The 2005 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the seventh in the
joint venture club's history. The Dragons competed in the
NRL's
2005 premiership season. The team finished second in the regular season, making finals but getting knocked out in the preliminary finals against the
Wests Tigers, losing 20–12.
After losing their first four matches of the season, the Dragons (who were sitting on the bottom of the ladder at the time) won their first match in round five, defeating the previously-undefeated
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (who were sitting on the top) by 32–6 in Wollongong.[28]
In round fourteen, halfback
Mathew Head suffered a season-ending knee injury in the club's 34–4 win over the
North Queensland Cowboys. The result puts St George Illawarra into the NRL's top eight for the first time in the season.[31]
In round eighteen, five-eighth and captain
Trent Barrett copped a one-game suspension from the tribunal after pleading guilty to striking
Parramatta Eels hooker
PJ Marsh in the second half.[32] The 40–14 defeat proves to be a major turning point in the club's season, as they would win their final seven games (including a 25–22 win over the Eels in the rematch at
Jubilee Oval)[33] to finish second on the ladder, behind the Eels on percentage.[34]
References
^"Ladder". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
The 2005 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the seventh in the
joint venture club's history. The Dragons competed in the
NRL's
2005 premiership season. The team finished second in the regular season, making finals but getting knocked out in the preliminary finals against the
Wests Tigers, losing 20–12.
After losing their first four matches of the season, the Dragons (who were sitting on the bottom of the ladder at the time) won their first match in round five, defeating the previously-undefeated
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (who were sitting on the top) by 32–6 in Wollongong.[28]
In round fourteen, halfback
Mathew Head suffered a season-ending knee injury in the club's 34–4 win over the
North Queensland Cowboys. The result puts St George Illawarra into the NRL's top eight for the first time in the season.[31]
In round eighteen, five-eighth and captain
Trent Barrett copped a one-game suspension from the tribunal after pleading guilty to striking
Parramatta Eels hooker
PJ Marsh in the second half.[32] The 40–14 defeat proves to be a major turning point in the club's season, as they would win their final seven games (including a 25–22 win over the Eels in the rematch at
Jubilee Oval)[33] to finish second on the ladder, behind the Eels on percentage.[34]
References
^"Ladder". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2020-04-21.