2010 Canberra Raiders season

The 2010 Canberra Raiders season was the 29th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2010 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season 7th (out of 16). They then proceeded as far as the second week of the finals when they were knocked out by the Wests Tigers.

2010 Canberra Raiders season
NRL Rank7th
2010 recordWins: 13; Draws: 0; Losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 499; Against: 493
Team information
CEO
Chairman
Don Furner Jr.
John McIntyre
CoachDavid Furner
Captain
StadiumCanberra Stadium
Top scorers
TriesDaniel Vidot 16
GoalsJarrod Croker 53
PointsJarrod Croker 126
< 2009 List of seasons 2011 >

Season summary

The 2010 season began poorly for the Raiders with a loss to Penrith in the opening round however against early-season expectations that the Raiders would again struggle the club posted early season wins over Brisbane in round two, Parramatta in round five and the New Zealand Warriors in round eight in New Zealand in what was the club's first win in New Zealand since the early 2000s. However, losses to Todd Carney's new club the Roosters in round six and a narrow loss at home to the South Sydney Rabbitohs in round seven saw the club sitting second from last after round seven (last had the Melbourne Storm not been stripped of competition points due to salary cap breaches) of the 2010 season. Wins over the ladder-leading Dragons and the Gold Coast Titans followed until a four-game losing streak ensued; with the club sitting third from last after a round 17 home loss to the Roosters in what was Todd Carney's return to the nation's capital. The Raiders then began a run similar to that of Parramatta last year; winning eight of their next nine regular season matches to sneak into the top eight by season's end. The regular season's highest home attendance came when 20,445 fans filled Canberra Stadium to see the Raiders defeat the ladder-leading Dragons 32-16 for the second time in the season.

The Raiders advanced to the finals on the back of eight wins from their past nine and were drawn a tough away final against the second-placed Penrith Panthers whom the Raiders had beaten just five weeks earlier. The Raiders led from the start and despite lapses at times during the match they managed a narrow 24–22 win, thus achieving its first final win in a decade, which was also against the Panthers. This saw the Raiders draw a home final against the Wests Tigers in round two of the finals. Having lost to the Tigers twice during the regular season, it was hoped that a record crowd of 26,746 would inspire the Raiders to continue their fairytale run deep into the finals, however a missed penalty attempt by Jarrod Croker in the final minutes of the match saw Canberra lose by 26–24 and therefore draw a curtain on the Raiders' 2010 season.

Results

Trial Games[1]
RoundOpponentResultCan.Opp.DateVenueCrowd
Trial 1Western Suburbs MagpiesWin201213 FebSouthwell Park
Trial 2Brisbane BroncosLoss243220 FebBallymore Stadium
Trial 3Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsLoss122227 FebAPEX Oval8,050
NRL Regular Season Games
RoundOpponentResultCan.Opp.DateVenueCrowdPosition
1 Penrith PanthersLoss163413 MarCUA Stadium11,13315/16
2 Brisbane BroncosWin221422 MarCanberra Stadium14,20012/16
3 Gold Coast TitansLoss42427 MarSkilled Park11,52114/16
4 Wests TigersLoss22354 AprCanberra Stadium17,11215/16
5 Parramatta EelsWin241212 AprParramatta Stadium15,12211/16
6 Sydney RoostersLoss63617 AprSydney Football Stadium9,30815-14/16*
7 South Sydney RabbitohsLoss242625 AprCanberra Stadium13,14515/16
8 New Zealand WarriorsWin23161 MayMt Smart Stadium11,49912/16
9BYE8–10 May11/16
10 Melbourne StormLoss61715 MayCanberra Stadium12,16513/16
11 St. George-Illawarra DragonsWin221423 MayWIN Stadium14,72811/16
12BYE28–31 May10/16
13 Gold Coast TitansWin28246 JunCanberra Stadium10,42510/16
14 North Queensland CowboysLoss81612 JunDairy Farmers Stadium12,05811/16
15 Wests TigersLoss81220 JunLeichhardt Oval19,42811/16
16 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsLoss101828 JunCanberra Stadium11,19412/16
17 Sydney RoostersLoss12224 JulCanberra Stadium10,76714/16
18 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesWin242210 JulyBrookvale Oval10,02713/16
19 Newcastle KnightsWin521818 JulyCanberra Stadium9,45911/16
20 Cronulla SharksWin201324 JulyCanberra Stadium9,28011/16
21 Melbourne StormLoss12361 AugAAMI Park9,11212/16
22 Penrith PanthersWin30269 AugCanberra Stadium8,85011/16
23 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsWIn281414 AugANZ Stadium10,11611/16
24 St. George-Illawarra DragonsWin321622 AugCanberra Stadium20,4459/16
25 North Queensland CowboysWin48428 AugCanberra Stadium11,4348/16
26 Brisbane BroncosWin18163 SepSuncorp Stadium38,8727/16
NRL Finals Games
RoundOpponentResultCan.Opp.DateVenueCrowd
QF Penrith PanthersWin242211 SepCUA Stadium16,668
SF Wests TigersLoss242617 SepCanberra Stadium26,476
ColourResult
GreenWin
RedLoss
YellowGolden point Win
BlueBye

