2009 St Helens RLFC season

Rugby league team season

2009 St Helens RLFC season

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St. Helens entered their 137th year in 2009, and were in contention for of rugby league's Super League and Carnegie Challenge Cup competitions.

## 2009 season

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### Super League XIV

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#### Round 1

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Saints come back from a 14-nil deficit early in the second half to beat Warrington Wolves 26-14.[1]

Matt Gidley scored twice against Warrington.

#### Round 2

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Saints turn over the much improved from last season Huddersfield Giants 23-6.[2]

#### Round 3

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Hull Kingston Rovers inflict Saints' first defeat of the season, with Michael Dobson scoring a late penalty goal to give the Robins a 20-19 win.[3]

#### Round 4

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Saints scrape past newly promoted Crusaders in the lowest scoring game in the Super League; Tom Armstrong scoring the only try in a 4-nil win.[4]

#### Round 5

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Saints brush aside the Salford City Reds by 38 points to 12.[5]

#### Round 6

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Saints edge a heated epic with Leeds Rhinos \- winning 26-18 at Knowsley Road.[6]

Chris Flannery was man-of-the-match against Leeds.

#### Round 7

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Saints hammer Wakefield Trinity Wildcats by 42-18. The Wildcats are in mourning for reserve player Leon Walker, who died in a reserve game.[7]

#### Round 8

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Saints scrape past a fired up Wigan Warriors outfit, winning 19-12 after being 6-nil and 12-6 down.[8]

#### Round 9

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Saints bounce Hull F.C. in the second game of the Easter period by 44-22.[9]

#### Round 10

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Saints become the first team in Super League XIV to surpass 60 points, winning 68-22 at Castleford. Tony Puletua scores 4 tries but the game is halted for 30 minutes as Joe Westerman suffers a serious head injury.[10]

#### Round 11

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Saints suffer only their second defeat of the season as Bradford come back to win 34-30.[11]

#### Round 12

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Saints produce arguably their worst display of the campaign, losing 38-18 to arch rivals Wigan at the Magic Weekend.[12]

#### Round 13

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Saints defeat Catalans Dragons for the second time in a week, by coming back from 22-10 down to win 32-28 to move them back to the top of the table.[13]

#### Round 14

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Saints survive a second-half rally from Harlequins RL to win 22-12.[14]

#### Round 15

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Saints ease past the challenge of Hull FC, winning 30-6.[15]

#### Round 16

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Saints thrash Castleford for a second time this season in a 50 points to 10 success.[16]

#### Round 17

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Saints set a new record of 16 consecutive away wins in Super League after cantering to a 44-18 success over Bradford Bulls.[17]

#### Round 18

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Saints nil the Celtic Crusaders for a second time in the season - in a 30-0 win.[18]

#### Round 19

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Saints lose their fourth game of the season in a shock 20-10 loss to Salford.[19]

#### Round 20

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Saints beat neighbours Warrington for the second time in the league, in another fantastic game, this time by a margin of 40-26. [20]

#### Round 21

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Despite outscoring their opponents Wakefield by 5 tries to four, Saints crash to their second defeat in three games, losing 22-20.[21]

#### Round 22

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Saints bounce back from two defeats in three games with a convincing 44-24 win at Harlequins to take them back to two points clear at the top of the table.[22]

#### Round 23

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Saints edge a third game of the season against Wigan, with Kyle Eastmond scoring a late try to secure a 10-6 victory.[23]

#### Round 24

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Saints lost their third game in six as they crashed to a 26-10 loss at Hull KR.[24]

#### Round 25

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Another below-par performance saw Saints scrape past a youthful Huddersfield outfit by 12 points to 10, after being 10 points down.[25]

#### Round 26

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In a much improved performance, Saints are edged out by bitter rivals Leeds 18-10 in a third superb encounter of the season to all but end their hopes of a fifth consecutive League Leader's Shield.[26]

#### Round 27

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Saints are beaten by Catalans in the last game of the regular season to finish second in the league ladder behind Leeds.[27]

