St. George

Real club history, premierships, Grand Final appearances, and ladder finishes, aggregated from our sourced rugby league archive.

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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St. George — 15 premierships on record (1941, 1949, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1977, 1979).

Club Background

Founded in February 1921 at the Kogarah School of Arts, St. George joined the NSWRL after the dissolution of Annandale created a vacancy, taking its name from the local municipality and its "Red V" jersey from the dragon-slaying legend of the patron saint. Kogarah Oval became the club's spiritual home from 1950, and financial and on-field struggles eventually led the standalone club toward its 1999 joint venture with Illawarra.

Honours

Premiership
Winners (15)1941, 1949, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1977, 1979
Runners-up (12)1927, 1930, 1933, 1942, 1946, 1953, 1971, 1975, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1996
Minor Premiership
Winners (16)1928, 1946, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1979, 1985

League history

1st 12th 1921: 7 of 91922: 9 of 91923: 8 of 91924: 3 of 91925: 3 of 91926: 9 of 91927: 2 of 91928: 1 of 91929: 2 of 91930: 4 of 81931: 4 of 81932: 6 of 81933: 4 of 81934: 3 of 81935: 7 of 91936: 8 of 91937: 2 of 91938: 8 of 81939: 2 of 81940: 4 of 81941: 4 of 81942: 3 of 81943: 4 of 81944: 3 of 81945: 6 of 81946: 1 of 81947: 4 of 101948: 4 of 101949: 3 of 101950: 5 of 101951: 3 of 101952: 2 of 101953: 2 of 101954: 3 of 101955: 2 of 101956: 1 of 101957: 1 of 101958: 1 of 101959: 1 of 101960: 1 of 101961: 1 of 101962: 1 of 101963: 1 of 101964: 1 of 101965: 1 of 101966: 1 of 101967: 1 of 121968: 4 of 121969: 4 of 121970: 3 of 121971: 3 of 121972: 3 of 121973: 3 of 121974: 7 of 121975: 3 of 121976: 3 of 121977: 2 of 121978: 8 of 121979: 1 of 121980: 3 of 121981: 8 of 121982: 10 of 141983: 5 of 141984: 2 of 131985: 1 of 131986: 7 of 131987: 10 of 131988: 10 of 161989: 10 of 161990: 12 of 161991: 9 of 161992: 2 of 161993: 2 of 161994: 11 of 161995: 7 of 201996: 7 of 201997 ARL: 10 of 121998: 8 of 20 19211927193319391945195119571963196919751981198719931998

Final ladder position each season on record (1921–1998) — 1st at the top. Hover a point for the exact position and field size that season.

Full table
SeasonFinal position
19988 of 20
1997 ARL10 of 12
19967 of 20
19957 of 20
199411 of 16
19932 of 16
19922 of 16
19919 of 16
199012 of 16
198910 of 16
198810 of 16
198710 of 13
19867 of 13
19851 of 13
19842 of 13
19835 of 14
198210 of 14
19818 of 12
19803 of 12
19791 of 12
19788 of 12
19772 of 12
19763 of 12
19753 of 12
19747 of 12
19733 of 12
19723 of 12
19713 of 12
19703 of 12
19694 of 12
19684 of 12
19671 of 12
19661 of 10
19651 of 10
19641 of 10
19631 of 10
19621 of 10
19611 of 10
19601 of 10
19591 of 10
19581 of 10
19571 of 10
19561 of 10
19552 of 10
19543 of 10
19532 of 10
19522 of 10
19513 of 10
19505 of 10
19493 of 10
19484 of 10
19474 of 10
19461 of 8
19456 of 8
19443 of 8
19434 of 8
19423 of 8
19414 of 8
19404 of 8
19392 of 8
19388 of 8
19372 of 9
19368 of 9
19357 of 9
19343 of 8
19334 of 8
19326 of 8
19314 of 8
19304 of 8
19292 of 9
19281 of 9
19272 of 9
19269 of 9
19253 of 9
19243 of 9
19238 of 9
19229 of 9
19217 of 9

Club history

The St. George District Rugby League Football Club was founded in February 1921 at the Kogarah School of Arts, admitted to the NSWRL after a formal petition made room by the dissolution of the Annandale club. The club took its name from the historic municipality of St George, and its emblem — a red dragon on a white shield, worn on the famous "Red V" jersey — nodded to the patron saint's dragon-slaying legend. The club's spiritual home was Kogarah Oval from 1950.

St George's defining chapter is its 1956-1966 run of eleven consecutive premierships — still regarded as the single most dominant sustained era in rugby league history. Built under coach/captain Norm Provan and a tight-knit "family club" culture, the era featured legends such as Reg Gasnier, Johnny Raper, and Graeme Langlands. The 1959 side conceded just 90 points across the season while scoring 550. St George remained a powerhouse into the 1970s (grand finals in 1977, 1978, 1979) before financial and on-field struggles led it toward the 1999 joint venture with Illawarra.

Grand Final appearances (1927-1996)

YearResultOpponentScore
1996LostManly-Warringah8-20
1993LostBrisbane Broncos6-14
1992LostBrisbane Broncos8-28
1985LostCanterbury-Bankstown6-7
1979WonCanterbury-Bankstown17-13
1977WonParramatta22-0
1975LostEastern Suburbs0-38
1971LostSouth Sydney10-16
1966WonBalmain23-4
1965WonSouth Sydney12-8
1964WonBalmain11-6
1963WonWestern Suburbs8-3
1962WonWestern Suburbs9-6
1961WonWestern Suburbs22-0
1960WonEastern Suburbs31-6
1959WonManly-Warringah20-0
1958WonWestern Suburbs20-9
1957WonManly-Warringah31-9
1956WonBalmain18-12
1953LostSouth Sydney12-31
1949WonSouth Sydney19-12
1946LostBalmain12-13
1942LostCanterbury-Bankstown9-11
1941WonEastern Suburbs31-14
1933LostNewtown5-18
1930LostWestern Suburbs2-27
1927LostSouth Sydney11-20

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