2019 Toronto Wolfpack season
This article details the Toronto Wolfpack's rugby league football club's 2019 season. This is the Wolfpack's third season overall and second season in the RFL Championship.
2019 Toronto Wolfpack season | ||||
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Championship Rank | 1st | |||
Play-off result | Winners (Promoted) | |||
2019 record | Wins: 28; Draws: 0; Losses: 1 | |||
Points scored | For: 1074; Against: 386 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Eric Perez | |||
Head Coach | Brian McDermott | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Lamport Stadium | |||
Avg. Attend. | 7,882 | |||
Agg. Attend. | 94,580 | |||
High. Attend. | 9,974 (vs. Featherstone Rovers) | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Matty Russell (27) | |||
Goals | Gareth O'Brien (99) | |||
Points | Gareth O'Brien (278) | |||
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Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Pre-season friendlies
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
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19 January | Hull Kingston Rovers | 24-14 | Toronto Wolfpack | Craven Park | O'Brien, Thompson, Wheeler | O'Brien 1/3 | |
26 January | Bradford Bulls | 12-48 | Toronto Wolfpack | Odsal Stadium | Ackers (2), Wallace (2), Dixon, Higson, Mellor, O'Brien, Wheeler | O'Brien 4/6, Wallace 2/3 |
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Toronto Wolfpack | 27 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1010 | 356 | +654 | 52 | Play-off semi-final |
2 | Toulouse Olympique | 27 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 877 | 446 | +431 | 40 | Play-off qualifying final |
3 | York City Knights | 27 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 612 | 529 | +83 | 39 | |
4 | Leigh Centurions | 27 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 792 | 558 | +234 | 36 | Play-off elimination final |
5 | Featherstone Rovers | 27 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 837 | 471 | +366 | 34 | |
6 | Bradford Bulls | 27 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 717 | 522 | +195 | 33 | |
7 | Sheffield Eagles | 27 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 748 | 694 | +54 | 30 | |
8 | Halifax | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 602 | 685 | −83 | 21 | |
9 | Swinton Lions | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 619 | 803 | −184 | 21 | |
10 | Batley Bulldogs | 27 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 462 | 756 | −294 | 17 | |
11 | Widnes Vikings | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 646 | 586 | +60 | 16[lower-alpha 1] | |
12 | Dewsbury Rams | 27 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 513 | 721 | −208 | 14 | |
13 | Barrow Raiders | 27 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 479 | 861 | −382 | 11 | Relegated to League 1 |
14 | Rochdale Hornets | 27 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 342 | 1268 | −926 | 2 |
- Widnes deducted 12 points for going into administration.[1]
Results
Play-offs
Date | Game | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
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22 September | Semi-final | Toronto Wolfpack | 40-24 | Toulouse Olympique | Lamport Stadium | Leutele (3), Mellor (2), Kay, McCrone, Stanley | O’Brien 4/8 | 9,325 |
5 October | Grand Final | Toronto Wolfpack | 24-6 | Featherstone Rovers | Lamport Stadium | McCrone, Mellor, Thompson, Wallace | O’Brien 2/3, Wallace 2/2 | 9,974 |
Squad statistics
As of 5 October
In
Nat | Name | Position | Signed from | Date |
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Ricky Leutele | Centre | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | May 2018 | |
Jon Wilkin | Second Row | St. Helens | October 2018 | |
Joe Mellor | Scrum Half | Widnes Vikings | October 2018 | |
Bodene Thompson | Second Row | Warrington Wolves | October 2018 | |
Tom Olbison | Second Row | Widnes Vikings | October 2018 | |
Gadwin Springer | Prop | Castleford Tigers | October 2018 | |
Anthony Mullally | Prop | Leeds Rhinos | February 2019 | |
Jack Logan | Centre | Hull F.C. (Loan) | March 2019 | |
Brad Fash | Second Row | Hull F.C. (Loan) | March 2019 | |
Hakim Miloudi | Wing | Hull F.C. | April 2019 |
Out
Nat | Name | Position | Club signed | Date |
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Jack Bussey | Loose Forward | Featherstone Rovers | September 2018 | |
Cory Paterson | Second Row | Retirement | October 2018 | |
Richard Whiting | Centre | Retirement | October 2018 | |
Quinn Ngawati | Stand Off | Released | October 2018 | |
Jonny Pownall | Wing | Leigh Centurions | November 2018 | |
James Laithwaite | Second Row | Retirement | November 2018 | |
Ryan Burroughs | Wing | Released | November 2018 | |
Sam Hopkins | Prop | Workington Town | December 2018 | |
Jack Buchanan | Prop | Burleigh Bears | January 2019 | |
Olsi Krasniqi | Prop | London Broncos | May 2019 | |
Jacob Emmitt | Prop | Leigh Centurions | March 2019 | |
Nick Rawsthorne | Centre | York City Knights (Loan) | April 2019 | |
Mason Caton-Brown | Wing | Wakefield Trinity | April 2019 | |
Ryan Brierley | Stand Off | Leigh Centurions (Loan) | April 2019 | |
Adam Higson | Wing | Leigh Centurions | June 2019 |
Milestones
Former Leeds Rhinos coach Brian McDermott has been named new Toronto Wolfpack head coach.[2]
- Round 1: Ricky Leutele, Joe Mellor, Bodene Thompson, Jon Wilkin, Tom Olbison and Gadwin Springer made their debuts for the Wolfpack.
