2009 NRL season

102nd season of National Rugby League 2009 National Rugby League 125px 16 NoneHoneysett Stuart Read Brent Shocking end to the Melbourne Storm era April 23, 2010 The Australian http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/shocking-end-to-the-melbourne-storm-era/story-e6frg7mf-1225857195771 https://web.archive.org/web/20101025120203/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/shocking-end-to-the-melbourne-storm-era/story-e6frg7mf-1225857195771 dead October 25, 2010 St George Illawarra 16 St. George Illawarra 1st 201 8315 16,980 3,412,872 Parramatta 16 Jarryd Hayne Canterbury 16 Hazem El Masri (248) St. George 16 Brett Morris (25) Parramatta 16 Jarryd Hayne Dally M Medal Sydney Roosters 5th 2008 2010 The 2009 NRL season was the 102nd season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the twelfth run by the National Rugby League. For the third consecutive year, sixteen teams competed for the 2009 Telstra Premiership title. The season commenced with the first match played on 13 March and ended with the grand final, played on 4 October. The Grand Final was won by the Melbourne Storm in their fourth consecutive grand final appearance. However, they were stripped of their Premiership on 22 April 2010 after they were found to be guilty of breaching the league's salary cap.http://www.nrl.com/news/news/newsarticle/tabid/10874/newsid/58359/melbourne-storm-breach-nrl-salary-cap/default.aspx Melbourne Storm breach NRL Salary Cap 22 April 2010 22 April 2010 National Rugby League https://web.archive.org/web/20100425022320/http://www.nrl.com/news/news/newsarticle/tabid/10874/newsid/58359/melbourne-storm-breach-nrl-salary-cap/default.aspx 25 April 2010 dead dmy-all https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/melbourne-storm-stripped-of-two-rugby-league-titles-over-salary-cap-fraud/news-story/d20d300e8ea41809e9a5a7b4d1db197e Melbourne Storm stripped of two rugby league titles over salary cap fraud The Australian 22 April 2010 22 April 2010 McDonald subscription Margie The St. George Illawarra Dragons retained the minor premiership that they won, but the finals series was retroactively declared null and void. The second season of the National Youth Competition also commenced in line with the Telstra Premiership. Season summary 2009 NRL season results This season the NRL introduced a second on-field referee.NRL confirm two referees for 2009 matches https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-12-11/nrl-confirm-two-referees-for-2009-matches/237194 www.abc.net.au ABC 15 September 2026 English 11 December 2008 Previously when the ball changed possession the lone on-field referee would have to change his position to stay with the defending team. He also could only observe the ruck from one direction. The two-referee system saves the referees some running back and forth to get into position as possession changes and also improves watchfulness over the ruck. The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles began their premiership title defense in horrific fashion, losing their first four games, before a stunning revival led to them losing only four of their final 16 regular season games. The St. George Illawarra Dragons, under new coach Wayne Bennett finished the regular season with their first minor premiership title as a joint venture club. However, the Dragons then became the first minor premiers since the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in 1993 to be eliminated from the final series in consecutive losses. For the first time since the McIntyre final eight system was introduced, a game was played twice in a row in the same stadium. This happened when St. George Illawarra and Parramatta Eels played each other in round 26 (the final regular season round) and again in the first week of finals, both at WIN Jubilee Oval at Kogarah. The first game saw St. George Illawarra come away with a 37–0 win in front of 17,974, while the next weeks Qualifying final saw Parramatta reverse the result with a 25–12 win in front of 18,174. Parramatta went on to become the first side since the McIntyre final eight