2009 NRL Under-20s season

The 2009 NRL Under-20s season was the second season of the NRL Under-20s competition. The Competition, known as the Toyota Cup for sponsorship purposes, is solely for under-20 players. The draw and structure of the competition mirrors that of its first grade counterpart, the National Rugby League.

2009 National Youth Competition
Teams16
Premiers Melbourne (1st title)
Minor premiers Manly (1st title)
Matches played201
Points scored11082
Top try-scorer(s) Jake Mullaney (27)

Season summary

Schedule

Ladder

National Youth Competition season 2009
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

Ladder Progression

Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
1 Manly 246810121414141618202224252729313335373739394143
2 St. George Illawarra 0024681012141618182022242628283032323436384042
3 Melbourne 24468101214161618202224242426283032323436384042
4 Wests Tigers 02466688101212131517191921232527272931313335
5 Brisbane 000002446810121214161820222426283032323234
6 South Sydney 24444468101010111313151717191921232527292931
7 New Zealand 0024466681010111315171919212123232527293131
8 Canberra 24688888101214151719202224262626262626262828
9 North Queensland 224446688810121212121416181820222224242628
10 Newcastle 0022444688891111131313131515171919212123
11 Bulldogs 0224681012141414151717171717171719192121232323
12 Parramatta 22244444668101010121214161616161616182020
13 Penrith 000000246810121212141616161818202020202020
14 Gold Coast 24668101010101010121214161616161818181818202020
15 Sydney 00002224466888101212141616161616161616
16 Cronulla 24446666888888888101010121212121212

Finals Series

The NYC finals series adopts the McIntyre Final Eight System just like its first grade counterpart, the National Rugby League.

  Qualifying Finals Semi Finals Preliminary Finals Grand Final
                                     
1 Manly 28
8 Canberra Raiders 32
  1W St. George Illawarra 12  
2 St. George Illawarra 48   4W Canberra Raiders 34     Wests Tigers 36    
7 NZ Warriors 24   2L Wests Tigers 42         Wests Tigers 22
      Melbourne Storm 24
3 Melbourne Storm 54         2W Melbourne Storm 40    
6 South Sydney 18   3W Brisbane Broncos 24     Brisbane Broncos 16  
  1L Manly 10  
4 Wests Tigers 22
5 Brisbane Broncos 46
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee
Qualifying Finals
Melbourne Storm 54-18 South Sydney Rabbitohs 11 September 2009, 5:30pm Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Gavin Reynolds
Wests Tigers 22-46 Brisbane Broncos 12 September 2009, 4:15pm Skilled Park, Robina Chris Butler
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 28-32 Canberra Raiders 12 September 2009, 6:15pm ANZ Stadium, Sydney Gavin Morris
St. George Illawarra Dragons 48-24 New Zealand Warriors 13 September 2009, 1:45pm WIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah Adam Devcich
Semi Finals
Canberra Raiders 34-42 Wests Tigers 18 September 2009, 5:30pm Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Gavin Reynolds
Brisbane Broncos 24-10 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 19 September 2009, 5:30pm Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Adam Devcich
Preliminary Finals
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-36 Wests Tigers 25 September 2009, 5:30pm ANZ Stadium, Sydney Gavin Reynolds
Melbourne Storm 40-16 Brisbane Broncos 26 September 2009, 5:30pm Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Adam Devcich
Grand Final
Melbourne Storm 24-22 Wests Tigers 4 October 2009, 2:10pm ANZ Stadium, Sydney Gavin Reynolds

Grand Final

Melbourne Storm Position Wests Tigers
Gareth WiddopFBJake Mullaney
Sam JoeWGJoel Jackson
Justin O'NeillCEJoel Wisbey
Pita MaileCEJake Clarke
Matt DuffieWGSama Sauvao
Dane ChisholmFERobert Lui
Luke Kelly (c)HBDarren Nicholls (c)
Pulou VaituutuuPRAndrew Fifita
James WoolfordHKChris Corby
Jesse BromwichPRAaron Woods
Rob RochowSRSimon Dwyer
Theodore StuartSRJason Schirnack
Billy RogersLKMatt Hyland
Jai Jones-WiegoldBenchJay Florimo
Jordan McLeanBenchMonikura Tikinau
Kevin ProctorBenchDavid Fifita
Fred MakimareBenchRhys Curran
Brad ArthurCoachGrant Jones

English-born Melbourne young gun Gareth Widdop clinched the Toyota Cup grand final for the Storm with a 74th minute try and pressure conversion, his side downing the Wests Tigers 24-22 on Sunday.

Widdop finger-nailed a late grubber - his second try of the match - to draw his side level at 22-22 before calmly potting the conversion and delivering the second version of the national under-20s competition to Melbourne.

The Storm scored four of their five tries in the first half to lead 18-10 at the break before a burst of two four-pointers in three minutes from the Tigers took them to a 22-18 lead after 56 minutes.

The Tigers had looked to be coming home with a wet sail before Widdop, who missed three first-half conversions, made the difference in a match where the lead changed five times.

The match became a virtual showdown between two gun fullbacks as Wests Tigers tryscoring machine Jake Mullaney took his season tally to 29 tries from 27 games in 2009 with a double of his own.

The speedy Tigers fullback also scored a try on either side of halftime and set up five-eighth Robert Lui's four-pointer for the Tigers' second-half lead.

Melbourne, who finished third in the regular season, had held the ascendancy before that, and led 18-10 at the break with, ironically, Widdop's goal-kicking letting his side down.

