2025 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

2025 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
NRL Rank15th
Play-off resultDNQ
2025 recordWins: 8; losses: 16
Points scoredFor: 498; against: 628
Team information
CEOTim Watsford
CoachShane Flanagan
Captain
StadiumWIN Stadium (Capacity: 23,750)
Jubilee Stadium (Capacity: 20,500)
Avg. attendance12,505
High attendance18,191 (Round 17 – Parramatta)
Top scorers
TriesTyrell Sloan (17)
PointsValentine Holmes (114)
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The 2025 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the 27th season in the club's history. They competed in the National Rugby League.

New signings Damien Cook and Clinton Gutherson were co-captains,[1] whilst head coach Shane Flanagan had his second season in the position.

Squad information

St. George Illawarra Dragons 2025 squad
Top 30 squad - 2025 NRL season Supplementary list Coaching staff
Manager
  • Ben Haran (General Manager of Football)

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Managers

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 17 September 2025
Source(s): Dragons team profiles

Squad changes

Main article: 2025 NRL season § 2025 transfers

Transfers in

Player 2024 Club 2025 Club Source
Emre Guler Canberra Raiders St. George Illawarra Dragons [2]
Valentine Holmes North Queensland Cowboys St. George Illawarra Dragons [3]
Clinton Gutherson Parramatta Eels St. George Illawarra Dragons [4]
Damien Cook South Sydney Rabbitohs St. George Illawarra Dragons [5]
Lachlan Ilias South Sydney Rabbitohs St. George Illawarra Dragons [6]
Nathan Lawson Australia (Rugby sevens) St. George Illawarra Dragons [7]

Transfers out

Player 2024 Club 2025 Club Source
Ben Hunt St. George Illawarra Dragons Brisbane Broncos [8]
Max Feagai St. George Illawarra Dragons Dolphins [9]
Zac Lomax St. George Illawarra Dragons Parramatta Eels [10]
Mikaele Ravalawa St. George Illawarra Dragons South Sydney Rabbitohs (loan) [11]
Fa'amanu Brown St. George Illawarra Dragons Unattached [12]
Jack Bird St. George Illawarra Dragons Wests Tigers [13]

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Canberra Raiders 24 19 0 5 3 654 506 +148 44 Advance to finals series
2 Melbourne Storm 24 17 0 7 3 671 459 +212 40
3 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 16 0 8 3 534 414 +120 38
4 Brisbane Broncos (P) 24 15 0 9 3 680 508 +172 36
5 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 15 0 9 3 599 490 +109 36
6 New Zealand Warriors 24 14 0 10 3 517 496 +21 34
7 Penrith Panthers 24 13 1 10 3 576 469 +107 33
8 Sydney Roosters 24 13 0 11 3 653 521 +132 32
9 Dolphins 24 12 0 12 3 721 596 +125 30
10 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 12 0 12 3 555 534 +21 30
11 Parramatta Eels 24 10 0 14 3 502 578 −76 26
12 North Queensland Cowboys 24 9 1 14 3 538 684 −146 25
13 Wests Tigers 24 9 0 15 3 477 612 −135 24
14 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 9 0 15 3 427 608 −181 24
15 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 8 0 16 3 498 628 −130 22
16 Gold Coast Titans 24 6 0 18 3 520 719 −199 18
17 Newcastle Knights 24 6 0 18 3 338 638 −300 18
Source: National Rugby League
(P) Premiers

Season results

Pre-Season Challenge

Date[14] Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Sunday, 16 February Trial 1 Sydney Roosters Jubilee Stadium 26 – 8 Kyle Flanagan 18'
Damien Cook 23'
Sione Finau 27'
Kade Reed 62'
Mikaele Ravalawa 76' 		Valentine Holmes (3/5) 7,281
Saturday, 22 February Trial 2 (Charity Shield) South Sydney Rabbitohs Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium 46 – 26 Sione Finau 5', 18', 21', 28'
Mathew Feagai 11'
Lachlan Ilias 14'
Moses Suli 60'
Ryan Couchman 67' 		Valentine Holmes (7/8) 8,417