system was introduced (in 1999) to make the grand final from eighth position. Along the way, they defeated the top three teams – the St. George Illawarra Dragons, Gold Coast Titans and Canterbury – in their three finals series matches, to make it to their first Grand Final since 2001. Their Grand Final opponents, the Melbourne Storm, were playing in their fourth straight Grand Final and were looking for their third premiership having previously won in 1999 and 2007. In 2009, NRL games on New Zealand's Sky network drew average audiences of 46,221.Kilgallon Steve Kiwi TV viewers go cold on rugby codes https://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/kiwi-tv-viewers-go-cold-on-rugby-codes-20110409-1d8s3.html 18 August 2014 The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax Media 10 April 2011 Records set in 2009 Canterbury winger Hazem El Masri broke the all-time highest points record of 2,176 previously set by former Newcastle Knights halfback Andrew Johns when he scored 14 points against Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in Round 1. St George Illawarra Dragons winger Brett Morris and his twin, Canterbury centre Josh Morris, set the record for the most tries scored by brothers in a regular season (42). The pair record a further five tries between them in the finals series, with Brett scoring 25 to Josh's 22. The Brisbane Broncos suffered their worst defeat in their 22-year history losing 56–0 to the Canberra Raiders in round 21 at Canberra Stadium.Magnay Jaquelin The Sydney Morning Herald https://www.smh.com.au/news/lhqnews/dragons-finish-on-top-with-a-gallop/2009/09/05/1252001252030.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 Dragons finish on top with a gallop 5 September 2009 7 September 2009 A record finals attendance (excluding grand finals) was set when Parramatta and Canterbury preliminary final drew a crowd of 74,549 at ANZ Stadium. With the exception of all Grand Finals played at ANZ since 1999, and the 1965 Grand Final at the Sydney Cricket Ground, this remains the highest attendance for any game since the premiership began in 1908. Cameron Smith became the Melbourne Storm's leading point scorer, overtaking now-Sea Eagles half Matt Orford in the preliminary final against the Brisbane Broncos. The Melbourne Storm became the first club since the Parramatta sides of the 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984 seasons to make four consecutive grand finals. The Parramatta Eels were the first team ever under the McIntyre system to finish 8th in the regular season and make it to the grand final. Advertising Keen to speak to its grass roots following in light of the AFL's aggressive expansion in rugby league's suburban heartland the NRL and its agency MJW Hakuhodo created a TVC which tells the story of junior rugby league players enjoying the game and perhaps becoming stars of the future. The commercial featured two young boys playing league in a suburban park. As they contest the game, they morph into stars of the League as a packed stadium emerges around them. Seven-year-old Penrith junior Cameron Lloyd and 14-year-old La Perouse junior Alex Johnston play the main roles in the campaign with Johnson morphing into Melbourne's Greg Inglis scoring a try in corner in a big match. Announcing the 2009 launch TVC The ad's strapline was "Feel It" and the soundtrack a re-worked version of 2008 Australian Idol winner Wes Carr's "Feels Like Whoa." Teams The clubs in the League for 2009 remained unchanged for the third consecutive year, with sixteen participating in the regular season: ten from New South Wales, three from Queensland and one from each of Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. Of the ten from New South Wales, eight were from Sydney's metropolitan area (with St. George Illawarra being a Sydney and Wollongong joint venture). Just two foundation clubs from the 1908 New South Wales Rugby Football League season played in this competition: the Roosters and the Rabbitohs. Brisbane Broncos 22nd seasonGround: Suncorp StadiumCoach: Ivan HenjakCaptain: Darren LockyerBulldogs 75th seasonGround: ANZ StadiumCoach: Kevin MooreCaptain: Andrew RyanCanberra Raiders 28th seasonGround: Canberra StadiumCoach: David FurnerCaptain: Alan TongueCronulla-Sutherland Sharks 43rd seasonGround: Toyota StadiumCoach: Ricky StuartCaptain: Paul Gallen → Trent BarrettGold Coast Titans 3rd seasonGround: Skilled ParkCoach: John CartwrightCaptain: Scott Prince & Luke BaileyManly Warringah Sea Eagles 60th seasonGround: Brookvale OvalCoach: Des HaslerCaptain: Matt OrfordMelbourne Storm 12th seasonGround Olympic Park StadiumCoach: Craig BellamyCaptain: Cameron SmithNew Zealand Warriors 15th seasonGround: Mt. Smart StadiumCoach: Ivan ClearyCaptain: Steve PriceNewcastle Knights 22nd seasonGround: EnergyAustralia StadiumCoach: Brian Smith → Rick StoneCaptain: Kurt GidleyNorth Queensland Cowboys 15th seasonGround: Dairy Farmers StadiumCoach: Neil HenryCaptain: Johnathan ThurstonParramatta Eels 63rd seasonGround: Parramatta StadiumCoach: Daniel AndersonCaptain: Nathan CaylessPenrith Panthers 43rd seasonGround: CUA StadiumCoach: Matthew ElliottCaptain: Petero CivonicevaSouth Sydney Rabbitohs 100th seasonGround: ANZ StadiumCoach: Jason TaylorCaptain: Roy AsotasiSt. George Illawarra Dragons 11th seasonGround: WIN Jubilee Oval & WIN StadiumCoach: Wayne BennettCaptain: Ben HornbySydney Roosters 102nd seasonGround: Sydney Football StadiumCoach: Brad FittlerCaptain: Braith AnastaWests Tigers 10th seasonGrounds: Campbelltown Stadium& Leichhardt OvalCoach: Tim SheensCaptain: Robbie Farah Ladder Finals series 2009 NRL season results The NRL finals series adopted the McIntyre final eight system. Four teams made a return to the 2009 finals from 2008, grand finalists Melbourne Storm, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles along with the Brisbane Broncos and St George Illawarra Dragons. Both the Bulldogs and Parramatta Eels made a return after being absent in 2008. The Newcastle Knights made the finals for the first time since 2006 and their first since the departure of club legend Andrew Johns. The Gold Coast Titans entered their maiden finals series. It was also the first finals series since 2002 that no team was held scoreless. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereesCrowd QUALIFYING FINALS Melbourne Melbourne Storm40 – 12 Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles11 September, 7:45pmEtihad StadiumGavin BadgerShayne Hayne21,155 Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans32 – 40 Brisbane Brisbane Broncos12 September, 6:30pmSkilled ParkBen CumminsAshley Klein27,227 Canterbury Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs26 – 12 Newcastle Newcastle Knights12 September, 8:30pmANZ StadiumTony ArcherJason Robinson21,369 St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons12 – 25 Parramatta Parramatta Eels13 September, 4:00pmWIN Jubilee OvalJarred MaxwellMatt Cecchin18,174 SEMI FINALS Parramatta Parramatta Eels27 – 2 Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans18 September, 7:45pmSydney Football StadiumShayne HayneJared Maxwell28,524 Brisbane Brisbane Broncos24 – 10 St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons19 September, 7:45pmSuncorp StadiumTony ArcherBen Cummins50,225 PRELIMINARY FINALS Canterbury Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs12 – 22 Parramatta Parramatta Eels25 September, 7:45pmANZ StadiumTony ArcherBen Cummins74,549 Melbourne Melbourne Storm40 – 10 Brisbane Brisbane Broncos26 September, 7:45pmEtihad StadiumShayne HayneJared Maxwell27,687 St. George 16 St. George Illawarra 12 Manly 16 Manly 12 Parramatta 16 Parramatta 25 Melbourne 16 Melbourne 40 Canterbury 16 Bulldogs 26 Brisbane 16 Brisbane 40 Newcastle 16 Newcastle 12 Gold Coast Titans 16 Gold Coast 32 Parramatta 16 Parramatta 27 Gold Coast Titans 16 Gold Coast 2 Brisbane 16 Brisbane 24 St. George 16 St. George Illawarra 10 Canterbury 16 Bulldogs 12 Parramatta 16 Parramatta 22 Melbourne 16 Melbourne 40 Brisbane 16 Brisbane 10 Parramatta 16 Parramatta 16 Melbourne 16 Melbourne 23 Grand final 2009 NRL Grand Final Sunday, 4 October 17:00 Melbourne Storm 23 – 16 Report Parramatta Eels Tries:Adam BlairRyan HoffmanGreg InglisBilly SlaterGoals:Cameron