St George Illawarra Dragons
Why your team’s on Mad Monday ... and do they have hope for 2025?
From off-field dramas to being plagued by injury, each of the nine teams have reasons for not playing finals this year.
- by Billie Eder
Latest
Dragons star Jack Bird agrees to two-year deal with Wests Tigers
Bird informed Tigers representatives on Friday he will take up a deal worth around $400,000 a year with the joint venture club from next season.
- by Michael Chammas, Dan Walsh, Billie Eder, Christian Nicolussi, Roy Ward and Adam Pengilly
Opinion
NRL 2024
Glasshouses, goons and gladiators: The best and worst of NRL 2024
Some players put their names up in lights, others just put themselves under the spotlight. We rate all the defining moments of the season.
- by Michael Chammas
Eels 44 Dragons 40
Match report
Dragons’ finals chances take huge hit as Dolphins smash Broncos
St George Illawarra almost pulled off the unlikeliest comeback in the NRL era, but now find themselves at risk of missing the finals.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Belly breathing in a group is the new NRL fad. But what is the science behind it?
The competition’s two most improved teams – the Bulldogs and Dragons – have taken to standing in a huddle and breathing during games. And they insist the one per-center is working.
- by Adam Pengilly
Opinion
NRL 2024
I’m backing the Eels to dash top-eight dreams of inconsistent Dragons
There are so many permutations over the last two weeks, but I suspect the race for the last spot in the top eight is a race in two - which doesn’t include the Dragons.
- by Andrew Johns
Finals-chasing pack sense blood in water after Sharks savage Dragons
The Dragons’ bid to make the finals for the first time in six years will go down to the final round after Cronulla trounced Shane Flanagan’s side and blew the top-eight race wide open.
- by Dan Walsh
Shane Flanagan hated the Dragons. Now he’s on the other side of a fierce NRL derby
Shane Flanagan lives and breathes the Cronulla-St George Illawarra derby like few others. Here are four memorable moments from his time on both sides of the contest.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Opinion
NRL 2024
Sorry, Graham, but it was my job to kick field goals. This is why blockers are unavoidable
The NRL’s argument is good in theory, but it’s just not practical. We should never see a repeat of the fiasco at the end of the Sharks versus Knights game.
- by Andrew Johns
Secret settlement sets up Volkman’s NRL comeback after Dragons dispute
Ronald Volkman was at the centre of one of the most bizarre contract squabbles in NRL history. After nine months in limbo, the matter is settled.
- by Adrian Proszenko
Updated
Match report
Titans star ran for 344 metres … but still ended up on the losing side
Keano Kini re-wrote the Gold Coast record books, but it wasn’t enough to prevent his team crashing out of the finals race as St George Illawarra closed in on a return to the play-offs.
- by Adam Pengilly
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