2009 NRL Under-20s season
2009 National Youth Competition | |
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Teams | 16 |
Premiers | ![]() |
Minor premiers | ![]() |
Matches played | 201 |
Points scored | 11082 |
Wooden spoon | ![]() |
Player of the Year | ![]() |
Top point-scorer(s) | ![]() |
Top try-scorer(s) | ![]() |
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.
Season summary
[edit]Schedule
[edit]Ladder
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 24 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 879 | 417 | +462 | 43 |
2 | ![]() | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 758 | 461 | +297 | 42 |
3 | ![]() | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 833 | 597 | +236 | 42 |
4 | ![]() | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 709 | 588 | +121 | 35 |
5 | ![]() | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 698 | 551 | +147 | 34 |
6 | ![]() | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 776 | 568 | +208 | 31 |
7 | ![]() | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 725 | 612 | +113 | 31 |
8 | ![]() | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 706 | 685 | +21 | 28 |
9 | ![]() | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 668 | 683 | -15 | 28 |
10 | ![]() | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 596 | 756 | -160 | 23 |
11 | ![]() | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 649 | 867 | -218 | 23 |
12 | ![]() | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 604 | 698 | -94 | 20 |
13 | ![]() | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 573 | 755 | -182 | 20 |
14 | ![]() | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 542 | 738 | -196 | 20 |
15 | ![]() | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 443 | 736 | -293 | 16 |
16 | ![]() | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 391 | 838 | -447 | 12 |
Ladder progression
[edit]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 | |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 43 |
2 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 35 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 |
8 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
9 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
12 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
14 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
16 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Finals series
[edit]The NYC finals series adopts the McIntyre final eight system just like its first grade counterpart, the National Rugby League.
Qualifying finals | Semifinals | Preliminary finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
1 | Manly | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | St. George Illawarra | 48 | 1W | St. George Illawarra | 12 | |||||||||||||
4W | Canberra Raiders | 34 | Wests Tigers | 36 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Melbourne Storm | 54 | 2L | Wests Tigers | 42 | |||||||||||||
Wests Tigers | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Wests Tigers | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
Melbourne Storm | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Brisbane Broncos | 46 | 2W | Melbourne Storm | 40 | |||||||||||||
6 | South Sydney | 18 | 3W | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | Brisbane Broncos | 16 | |||||||||||
1L | Manly | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | NZ Warriors | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Canberra Raiders | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
Grand Final
[edit]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
[edit]Leading try scorers
[edit]Top 10 try scorers | ||||||||
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Pos | Name | Tries | Team | |||||
1 | Jake Mullaney | 29 | ![]() | |||||
2 | Kane Morgan | 26 | ![]() | |||||
3 | Matt Duffie | 25 | ![]() | |||||
4= | Taioalo Vaivai | 20 | ![]() | |||||
4= | Joe Vickery | 20 | ![]() | |||||
6= | Kane Linnett | 18 | ![]() | |||||
6= | Gareth Widdop | 18 | ![]() | |||||
8= | Pakisonasi Afu | 17 | ![]() | |||||
8= | Daly Cherry-Evans | 17 | ![]() | |||||
8= | Obe Geia | 17 | ![]() | |||||
8= | Beau Henry | 17 | ![]() | |||||
8= | Shaun Johnson | 17 | ![]() |
Leading point scorers
[edit]Top 10 overall point scorers | ||||||
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Player | Team | T | G | FG | Pts | |