Smith (3/4)Field goals:Greg Inglis (1/1) Tries:Eric Grothe, Jr.Fuifui MoimoiJoel ReddyGoals:Luke Burt (2/3) ANZ Stadium, Sydney 82,538 Tony Archer & Shayne Hayne Billy Slater Club and Player records The following figures were collected from the completion of round 26 of the regular season and therefore do not represent any figures associated with the finals series or any representative matches for this year. Top 5 point scorers PtsPlayerTryGlsFG234Canterbury Hazem El Masri14890228St. George Jamie Soward12876202North Queensland Johnathan Thurston11790180Parramatta Luke Burt13632172Gold Coast Titans Scott Prince7720 Top 5 try scorers TryPlayer22St. George Brett Morris21Wests Tigers Taniela Tuiaki20Canterbury Josh Morris19South Sydney Nathan Merritt19Canterbury Bryson Goodwin Most points in a match by an individual PtsPlayerTryGlsFGOpponentScoreVenueRound24Parramatta Eels Luke Burt28/80Newcastle Knights40–8Parramatta StadiumRound 2224Parramatta Eels Luke Burt28/80Penrith Panthers48–6Parramatta StadiumRound 2524Wests Tigers Benji Marshall28/100Cronulla Sharks56–10Toyota StadiumRound 2324Melbourne Storm Joe Tomane36/90Brisbane Broncos48–4Olympic Park StadiumRound 13 Most tries in a match by an individual TriesPlayerOpponentScoreVenueRound4 Brisbane Broncos Israel FolauGold Coast Titans32–18Suncorp StadiumRound 104Canberra Raiders Phil GrahamBrisbane Broncos56–0Canberra StadiumRound 214New Zealand Warriors old Joel MoonPenrith Panthers32–32CUA StadiumRound 214St George Illawarra Dragons Brett MorrisNorth Queensland20–24Dairy Farmers StadiumRound 94Melbourne Storm Billy SlaterManly Sea Eagles40–12Etihad StadiumQualifying Final Largest winning margin ScoreVictorOpponentVenueRound56 – 0(56 pts)Canberra Raiders Canberra RaidersBrisbane BroncosCanberra StadiumRound 2156 – 10(46 pts)Wests Tigers Wests TigersCronulla SharksToyota StadiumRound 2348 – 4(44 pts)Melbourne Storm Melbourne StormBrisbane BroncosOlympic ParkRound 13 Most points in a match PointsVictorOpponentScoreVenueRound82Brisbane Broncos Brisbane BroncosPenrith Panthers58–24Suncorp StadiumRound 2374Wests Tigers Wests TigersSouth Sydney Rabbitohs54–20ANZ StadiumRound 177223px Penrith PanthersParramatta Eels38–34CUA StadiumRound 17 Fewest points in a match PointsVictorOpponentScoreVenueRound13New Zealand Warriors old New Zealand WarriorsNewcastle Knights13–0Mt Smart StadiumRound 1414New Zealand Warriors old New Zealand WarriorsWests Tigers14–0Mt Smart StadiumRound 1214Brisbane Broncos Brisbane BroncosSt. George Illawarra Dragons12–2WIN StadiumRound 2416St. George Illawarra Dragons St. George Illawarra DragonsCronulla Sharks10–6WIN Jubilee OvalRound 3 Most points scored in a match by an individual team PtsTeamOpponentScoreVenueRound58Brisbane Broncos Brisbane BroncosPenrith Panthers58–24Suncorp StadiumRound 2356Wests Tigers Wests TigersCronulla Sharks56–10Toyota StadiumRound 2356Canberra Raiders Canberra RaidersBrisbane Broncos56–0Canberra StadiumRound 2154Wests Tigers Wests TigersSouth Sydney Rabbitohs54–20ANZ StadiumRound 1752South Sydney South Sydney RabbitohsSydney Roosters52–12Sydney Football StadiumRound 1 More NRL statistics Jarryd Hayne ran 4,429 metres with the ball in 2009, more than any other player in the competition.Proszenko Adrian Gallen set to smash record https://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/gallen-set-to-smash-record-20120505-1y5lo.html 7 May 2012 The Sydney Morning Herald 6 May 2012 Attendance 2009's regular season attendance figures were the highest recorded in Australian rugby league history, with a total of 3,081,849. This figure bettered the previous record set by the 1995 Winfield Cup's regular season (3,061,338 in a 20 team competition) and also beat the Telstra Premiership's previous best of 3,024,149 set in 2007.2009 sees largest crowd figures in history https://web.archive.org/web/20090917071558/http://www.nrl.com/nrlhq/nrlhqnews/nrlhqnewsarticle/tabid/10871/newsid/56596/2009-sees-largest-crowd-figures-in-history/default.aspx 2009-09-17 . The 2009 season also saw the second highest average crowd figure of a regular season, with a crowd average of 16,051, behind the best of 