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| year = 2009
| year = 2009
| name = 2009 National Youth Competition
| name = 2009 National Youth Competition
| image = Toyota Cup logo.jpg
| image =
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| MVP = {{leagueicon|St George|16}} [[Beau Henry]]
| MVP = {{leagueicon|St George|16}} [[Beau Henry]]
| MVP_link = Player of the Year
| MVP_link = Player of the Year
| top points scorer = {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|size=16}} [[Jake Mullaney]] (308)
| top_scorer = {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|size=16}} [[Jake Mullaney]] (308)
| top_scorer_link =
| top try scorer = {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|size=16}} [[Jake Mullaney]] (27)
| top try scorer = {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|size=16}} [[Jake Mullaney]] (27)
| top try scorer_link =
| prevseason_link = [[2008 NRL Under-20s season|2008]]
| prevseason_link = [[2008 NRL Under-20s season|2008]]
| prevseason_year = [[2008 NRL Under-20s season|2008]]
| prevseason_year = [[2008 NRL Under-20s season|2008]]
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| nextseason_year = [[2010 NRL Under-20s season|2010]]
| nextseason_year = [[2010 NRL Under-20s season|2010]]
}}
}}

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]].
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]].


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{{National Youth Competition season 2009 ladder}}
{{National Youth Competition season 2009 ladder}}


===Ladder Progression===
===Ladder progression===
Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
{{National Youth Competition season 2009 ladder progression}}
{{National Youth Competition season 2009 ladder progression}}


==Finals Series==
==Finals series==
{{See also|2009 NRL Under-20s season results}}
{{See also|2009 NRL Under-20s season results}}


