St George AFC

St George AFC
Names
Full nameSt George Australian Football Club
Former nameSt George Crows (2001–09)
NicknameDragons
Club songThe Yankee Doodle Boy
AFL Sydney Premier Division 2026 season
Home-and-away seasonMen's: 8th
Women's: 6th
Club details
Founded1928; 98 years ago (1928)
Colours  Red   White
CompetitionSydney AFL
PresidentAngie Zissis
CoachMen's Premier Division: Abraham Caroca
Women's Premier Division: Adam Parker/Jake Bennie
Captain(s)Men's Premier Division: Nathaniel McKenzie-Hicks
Women's Premier Division: Kaitlyn Eisenhuth
Premierships
List
  • 42
    First Grade (5): 1937, 1938, 1943, 1964, 1993
    Reserve Grade (11): 1951, 1956, 1958, 1975, 1978, 1986, 1997, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2022
    Colts (19): 1961, 1962, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1992, 1995, 2004, 2014, 2017
    Includes U18s and U19s Premierships
    Third Grade (2): 2017 (Division 4), 2024 (Division 4)
    Women's (2): 2019 (Division 3), 2023 (Division 1)
    Masters (3): 2018, 2019, 2022
    Club Championships (10): 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1973, 1983, 1997, 2016
GroundOlds Park
Uniforms
Home
Away
Other information
Official websitestgeorgeafc.com.au

St George Australian Football Club Inc is an Australian Football club competing in the AFL Sydney competition and based in the area of St George, New South Wales. At one stage affiliated with the Adelaide Crows football club, they reverted to their traditional red and white colours in 2009.
They are currently known as the Dragons, and have previously been known as the Tigers, the Saints, and the Crows.

History

St George Tigers play South Sydney in 1938. A South Sydney player spoils a kick from St. George.

The club was formed in 1929. For the first few years the club were known as the Tigers. The First Grade side first made finals in 1934, though were defeated by Newtown in the semi-final. That same year the Reserves Grade team went undefeated during the regular season, but were eliminated by South Sydney in the finals. Until 1965 St. George played at Hurstville Oval, before moving to their current home ground at Olds Park in Penshurst.

In 1993, St George ended a 29 year premiership drought with a 17.13 (115) — 9.26 (80) victory over North Shore. The presidents St George AFC and the St George Dragons exchanged faxes with each other, encouraging each other, with both teams playing in their respective code's Grand Final that year.

In 1996, Brian Langton was the patron of the club.

On 4 May 2000, the club formed a partnership with the Adelaide Crows, and changed their name at the start of the 2001 season to the St. George Crows. The partnership was estimated to be worth $30,000. The move drew criticism at the time from the Kangaroos.

In 2008, St. George celebrated their 80th anniversary. The club played in their traditional red and white colours, instead of the new Crows gurnseys for this event. The partnership with Adelaide lasted until 2009, when the club reverted to the previous name of St. George Dragons.[citation needed]

On 8 February 2009, St George's Club President, Greg McIver, was killed in the Black Saturday bushfires.

In 2013 the club undertook renovations to their clubrooms, including the addition of a gymnasium, among other facilities. A celebration was held for the opening of the new rooms, and many of the club's former Phelan Medal winners attended.

In 2027 the Dragons will compete alongside eight other AFL Sydney Premier Division teams in the Sydney Football League.

Club identity and culture

Guernseys

The club's current home guernsey is similar to that of the St. George Illawarra Dragons uniforms of red and white. The club has previously worn guernseys based on the Richmond Tigers, and Adelaide Crows football clubs.

Uniform evolution

St. George
Tigers
(1929 - 1951)
St. George
Dragons
(1964 - 1975)
St. George
Dragons
(1975 - 1985)
St. George
Crows
(2001 - 2009)
St. George
Dragons
(2011)
St. George
Dragons
(2016 - present)

Theme Song

The club's song is sung to the tune of The Yankee Doodle Boy.

"Oh we're the St George team, the Dragons
A team of always do or die
Our victory we will always be assured
When for the ball the Dragons fly
And when the final bell is over
That's the time we celebrate
Oh, Dragons always stick together
We're a happy club forever
We are the good old red and white."

