The Bruce Gordon Centre
The Bruce Gordon Centre is an industry-leading, high-performance training and administration facility that has created a significant legacy for the community.
The Bruce Gordon Centre allows the Dragons' five-plus previous facilities to come together under one roof at the University of Wollongong's (UOW) Innovation Campus and allow for a cross-pollination of the club's elite and junior representative pathway programs.
The world class precinct and facility:
- Delivers high performance, administration and community facilities for elite, pathways and community programs;
- Enhances the partnership with UOW across education, research and innovation;
- Harnesses the power of sport to expand health and wellbeing programs and other initiatives, and;
- Deepens community engagement and connection through partnerships, programs, collaboration and learning.
The Bruce Gordon Centre includes:
- Equitable male and female player facilities
- Aquatic recovery, medical and treatment facilities
- High-performance gym, hydration and sport science areas
- Two full-sized NRL playing fields
- Lecture theatre and meeting rooms
- Community classroom and program spaces including internal 'grandstand'
- Office space for football, community and administration staff
- Communal dining/function room and lounge
- Office space for community partners
- UOW research collaboration space
- Allied Health area
Official sod turn for Dragons Community High Performance Centre
St George Illawarra Dragons respect and honour the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders peoples, where our games are played, our programs are conducted and in the communities we support.