NRL season

Date[15][16] Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 8 March 1 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Jubilee Stadium 20 – 28 Christian Tuipulotu 16', 55', 72'
Jacob Liddle 67' 		Valentine Holmes (2/4) 16,211
Sunday, 15 March 2 South Sydney Rabbitohs WIN Stadium 24 – 25 Tyrell Sloan 11',23'
Kyle Flanagan 31', 45'
Christian Tuipulotu 51' 		Valentine Holmes (2/5) 16,111
3 BYE
Saturday, 29 March 4 Melbourne Storm Jubilee Stadium 14 – 8 Valentine Holmes 32'
Jacob Liddle 67' 		Valentine Holmes (2/2)
PG: Valentine Holmes (1/2) 		6,211
Saturday, 5 April 5 Parramatta Eels CommBank Stadium 23 – 22 Clinton Gutherson 16', 45'
Christian Tuipulotu 34' 		Valentine Holmes (3/3)
PG: Valentine Holmes (2/2) 		19,302
Friday, 11 April 6 Gold Coast Titans WIN Stadium 38 – 16 Christian Tuipulotu 9', 42'
Valentine Holmes 31'
Tyrell Sloan 35', 59'
Kyle Flanagan 37'
Dylan Egan 72' 		Valentine Holmes (5/7) 8,510
Thursday, 17 April 7 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 4 Pines Park 18 – 20 Tyrell Sloan 18', 46'
Jacob Liddle 61' 		Valentine Holmes (3/3)
PG: Valentine Holmes (1/1) 		17,254
Friday, 25 April 8 (Anzac Day Cup) Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium 46 – 18 Sione Finau 7'
Kyle Flanagan 52'
Tyrell Sloan 73' 		Valentine Holmes (3/3) 41,021
Saturday, 3 May 9 (Magic Round) Wests Tigers Suncorp Stadium 34 – 28 Dylan Egan 5'
Valentine Holmes 15'
Jacob Liddle 52', 55'
Hamish Stewart 77' 		Valentine Holmes (4/5) 50,638
Saturday, 10 May 10 New Zealand Warriors WIN Stadium 14 – 15 Clinton Gutherson 38'
Dylan Egan 48'
Corey Allan 51' 		Valentine Holmes (1/3) 12,919
Sunday, 18 May 11 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium 26 – 30 Tyrell Sloan 32', 66'
Clinton Gutherson 52', 74'
Jacob Liddle 57' 		Valentine Holmes (4/5) 38,016
12 BYE
Friday, 30 May 13 Newcastle Knights Jubilee Stadium 20 – 6 Jaydn Su'A 20'
Clinton Gutherson 24'
Loko Pasifiki Tonga 36' 		Valentine Holmes (3/3)
PG: Valentine Holmes (1/1) 		10,411
Friday, 6 June 14 Dolphins Suncorp Stadium 56 – 6 Valentine Holmes 63' Valentine Holmes (0/1)
PG: Valentine Holmes (1/1) 		19,513
Thursday, 12 June 15 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sharks Stadium 30 – 18 Damien Cook 15'
Lyhkan King-Togia 25'
Jack De Belin 32' 		Kyle Flanagan (3/3) 8,573
16 BYE
Saturday, 28 June 17 Parramatta Eels WIN Stadium 34 – 20 Nathan Lawson 1',13'
Corey Allan 26'
Kyle Flanagan 29'
Valentine Holmes 33', 75' 		Valentine Holmes (3/5)
Kyle Flanagan (1/1)
PG: Kyle Flanagan (1/1) 		18,191
Saturday, 5 July 18 Canberra Raiders GIO Stadium 28 – 24 Tyrell Sloan 32', 65'
Jaydn Su'A 57'
Kyle Flanagan 72' 		Kyle Flanagan (3/4)
PG: Kyle Flanagan (1/1) 		15,932
Saturday, 12 July 19 Sydney Roosters Jubilee Stadium 24 – 31 Tyrell Sloan 7'
Sione Finau 13', 16'
Jaydn Su'A 64' 		Valentine Holmes (3/3)
Kyle Flanagan (1/1) 		13,856
Saturday, 19 July 20 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Accor Stadium 20 – 18 Tyrell Sloan 16'
Moses Suli 50'
Sione Finau 54' 		Kyle Flanagan (2/3)
PG: Kyle Flanagan (1/1) 		30,115
Friday, 25 July 21 North Queensland Cowboys Queensland Country Bank Stadium 38 – 32 Tyrell Sloan 18'
Mathew Feagai 26'
Corey Allan 55'
Tyrell Sloan 58'
Jacob Liddle 64', 77' 		Kyle Flanagan (4/6) 16,020
Saturday, 2 August 22 Canberra Raiders WIN Stadium 18 – 12 Mathew Feagai 9'
Corey Allan 55' 		Kyle Flanagan (2/2)
PG: Kyle Flanagan (3/3) 		8,567
Saturday, 9 August 23 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Jubilee Stadium 22 – 14 Emre Guler 4'
Tyrell Sloan 20'
Hayden Buchanan 36'
Clinton Gutherson 46' 		Kyle Flanagan (1/4)
PG: Kyle Flanagan (2/2) 		11,867
Friday, 15 August 24 New Zealand Warriors Go Media Stadium 14 – 10 Mathew Feagai 10', 20' Kyle Flanagan (1/2) 23,276
Thursday, 21 August 25 South Sydney Rabbitohs Accor Stadium 40 – 0 7,213
Saturday, 30 August 26 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Jubilee Stadium 24 – 40 Lyhkan King-Togia 9'
Jacob Liddle 47'
Christian Tuipulotu 52'
Emre Guler 77' 		Kyle Flanagan (4/4) 9,769
Saturday, 6 September 27 Penrith Panthers WIN Stadium 20 – 40 Kyle Flanagan 19'
Corey Allan 47'
Tyrell Sloan 53'
Jaydn Su'A 75' 		Kyle Flanagan (2/4) 17,442

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