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The St George Illawarra Dragons struggled again throughout the 2023 NRL season, missing the finals and finishing second last on the ladder above the Wests Tigers. New head coach Shane Flanagan has been tasked with keeping club captain and star halfback Ben Hunt at the club, luring new talent to the team like Rabbitohs forward Hame Sele, and getting the best out of current players like Zac Lomax and Tyrell Sloan.
So far coach Flanagan appears to have remedied Hunt’s issues at the Dragons, but will he be able to get this club above the bottom four teams on the ladder in 2024?
Let’s see where they stand in the latest NRL betting markets
About the St George Illawarra Dragons
| Established: | 1998 |
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| Home grounds: | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney |
| Coach: | Shane Flanagan |
| Captain: | Ben Hunt |
| Premierships: | One – 2010 |
| 2023 ladder finish: | 16th (5-19) |
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There are dozens of NRL futures markets for the Dragons, but where are they likely to return some real value?
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- The Dragons have blown out terribly from $41 in 2023 to $101 in 2024 to win an NRL Premiership. The club lacks talent and depth in every position on the field, outside of the halfback, and are at least several years away from challenging for a Premiership again.
- There is currently $3 available with top bookies for the Dragons to suffer the most losses in the 2024 season. This looks a safe bet considering the Wests Tigers are also $3 chances, yet they have significantly more talent in several positions on the field.
- The top try scorer for the Dragons is hard to anticipate given the difficult position the club is in currently. Jack Bird appears to be the only player in the outside backs, apart from halfback Hunt and centre Moses Suli, to have a solidified their position in the side. He has all the strength and skill to score when close to the line, and if he is given the opportunity, Bird will be very tough to keep out of the in-goal area.
2024 St George Illawarra draw
| Round | Opponent | Venue | Date | Time (AEDT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold Coast Titans | Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast | Saturday, March 9 | 6:35pm |
| 2 | Dolphins | Kayo Stadium, Redcliffe | Sunday, March 17 | 6:15pm |
| 3 | North QLD Cowboys | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney | Saturday, March 23 | 5:30pm |
| 4 | Manly Sea Eagles | WIN Stadium, Wollongong | Saturday, March 30 | 5:30pm |
| 5 | Newcastle Knights | McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle | Friday, April 5 | 8:00pm |
| 6 | Wests Tigers | Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Sydney | Sunday, April 14 | 4:05pm |
| 7 | New Zealand Warriors | WIN Stadium, Wollongong | Friday, April 19 | 6:00pm |
| 8 | Sydney Roosters | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | Thursday, April 25 | 4:05pm |
| 9 | Cronulla Sharks | PointsBet Stadium, Sydney | Sunday, May 5 | 4:05pm |
| 10 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney | Saturday, May 11 | 5:30pm |
| 11 | BYE | – | – | – |
| 12 | Canterbury Bulldogs | Accor Stadium, Sydney | Thursday, May 23 | 7:50pm |
| 13 | Penrith Panthers | BlueBet Stadium, Penrith | Saturday, June 1 | 5:30pm |
| 14 | Wests Tigers | WIN Stadium, Wollongong | Friday, June 7 | 8:00pm |
| 15 | Manly Sea Eagles | 4 Pines Park, Sydney | Sunday, June 16 | 2:00pm |
| 16 | BYE | – | – | – |
| 17 | Dolphins | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney | Sunday, June 30 | 2:00pm |
| 18 | Sydney Roosters | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | Sunday, July 7 | 2:00pm |
| 19 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Saturday, July 13 | 7:35pm |
| 20 | BYE | – | – | – |
| 21 | Penrith Panthers | WIN Stadium, Wollongong | Sunday, July 28 | 2:00pm |
| 22 | Melbourne Storm | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Saturday, August 3 | 5:30pm |
| 23 | Canterbury Bulldogs | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney | Saturday, August 10 | 7:35pm |
| 24 | Gold Coast Titans | WIN Stadium, Wollongong | Sunday, August 18 | 2:00pm |
| 25 | Cronulla Sharks | WIN Stadium, Wollongong | Sunday, August 25 | 4:05pm |
| 26 | Parramatta Eels | CommBank Stadium, Sydney | Saturday, August 31 | 3:00pm |
| 27 | Canberra Raiders | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney | Saturday, September 7 | 3:00pm |
Dragons players to watch in 2024
Luciano Leilua
Born: 8/6/1996
Games: 123
Tries: 26
Position: 2nd Row
Luciano Leilua made his debut for the Dragons in 2016 and returns to the club after short and ultimately unsuccessful stints at the Wests Tigers and North Queensland Cowboys. Leilua is a supremely talented player at his best, and if coach Flanagan and the coaching staff can get the former Cowboy into the right space mentally for the Dragons, he could a part of the longer-term vision for success at the club.
Raymond Faitala-Mariner
Born: 26/7/1993
Games: 115
Tries: 12
Position: 2nd Row
Raymond Faitala-Mariner joins the Dragons after a strangely unsuccessful stint at the Canterbury Bulldogs where he was named club captain and mysteriously departed the club at the end of 2023. At his best, Faitala-Mariner is a strong ball runner, a solid off loader and a great leader for younger forwards at the club. If he can avoid injury, Faitala-Mariner will prove very valuable for the rebuilding of the Dragons.
Mikaele Ravalawa
Born: 9/11/1997
Games: 87
Tries: 64
Position: Winger
Mikaele Ravalawa is entering his sixth season at the Dragons and will need to improve his game drastically in 2024. With the uncertainty in the side about who will play on the other wing, and who will play fullback, Ravalawa cannot afford inconsistency, errors and poor decision-making in defence. If he can close the gap between his best and worst games, the Dragons will have a shot at a better season.
St George Illawarra records and stats
- Most games: 273 – Ben Hornby and Ben Creagh
Most career points: 977 – Jamie Soward
Most points in a season: 234 – Jamie Soward (2009)
Most career tries: 124 – Matt Cooper
Most tries in a season: 27 – Nathan Blacklock (2001)
Most points in a match: 22 – Gareth Widdop, Jamie Soward, Amos Roberts
- Most consecutive wins: Nine (2011)
Most consecutive losses: Six (2013)
Biggest winning margin: 54-0 (vs. Warriors, 2000)
Biggest losing margin: 10-70 (vs. Storm, 2000)
- Founded in 1998 and playing their first season the following year, the St George Illawarra Dragons are a joint venture between two clubs with very different legacies.
St George were a powerhouse of the NSWRL. They won 15 premierships between 1924 and 1998, including a record 11 in a row during the ’50s and ’60s. By the time the National Rugby League was formed, only South Sydney had won more first-grade flags than the Dragons.
The Illawarra Steelers were rugby league’s whipping boys. They won the wooden spoon three times in 17 years of top-flight footy and reached the playoffs only twice, never once playing in a grand final or winning a premiership.
As the ’90s wore on and the NRL sprang into the existence, it became apparent the Steelers could not survive on their own. Seeing an opportunity to expand both their fanbase and their junior ranks, the Dragons stumped up the bulk of the cash for a new team that encompassed both the swish Sydney suburbs of St George and the working-class coastal region of Illawarra.