ST. GEORGE - ILLAWARRA DRAGONS

COACH - David Waite
CAPTAIN - Mark Coyne/Paul McGregor
HOME GROUND - Kogarah Oval & WIN Stadium
ATTENDANCE RECORD - 23, 582 v Souths - 22/7/96 (Kogarah), 17,527 v St. George - 23/5/93
MAJOR SPONSOR - Integral Energy

PLAYER ROSTER - Jamie Ainscough, Trent Barrett, Wayne Bartrim, Nathan Blacklock, Natham Brown, Mark Coyne, Craig Fitzgibbon, Andrew Hart, Jason Hooper, Terry Lamey, Chris Leikvoll, Brad Mackay, Paul McGregor, Anthony Mundine, Lee Murphy, Luke Patten, Corey Pearson, Matthew Rodwell, Craig Smith, Craig Stapleton, Lance Thompson, Shaun Timmins, Darren Treacy, Colin Ward, Rod Wishart
CENTREBET BETTING - To win, $9.00; Top 8, $1.28; Wooden Spoon, $201.00
MICK'S PICK - 6th LAST YEAR - 8th (St. George) 12th (Illawarra)
MICK'S COMMENTS - There has been a lot of talk and expectations on the newly merged team, and I think some of it is granted, but most of it is going a little over the top. It will take a little time for a new team to bond and mesh as a team. There will also be a lot of ego clashes within the team that will have to be sorted out before they are to be a real force in the premiership. Look for better form at the tail end of the season while they grasp for their identity.

 

1999 DRAW
Regular season All times EST
1 Sun 5-6-7/3 at Parramatta Lost 10-20
2 Sun 12-13-14/3 Canterbury Lost 18-24
3 Sun 19-20-21/3 at Canberra Won 16-14
4 Sun 26-27-28/3 at South Sydney Lost 24-25
5 Sun 2-3-4-5/4 North Sydney Won 32-12
6 Sun 9-10-11/4 at Newcastle Won 26-12
7 Sun 16-17-18/4 Canberra Won 44-2
8 Sun 24-25/4 at Cronulla Lost 16-18
9 Sun 30/4 1-2/5 Sydney City Won 20-16
10 Sun 7-8-9/5 at Penrith Lost 6-27
11 Sun 14-15-16/5 Cronulla Lost 12-20
12 Sun 21-22-23/5 Balmain Won 48-8
13 Sun 28-29-30/5 at Melbourne Won 28-16
14 Sun 4-5-6/6 Bye  
15 Sun 11-12-13/6 North Queensland Won 22-18
16 Sun 18-19-20/6 Western Suburbs Won 44-4
17 Sun 25-26-27/6 at North Sydney Won 20-12
18 Sun 2-3-4/7 Bye  
19 Sun 9-10-11/7 Penrith Won 38-24
20 Sun 16-17-18/7 at Balmain Won 38-16
21 Sun 23-24-25/7 at Brisbane Lost 4-22
22 Sun 30-31/7 1/8 South Sydney Won 38-10
23 Sun 6-7-8/8 at Auckland Lost 18-32
24 Sun 13-14-15/8 Newcastle Lost 20-22
25 Sun 20-21-22/8 at Sydney City Won 26-24
26 Sun 27-28-29/8 Manly Won 20-18
F1 Sat 4/9/99 Melbourne Won 34-10
F2 Sat 11/9/99 Sydney City Won 28-18
THE TOP SQUAD

1. Anthony Mundine
2. Natham Blacklock
5. Rod Wishart
3. Mark Coyne
4. Paul McGregor
6. Trent Barrett
7. Matt Rodwell
13. Wayne Bartrim
11. Brad Mackay
12. Lance Thompson
8. Craig Smith
10. Corey Pearson
9. Nathan Brown
         

INTERCHANGE : Jamie Ainscough, Shaun Timmins, Colin Ward, Chris Leikvoll, Luke Patten, Craig Fitzgibbon, Lee Murphy, Andrew Hart, Terry Lamey