1 | Jake Mullaney | ![]() | 29 | 103 | - | 322 |
2 | Gareth Widdop | ![]() | 18 | 111 | - | 294 |
3 | Beau Henry | ![]() | 17 | 90 | - | 248 |
4 | Shaun Johnson | ![]() | 17 | 84 | 1 | 237 |
5= | Mitchell Porter | ![]() | 8 | 76 | - | 184 |
5= | Stirling Siejka | ![]() | 5 | 82 | - | 184 |
7 | Peter Mata'utia | ![]() | 12 | 64 | - | 176 |
8 | Michael Picker | ![]() | 10 | 63 | - | 166 |
9= | Jordan Rankin | ![]() | 5 | 64 | - | 148 |
9= | Taioalo Vaivai | ![]() | 20 | 34 | - | 148 |
9= | Troyden Watene | ![]() | 7 | 60 | - | 148 |
Leading goal scorers
[edit]Top 10 goal scorers | ||||||||
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Pos | Name | Goals | Team | |||||
1 | Gareth Widdop | 111 | ![]() | |||||
2 | Jake Mullaney | 103 | ![]() | |||||
3 | Beau Henry | 90 | ![]() | |||||
4 | Shaun Johnson | 84 | ![]() | |||||
5 | Stirling Siejka | 82 | ![]() | |||||
6 | Mitchell Porter | 76 | ![]() | |||||
7= | Peter Mata'utia | 64 | ![]() | |||||
7= | Jordan Rankin | 64 | ![]() | |||||
9= | Michael Picker | 63 | ![]() | |||||
9= | Troyden Watene | 60 | ![]() |
Leading field goal scorers
[edit]Top 10 field goal scorers | ||||||||
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Pos | Name | FG's | Team | |||||
1 | Daly Cherry-Evans | 3 | ![]() | |||||
2 | Darren Nicholls | 2 | ![]() | |||||
3= | Ben Cronin | 1 | ![]() | |||||
3= | Rhys Jack | 1 | ![]() | |||||
3= | Shaun Johnson | 1 | ![]() | |||||
3= | Luke Kelly | 1 | ![]() | |||||
3= | Robert Lui | 1 | ![]() | |||||
3= | Ben Murray | 1 | ![]() | |||||
3= | Shane Pumipi | 1 | ![]() | |||||
3= | Harry Siejka | 1 | ![]() | |||||
3= | Ray Thompson | 1 | ![]() |
Biggest Wins
[edit]Top 10 biggest winning margins | ||||||||
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Pos | Winning Team | Losing Team | Round | Score | Margin | |||
1 | ![]() | ![]() | 25 | 64-10 | 54 | |||
2= | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 52-4 | 48 | |||
2= | ![]() | ![]() | 17 | 64-16 | 48 | |||
2= | ![]() | ![]() | 22 | 52-4 | 48 | |||
2= | ![]() | ![]() | 12 | 52-4 | 48 | |||
2= | ![]() | ![]() | 17 | 58-10 | 48 | |||
7= | ![]() | ![]() | 23 | 56-10 | 46 | |||
7= | ![]() | ![]() | 17 | 56-10 | 46 | |||
9 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 | 50-6 | 44 | |||
10= | ![]() | ![]() | 13 | 42-0 | 42 | |||
10= | ![]() | ![]() | 26 | 58-16 | 42 |
Winning Streaks
[edit]Winning streak still active |
Top 5 longest winning streaks | ||||||||
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Pos | Team | First Win | Round | Last Win | Round | Games Won | ||
1= | ![]() | 40-16 vs ![]() | 14 | 48-24 vs ![]() | 23 | 9 | ||
1= | ![]() | 36-12 vs ![]() | 3 | 34-22 vs ![]() | 11 | 9 | ||
3 | ![]() | 40-26 vs ![]() | 22 | 24-22 vs ![]() | GF | 8 | ||
4= | ![]() | 40-20 vs ![]() | 1 | 26-22 vs ![]() | 7 | 7 | ||
4= | ![]() | 34-22 vs ![]() | 21 | 48-24 vs ![]() | QF | 7 |
- QF = Qualifying Finals
- GF = Grand Final
Losing Streaks
[edit]Losing streak still active |
Top 5 longest losing streaks | ||||||||
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Pos | Team | First Loss | Round | Last Loss | Round | Games Lost | ||
1 | ![]() | 24-16 vs ![]() | 6 | 44-12 vs ![]() | 20 | 13 | ||
2 | ![]() | 48-10 vs ![]() | 20 | 58-26 vs ![]() | 26 | 7 | ||
3= | ![]() | 40-16 vs ![]() | 14 | 28-16 vs ![]() | 19 | 6 | ||
3= | ![]() | 28-14 vs ![]() | 19 | 28-24 vs ![]() | 24 | 6 | ||
3= | ![]() | 22-16 vs ![]() | 7 | 28-6 vs ![]() | 13 | 6 | ||
3= | ![]() | 20-16 vs ![]() | 1 | 34-30 vs ![]() | 6 | 6 |
Awards
[edit]Toyota Cup Player of the Year
[edit]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:
Toyota Cup team Of The Year
[edit]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 |
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Fullback | Malcolm Webster | ![]() |
Wing | Joe Vickery | ![]() |
Centre | Taioalo Vaivai | ![]() |
Centre | Siuatonga Likiliki | ![]() |
Wing | Drury Low | ![]() |
Five-Eight | Robert Lui | ![]() |
Halfback | Beau Henry | ![]() |
Front Row | Trent Merrin | ![]() |
Hooker | Travis Waddell | ![]() |
Front Row | Jesse Bromwich | ![]() |
Second Row | Jake Marketo | ![]() |
Second Row | Jared Waerea-Hargreaves | ![]() |
Lock | Jamie Buhrer | ![]() |
Bench | Kieran Foran | ![]() |
Bench | Joel Romelo | ![]() |
Bench | Gareth Widdop | ![]() |
Bench | Daly Cherry-Evans | ![]() |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- NRL.com - Official site of the NYC, National Youth Competition