### Challenge Cup 2009

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#### Round 4

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Saints just edge past a second epic in two weeks against Leeds in a bruising encounter - pulling through 22-18.[28]

#### Round 5

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Saints thrash Catalans Dragons 42-8 to reach the Quarter Finals.[29]

#### Quarter-Finals

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Saints trounce a spirited Gateshead Thunder side 66-6 to advance to a record ninth consecutive Semi-Final.[30]

#### Semi-Finals

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Despite a Francis Meli hat-trick of tries, holders Saints were beaten 24-14 by Huddersfield.[31]

### Play-Off Series

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#### Week 1

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Saints beat Huddersfield in Week One to progress to the qualifying round in a 15-2 success.[32]

#### Week 3

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Saints reached a fourth consecutive Super League Grand Final after beating Wigan in a thrilling 14-10 win.[33] They will take on Leeds for a third consecutive time at Old Trafford.

#### Super League Grand Final

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Saints lose the grand final to Leeds Rhinos 18-10, this being the third consecutive Grand Final they lose to Leeds.

### Upcoming Fixture(s)

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Saints will round off their Super League XIV campaign against Leeds Rhinos at the 2009 Super League Grand Final.

### News

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It has been announced that, for the 2010 Super League Season, Saints have signed New Zealand World Cup winning centre Iosia Soliola from the Sydney City Roosters on a three-year deal.[34] Additionally, Scrum-half Sean Long will be leaving Knowsley Road after a 12-year stint. He is joining Hull F.C. on a two-year contract.[35] Lee Gilmour is also on his way out of St Helens. The second-row has agreed a two-year deal with Huddersfield Giants for the 2010 season.[36] Young half-back Matty Smith will join Salford City Reds for the 2010 season in a loan agreement.[37] Prop-forward Jason Cayless will be leaving Saints too after 4 seasons with the club owing to a shoulder injury. He will return to Australia.[38] Hull Kingston Rovers prop Nick Fozzard will re-join Saints after being released from the final year of his Rovers contract.[39]

Iosia Soliola will be on board at the GPW next season.

### Current squad

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## 2009 transfers

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### Acquisitions

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Acquisitions

Player | Signed from | When Signed
Tony Puletua | Penrith Panthers | October 2008
Iosia Soliola | Sydney City Roosters (for 2010 season) | May 2009
Nick Fozzard | Hull Kingston Rovers (for 2010 season) | September 2009

### Losses

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Losses

Player | Signed for | When left
Paul Sculthorpe | Retired | October 2008
Mike Bennett | Retired | October 2008
Willie Talau | Salford City Reds | October 2008
Dean McGilvray | Salford City Reds | October 2008
Nick Fozzard | Hull Kingston Rovers | October 2008
Steve Tyrer | Crusaders (loan) | June 2009
Matty Smith | Crusaders (loan) | October 2008
Sam Thompson | Blackbrook ARLFC | Contract terminated and player returned to amateur football
Scott Moore | Huddersfield Giants (loan) | October 2008
Sean Long | Hull F.C. (for 2010 season) | June 2009
Lee Gilmour | Huddersfield Giants (for 2010 season) | July 2009
Steve Tyrer was loaned to Crusaders for the 2009 season.

## Fixtures and results

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Competition | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Home/away | Venue | Attendance | Date