The [[National Youth Competition (rugby league)|NYC]] finals series adopts the [[McIntyre Final Eight System]] just like its first grade counterpart, the [[National Rugby League]].
The [[National Youth Competition (rugby league)|NYC]] finals series adopts the [[McIntyre final eight system]] just like its first grade counterpart, the [[National Rugby League]].
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| RD1-team1=[[Manly Sea Eagles|Manly]]
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|align=left | {{leagueicon|St George}} [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|St George}} [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|48-24
|48-24
|align=left | {{leagueicon|New Zealand}} [[New Zealand Warriors]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|New Zealand Warriors old}} [[New Zealand Warriors]]
|13 September 2009, 1:45pm
|13 September 2009, 1:45pm
|[[WIN Jubilee Oval]], [[Kogarah, New South Wales|Kogarah]]
|[[WIN Jubilee Oval]], [[Kogarah, New South Wales|Kogarah]]
|[[Adam Devcich]]
|[[Adam Devcich]]
|- style="background:#d0e7ff;"
|- style="background:#d0e7ff;"
| colspan=6 | '''Semi Finals'''
| colspan=6 | '''Semi-finals'''
|- style="background:#f5faff;"
|- style="background:#f5faff;"
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Canberra}} [[Canberra Raiders]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Canberra}} [[Canberra Raiders]]
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|align=left | {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} [[Wests Tigers]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} [[Wests Tigers]]
|18 September 2009, 5:30pm
|18 September 2009, 5:30pm
|[[Sydney Football Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|[[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|[[Gavin Reynolds]]
|[[Gavin Reynolds]]
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|[[Gareth Widdop]] || [[Fullback (rugby league)|FB]] ||[[Jake Mullaney]]
|[[Gareth Widdop]] || [[Fullback (rugby league)|FB]] ||[[Jake Mullaney]]
|-
|-
|[[Sam Joe]]|| [[Wing (rugby league)|WG]] || [[Joel Jackson]]
|[[Sam Joe]]|| [[Wing (rugby league)|WG]] || [[Joel Jackson (rugby league)|Joel Jackson]]
|-
|-
|[[Justin O'Neill]] || [[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]] || [[Joel Wisbey]]
|[[Justin O'Neill]] || [[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]] || [[Joel Wisbey]]
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|[[Rob Rochow]] || [[Rugby league positions#Second row forwards|SR]] || [[Simon Dwyer]]
|[[Rob Rochow]] || [[Rugby league positions#Second row forwards|SR]] || [[Simon Dwyer]]
|-
|-
|[[Theodore Stuart]] || [[Rugby league positions#Second row forwards|SR]] || [[Jason Schirnack]]
|[[Theodore Stuart (rugby league)|Theodore Stuart]] || [[Rugby league positions#Second row forwards|SR]] || [[Jason Schirnack]]
|-
|-
|[[Billy Rogers (rugby league)|Billy Rogers]] || [[Lock Forward|LK]] || [[Matt Hyland]]
|[[Billy Rogers (rugby league)|Billy Rogers]] || [[Lock Forward|LK]] || [[Matt Hyland]]
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|[[Jordan McLean]] || Bench || [[Monikura Tikinau]]
|[[Jordan McLean]] || Bench || [[Monikura Tikinau]]
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|[[Kevin Proctor]] || Bench || [[David Fifita]]
|[[Kevin Proctor]] || Bench || [[David Fifita (rugby league, born 1989)|David Fifita]]
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|[[Fred Makimare]] || Bench ||[[Rhys Curran]]
|[[Fred Makimare]] || Bench ||[[Rhys Curran]]
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|8=||style="text-align:left;"|[[Shaun Johnson (rugby league)|Shaun Johnson]]||'''17'''||style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|New Zealand|size=16}} [[New Zealand Warriors|New Zealand]]
|8=||style="text-align:left;"|[[Shaun Johnson (rugby league)|Shaun Johnson]]||'''17'''||style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|New Zealand Warriors old|size=16}} [[New Zealand Warriors|New Zealand]]
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|3||style="text-align:left;"|[[Beau Henry]]||style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|St. George|size=16}} [[St. George Illawarra Dragons|St. George Illawarra]]||17||90||-||'''248'''
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|4||style="text-align:left;"|[[Shaun Johnson (rugby league)|Shaun Johnson]]||style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|New Zealand|size=16}} [[New Zealand Warriors|New Zealand]]||17||84||1||'''237'''
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|5=||style="text-align:left;"|Mitchell Porter||style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Manly|size=16}} [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles|Manly]]||8||76||-||'''184'''
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|4||style="text-align:left;"|[[Shaun Johnson (rugby league)|Shaun Johnson]]||'''84'''||style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|New Zealand Warriors old|size=16}} [[New Zealand Warriors|New Zealand]]
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|5||style="text-align:left;"|[[Stirling Siejka]]||'''82'''||style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Penrith|size=16}} [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]]
|5||style="text-align:left;"|[[Stirling Siejka]]||'''82'''||style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Penrith|size=16}} [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]]
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|3=||style="text-align:left;"|[[Rhys Jack]]||'''1'''||style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Canterbury|size=16}} [[Canterbury Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
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|3=||style="text-align:left;"|[[Shaun Johnson (rugby league)|Shaun Johnson]]||'''1'''||style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|New Zealand|size=16}} [[New Zealand Warriors|New Zealand]]
|3=||style="text-align:left;"|[[Shaun Johnson (rugby league)|Shaun Johnson]]||'''1'''||style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|New Zealand Warriors old|size=16}} [[New Zealand Warriors|New Zealand]]
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===Winning Streaks===
===Winning Streaks===
{| class="infobox bordered"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
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| style="width:10px; background:#fcc;"| ||Winning streak still active
| style="width:10px; background:#fcc;"| ||Winning streak still active
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| style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|St. George|size=16}} [[St. George Illawarra Dragons|St. George Illawarra]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|St. George|size=16}} [[St. George Illawarra Dragons|St. George Illawarra]]
||34-22 vs {{leagueicon|Melbourne|size=16}} [[Melbourne Storm|Melbourne]]||21||48-24 vs {{leagueicon|New Zealand|size=16}} [[New Zealand Warriors|New Zealand]]||QF||'''7'''
||34-22 vs {{leagueicon|Melbourne|size=16}} [[Melbourne Storm|Melbourne]]||21||48-24 vs {{leagueicon|New Zealand Warriors old|size=16}} [[New Zealand Warriors|New Zealand]]||QF||'''7'''
|}
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===Losing Streaks===
===Losing Streaks===
{| class="infobox bordered"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
| style="width:10px; background:#fcc;"| ||Losing streak still active
| style="width:10px; background:#fcc;"| ||Losing streak still active
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|| 3=
||{{leagueicon|Canberra|size=16}} [[Canberra Raiders|Canberra]]
||{{leagueicon|Canberra|size=16}} [[Canberra Raiders|Canberra]]
||28-14 vs {{leagueicon|Penrith|size=16}} [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]]||19||28-24 vs {{leagueicon|New Zealand|size=16}} [[New Zealand Warriors|New Zealand]]||24||'''6'''
||28-14 vs {{leagueicon|Penrith|size=16}} [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]]||19||28-24 vs {{leagueicon|New Zealand Warriors old|size=16}} [[New Zealand Warriors|New Zealand]]||24||'''6'''
|- style="text-align:left;"
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:'''''Winner:'''''
:'''''Winner:'''''
::[[Beau Henry]], [[File:St._George_colours.svg|15x15px]] [[St George Illawarra Dragons|St George Illawarra]]