16,466 set in the 2005 NRL season. The 20 highest regular season match attendances: CrowdVenueHome TeamOpponentRound50,109Suncorp Stadium(Double Header)Brisbane BroncosBulldogs RLFCSouth Sydney RabbitohsGold Coast TitansRound 1945,022Suncorp StadiumBrisbane BroncosNorth Queensland CowboysRound 143,079Suncorp StadiumBrisbane BroncosGold Coast TitansRound 1042,435Suncorp StadiumBrisbane BroncosSt George Illawarra DragonsRound 441,835ANZ StadiumBulldogs RLFCNew Zealand WarriorsRound 2536,647Suncorp StadiumBrisbane BroncosMelbourne StormRound 235,112Suncorp StadiumBrisbane BroncosCanberra RaidersRound 2634,272Sydney Football StadiumWests TigersParramatta EelsRound 2432,456Suncorp StadiumBrisbane BroncosNew Zealand WarriorsRound 1731,664ANZ StadiumBulldogs RLFCParramatta EelsRound 2030,887Suncorp StadiumBrisbane BroncosParramatta EelsRound 729,970Sydney Cricket GroundWests TigersSouth Sydney RabbitohsRound 1028,926Sydney Football StadiumSydney RoostersSt George Illawarra DragonsRound 727,527Suncorp StadiumBrisbane BroncosManly-Warringah Sea EaglesRound 926,353Suncorp StadiumBrisbane BroncosBulldogs RLFCRound 1426,336Skilled ParkGold Coast TitansBrisbane BroncosRound 2025,622ANZ StadiumBulldogs RLFCWests TigersRound 825,305Suncorp StadiumBrisbane BroncosPenrith PanthersRound 2324,538Mt Smart StadiumNew Zealand WarriorsBrisbane BroncosRound 324,486Sydney Football StadiumSydney RoostersSouth Sydney RabbitohsRound 124,332Dairy Farmers StadiumNorth Queensland CowboysBrisbane BroncosRound 25 2009 Transfers Players Player2008 Club2009 Club Darius Boyd Brisbane Brisbane Broncos St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons Greg Eastwood Brisbane Brisbane Broncos Canterbury Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Michael Ennis Brisbane Brisbane Broncos Canterbury Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Ben Hannant Brisbane Brisbane Broncos Canterbury Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Denan Kemp Brisbane Brisbane Broncos New Zealand Warriors old New Zealand Warriors Joel Moon Brisbane Brisbane Broncos New Zealand Warriors old New Zealand Warriors Shane Perry Brisbane Brisbane Broncos Catalans Super League: Catalans Dragons David Stagg Brisbane Brisbane Broncos Canterbury Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Colin Best Canberra Canberra Raiders South Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs Marshall Chalk Canberra Canberra Raiders Crusaders Super League: Celtic Crusaders Neville Costigan Canberra Canberra Raiders St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons Bronx Goodwin Canberra Canberra Raiders Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Michael Weyman Canberra Canberra Raiders St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons William Zillman Canberra Canberra Raiders Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans Andrew Emelio Canterbury Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 23px Penrith Panthers Corey Hughes Canterbury Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Nick Kouparitsas Canterbury Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Eastern Suburbs Sydney Roosters Reni Maitua Canterbury Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Willie Tonga Canterbury Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs North Queensland North Queensland Cowboys Sonny Bill Williams Canterbury Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs RC Toulonnais (French rugby union) Nick Youngquest Canterbury Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Gateshead Gateshead Thunder Fraser Anderson Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Kobelco Steelers (Japanese rugby union) Greg Bird Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Catalans Super League: Catalans Dragons Dustin Cooper Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Toyota Verblitz (Japanese rugby union) Isaac De Gois Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Newcastle Newcastle Knights Brett Kimmorley Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Canterbury Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Kevin