2009 Canberra Raiders season

The 2009 Canberra Raiders season was the 28th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2009 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season 13th (out of 16).

2009 Canberra Raiders season
NRL Rank13th
Play-off resultDid not qualify
2009 recordWins: 9; Draws: 0; Losses: 15
Points scoredFor: 489; Against: 510
Team information
CEO
Chairman		Don Furner
John McIntyre
CoachDavid Furner
Captain
StadiumCanberra Stadium
Avg. Attend.11,027
High. Attend.19,350
Top scorers
TriesJarrod Croker (12)
GoalsTerry Campese (56)
PointsTerry Campese (129)
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Pre-season

The Canberra Raiders lost founding father Les McIntyre in the pre-season in February leading to the disruption of a pre-season camp and his name being embroidered on the club jerseys for the rest of the season 2009 season.[1]

Season summary

Despite a disappointing start to the season for the Raiders, losing too many close matches, they were able to defeat the Melbourne Storm 26 – 16 at Canberra Stadium (Canberra's first victory over Melbourne in 7 years and 14 games) in round 16, keeping their slim finals hopes alive.[2] The Raiders in round 21 handed the Brisbane Broncos club the heaviest defeat in their history with a 56–0 trashing at Canberra Stadium, the largest winning margin of the season. The Raiders also had a memorable win over the number one team at the time St George-Illawarra Dragons, by 24–12.[3] Despite wins against three of the top four (St George Illawarra Dragons, Gold Coast Titans and the Melbourne Storm) and coming within three points of the other (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs) losses to bottom placed teams Cronulla Sharks and Sydney Roosters at home saw the Raiders finish in 13th.

Results

Telstra Premiership
Trial Games
RoundOpponentResultCan.Opp.DateVenueCrowdPosition
Trial 1Cronulla SharksWin321224 JanSeiffert OvalN/A
Trial 2Brisbane BroncosLoss163021 FebDolphin Oval10,500N/A
Trial 3BulldogsLoss162428 FebMeakin ParkN/A
NRL Regular Season Games
1 (1989 League
Legends Cup)		Wests TigersLoss263416 MarCampbelltown Stadium17,39211/16
2Sydney RoostersLoss42822 MarCanberra Stadium13,10016/16
3Parramatta EelsLoss161828 MarParramatta Stadium11,11016/16
4North Queensland CowboysWin23186 AprCanberra Stadium12,19315/16
5Cronulla SharksWin241411 AprToyota Stadium8,56111/16
6Gold Coast TitansLoss101617 AprSkilled Park18,51014/16
7BulldogsLoss203026 AprCanberra Stadium10,24113/16
8Penrith PanthersLoss10182 MayCanberra Stadium8,85014/16
9BYE9–11 May14/16
10
(Heritage Round)		Melbourne StormLoss64618 MayOlympic Park10,11214/16
11New Zealand WarriorsWin381224 MayCanberra Stadium8,38314/16
12South Sydney RabbitohsWin34181 JunANZ Stadium9,80512/16
13BYE5–8 Jun11/16
14Cronulla SharksLoss222414 JunCanberra Stadium10,10412/16
15Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesLoss142021 JunBrookvale Oval8,18215/16
16Melbourne StormWin261628 JunCanberra Stadium9,55112/16
17Gold Coast TitansWin34285 JulCanberra Stadium9,80010/16
18Newcastle KnightsLoss42311 JulEnergy Australia Stadium15,35512/16
19Penrith PanthersLoss142718 JulCUA Stadium8,07414/16
20Wests TigersLoss42526 JulCanberra Stadium11,15014/16
21Brisbane BroncosWin5601 AugCanberra Stadium10,20013/16
22BulldogsLoss20238 AugANZ Stadium13,31013/16
23St George Illawarra DragonsWin241215 AugCanberra Stadium19,35013/16
24New Zealand WarriorsLoss203423 AugMount Smart Stadium8,81213/16
25Newcastle KnightsWIn301431 AugCanberra Stadium9,40013/16
26Brisbane BroncosLoss10226 SepSuncorp Stadium35,11213/16
ColourResult
GreenWin
RedLoss
YellowGolden point Win
BlueBye

Toyota Cup (Under 20s)

The Under 20s team was unsuccessful in defending its National Youth Competition title, the season started well but injuries and players moving up into first grade saw them enter a six match losing streak late in the regular season and saw them just scrape into the top eight on points differential. The team were able to upset the minor premiers Manly in week one of the finals but fell to the Wests Tigers in week two ending their title defence.