===Toyota Cup Team Of The Year===
===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.
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.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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|'''Centre'''||[[Taioalo Vaivai]]||{{leagueicon|South Sydney|size=16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]]
|'''Centre'''||[[Taioalo Vaivai]]||{{leagueicon|South Sydney|size=16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]]
|-
|-
|'''Centre'''||[[Siuatonga Likiliki]]||{{leagueicon|New Zealand|size=16}} [[New Zealand Warriors|New Zealand]]
|'''Centre'''||[[Siuatonga Likiliki]]||{{leagueicon|New Zealand Warriors old|size=16}} [[New Zealand Warriors|New Zealand]]
|-
|-
|'''Wing'''||[[Drury Low]]||{{leagueicon|Canberra|size=16}} [[Canberra Raiders|Canberra]]
|'''Wing'''||[[Drury Low]]||{{leagueicon|Canberra|size=16}} [[Canberra Raiders|Canberra]]
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090914174300/http://www.nrl.com/toyotacup/tabid/10201/default.aspx NRL.com - Official site of the NYC], National Youth Competition
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090914174300/http://www.nrl.com/toyotacup/tabid/10201/default.aspx NRL.com - Official site of the NYC], National Youth Competition


{{2009 NRL Under-20s Team of the Year}}
{{NRL Under-20s}}
{{NRL Under-20s}}
{{NRL 2009}}
{{NRL 2009}}

Latest revision as of 02:47, 8 November 2024

2009 National Youth Competition
Teams16
Premiers Melbourne (1st title)
Minor premiers Manly (1st title)
Matches played201
Points scored11082
Wooden spoon Cronulla (1st spoon)
Player of the Year Beau Henry
Top point-scorer(s) Jake Mullaney (308)
Top try-scorer(s) Jake Mullaney (27)
← 2008
2010 →

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

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Schedule

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See also: 2009 NRL Under-20s season results

Ladder

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National Youth Competition season 2009
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 19 1 4 2 879 417 +462 43
2 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 19 0 5 2 758 461 +297 42
3 Melbourne Storm (P) 24 19 0 5 2 833 597 +236 42
4 Wests Tigers 24 15 1 8 2 709 588 +121 35
5 Brisbane Broncos 24 15 0 9 2 698 551 +147 34
6 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 13 1 10 2 776 568 +208 31
7 New Zealand Warriors 24 13 1 10 2 725 612 +113 31
8 Canberra Raiders 24 11 2 11 2 706 685 +21 28
9 North Queensland Cowboys 24 12 0 12 2 668 683 -15 28
10 Newcastle Knights 24 9 1 14 2 596 756 -160 23
11 Canterbury Bulldogs 24 9 1 14 2 649 867 -218 23
12 Parramatta Eels 24 8 0 16 2 604 698 -94 20
13 Penrith Panthers 24 8 0 16 2 573 755 -182 20
14 Gold Coast Titans 24 8 0 16 2 542 738 -196 20
15 Sydney Roosters 24 6 0 18 2 443 736 -293 16
16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 4 0 20 2 391 838 -447 12

Ladder progression

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

National Youth Competition season 2009
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 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 St. George Illawarra 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 Melbourne 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 Wests Tigers 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 Brisbane 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 South Sydney 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 New Zealand 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 Canberra 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 North Queensland 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 Newcastle 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 Bulldogs 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 Parramatta 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 Penrith 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 Gold Coast 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 Sydney 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 Cronulla 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

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See also: 2009 NRL Under-20s season results

The NYC finals series adopts the McIntyre final eight system just like its first grade counterpart, the National Rugby League.

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

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Melbourne Storm Position Wests Tigers
Gareth Widdop FB Jake Mullaney
Sam Joe WG Joel Jackson
Justin O'Neill CE Joel Wisbey
Pita Maile CE Jake Clarke
Matt Duffie WG Sama Sauvao
Dane Chisholm FE Robert Lui
Luke Kelly (c) HB Darren Nicholls (c)
Pulou Vaituutuu PR Andrew Fifita
James Woolford HK Chris Corby
Jesse Bromwich PR Aaron Woods
Rob Rochow SR Simon Dwyer
Theodore Stuart SR Jason Schirnack
Billy Rogers LK Matt Hyland
Jai Jones-Wiegold Bench Jay Florimo
Jordan McLean Bench Monikura Tikinau
Kevin Proctor Bench David Fifita
Fred Makimare Bench Rhys Curran
Brad Arthur Coach Grant 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

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Leading try scorers

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Top 10 try scorers
Pos Name Tries Team
1 Jake Mullaney 29 Wests Tigers
2 Kane Morgan 26 South Sydney
3 Matt Duffie 25 Melbourne
4= Taioalo Vaivai 20 South Sydney
4= Joe Vickery 20 St. George Illawarra
6= Kane Linnett 18 St. George Illawarra
6= Gareth Widdop 18 Melbourne
8= Pakisonasi Afu 17 Bulldogs
8= Daly Cherry-Evans 17 Manly
8= Obe Geia 17 North Queensland
8= Beau Henry 17 St. George Illawarra
8= Shaun Johnson 17 New Zealand

