Diehard St George Illawarra Dragons fan Mark Molloy

He's only missed one Dragons game in 20 years and the banner he holds proudly on the sideline is known throughout the rugby league states.Mark Molloy is laying claim to the title of Dragons' biggest fan.The 38-year-old storeman and packer lives in Greystanes - the heart of Eels territory - but has overcome this geographical hiccup via pure passion and dedication to St George Illawarra.

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Full coverage of The St George Illawarra DragonsHe doesn't eat on game day due to nerves and when the NRL draw is released at the start of each year he submits leave application forms at work so he can attend every game - from Auckland to Townsville."I've only missed one game in 20 years and that was a New Zealand game in 2004," Mr Molloy said."I had a prior engagement that day."Mr Molloy said he "just picked" the Dragons as his team in the late 1970s and has stuck with them since. He has "waited a long time" for a year like season 2009.His GST (Great St George Team) banner has been a feature of Dragons crowds since former prime minister John Howard (a Dragons fan) pushed the tax in 1997.During an away game in Canberra recently former opposition leader John Hewson - the man who raised the prospect of such a tax in Australia even earlier - happily posed for a photograph with Mr Molloy and the banner.Dragons army spokesman Steven Kehlet said Mr Molloy's loyalty deserves reward."We nominate Mark - on behalf of all the people who are in the Dragon Army - because it is supporters like him that should be rewarded with success of the club," Mr Kehlet said."Through good and bad times, Mark has been a consistent, passionate supporter of St George and St George Illawarra and he is one person that if you know the Dragons are playing, he is going to be there to support them 100 per cent." That's 100 per cent plus GST, more accurately.

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