The Dragons – Storm rivalry was at its highest in the years following the 1999 NRL Grand Final. In this game the Storm narrowly beat the Dragons, with a late penalty try putting the Storm in front. The following year, Anthony Mundine declared that the Storm were not "worthy premiers" in the run up to their round 5 rematch. The Storm responded by belting the Dragons 70–10. However, later that season, the Dragons had a large win defeating the Storm 50–4. In 2006, the Storm and Dragons once again met in a Preliminary Final which the Storm won. On 21 July 2008, the Storm won at Olympic Park 26–0, in a match highlighted by several ugly brawls. In 2009, the Storm defeated the Dragons 17–16 in Round 1 with a field goal in Golden Point extra time. Since then the rivalry has subsided somewhat and is no longer as strong as it once was.