Club Honours

Premierships

First Grade

No. Year For Opponent Against
1 1937 11.16 (82) South Sydney 6.9 (45)
2 1938 6.20 (56) Newtown 1.9 (15)
3 1943 12.19 (91) South Sydney 9.10 (64)
4 1964 14.18 (102) Western Suburbs 4.18 (42)
5 1993 17.13 (115) North Shore 9.26 (80)

Reserve Grade

No. Year For Opponent Against
1 1951 7.8 (50) Newtown 5.7 (37)
2 1956 7.12 (54) Eastern Suburbs 6.13 (49)
3 1958 5.7 (37) Eastern Suburbs 4.5 (29)
4 1975 13.15 (93) East Sydney 5.10 (40)
5 1978 10.16 (76) Newtown 6.5 (41)
6 1986 11.7 (73) North Shore 7.13 (55)
7 1997 8.6 (54) East Sydney 5.9 (39)
8 2012 7.8 (50) UNSW-ES 6.10 (46)
9 2017 12.7 (79) Sydney University 5.5 (35)
10 2019 10.7 (67) Pennant Hills 5.9 (39)
11 2022 9.7 (61) Sydney University 7.11 (53)

Colts (under 18s/19s)

No. Year For Opponent Against
1 1961 12.14 (86) Eastern Suburbs 10.10 (70)
2 1962 9.21 (75) Eastern Suburbs 7.7 (49)
3 1968 20.20 (140) Western Suburbs 7.5 (47)
4 1969 13.7 (85) Sydney Naval 9.7 (61)
5 1970 5.17 (47) Western Suburbs 5.6 (36)
6 1972 11.12 (78) HMAS Nirimba 7.12 (54)
7 1973 16.9 (105) Southern Districts 11.8 (74)
8 1974 12.10 (82) Southern Districts 10.13 (73)
9 1975 17.14 (116) North Shore 10.11 (71)
10 1976 16.22 (118) North Shore 9.4 (58)
11 1977 16.14 (110) Southern Districts 13.5 (83)
12 1983 15.16 (106) Campbelltown 14.12 (96)
13 1985 14.10 (94) Campbelltown 9.10 (64)
14 1989 12.9 (81) North Shore 12.8 (80)
15 1992 12.12 (84) Hills 9.10 (64)
16 1995 15.9 (99) Pennant Hills 2.1 (13)
17 2004 7.7 (49) Pennant Hills 7.6 (48)
18 2014 11.11 (77) North Shore 4.6 (30)
19 2017 10.13 (73) North Shore 6.10 (46)

Third Grade

No. Year For Opponent Against Division
1 2017 4.13 (37) UTS 2.5 (17) Division 4
2 2024 7.5 (47) Hawkesbury 6.7 (43) Division 4

Women's

No. Year For Opponent Against Division
1 2019 10.6 (66) Holroyd-Parramatta 7.12 (54) Division 3
2 2023 2.2 (14) UTS 1.2 (8) Division 1

Masters (over 35s)

No. Year For Opponent Against
1 2018 12.7 (79) North West Sydney 4.6 (30)
2 2019 6.13 (49) Inner West 2.2 (14)
3 2022 7.4 (46) Southern Dingoes 6.3 (39)

Individual Honours

Phelan Medal winners

The Phelan Medal is awarded to the best player in the AFL Sydney Men's Premier Division during the home-and-away season as voted by the umpires:

Sanders Medal winners

The Sanders Medal is awarded to the best player in the AFL Sydney Men’s Division One during the home-and-away season as voted by the umpires:

AFL Players

The following players have played in the Australian Football League:

References

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  2. ↑ "Tigers Toss St. George in Return Match". Queanbeyan Age. New South Wales, Australia. 15 September 1959. p. 6. Retrieved 12 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
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  8. ↑ Ramsy, Andrew (10 May 2000). "Roos blast Crows' bid for Sydney draft pick". The Weekend Australian. p. 28.
  9. ↑ Forrest, Brad (10 August 2008). "St George 80 years young". St. George and Sutherland Shire Leader.
  10. ↑ McCowen, David (20 February 2009). "Always the life of the party". St George and Sutherland Shire Leader. NewsBank 1279E204662FC1C0. Retrieved 25 October 2026.
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  12. ↑ "A Tribute". St. George Australian Rules Football Club - Souvenir Record 1929-1935. Vol. 1, no. 1. April 1935. pp. 6–7.
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  15. ↑ "AUSTRALIAN RULES". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 32, 349. New South Wales, Australia. 2 September 1941. p. 5. Retrieved 11 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.