2009 Wests Tigers season
The 2009 Wests Tigers season was the tenth in the joint-venture club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2009 Telstra Premiership and finished the season 9th (out of 16), only just missing out on a place in the finals series.
The major signing for the 2009 season was Great Britain international, Gareth Ellis.
Season summary
In late 2008, hooker Robbie Farah was offered a contract with the Gold Coast Titans commencing from the 2010 season. On 13 January 2009, it was announced that Farah had chosen to re-sign with the Wests Tigers for a further four years, until the end of the 2013 season. At the same time, the club appointed Farah as team captain, succeeding Brett Hodgson who had moved on to the Huddersfield Giants.[1]
Only days before the commencement of the 2009 season, Wests Tigers secured Benji Marshall for a further two years, through to the end of the 2011 season.[2]
In November 2008, CEO Scott Longmuir announced the Wests Tigers will move from ANZ Stadium at Homebush to the Sydney Football Stadium at Moore Park for the 2009 season.[3]
Results
| 2009 Season Results | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Opponent | Result | Date | Venue | Crowd | Referee | Position/16 |
| 1 | Canberra Raiders | Win[4] | 16 March 2009 | Campbelltown Sports Stadium (H) | 17,392 | Jared Maxwell Gerard Sutton |
6th |
| 34 Wests Tigers (Tries: Tuiaki 2, Farah, Payten, Lawrence, Moltzen; Goals: Marshall 5/6; MoM: Ellis)
26 Raiders (Tries: Carney 2, Purtell, Milne; Goals: Campese 5/5) | |||||||
| 2 | North Queensland Cowboys | Loss[5] | 21 March 2009 | Dairy Farmers Stadium (A) | Phil Haines Jason Robinson |
13th | |
| 42 Cowboys (Tries: Kaufusi, Webb, Bowen, Burns, Payne, T Williams, J Williams; Goals: Thurston 7/7)
14 Wests Tigers (Tries: Tuiaki, Morris, Moltzen; Goals: Marshall: 1/3) | |||||||
| 3 | Sydney Roosters | Win[6] | 27 March 2009 | Sydney Football Stadium (H) | Tony Archer Gavin Badger |
8th | |
| 40 Wests Tigers (Tries: Tuiaki 2, Lawrence 2, Collis, Farah, Moltzen; Goals: Marshall 6/8; MoM: Marshall)
24 Roosters (Tries: M Aubusson 2, Kenny-Dowall, Anasta; Goals: Fitzgibbon 4/4) | |||||||
| 4 | Penrith Panthers | Loss[7] | 4 April 2009 | CUA Stadium (A) | Ben Cummins Phil Haines |
12th | |
| 42 Panthers (Tries: Lewis, Sammut, Jennings, Pritchard, Graham, Coote: Goals: Gordon 9/9)
22 Wests Tigers (Tries: Hanbury 2, Galloway, Tuiaki; Goals: Marshall 3/5) | |||||||
| 5 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Loss[8] | 13 April 2009 | Brookvale Oval (A) | 17,942 | Tony De Las Heras Shayne Hayne |
13th |
| 23 Sea Eagles (Tries: B. Stewart 3, Hall; Goals: Lyon 3/4; Field Goal: Orford 1)
10 Wests Tigers (Tries: Ryan, Morris; Goals: Marshall 1/2) | |||||||
| 6 | Melbourne Storm | Win[9] | 20 April 2009 | Leichhardt Oval (H) | 12,646 | Tony Archer Shayne Hayne |
9th |
| 16 Wests Tigers (Tries: Lawrence 2, Moltzen; Goals: Marshall 2/3)
6 Storm (Tries: Hoffman; Goals: Smith 1/1) | |||||||
| 7 | Newcastle Knights | Win[10] | 26 April 2009 | Campbelltown Sports Stadium (H) | 17,898 | Jason Robinson Gerard Sutton |
7th |
| 26 Wests Tigers (Tries: Collis 3, Morris, Ryan; Goals: 3/5; MoM: Marshall)
24 Knights (Tries: Hilder, Houston, Wicks, Mullen; Goals: Gidley 4/4) | |||||||
| 8 | Bulldogs | Loss[11] | 3 May 2009 | ANZ Stadium (A) | 25,622 | Shayne Hayne Tony De Las Heras |
9th |
| 22 Bulldogs (Tries: El Masri 2, Ennis, Goodwin; Goals: El Masri 3/4; MoM: Ennis)
20 Wests Tigers (Tries: Ryan 2, Moltzen, Payten; Goals: Gallant 2/5) | |||||||
| 9 | Bye | 8th | |||||
| 10 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Loss[12] | 17 May 2009 | Sydney Cricket Ground (H) | 29,970 | Ashley Klein Jason Robinson |
10th |
| 23 Rabbitohs (Tries: Talanoa 2, Fa'alongo, Champion; Goals: Luke 2/2, Sandow 1/2: Field Goal: Merritt)
