Fatgodzilla
Beer Soaked Philosopher
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1992 .. won the preseason, great season, beat Broncos in Brisbane when both sides were at full strength, hit hard by injury to 3 key players just weeks before semis, so went into the final series without our regular 5/8, half back and lock (find me any team that can handle that sort of loss and I'll find you a super team) And lost our two SOS props throughout the season. Still, we played off with Broncos for the right to go straight to the Grand Final .. lead much of game but swamped at end. Final against St George - lost 4-0, had two tries called back for ALLEGED forward passes - to this day, I'll tell you neither was forward. I doubt we would have beaten the Broncos in the GF with the team we would have had on the paddock, but to have been there .....
Illawarra was NOT ejected, we took over St George. I hate to say it, but it was a good merger - their money, our players. Sure, it pains me to say St George and Dragons .. but being realistic, I'd rather the merger in the current state than no Illawarra at all. Just not enough money in Wollongong to sustain an NRL side. Shit happens.
But the ride was great while it lasted!
Team Song
Taste of Steel (1984)
Come on, mighty Wollongong,
We're the Illawarra Steelers.
You can't go wrong with the men so strong,
Gonna give 'em the taste of steel.
We mean it,
We're gonna make it happen right.
And when the whistle blows,
We're gonna get out there and fight.
It's our best game,
It's our own name,
It's our red crusade.
Come on, mighty Wollongong,
We're the Illawarra Steelers.
You can't go wrong with the men so strong,
Gonna give 'em the taste of steel.
We're gonna tackle,
We're gonna shake 'em to the ground.
Gonna keep on scoring tries,
Gonna keep on winning games.
We're out to play,
We're out to stay,
It's our red crusade.
Come on, mighty Wollongong,
We're the Illawarra Steelers.
You can't go wrong with the men so strong,
Gonna give 'em the taste of steel.
