St. George-Illawarra Dragons

The St. George-Illawarra Dragons have their Sydney office based in Kogarah, a suburb south of Sydney, and an office in the city of Wollongong still further south of Sydney. The new look Dragons entered the NRL competition in 1999 as a joint venture between the St. George Dragons and the Illawarra Steelers. Officially they formed the game’s first joint venture on September 23, 1999.

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Sydney - Kogarah - Wollongong - St. George Dragons - Illawarra Steelers

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In their first year as a joint venture the Dragons came within minutes of winning the 1999 Grand Final, they were subsequently beaten by the Melbourne Storm in only its second season of the NRL competition. Since the relative success of 1999, the new Dragons performance has been fairly inconsistent, this is despite a talented playing roster. Factors include repetitive injuries to star players, off-field distractions and the constant travel between their multiple home grounds at Kogarah and Wollongong. The team has kept the famous red "v" on their white shirt.

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