22 Wests Tigers (Tries:Tuiaki 2, Farah, Moltzen; Tries: Marshall 3/4; MoM: Farah) | |||||||
| 11 | Brisbane Broncos | Loss[13] | 22 May 2009 | Campbelltown Sports Ground (H) | 9675 | Ben Cummins Jared Maxwell |
10th |
| 20 Broncos (Tries: Winterstein, Hunt, Te'o, Lockyer; Goals: Parker 2/4)
18 Wests Tigers (Tries: Tagive, Tuiaki, Marshall, Ayshford; Goals: Marshall 1/4) | |||||||
| 12 | New Zealand Warriors | Loss[14] | 31 May 2009 | Mt Smart Stadium (A) | 15,365 | Gavin Badger Brett Suttor |
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| 14 Warriors (Tries: Locke 2, McKinnon; Goals: Locke 1/3)
0 Wests Tigers (Tries: Goals: ) | |||||||
| 13 | Penrith Panthers | Loss[15] | 5 June 2009 | Leichhardt Oval (H) | 14,100 | Jason Robinson Bernard Sutton |
14th |
| 26 Panthers (Tries: Walsh 2, Aiton, Daniela, Tighe; Goals: Walsh 2/3, Cooper 1/2)
10 Wests Tigers (Tries: Tuiaki, Farah; Goals: Marshall 1/2) | |||||||
| 14 | Parramatta Eels | Win[16] | 15 June 2009 | Parramatta Stadium (A) | 12,003 | Ben Cummins Brett Suttor |
13th |
| 23 Wests Tigers (Tries: Halatau, Mataka, Farah, Tuiaki; Goals: Marshall 3/4; Field Goal: Farah 1)
6 Eels (Tries: Burt; Goals: Burt 1/1) | |||||||
| 15 | Melbourne Storm | Loss[17] | 21 June 2009 | Olympic Park (A) | 10,417 | Ashley Klein Steve Lyons |
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| 14 Storm (Tries: Cronk, Cross; Goals: Tomane 3/3)
12 Wests Tigers (Tries: Ayshford, Moltzen; Goals: Marshall 2/2) | |||||||
| 16 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Loss[18] | 26 June 2009 | Sydney Football Stadium (H) | 15,211 | Jason Robinson Tony De Las Heras |
15th |
| 21 Dragons (Tries: Morris, Creagh, Hornby, Sailor; Goals: Soward 2/4; Field Goal: Soward 1)
10 Wests Tigers (Tries: Ryan, Marshall; Goals: Marshall 1/2) | |||||||
| 17 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Win[19] | 4 July 2009 | ANZ Stadium (A) | 14,856 | Steve Lyons Alan Shortall |
14th |
| 54 Wests Tigers (Tries: Tuiaki 3, Ayshford 2, Payne, Moltzen, Ryan, Skandalis, Gallant; Goals: Marshall 7/10)
20 Rabbitohs (Tries: Capewell 3, Merritt; Goals: Sandow 2/4) | |||||||
| 18 | Bye | 11th | |||||
| 19 | North Queensland Cowboys | Win[20] | 19 July 2009 | Leichhardt Oval (H) | 18,804 | Matt Cecchin Shayne Hayne |
11th |
| 34 Wests Tigers (Tries: Marshall, Lawrence, Tuiaki, Gallant, Payne, Farah; Tries: Marshall 5/7; MoM: Marshall)
14 Cowboys (Tries: Bowen, Webb; Goals: Thurston 2/2) | |||||||
| 20 | Canberra Raiders | Win[21] | 26 July 2009 | Canberra Stadium (A) | 11,150 | Tony Archer Phil Haines |
11th |
| 25 Wests Tigers (Tries: Moltzen 2, Morris, Tuiaki; Goals: Marshall 4/4; Field Goals: Farah)
4 Raiders (Tries: Vidot; Goals: Campese 0/1) | |||||||
| 21 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Win[22] | 3 August 2009 | Sydney Football Stadium (H) | 13,531 | Matt Cecchin Shayne Hayne |
9th |
| 19 Wests Tigers (Tries: Marshall, Ryan, Tuiaki; Goals: Marshall 3/4; Field Goals: Farah)
18 Sea Eagles (Tries: Watmough 2, T Williams; Goals: Orford 3/3) | |||||||
| 22 | Sydney Roosters | Win[23] | 9 August 2009 | Sydney Football Stadium (A) | 16,427 | Gavin Badger Tony De Las Heras |
7th |
| 17 Wests Tigers (Tries: Ryan 2, Tuiaki; Goals: Marshall 2/3; Field Goals: Farah)
10 Roosters (Tries: Sa, Kenny-Dowall; Goals: Fitzgibbon 1/2) | |||||||
| 23 | Cronulla Sharks | Win[24] | 16 August 2009 | Toyota Stadium (A) | Steve Lyons Alan Shortall |
5th | |
| 56 Wests Tigers (Tries: Tuiaki 3, Ayshford 2, Marshall 2, Ryan 2, Moltzen; Goals: Marshall 8/10)
10 Sharks (Tries: Brown, Wright; Goals: Covell 1/2) | |||||||
| 24 | Parramatta Eels | Loss[25] | 21 August 2009 | Sydney Football Stadium (H) | 34,272 | Tony Archer Jared Maxwell |
10th |
| 26 Eels (Tries: Burt, Inu, Robson, Hayne; Goals: Inu 5/5)
18 Wests Tigers (Tries: Ryan 2, Ayshford, Morris; Goals: Marshall 1/4) | |||||||