*Finished round in 15th but promoted to 14th after Melbourne were stripped of competition points

Club awards

Award Winner
Mal Meninga Medal David Shillington
Coaches Award Daniel Vidot
Rookie of the Year Sam Mataora
Fred Daly Memorial Clubman of the Year Trophy Dane Tilse
National Youth Competition Player of the Year Mark Nicholls
National Youth Competition Coaches Award Sam Williams
Gordon McLucas Memorial Award (Junior representative player of the year) Jack Wighton
Geoff Caldwell Memorial Award (Vocational Encouragement) Mark Appleton

2010 squad

No. Position Player
HK Glen Buttriss
FE Terry Campese
CE Jarrod Croker
FB Josh Dugan
LK Shaun Fensom
SR Danny Galea
SR Bronson Harrison
HB Marc Herbert
SR Cy Lasscock
SR Tom Learoyd-Lahrs
PR Scott Logan
WG Drury Low
SR Sam Mataora
HB Josh McCrone
PR Josh Miller
No. Position Player
FB David Milne
FE Adam Mogg
CE Joel Monaghan
SR Joe Picker
WG Reece Robinson
PR David Shillington
CE James Stuart
CE Joel Thompson
PR Troy Thompson
SR Trevor Thurling
PR Dane Tilse
LK Alan Tongue
WG Daniel Vidot
HK Travis Waddell

Ladders

2010 NRL season
Pos. Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 St. George Illawarra Dragons (P) 2417072518299+21938
2 Penrith Panthers 2415092645489+15634
3 Wests Tigers 2415092537503+3434
4 Gold Coast Titans 2415092520498+2234
5 New Zealand Warriors 24140102539486+5332
6 Sydney Roosters 24140102559510+4932
7 Canberra Raiders 24130112499493+630
8 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24120122545510+3528
9 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24110132584567+1726
10 Brisbane Broncos 24110132508535−2726
11 Newcastle Knights 24100142499569−7024
12 Parramatta Eels 24100142413491−7824
13 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2490152494539−4522
14 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2470172354609−25518
15 North Queensland Cowboys 2450192425667−24214
16 Melbourne Storm 24140102489363+12601

1 Melbourne were deducted eight premiership points and barred from receiving premiership points for the rest of the season due to gross long-term salary cap breaches.[2]

Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 South Sydney 2417072687567+12038
2 New Zealand 2416172731481+25037
3 Canterbury 2415272773596+17736
4 North Queensland 2414372673540+13335
5 Sydney 2414192695588+10733
6 Canberra 2414192764734+3033
7 Manly-Warringah 24130112568583-1530
8 Gold Coast 24121112581663-8229
9 Wests Tigers 24120122620532+8828
10 Brisbane 24111122690635+5527
11 St. George-Illawarra 24101132568543+2525
12 Newcastle 2491142612732-12023
13 Melbourne 2482142683782-9922
14 Cronulla 2481152492634-14221
15 Penrith 2480162643838-19520
16 Parramatta 2431202454786-33211

References

  1. NRL.com (14 December 2008). "2010 NRL trial matches confirmed". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 29 December 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  2. Stuart Honeysett and Brent Read (23 April 2010) Shocking end to the Melbourne Storm era The Australian
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