Our supporters are very passionate. BACK ROW: Josh Ailaomai, Gerard Beale, Jacck Bird, Josh Dugan, Charly Runciman, Leeson Ah Mau, Trent Merrin. I have also been happy with how the new faces have settled in. Online Discussion Terms & Conditions. The off-season training is the fun bit and now we get down to playing and we are excited about playing our first game against Wests Tigers at ANZ Stadium this Sunday at 3pm. I know from my point of view, and that of the players, we certainly appreciate their support. It’s a Dragons home game and it will be great to run out in front of the Red V members. THIRD ROW: Mike Cooper, Yaw Kiti Glymin, Dyylan Farrell, Nathan Green, Jack Stockwell, Matt Groat, Jack de Belin, Will Matthews, Joel Thompson. FRONT ROW: Bronson Harrison, Kyle Stanley, Michael Witt, Brett Morris, Steve Price (Head Coach), Ben Creagh, Tyson Frizell, Willie Mataka, Dan Hunt. This is the time of the year when you are getting ready to play and it’s been a long, tough and grinding preseason for the players. The coaching staff have also worked hard getting ready. THIRD ROW: Mike Cooper, Yaw Kiti Glymin, Dyylan Farrell, Nathan Green, Jack Stockwell, Matt Groat, Jack de Belin, Will Matthews, Joel Thompson. TEAM SHOT: ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS 2014 Latest News. ST GEORGE DRAGONS COACH’S MESSAGE: Steve Price. It's an unusual situation, but Dragons chief executive Peter Doust and recruitment manager Craig Young have also managed to snare South Sydney centre Dylan Farrell and English forward Mike Cooper, who was recommended by his Warrington coach, Tony Smith - a former Illawarra and St George five-eighth. AFL Sydney > AFL Sydney Premier Division 2014 > St George Dragons > St George Dragons Back to League Select Team Campbelltown Blues Manly Warringah Giants North Shore Bombers Pennant Hills Demons St George Dragons Sydney Hills Eagles Sydney University UNSW/ES Bulldogs UTS Bats Western Suburbs Magpies I know from my point of view, and that of the players, we certainly appreciate their support. However, St George Illawarra are believed to be looking to sign another halfback who could join the club immediately, while Warriors back-rower Feleti Mateo is understood to be firmly on their radar for next season. FRONT ROW: Bronson Harrison, Kyle Stanley, Michael Witt, Brett Morris, Steve Price (Head Coach), Ben Creagh, Tyson Frizell, Willie Mataka, Dan Hunt. On the way? It’s a Dragons home game and it will be great to run out in front of the Red V members. Please note: All comments made or shown here are bound by the There is also competition in the halves and for positions in the forwards. Wolf at the door: Warrington forward Mike Cooper will become the NRL's latest English import when he joins the Dragons for 2014. Our supporters are very passionate. The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs. E.g. Inevitably, some great players who were part of that era have missed out, like Bobby Bugden (halfback), Elton Rasmussen (second row), Harry Bath (second row) and Ian Walsh (hooker). I am very pleased with the way the players have carried themselves and conducted themselves in pre-season training. But clearly they have been working behind the scenes to use the $1.6 million increase on last year's salary cap of $4.7m for 2014 (when the cap rises to $6.3m) to rebuild the Dragons into a premiership force next season. ST GEORGE DRAGONS COACH’S MESSAGE: Steve Price This is the time of the year when you are getting ready to play and it’s been a long, tough and grinding preseason for the players. Taking a leaf out of Sydney Roosters' recruitment manual, the Dragons are building strongly for next season and have done so largely without the involvement of coach Steve Price. SECOND ROW: Adam Quinlan, Jason Nightingale, Sam Williams, Peter Mata’Utia, Gareth Widdop, Josh Drinkwater, Mitch Rein, Craig Garvey. Dragons are genuine title contenders - for 2014 The 2015 competition was played over two days on 31 January and 1 February at Eden Park. It will be great to see so many fans there for the opening game. There is a lot of competition for positions in the team with the new faces we have at the Dragons. The Dragons feature in the Rangitoto pool and played the Parramatta Eels, Newcastle Knights and Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. Coached by Paul McGregor, and captained by Ben Creagh, they compete … Should the biggest recruitment drive in the joint venture's history net