The 2004 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the 6th in the joint-venture club's history. They competed in the 2004 Telstra Premiership and finished 5th at the end of the regular season. The Dragons then reached the first week of the finals when they were knocked out by Penrith

Penrith Panthers

The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan...

. This was the result of some major upsets which involved two of the top three ranked teams (Bulldogs

Canterbury Bulldogs

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, as well as New South Wales Rugby League junior competitions...

 and Brisbane Broncos

Brisbane Broncos

The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...

) also losing in the first week of the finals.

Draw and Results

Squad

(captain)