In January 1999 a match was played between East and West Australia to celebrate Australia day. The West snapped up the individual honours with Hamish Stuart best afield and Nick Hyland taking 3 big grabs. However, the East ran out 28 point winners (wearing the Big V - no doubt Teddy Whitten would have been proud watching from football heaven). 

May 1999 saw the Dragons return to Darwin for the Arafura games. 
The Dragons lost the first game to PNG, beat Tokyo, and lost again to the Northern Territory Development Squad – a team that boasted several current AFL stars. We made it to the bronze medal playoff game against Western Samoa, but were beaten again. 

Two tours followed in 1999. First it was to Tokyo where the Goannas won. Next was the four nations cup in Bangkok. After beating the Tigers in overtime, the Dragons played Singapore in the final where they lost by a narrow margin. 

Following the success of the four nations cup, the Asian Championships concept was introduced. In 2000 the tournament was hosted in Jakarta, and the Dragons joined Indonesia, Brunei and Singapore in the tournament. The Dragons made the grand final, but lost to Indonesia. 

November 2000 saw a visit from HMAS Brisbane, HMAS Darwin and HMAS Canberra, and a round robin tournament in Happy Valley. All matches were close, and HMAS Canberra sailed off with the title. 

2001 was a lean year for the Dragons with no games or tours and only the occasional training session.

June 2000
  Asian Champs, Jakarta, game 1 17-06-2000 Indonesia 9-10-64 Read Match Report >
    Hong Kong 1-4-10
  Asian Champs, Jakarta, game 2 17-06-2000 Brunei 5-6-36 Read Match Report >
    Hong Kong 7-4-46
  Asian Champs, Jakarta, game 3 17-06-2000 Singapore 3-7-25 Read Match Report >
    Hong Kong 4-4-28
  Asian Champs, Jakarta, Grand Final 17-06-2000 Indonesia 6-5-41 Read Match Report >
    Hong Kong 1-7-13