Leading point scorers

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Top 10 overall point scorers
Player Team T G FG Pts
1 Jake Mullaney Wests Tigers 29 103 - 322
2 Gareth Widdop Melbourne 18 111 - 294
3 Beau Henry St. George Illawarra 17 90 - 248
4 Shaun Johnson New Zealand 17 84 1 237
5= Mitchell Porter Manly 8 76 - 184
5= Stirling Siejka Penrith 5 82 - 184
7 Peter Mata'utia Newcastle 12 64 - 176
8 Michael Picker Canberra 10 63 - 166
9= Jordan Rankin Gold Coast 5 64 - 148
9= Taioalo Vaivai South Sydney 20 34 - 148
9= Troyden Watene North Queensland 7 60 - 148

Leading goal scorers

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Top 10 goal scorers
Pos Name Goals Team
1 Gareth Widdop 111 Melbourne
2 Jake Mullaney 103 Wests Tigers
3 Beau Henry 90 St. George Illawarra
4 Shaun Johnson 84 New Zealand
5 Stirling Siejka 82 Penrith
6 Mitchell Porter 76 Manly
7= Peter Mata'utia 64 Newcastle
7= Jordan Rankin 64 Gold Coast
9= Michael Picker 63 Canberra
9= Troyden Watene 60 North Queensland

Leading field goal scorers

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Top 10 field goal scorers
Pos Name FG's Team
1 Daly Cherry-Evans 3 Manly
2 Darren Nicholls 2 Wests Tigers
3= Ben Cronin 1 North Queensland
3= Rhys Jack 1 Bulldogs
3= Shaun Johnson 1 New Zealand
3= Luke Kelly 1 Melbourne
3= Robert Lui 1 Wests Tigers
3= Ben Murray 1 Sydney
3= Shane Pumipi 1 Cronulla
3= Harry Siejka 1 Penrith
3= Ray Thompson 1 North Queensland

Biggest Wins

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Top 10 biggest winning margins
Pos Winning Team Losing Team Round Score Margin
1 Manly Cronulla 25 64-10 54
2= Manly New Zealand 2 52-4 48
2= Manly Bulldogs 17 64-16 48
2= New Zealand Gold Coast 22 52-4 48
2= Parramatta Cronulla 12 52-4 48
2= St. George Illawarra Sydney 17 58-10 48
7= Manly Sydney 23 56-10 46
7= North Queensland Cronulla 17 56-10 46
9 South Sydney Gold Coast 8 50-6 44
10= Manly Sydney 13 42-0 42
10= Wests Tigers Bulldogs 26 58-16 42

Winning Streaks

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Winning streak still active
Top 5 longest winning streaks
Pos Team First Win Round Last Win Round Games Won
1= Brisbane 40-16 vs Bulldogs 14 48-24 vs Penrith 23 9
1= St. George Illawarra 36-12 vs Penrith 3 34-22 vs Cronulla 11 9
3 Melbourne 40-26 vs North Queensland 22 24-22 vs Wests Tigers GF 8
4= Manly 40-20 vs Bulldogs 1 26-22 vs North Queensland 7 7
4= St. George Illawarra 34-22 vs Melbourne 21 48-24 vs New Zealand QF 7
  • QF = Qualifying Finals
  • GF = Grand Final

Losing Streaks

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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 Queensland 6 44-12 vs Melbourne 20 13
2 Sydney 48-10 vs South Sydney 20 58-26 vs North Queensland 26 7
3= Bulldogs 40-16 vs Brisbane 14 28-16 vs Gold Coast 19 6
3= Canberra 28-14 vs Penrith 19 28-24 vs New Zealand 24 6
3= Gold Coast 22-16 vs Penrith 7 28-6 vs St. George Illawarra 13 6
3= Penrith 20-16 vs Cronulla 1 34-30 vs Brisbane 6 6

Awards

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Toyota Cup Player of the Year

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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

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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
Fullback Malcolm Webster South Sydney
Wing Joe Vickery St. George Illawarra
Centre Taioalo Vaivai South Sydney
Centre Siuatonga Likiliki New Zealand
Wing Drury Low Canberra
Five-Eight Robert Lui Wests Tigers
Halfback Beau Henry St. George Illawarra
Front Row Trent Merrin St. George Illawarra
Hooker Travis Waddell Canberra
Front Row Jesse Bromwich Melbourne
Second Row Jake Marketo St. George Illawarra
Second Row Jared Waerea-Hargreaves Manly
Lock Jamie Buhrer Manly
Bench Kieran Foran Manly
Bench Joel Romelo Penrith
Bench Gareth Widdop Melbourne
Bench Daly Cherry-Evans Manly

See also

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References

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  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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