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Friendly | N/A |  Widnes Vikings | Loss | 26-28 | Home | GPW Recruitment Stadium | 4,128 | 27/12/2008
Friendly | N/A |  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Win | 26-22 | Home | GPW Recruitment Stadium | 3,549 | 18/01/2009
Friendly | N/A |  Widnes Vikings | Win | 54-6 | Away | Stobart Stadium Halton | 2,562 | 01/02/2009
Super League XIV | 1 |  Warrington Wolves | Win | 26-14 | Home | GPW Recruitment Stadium | 17,009 | 13/02/2009
Super League XIV | 2 |  Huddersfield Giants | Win | 6-23 | Away | Galpharm Stadium | 11,338 | 22/02/2009
Super League XIV | 3 |  Hull Kingston Rovers | Loss | 19-20 | Home | GPW Recruitment Stadium | 11,830 | 27/02/2009
Super League XIV | 4 |  Crusaders | Win | 0-4 | Away | Brewery Field | 6,351 | 07/03/2009
Super League XIV | 5 |  Salford City Reds | Win | 38-12 | Home | GPW Recruitment Stadium | 9,723 | 13/03/2009
Super League XIV | 6 |  Leeds Rhinos | Win | 26-18 | Home | GPW Recruitment Stadium | 13,966 | 20/03/2009
Super League XIV | 7 |  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Win | 18-42 | Away | Belle Vue | 6,038 | 29/03/2009
Challenge Cup 2009 | 4 |  Leeds Rhinos | Win | 18-22 | Away | Headingley Stadium | 17,689 | 05/04/2009
Super League XIV | 8 |  Wigan Warriors | Win | 12-19 | Away | JJB Stadium | 22,232 | 09/04/2009
Super League XIV | 9 |  Hull F.C. | Win | 44-22 | Home | GPW Recruitment Stadium | 13,684 | 13/04/2009
Super League XIV | 10 |  Castleford Tigers | Win | 22-68 | Away | The Jungle | 8,003 | 19/04/2009
Super League XIV | 11 |  Bradford Bulls | Loss | 30-34 | Home | GPW Recruitment Stadium | 11,039 | 24/04/2009
Super League XIV | 12 |  Wigan Warriors | Loss | 38-18 | Neutral | Murrayfield Stadium | 29,687 | 02/05/2009
Challenge Cup 2009 | 5 |  Catalans Dragons | Win | 42-8 | Home | GPW Recruitment Stadium | 7,176 | 10/05/2009
Super League XIV | 13 |  Catalans Dragons | Win | 28-32 | Away | Stade Gilbert Brutus | 9,065 | 16/05/2009
Super League XIV | 14 |  Harlequins RL | Win | 22-12 | Home | GPW Recruitment Stadium | 9,359 | 22/05/2009
Challenge Cup 2009 | QF |  Gateshead Thunder | Win | 6-66 | Away | Gateshead International Stadium | 4,325 | 30/05/2009
Super League XIV | 15 |  Hull FC | Win | 6-30 | Away | KC Stadium | 12,009 | 05/06/2009
Super League XIV | 16 |  Castleford Tigers | Win | 50-10 | Home | GPW Recruitment Stadium | 9,680 | 12/06/2009
Super League XIV | 17 |  Bradford Bulls | Win | 18-44 | Away | Grattan Stadium | 10,599 | 21/06/2009
Super League XIV | 18 |  Celtic Crusaders | Win | 30-0 | Home | GPW Recruitment Stadium | 8,684 | 26/06/2009
Super League XIV | 19 |  Salford City Reds | Loss | 20-10 | Away | The Willows | 4,808 | 03/07/2009
Super League XIV | 20 |  Warrington Wolves | Win | 26-40 | Away | Halliwell Jones Stadium | 12,075 | 11/07/2009
Super League XIV | 21 |  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Loss | 20-22 | Home | GPW Recruitment Stadium | 8,651 | 17/07/2009
Super League XIV | 22 |  Harlequins RL | Win | 24-42 | Away | Twickenham Stoop Stadium | 4,258 | 25/07/2009
Super League XIV | 23 |  Wigan Warriors | Win | 10-6 | Home | GPW Recruitment Stadium | 15,563 | 31/07/2009
Challenge Cup 2009 | SF |  Huddersfield Giants | Loss | 14-24 | Neutral | Halliwell Jones Stadium | 10,638 | 09/08/2009
Super League XIV | 24 |  Hull Kingston Rovers | Loss | 26-10 | Away | New Craven Park | 8,976 | 16/08/2009
Super League XIV | 25 |  Huddersfield Giants | Win | 12-10 | Home | GPW Recruitment Stadium | 8,708 | 21/08/2009
Super League XIV | 26 |  Leeds Rhinos | Loss | 18-10 | Away | Headingley Carnegie | 19,997 | 04/09/2009
Super League XIV | 27 |  Catalans Dragons | Loss | 12-24 | Home | GPW Recruitment Stadium | 8,268 | 11/09/2009
Super League XIV Play-offs | Qualifier |  Huddersfield Giants | Win | 15-2 | Home | GPW Recruitment Stadium | 6,157 | 19/09/2009
Super League XIV Play-offs | Semi-final |  Wigan Warriors | Win | 14-10 | Home | GPW Recruitment Stadium | 13,087 | 10/10/2009
Super League Grand Final | Final |  Leeds Rhinos | Loss | 18-10 | Neutral | Old Trafford | 63,259 | 17/10/2009