Kingston Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Parramatta Parramatta Eels Danny Nutley Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Retirement Adam Peek Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Crusaders Super League: Celtic Crusaders Paul Stephenson Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Ipswich Jets (Queensland Cup) Lance Thompson Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Retirement Clint Amos Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans North Queensland North Queensland Cowboys Brenton Bowen Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans Tweed Heads Seagulls (Queensland Cup) Gavin Cooper Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans 23px Penrith Panthers Matthew Cross Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans Melbourne Melbourne Storm Ian Donnelly Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Michael Hodgson Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans Canterbury Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Matt Petersen Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans Wakefield Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats James Stosic Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans Wakefield Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Luke Swain Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans Salford City Super League: Salford City Reds Jack Afamasaga Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Steven Bell Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Catalans Super League: Catalans Dragons Nick Bradley-Qalilawa Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Retirement Mark Bryant Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Crusaders Super League: Celtic Crusaders Steve Menzies Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Bradford Super League: Bradford Bulls David Vaealiki Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles SC Albi (French rugby union) Luke Williamson Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Harlequins Super League: Harlequins RL Michael Crocker Melbourne Melbourne Storm South Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs Israel Folau Melbourne Melbourne Storm Brisbane Brisbane Broncos Matt Geyer Melbourne Melbourne Storm Retirement Antonio Kaufusi Melbourne Melbourne Storm North Queensland North Queensland Cowboys Jeremy Smith Melbourne Melbourne Storm St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons Chris Bailey Newcastle Newcastle Knights Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Danny Buderus Newcastle Newcastle Knights Leeds Super League: Leeds Rhinos Jesse Royal Newcastle Newcastle Knights New Zealand Warriors old New Zealand Warriors Matthew White Newcastle Newcastle Knights Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans Wairangi Koopu New Zealand Warriors old New Zealand Warriors Melbourne Melbourne Storm Grant Rovelli New Zealand Warriors old New Zealand Warriors North Queensland North Queensland Cowboys Logan Swann New Zealand Warriors old New Zealand Warriors Retirement Ruben Wiki New Zealand Warriors old New Zealand Warriors Retirement Michael Witt New Zealand Warriors old New Zealand Warriors Otago (New Zealand rugby union) Daniel Abraham North Queensland North Queensland Cowboys Mackay Cutters (Queensland Cup) Ray Cashmere North Queensland North Queensland Cowboys Salford City Super League: Salford City Reds David Faiumu North Queensland North Queensland Cowboys Huddersfield Super League: Huddersfield Giants Sione Faumuina North Queensland North Queensland Cowboys Castleford Super League: Castleford Tigers Mark Henry North Queensland North Queensland Cowboys Salford City Super League: Salford City Reds Jacob Lillyman North Queensland North Queensland Cowboys New Zealand Warriors old New Zealand Warriors Chris Sheppard North Queensland North Queensland Cowboys Northern Pride (Queensland Cup) Justin Smith North Queensland North Queensland Cowboys Retirement Brett Finch Parramatta Parramatta Eels Melbourne Melbourne Storm Mark Riddell Parramatta Parramatta Eels Wigan Super League: Wigan Warriors Chad Robinson Parramatta