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Club Records 1999-2020

Colours: Red and white

Emblem: Dragon

Year entered premiership: 1999 (St George (founded 1920) and Illawarra (founded 1980) clubs officially formed the game’s first joint venture on September 23, 1998)

First match: March 6, 1999, lost 10-20 v Parramatta, Stadium Australia

First team: Lee Murphy; Nathan Blacklock, Paul McGregor, Mark Coyne (c), Jamie Ainscough; Anthony Mundine, Trent Barrett; Craig Smith, Nathan Brown, Corey Pearson, Darren Treacy, Lance Thompson, Wayne Bartrim. Interchange: Shaun Timmins, Colin Ward, Brad Mackay, Craig Fitzgibbon. Coach: David Waite.

First try: Darren Treacy (v Parramatta, Stadium Australia, March 6, 1999)

Full premiership record: Played 553, won 278, lost 269, drawn 6, byes 35, for 11,686 (2,028 tries, 1,761 goals, 52 field goals), against 10,905 (1,890 tries, 1,646 goals, 53 field goals), points 608. Winning percentage: 50.3%.

Home grounds: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium (1999, 2003-07, 2009-20), WIN Stadium (1999-2020), Sydney Football Stadium (2000-02), ANZ Stadium (2008)

Note: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium known as Kogarah Oval until 2003, Oki Jubilee Stadium 2003-07, WIN Jubilee Oval 2009-14, University of Wollongong Jubilee Oval 2016-17, Jubilee Oval 2018. Sydney Football Stadium known as Aussie Stadium 2002-07.

Home ground attendance record: 41,142, St George Illawarra v Sydney Roosters, Allianz Stadium, April 25, 2018. 19,512, St George Illawarra v Sydney Roosters, WIN Stadium, July 29, 2005. 20,847, St George Illawarra v Cronulla, WIN Jubilee Oval, March 29, 2009. 21,596, St George Illawarra v Sydney Roosters, ANZ Stadium, April 25, 2008. 31,202, St George Illawarra v Canterbury, Sydney Cricket Ground, April 10, 2011.

Average home crowds 2020: n/a (due to COVID-19 restrictions, spectators were prevented from attending matches until Round 7, when limits were imposed on attendances which remained until the end of the season)

Record average home crowds: 17,407 in 2011

Major sponsors: Integral Energy (1999-2003), St George Bank (2004-20).

Team Records

First grade premierships (1): 2010

First grade runners-up (1): 1999

Minor premierships (2): 2009, 2010

World Club Challenge (1): 2011

Club Championships (1): 2009

First Division (1): 2001

Jersey Flegg (1): 2005

Biggest wins

• 54-0 v Auckland, WIN Stadium, May 6, 2000
• 50-0 v Wests Tigers, Oki Jubilee Stadium, June 20, 2004
• 50-4 v Melbourne, WIN Stadium, June 4, 2000
• 54-8 v Gold Coast, Clive Berghofer Stadium, Toowoomba, March 25, 2018
• 48-2 v Newcastle, WIN Stadium, April 4, 2004
• 44-2 v Canberra, Kogarah Oval, April 18, 1999
• 58-16 v South Sydney, WIN Stadium, August 18, 2002 (also highest score)
• 58-16 v Canberra, WIN Stadium, July 8, 2007

Most consecutive wins: 9, March 27, 2011 to May 29, 2011

Biggest comeback: Recovered from 24-point deficit to win. Trailed Manly 34-10 after 57 minutes at Oki Jubilee Stadium on August 29, 2004 and won 36-34

Biggest losses

• 70-10 v Melbourne, MCG, March 3, 2000 (also highest score conceded)
• 54-6 v Newcastle, WIN Stadium, April 8, 2006
• 50-4 v North Queensland, Dairy Farmers Stadium, April 29, 2000
• 40-4 v Cronulla, Toyota Park, April 9, 2007
• 36-0 v Sydney Roosters, WIN Jubilee Oval, July 6, 2013
• 36-0 v Parramatta, Pirtek Stadium, May 17, 2014
• 36-0 v North Queensland, 1300SMILES Stadium, April 2, 2016
• 42-6 v Sydney Roosters, Allianz Stadium, August 21, 2016

Most consecutive losses: 7, June 8, 2015 to July 25, 2015

Worst collapse: Surrendered 20-point lead. Led South Sydney 20-0 after 35 minutes at WIN Stadium on July 31, 2011 and lost 34-24.

First grade coaches: Dean Young (2020), Paul McGregor (2014-20), Steve Price (2012-14), Wayne Bennett (2009-11), Nathan Brown (2003-2008), Andrew Farrar (2000-2002), David Waite (1999-2000).

Canterbury Cup NSW 2020: Coach Mathew Head. Competition abandoned after one round.

Representative

Club Internationals

Australia (19): Luke Bailey, Trent Barrett, Nathan Blacklock, Darius Boyd, Matt Cooper, Ben Creagh, Josh Dugan, Tyson Frizell, Mark Gasnier, Ben Hornby, Ben Hunt, Trent Merrin, Brett Morris, Jason Ryles, Beau Scott, Shaun Timmins, Paul Vaughan, Michael Weyman, Dean Young

New Zealand (8): Leeson Ah Mau, Gerard Beale, Nathan Fien, Jason Nightingale, Russell Packer, Craig Smith, Justin Smith, Chase Stanley

England (3): Mike Cooper, James Graham, Gareth Widdop

Record Test representation: 4 players v Papua New Guinea, October 7, 2001 (Nathan Blacklock, Mark Gasnier, Trent Barrett, Jason Ryles).

State of Origin

Representatives (27):

New South Wales (23): Jamie Ainscough, Luke Bailey, Trent Barrett, Matt Cooper, Ben Creagh, Jack de Belin, Josh Dugan, Tyson Frizell, Mark Gasnier, Ben Hornby, Brent Kite, Trent Merrin, Brett Morris, Anthony Mundine, Justin Poore, Jason Ryles, Beau Scott, Tariq Sims, Jamie Soward, Shaun Timmins, Paul Vaughan, Michael Weyman, Dean Young

Queensland (4): Darius Boyd, Neville Costigan, Ben Hunt, Corey Norman

Record State of Origin representation: 8 players, 2011 (Game 1): Morris, Gasnier, Soward, Young, Scott, Creagh, Merrin (New South Wales), Boyd (Queensland)

Individual Records

Dally M winners (1): Trent Barrett (2000)

Clive Churchill Medal winners (1): Darius Boyd (2010)

Oldest Player: Wendell Sailor, 35 and 65 days in 2009

Youngest Player: Chase Stanley, 17 and 296 days in 2007

Last updated 8/12/2020