## League table

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1  |  Leeds Rhinos (L, C) | 27  | 21  | 0  | 6  | 805  | 453  | +352  | 42  | Play-offs
2  |  St Helens | 27  | 19  | 0  | 8  | 733  | 466  | +267  | 38
3  |  Huddersfield Giants | 27  | 18  | 0  | 9  | 690  | 416  | +274  | 36
4  |  Hull Kingston Rovers | 27  | 17  | 1  | 9  | 650  | 516  | +134  | 35
5  |  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27  | 16  | 0  | 11  | 685  | 609  | +76  | 32
6  |  Wigan Warriors | 27  | 15  | 0  | 12  | 659  | 551  | +108  | 30
7  |  Castleford Tigers | 27  | 14  | 0  | 13  | 645  | 702  | −57  | 28
8  |  Catalans Dragons | 27  | 13  | 0  | 14  | 613  | 660  | −47  | 26
9  |  Bradford Bulls | 27  | 12  | 1  | 14  | 653  | 668  | −15  | 25  |
10  |  Warrington Wolves | 27  | 12  | 0  | 15  | 649  | 705  | −56  | 24
11  |  Harlequins | 27  | 11  | 0  | 16  | 591  | 691  | −100  | 22
12  |  Hull F.C. | 27  | 10  | 0  | 17  | 502  | 623  | −121  | 20
13  |  Salford City Reds | 27  | 7  | 0  | 20  | 456  | 754  | −298  | 14
14  |  Celtic Crusaders | 27  | 3  | 0  | 24  | 357  | 874  | −517  | 6

Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners

## 2009 Squad

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As of 29 July 2009:

Number  | Nationality  | Player name  | Position | Weight (kg)  | Height (m)  | D.O.B.  | Previous Club

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1 |  | Paul Wellens (VC)  | FB | 96  | 1.85  | 27/02/80  | St Helens Academy
2 |  | Ade Gardner | W | 94  | 1.88  | 26/06/83  | Barrow Border Raiders
3 |  | Matthew Gidley | C | 94  | 1.86  | 01/07/77  | Newcastle Knights
4 |  |  | C |  |  |  |
5 | 1 | Francis Meli | W | 100  | 1.88  | 27/04/79  | New Zealand Warriors
6 | 2 | Leon Pryce | SO | 98  | 1.91  | 09/10/81  | Bradford Bulls
7 |  | Sean Long (VC)  | SH | 85  | 1.75  | 24/09/76  | Widnes Vikings
8 |  | Jason Cayless | PR | 106  | 1.93  | 15/01/80  | Sydney Roosters
9 |  | Keiron Cunningham (C)  | HK | 102  | 1.75  | 28/10/76  | St Helens Academy
10 |  | James Graham | PR | 106  | 1.88  | 10/09/85  | St Helens Academy
11 |  | Lee Gilmour | SR | 99  | 1.88  | 13/03/78  | Bradford Bulls
12 |  | Jon Wilkin | SR | 97  | 1.85  | 01/11/83  | Hull Kingston Rovers
13 |  | Chris Flannery | LF | 100  | 1.86  | 05/06/80  | Sydney Roosters
14 |  | James Roby | HK | 87  | 1.78  | 22/11/85  | St Helens Academy
15 |  | Bryn Hargreaves | PR | 103  | 1.83  | 14/11/85  | Wigan Warriors
16 |  1 | Tony Puletua | SR | 110  | 1.92  | 25/06/78  | Penrith Panthers
17 |  | Paul Clough | SR | 98  | 1.83  | 27/09/87  | St Helens Academy
18 |  | Kyle Eastmond | SH | 75  | 1.67  | 17/07/89  | St Helens Academy
19 |  | Chris Dean | C | 86  | 1.80  | 17/01/88  | St Helens Academy
20 |  | Gareth Frodsham | PR | 100  | 1.89  | 18/12/89  | St Helens Academy
21 |  | Gary Wheeler | SO | 87  | 1.79  | 30/09/89  | St Helens Academy
22 |  | Sean Magenniss | SR | 91  | 1.82  | 02/12/89  | St Helens Academy
23 |  3 | Maurie Fa'asavalu | PR | 105  | 1.91  | 12/01/80  | Samoan Rugby Union
24 |  | Andrew Dixon | LF | 94  | 1.83  | 28/02/90  | St Helens Academy
25 |  | Jamie Foster | C | 85  | 1.87  | 27/07/90  | St Helens Academy
26 |  | Andy Yates | PR | 98  | 1.86  | 23/02/90  | St Helens Academy
27 |  | Jamie Ellis | SH | 85  | 1.79  | 04/10/89  | St Helens Academy
28 |  | Matty Ashurst | SR | 90  | 1.86  | 01/11/89  | St Helens Academy
29 |  | Tom Armstrong | W | 92  | 1.90  | 12/09/89  | St Helens Academy
30 |  | Jonny Lomax | FB | 82  | 1.77  | 04/09/90  | St Helens Academy
31 |  | Jacob Emmitt | PR | 102  | 1.86  | 04/10/88  | St Helens Academy
32 |  | Paul Johnson | C | 88  | 1.87  | 13/03/88  | St Helens Academy