Parramatta Eels Harlequins Super League: Harlequins RL Daniel Wagon Parramatta Parramatta Eels limoux Limoux Grizzlies (Elite One Championship) Mark O'Halloran 23px Penrith Panthers Retirement Luke Priddis 23px Penrith Panthers St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons Tony Puletua 23px Penrith Panthers St. Helens Super League: St. Helens Shane Rodney 23px Penrith Panthers Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Luke Rooney 23px Penrith Panthers RC Toulonnais (French rugby union) Rhys Wesser 23px Penrith Panthers South Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs Yileen Gordon South Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs Canterbury Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Shannon Hegarty South Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs North Queensland North Queensland Cowboys Manase Manuokafoa South Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs North Queensland North Queensland Cowboys Nigel Vagana South Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement Dean Widders South Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs Castleford Super League: Castleford Tigers Rangi Chase St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons Castleford Super League: Castleford Tigers Mark Gasnier St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons Stade Français (French rugby union) Josh Morris St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons Canterbury Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Kirk Reynoldson St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement Ben Rogers St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons Newcastle Newcastle Knights Jason Ryles St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons Catalans Super League: Catalans Dragons Lagi Setu St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons Brisbane Brisbane Broncos Stuart Webb St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement Simon Woolford St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement Brent Grose Eastern Suburbs Sydney Roosters Retirement Amos Roberts Eastern Suburbs Sydney Roosters Wigan Super League: Wigan Warriors David Shillington Eastern Suburbs Sydney Roosters Canberra Canberra Raiders Anthony Tupou Eastern Suburbs Sydney Roosters Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Bronson Harrison Wests Tigers Wests Tigers Canberra Canberra Raiders Mathew Head Wests Tigers Wests Tigers St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons Brett Hodgson Wests Tigers Wests Tigers Huddersfield Super League: Huddersfield Giants Shannon McDonnell Wests Tigers Wests Tigers Newcastle Newcastle Knights Ryan O'Hara Wests Tigers Wests Tigers Crusaders Super League: Celtic Crusaders Ben Te'o Wests Tigers Wests Tigers Brisbane Brisbane Broncos Aaron Gorrell Catalans Super League: Catalans Dragons Brisbane Brisbane Broncos Shane Elford Huddersfield Super League: Huddersfield Giants 23px Penrith Panthers John Skandalis Huddersfield Super League: Huddersfield Giants Wests Tigers Wests Tigers Garret Crossman Hull Kingston Rovers Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers South Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs Gareth Ellis Leeds Super League: Leeds Rhinos Wests Tigers Wests Tigers Jordan Tansey Leeds Super League: Leeds Rhinos Eastern Suburbs Sydney Roosters Trent Barrett Wigan Super League: Wigan Warriors Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Stacey Jones N/A New Zealand Warriors old New Zealand Warriors Coaches Coach2008 Club2009 Club Wayne Bennett Brisbane Brisbane Broncos St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons Neil Henry Canberra Canberra Raiders North Queensland North Queensland Cowboys Nathan Brown St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons Huddersfield Super League: Huddersfield Giants Daniel Anderson St. Helens Super League: St. Helens Parramatta Parramatta Eels See also 2009 NRL season results 2009 NRL Under-20s season 2009 Dally M Awards 2009 in rugby league References 40em External links NRL.com – Official site of the NRL, National Rugby League