Club awards
Award Winner
Mal Meninga Medal Josh Dugan
Josh Miller
Coaches Award Bronson Harrison
Rookie of the Year Josh Dugan
Fred Daly Memorial Clubman of the Year Trophy John Woods
National Youth Competition Player of the Year Steve Naughton
National Youth Competition Coaches Award Jarred Kennedy
Gordon McLucas Memorial Award (Junior representative player of the year) Haydon Hodge
Geoff Caldwell Memorial Award (Vocational Encouragement) Mark Nicholls

Squad
No. Position Player
FB David Milne
WG Adrian Purtell
CE Jarrod Croker
CE Joel Monaghan
WG Phil Graham
FE Terry Campese
HB Marc Herbert
PR Dane Tilse
HK Glen Buttriss
PR Scott Logan
PR David Shillington
SR Bronson Harrison
LK Alan Tongue (Captain)
SR Trevor Thurling
SR Tom Learoyd-Lahrs
SR Nigel Plum
PR Troy Thompson
SR Joe Picker
WG Michael Brophy
CE Daniel Vidot
No. Position Player
WG Justin Carney
CE Brad Cross
SR Andrew Edwards
LK Shaun Fensom
HK Stuart Flanagan
WG Sam Huihahau
PR Daniel Joyce
WG Brett Kelly
SR Cy Lasscock
FE Josh McCrone
PR Josh Miller
FE Zac Russ
PR Nick Skinner
HB Matt Smith
CE James Stuart
SR Joel Thompson
SR Glen Turner
FB Josh Dugan
HK Travis Waddell
WG Drury Low

Ladders
2009 NRL season
Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2417072548329+21938
2 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2418062575428+14738*
3 Gold Coast Titans 2416082514467+4736
4 Melbourne Storm 2414192505348+15733
5 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24140102549459+9032
6 Brisbane Broncos 24140102511566−5532
7 Newcastle Knights 24130112508491+1730
8 Parramatta Eels 24121112476473+329
9 Wests Tigers 24120122558483+7528
10 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24111122566549+1727
11 Penrith Panthers 24111122515589−7427
12 North Queensland Cowboys 24110132558474+8426
13 Canberra Raiders 2490152489520−3122
14 New Zealand Warriors 2472152377565−18820
15 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2450192359568−20914
16 Sydney Roosters 2450192382681−29914
* Bulldogs stripped of 2 competition points after an interchange breach in round 2
Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Manly 2419142879417+46243
2 St. George Illawarra 2419052758461+29742
3 Melbourne 2419052833597+23642
4 Wests Tigers 2415182709588+12135
5 Brisbane 2415092698551+14734
6 South Sydney 24131102776568+20831
7 New Zealand 24131102725612+11331
8 Canberra 24112112706685+2128
9 North Queensland 24120122668683-1528
10 Newcastle 2491142596756-16023
11 Bulldogs 2491142649867-21823
12 Parramatta 2480162604698-9420
13 Penrith 2480162573755-18220
14 Gold Coast 2480162542738-19620
15 Sydney 2460182443736-29316
16 Cronulla 2440202391838-44712

References
  1. David Stockman (23 February 2009). "Tributes flow for Raiders founder". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  2. "Hungry Raiders break Storm curse". ABC. 28 June 2009. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  3. "Raiders upset Dragons". Sportal Australia. 15 August 2009. Archived from the original on 30 September 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
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