- Round 1: Joe Mellor scored his 1st try for the Wolfpack.
- Round 2: Jacob Emmitt made his 50th appearance for the Wolfpack.
- Round 2: Matty Russell scored his 1st four-try haul and 1st hat-trick for the Wolfpack.
- Round 2: Ricky Leutele scored his 1st try for the Wolfpack.
- Round 2: Gareth O'Brien reached 200 points for the Wolfpack.
- Round 4: Anthony Mullally made his debut for the Wolfpack.
- Round 4: Bodene Thompson scored his 1st try for the Wolfpack.
- Round 5: Bob Beswick made his 50th appearance for the Wolfpack.
- Round 6: Jack Logan made his debut for the Wolfpack.
- Round 6: Blake Wallace made his 50th appearance for the Wolfpack.
- Round 7: Brad Fash made his debut for the Wolfpack.
- Round 7: Jack Logan and Jon Wilkin scored their 1st try for the Wolfpack.
- Round 8: Andrew Dixon scored his 1st hat-trick for the Wolfpack.
- Round 9: Andrew Dixon made his 50th appearance for the Wolfpack.
- Round 9: Hakim Miloudi made his debut for the Wolfpack.
- Round 9: Tom Olbison scored his 1st try for the Wolfpack.
- Round 9: Blake Wallace kicked his 1st goal for the Wolfpack.
- Round 10: Gareth O'Brien scored his 2nd hat-trick for the Wolfpack.
- Round 10: Blake Wallace scored his 5th hat-trick for the Wolfpack.
- Round 10: Blake Wallace reached 200 points for the Wolfpack.
- Round 11: Matty Russell scored his 2nd hat-trick for the Wolfpack.
- Round 11: Josh McCrone kicked his 1st drop goal for the Wolfpack.
- Round 13: Gareth O'Brien kicked his 100th goal for the Wolfpack.
- Round 14: Chase Stanley scored his 1st hat-trick for the Wolfpack.
- Round 14: Gareth O'Brien reached 300 points for the Wolfpack.
- Round 15: Liam Kay made his 50th appearance for the Wolfpack.
- Round 16: Andrew Dixon scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Wolfpack.
- Round 17: Anthony Mullally scored his 1st try for the Wolfpack.
- Round 17: Matty Russell scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Wolfpack.
- Round 19: Andy Ackers made his 50th appearance for the Wolfpack.
- Round 20: Josh McCrone made his 50th appearance for the Wolfpack.
- Round 20: Gareth O'Brien scored his 25th try for the Wolfpack.
- Round 22: Josh McCrone and Hakim Miloudi kicked their 1st goal for the Wolfpack.
- Round 23: Greg Worthington made his 50th appearance for the Wolfpack.
- Round 23: Hakim Miloudi kicked his 1st drop goal for the Wolfpack.
- Round 23: Nick Rawsthorne scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Wolfpack.
- Round 24: Gareth O'Brien scored his 3rd hat-trick for the Wolfpack.
- Round 24: Andy Ackers scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Wolfpack.
- Round 24: Hakim Miloudi scored his 1st try for the Wolfpack.
- Round 24: Gareth O'Brien reached 400 points for the Wolfpack.
- Round 25: Matty Russell scored his 3rd hat-trick for the Wolfpack.
- Round 26: Liam Kay scored his 8th hat-trick for the Wolfpack.
- Semi Final: Gareth O'Brien made his 50th appearance for the Wolfpack.
- Semi Final: Ricky Leutele scored his 1st hat-trick for the Wolfpack.
- Final: Ashton Sims made his 50th appearance for the Wolfpack.
- Final: Blake Wallace scored his 50th try for the Wolfpack.
References
- "Widnes Vikings: RFL accepts new takeover deal but still imposes 12-point penalty". BBC Sport. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- "Wolfpack turn to 'world-class coach' McDermott, set sights on Super League". CBC Sport. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- Aggregate number of visitors at the double header with Hull FC – Catalans Dragons opening game
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