I watched this game on Fox live and you just knew the Dragons were going to come back. It was only a few weeks after Manly had conceded 72 at Penrith. The Dragons were just appalling until they came to life in the second half, and then they were just scintillating.
They did exactly the same a couple of weeks later, conceding 24 start in 17 minutes at Penrith in the 4 vs 5 final. Always looked like overcoming a depleted Penrith but couldn't quite do it, and were eliminated from 5th. St George looked complacent in the second half, as if they thought they would overrun the opposition as they had Manly, and indeed it took a mighty defensive effort to hold them out. Of course being a Panthers man this match appeals rather more than the Manly one.
I thought the Dragons had the winning of the comp in them that year, but there was something of an attitude problem, in particular they didn't seem to respect their opposition, and several times gave away huge starts.