004 Parramatta Eels 6-37 St. George Illawarra Dragons Parramatta, New South Wales
19:30
Daniel Holdsworth rugby ball 65, 76'
Reece Simmonds rugby ball 5'
Mathew Head rugby ball 55'
David Howell rugby ball 63'
Mark Riddell rugby ball 71'
Goals:
Mark Riddell 5/6
Mathew Head 1/1
Field Goal:
Mathew Head 69'
Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Player of the Match: Mathew Head
28 May 2004 Brisbane Broncos 24-22 St. George Illawarra Dragons Brisbane, Queensland
19:30
Mark Gasnier rugby ball 3, 80'
Ben Hornby rugby ball 16'
Shaun Timmins rugby ball 36'
Goals:
Mark Riddell 2/3
Mathew Head 1/1
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Player of the Match: Casey McGuire
5 June 2004 St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-14 North Queensland Cowboys Wollongong, New South Wales
19:30
Matt Cooper rugby ball 27'
David Howell rugby ball 65'
Ben Creagh rugby ball 76'
Goals:
Mathew Head 0/3
Stadium: WIN Stadium
11 June 2004 Penrith Panthers 8-28 St. George Illawarra Dragons Penrith, New South Wales
19:30
David Howell rugby ball 3'
Lincoln Withers rugby ball 36'
Reece Simmonds rugby ball 43'
Matt Cooper rugby ball 53'
Michael Henderson rugby ball 76'
Goals:
Mathew Head 4/4
Mark Riddell 0/1
Stadium: Penrith Stadium
Player of the Match: Trent Barrett
20 June 2004 St. George Illawarra Dragons 50-0 Wests Tigers Kogarah, New South Wales
15:00
Mark Gasnier rugby ball 11, 26, 44, 56'
Matt Cooper rugby ball 21'
Ashton Sims rugby ball 30'
Ben Creagh rugby ball 39'
Dean Young rugby ball 65'
Mark Riddell rugby ball 80'
Goals:
Mathew Head 7/9
Stadium: OKI Jubilee Oval
Player of the Match: Mark Gasnier
27 June 2004 South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-52 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sydney, New South Wales
15:00
Ben Hornby rugby ball 21, 25'
Reece Simmonds rugby ball 16, 49'
Matt Cooper rugby ball 71, 77'
Mark Gasnier rugby ball 4'
Lance Thompson rugby ball 6'
Brent Kite rugby ball 19'
Ben Creagh rugby ball 59'
Goals:
Mathew Head 5/9
Mark Riddell 1/1
Stadium: Aussie Stadium
Player of the Match: Mark Gasnier
BYE v St. George Illawarra Dragons
9 July 2004 St. George Illawarra Dragons 14-28 Brisbane Broncos Wollongong, New South Wales
19:30
Shaun Timmins rugby ball 13'
Lincoln Withers rugby ball 70'
Andrew Frew rugby ball 79'
Goals:
Mathew Head 1/3
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Player of the Match: Neville Costigan
16 July 2004 Sydney Roosters 18-14 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sydney, New South Wales
19:30
Ryan Cross yellow card 26' to 36' Clint Greenshields yellow card 53' to 63'
Nathan Blacklock rugby ball 18'
John Carlaw rugby ball 27'
Goals:
Mathew Head 3/3
Stadium: Aussie Stadium
25 July 2004 St. George Illawarra Dragons 26-14 Cronulla Sharks Kogarah, New South Wales
15:00
Reece Simmonds rugby ball 9, 75'
Trent Barrett rugby ball 18'
Lincoln Withers rugby ball 45'
Mark Riddell rugby ball 73'
Goals:
Mathew Head 3/5
Stadium: OKI Jubilee Oval
Player of the Match: Trent Barrett
31 July 2004 North Queensland Cowboys 34-10 St. George Illawarra Dragons Townsville, Queensland
19:30
Ben Creagh rugby ball 40'
Nick Youngquest rugby ball 60'
Goals:
Mark Riddell 1/1
Mathew Head 0/1
Stadium: Dairy Farmers Stadium
Player of the Match: Matt Bowen
6 August 2004 St. George Illawarra Dragons 34-10 Melbourne Storm Wollongong, New South Wales
19:30
Matt Cooper rugby ball 3, 62'
Trent Barrett rugby ball 37'
John Carlaw rugby ball 46'
Reece Simmonds rugby ball 59'
Lincoln Withers rugby ball 69'
Goals:
Mark Riddell 3/4
Mathew Head 2/2
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Player of the Match: Jason Ryles
14 August 2004 St. George Illawarra Dragons 28-10 New Zealand Warriors Wollongong, New South Wales
19:30
John Carlaw rugby ball 10'
Mark Riddell rugby ball 13'
Reece Simmonds rugby ball 36'
Ben Hornby rugby ball 39'
Nick Youngquest rugby ball 50'
Ashton Sims rugby ball 73'
Goals:
Mark Riddell 1/3
Mathew Head 1/3
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Player of the Match: Mathew Head
20 August 2004 Newcastle Knights 22-24 St. George Illawarra Dragons Newcastle, New South Wales
19:30
Nick Youngquest rugby ball 8, 60'
Mathew Head rugby ball 53, 56'
Matt Cooper rugby ball 73'
Goals:
Mathew Head 2/4
Mark Riddell 0/1
Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium
Player of the Match: Mathew Head
29 August 2004 St. George Illawarra Dragons 36-34 Manly Sea Eagles Kogarah, New South Wales
14:30
Nathan Blacklock rugby ball 57, 62'
Shaun Timmins rugby ball 33'
Lincoln Withers rugby ball 47'
Ben Hornby rugby ball 64'
Matt Cooper rugby ball 67'
Justin Poore rugby ball 77'
Goals:
Mark Riddell 3/5
Mathew Head 1/2
Stadium: OKI Jubilee Oval
St. George Illawarra Dragons v BYE
10 September 2004 Penrith Panthers 31-30 St. George Illawarra Dragons Penrith, New South Wales
20:00
Preston Campbell rugby ballrugby ball
Trent Waterhouse rugby ballrugby ball
Luke Priddis rugby ball


Goals: Ryan Girdler 5/5
Field Goals: Craig Gower
Nathan Blacklock rugby ball 33'
Ben Hornby rugby ball 37'
Shaun Timmins rugby ball 53'
Lance Thompson rugby ball 66'
Dean Young rugby ball 77'
Goals: Mathew Head 5/5
Stadium: Penrith Stadium
Attendance: 21,963
Referee: Sean Hampstead
Player of the Match: Trent Waterhouse

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney Roosters 2419052710368+34242
2 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (P) 2419052760491+26942
3 Brisbane Broncos 2416172602533+6937
4 Penrith Panthers 2415092672567+10534
5 St George Illawarra Dragons 24140102624415+20932
6 Melbourne Storm 24130112684517+16730
7 North Queensland Cowboys 24121112526514+1229
8 Canberra Raiders 24110132554613−5926
9 Wests Tigers 24100142509534−2524
10 Newcastle Knights 24100142516617−10124
11 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24100142528645−11724
12 Parramatta Eels 2490152517626−10922
13 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 2490152615754−13922
14 New Zealand Warriors 2460182427693−26616
15 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2452172455812−35716

Transfers

Gains:
Losses:

Squad

No. Position Player
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
No. Position Player
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

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