Mateo, it will complete a transformation of the Dragons roster that could be compared to the one the Roosters underwent this season with the addition of Williams, Maloney and star centre Michael Jennings. TEAM SHOT: BACK ROW: Josh Ailaomai, Gerard Beale, Jacck Bird, Josh Dugan, Charly Runciman, Leeson Ah Mau, Trent Merrin. Coached by Paul McGregor, and captained by Ben Creagh, they compete in the NRL's 2015 Telstra Premiership season. Josh Dugan is considered a certainty to sign up, and has the potential to bolster the Dragons' attack - as long as he adheres to a reported social media ban. Players are listed in the order of their debut game with the club. Brad Walter is Sports Reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald, Dragons are genuine title contenders - for 2014. Another thing that has impressed me in the off-season is the skill component of the players and what they have to been doing to get ready for the new season. It’s a bit of a headache to have with so many options, but a it’s a good headache to have. Details of St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL 2014 season. Wolf at the door: Warrington forward Mike Cooper will become the NRL's latest English import when he joins the Dragons for 2014.Credit:Getty Images. Questions could also be asked as to whether it is through good or bad management that St George Illawarra did not spend the new $5.85 million salary cap for this season and now have money to buy in players to cover for the loss of Kyle Stanley and Gerard Beale due to injury. Mateo may not be in the same class as Williams, but he is one of the best ball-playing back-rowers in the NRL, while Widdop is now a top-class five-eighth and Dugan has the potential to do as Jennings has at the Roosters and add strike power to the St George Illawarra attack. The players have all been working hard in the gym, a lot of the players are stronger and bigger. There is a lot of competition for positions in the team with the new faces we have at the Dragons. The coaching staff have also worked hard getting ready. We are now ready to play Wests Tigers in round one. It will be great to see so many fans there for the opening game. Appearances: St. George Illawarra Dragons games only, not a total of their career games. We are now ready to play Wests Tigers in round one. I am very pleased with the way the players have carried themselves and conducted themselves in pre-season training. I have also been happy with how the new faces have settled in. 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Another thing that has impressed me in the off-season is the skill component of the players and what they have to been doing to get ready for the new season. There is also competition in the halves and for positions in the forwards. Money well spent: Gareth Widdop will join the Dragons next year having established himself as one of the best five-eighths in the NRL at Melbourne. Just a few weeks ago, St George Illawarra were considered little more than a rabble. It’s a bit of a headache to have with so many options, but a it’s a good headache to have. The players have all been working hard in the gym, a lot of the players are stronger and bigger. But they have now emerged as premiership contenders - next season. Just as the Roosters signed star five-eighth James Maloney and negotiated a handshake deal with Sonny Bill Williams when Brian Smith was still coach, St George Illawarra finalised deals with Melbourne five-eighth Gareth Widdop and Canberra forward Joel Thompson while still deciding whether or not to re-sign Price for next season. Issues over how much the signing of Rangi Chase would cost towards the Dragons' salary cap are believed to have again put his return from Castleford on hold, with Fairfax Media told the NRL want to include a transfer fee - despite Souths not having to do so when they secured the release of Sam and Luke Burgess from Super League clubs. Sacked Raiders star Josh Dugan is considered a virtual certainty to join the club, with St George Illawarra sources saying they are not sure why the deal hasn't been completed, and Fairfax Media has been told there are more signings to come. But they have now emerged as premiership contenders - next season. Comments. Players that debuted in the same game are added alphabetically. The 2015 St. George Illawarra Dragons season is the 17th in the joint venture club's history.

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