| 25 | Gold Coast Titans | Loss[26] | 29 August 2009 | Skilled Park (A) | Tony Archer Bernard Sutton |
10th | |
| 34 Titans (Tries: Prince 2, Campbell, O'Dwyer, Rogers, Tagatese; Goals: Prince 6/7)
24 Wests Tigers (Tries: Farah 2, Hanbury 2, Marshall; Goals: Marshall 2/5) | |||||||
| 26 | Bulldogs | Win[27] | 4 September 2009 | Sydney Football Stadium (H) | Steve Lyons Jared Maxwell |
9th | |
| 34 Wests Tigers (Tries: Ayshford, Lawrence, Moltzen, Galea, Marshall, Halatau; Goals: Marshall 5/6)
12 Bulldogs (Tries: Patten, Morris; Goals: El Masri 2/2) | |||||||
2009 Pre-season trials
| Wests Tigers 2009 Pre-season Trials | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Result | Date | Venue | Crowd | Referee |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs Return to Redfern |
Win[28] | 8 February 2009 | Redfern Oval | 5,000 | |
| 30 Wests Tigers (Tries: Marshall, Moltzen, Ryan, Gallant, Hanbury, Meaney; Goals: Marshall 2/3, Meaney 1/2)
26 South Sydney (Tries: Tyrell, McQueen, Lowe, Corrigan, Sayegh; Goals: Capewell 1/2, Reynolds 2/3) | |||||
| Sydney Roosters Foundation Cup |
Loss[29] | 21 February 2009 | Sydney Football Stadium | 8,716 | Tony Archer |
| 16 Sydney Roosters (Tries: Aubusson, Minichiello, Pearce; Goals: Fitzgibbon 2/3)
12 Wests Tigers (Tries: Mataka, Gallant; Goals: Marshall 2/2) | |||||
| Shellharbour City Dragons | Win | 6 March 2009 | Ron Costello Oval, Shellharbour | 4,500 | |
| 70 Wests Tigers (Tries: Tuiaki 4, Moltzen 3, Collis 2, Roqica 2, Galloway, Ryan; Goals: Marshall 9)
4 Shellharbour City Dragons (Tries: Costigan) | |||||
2009 Season Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 548 | 329 | +219 | 38 |
| 2 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 575 | 428 | +147 | 38* |
| 3 |  Gold Coast Titans |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 514 | 467 | +47 | 36 |
| 4 |  Melbourne Storm |
24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 505 | 348 | +157 | 33 |
| 5 |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 549 | 459 | +90 | 32 |
| 6 |  Brisbane Broncos |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 511 | 566 | −55 | 32 |
| 7 |  Newcastle Knights |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 508 | 491 | +17 | 30 |
| 8 |  Parramatta Eels |
24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 476 | 473 | +3 | 29 |
| 9 |  Wests Tigers |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 558 | 483 | +75 | 28 |
| 10 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs |
24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 566 | 549 | +17 | 27 |
| 11 |  Penrith Panthers |
24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 515 | 589 | −74 | 27 |
| 12 |  North Queensland Cowboys |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 558 | 474 | +84 | 26 |
| 13 |  Canberra Raiders |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 489 | 520 | −31 | 22 |
| 14 |  New Zealand Warriors |
24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 377 | 565 | −188 | 20 |
| 15 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 359 | 568 | −209 | 14 |
| 16 |  Sydney Roosters |
24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 382 | 681 | −299 | 14 |
* Bulldogs stripped of 2 competition points after an interchange breach in round 2
2009 squad
| Wests Tigers 2009 squad | ||||||
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Coaches
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2009 Gains and losses
| 2009 Player Movements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gains | Losses | ||
| Player | Previous Club | Player | New Club |
| Gareth Ellis | Leeds Rhinos | Liam Fulton | Huddersfield Giants |
| John Skandalis | Western Suburbs Magpies | Brett Hodgson | Huddersfield Giants |
| Tame Tupou | Bradford Bulls | Shannon McDonnell | Newcastle Knights |
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