The Storm had also been denied three times in the first half, twice with players held up, but scored tries through winger Matt Duffie, lock Billy Rogers, Gareth Widdop and centre Justin O'Neill.[1]


Melbourne Storm 24 (Gareth Widdop 2, Matt Duffie, Billy Rogers, Justin O'Neill tries; Gareth Widdop 2/5 goals)

Wests Tigers 22 (Jake Mullaney 2, Rhys Curran, Robert Lui tries; Jake Mullaney 3/4 goals)

Half-Time: Melbourne 18-10

Jack Gibson Medal: Luke Kelly

Club and Player Statistics

Leading try scorers

Top 10 try scorers
Pos Name Tries Team
1Jake Mullaney29 Wests Tigers
2Kane Morgan26 South Sydney
3Matt Duffie25 Melbourne
4=Taioalo Vaivai20 South Sydney
4=Joe Vickery20 St. George Illawarra
6=Kane Linnett18 St. George Illawarra
6=Gareth Widdop18 Melbourne
8=Pakisonasi Afu17 Bulldogs
8=Daly Cherry-Evans17 Manly
8=Obe Geia17 North Queensland
8=Beau Henry17 St. George Illawarra
8=Shaun Johnson17 New Zealand

Leading point scorers

Top 10 overall point scorers
Player Team T G FG Pts
1Jake Mullaney Wests Tigers29103-322
2Gareth Widdop Melbourne18111-294
3Beau Henry St. George Illawarra1790-248
4Shaun Johnson New Zealand17841237
5=Mitchell Porter Manly876-184
5=Stirling Siejka Penrith582-184
7Peter Mata'utia Newcastle1264-176
8Michael Picker Canberra1063-166
9=Jordan Rankin Gold Coast564-148
9=Taioalo Vaivai South Sydney2034-148
9=Troyden Watene North Queensland760-148

Leading goal scorers

Top 10 goal scorers
Pos Name Goals Team
1Gareth Widdop111 Melbourne
2Jake Mullaney103 Wests Tigers
3Beau Henry90 St. George Illawarra
4Shaun Johnson84 New Zealand
5Stirling Siejka82 Penrith
6Mitchell Porter76 Manly
7=Peter Mata'utia64 Newcastle
7=Jordan Rankin64 Gold Coast
9=Michael Picker63 Canberra
9=Troyden Watene60 North Queensland

Leading field goal scorers

Top 10 field goal scorers
Pos Name FG's Team
1Daly Cherry-Evans3 Manly
2Darren Nicholls2 Wests Tigers
3=Ben Cronin1 North Queensland
3=Rhys Jack1 Bulldogs
3=Shaun Johnson1 New Zealand
3=Luke Kelly1 Melbourne
3=Robert Lui1 Wests Tigers
3=Ben Murray1 Sydney
3=Shane Pumipi1 Cronulla
3=Harry Siejka1 Penrith
3=Ray Thompson1 North Queensland

Biggest Wins

Top 10 biggest winning margins
Pos Winning Team Losing Team Round Score Margin
1 Manly Cronulla2564-1054
2= Manly New Zealand252-448
2= Manly Bulldogs1764-1648
2= New Zealand Gold Coast2252-448
2= Parramatta Cronulla1252-448
2= St. George Illawarra Sydney1758-1048
7= Manly Sydney2356-1046
7= North Queensland Cronulla1756-1046
9 South Sydney Gold Coast850-644
10= Manly Sydney1342-042
10= Wests Tigers Bulldogs2658-1642

Winning Streaks

Winning streak still active
Top 5 longest winning streaks
Pos Team First Win Round Last Win Round Games Won
1= Brisbane 40-16 vs Bulldogs1448-24 vs Penrith239
1= St. George Illawarra 36-12 vs Penrith334-22 vs Cronulla119
3 Melbourne 40-26 vs North Queensland2224-22 vs Wests TigersGF8
4= Manly 40-20 vs Bulldogs126-22 vs North Queensland77
4= St. George Illawarra 34-22 vs Melbourne2148-24 vs New ZealandQF7
  • QF = Qualifying Finals
  • GF = Grand Final

Losing Streaks

Losing streak still active
Top 5 longest losing streaks
Pos Team First Loss Round Last Loss Round Games Lost
1 Cronulla 24-16 vs North Queensland644-12 vs Melbourne2013
2 Sydney 48-10 vs South Sydney2058-26 vs North Queensland267
3= Bulldogs 40-16 vs Brisbane1428-16 vs Gold Coast196
3= Canberra 28-14 vs Penrith1928-24 vs New Zealand246
3= Gold Coast 22-16 vs Penrith728-6 vs St. George Illawarra136
3= Penrith 20-16 vs Cronulla134-30 vs Brisbane66

Awards

Toyota Cup Player of the Year

The winner of the award is decided by the most votes during the year as decided by the referee of each game on a 3-2-1 basis for each game played throughout the regular season.

Winner:
Beau Henry, St George Illawarra

Toyota Cup Team Of The Year

The Toyota Cup Team of the Year is voted on by the 16 Toyota Cup coaches, with the players with the highest votes in each position selected.

Position Player Club
FullbackMalcolm Webster South Sydney
WingJoe Vickery St. George Illawarra
CentreTaioalo Vaivai South Sydney
CentreSiuatonga Likiliki New Zealand
WingDrury Low Canberra
Five-EightRobert Lui Wests Tigers
HalfbackBeau Henry St. George Illawarra
Front RowTrent Merrin St. George Illawarra
HookerTravis Waddell Canberra
Front RowJesse Bromwich Melbourne
Second RowJake Marketo St. George Illawarra
Second RowJared Waerea-Hargreaves Manly
LockJamie Buhrer Manly
BenchKieran Foran Manly
BenchJoel Romelo Penrith
BenchGareth Widdop Melbourne
BenchDaly Cherry-Evans Manly

See also

References

  1. "Melbourne Storm defeat Wests Tigers 24-22 to win 2009 Toyota Cup". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 19 October 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
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