1 - Meli and Puletua won caps for New Zealand before switching to Samoa

2 - Pryce is of Jamaican origin

3 - Fa'asavalu switched his allegiance to England under the residency rule

## References

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1. ^ "St Helens vs. Warrington match report". engagesuperleague.com. 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
2. ^ "St Helens vs. Huddersfield match report". engagesuperleague.com. 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
3. ^ "St Helens vs. Hull KR match report". engagesuperleague.com. 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
4. ^ "St Helens vs. Celtic match report". engagesuperleague.com. 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
5. ^ "St Helens vs. Salford match report". engagesuperleague.com. 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
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9. ^ "St Helens vs. Hull match report". engagesuperleague.com. 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
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29. ^ "St Helens vs. Catalans CC match report". saintsrlfc.com. 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
30. ^ "St Helens vs. Gateshead CC match report". saintsrlfc.com. 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
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## External links

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* European Cup
* Atlantic Cup

British Rugby League|

| Competitions|

* Super League
* Results
* Grand Final
* Championship
* Championship 1
* Challenge Cup
* Final

|

SL Teams|

* Bradford Bulls
* Castleford Tigers
* Catalans Dragons
* Crusaders
* Harlequins
* Huddersfield Giants
* Hull FC
* Hull KR
* Leeds Rhinos
* Salford City Reds
* St Helens
* Wakefield Wildcats
* Warrington Wolves
* Wigan Warriors

Other clubs|

* Barrow Raiders
* Featherstone Rovers
* Toulouse Olympique
* Whitehaven
* Widnes Vikings

Australian Rugby League|

| Competitions|

* State of Origin
* NRL season
* Results
* Grand Final
* Toyota Cup
* Results
* Queensland Cup
* New South Wales Cup

|

By club|

* Brisbane Broncos
* Bulldogs
* Canberra Raiders
* Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
* Gold Coast Titans
* Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
* Melbourne Storm
* Newcastle Knights
* New Zealand Warriors
* North Queensland Cowboys
* Parramatta Eels
* Penrith Panthers
* South Sydney Rabbitohs
* Sydney Roosters
* St. George Illawarra Dragons
* Wests Tigers

Related articles|

* Dally M Awards
* Darwin Rugby League
* Northern Pride

Other domestic competitions|

* France
* 2008–2009
* 2009–2010
* New Zealand
* Auckland
* United States

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