7th February 2011
Rugby Leaguer & League Express
www.totalrl.com SUPER LEAGUE XVI CLUB-BY-CLUB PREVIEW
HARLEQUINS Home ground: Twickenham Stoop
Last season: 13th 2011 SQUAD 1 Luke Dorn
2 Jamie O'Callaghan 3 Tony Clubb 4 David Howell 5 Chris Melling 6 Luke Gale 7 Chad Randall 8 Karl Temata 9 Andy Ellis 10 Oliver Wilkes 11 Nick Kouparitsas 12 Chris Bailey 13 Rob Purdham 14 Jason Golden 15 Luke Ambler 16 Mike Burnett 17 Danny Ward 18 David Williams 19 Lamont Bryan 20 Ben Bolger 21 Olsi Krasniqi 22 Omari Caro 23 Mark Calderwood 24 Dan Sarginson 25 Jack Latus
6 CLUB TRAINED
PLAYERS: O'Callaghan, Clubb, Williams, Bryan, Bolger, Krasniqi
4 CLUB TRAINED PLAYERS WHILST
THERE: Gale, Ambler, Caro, Sarginson
9 FEDERATION
TRAINED: Melling, Ellis, Wilkes, Purdham, Golden, Burnett, Ward, Calderwood, Latus
OUTS: Louie McCarthy- Scarsbrook (St Helens), Danny Orr (Castleford), Will Sharp (Hull FC), Ben Kaye (Featherstone), Ben Jones-Bishop (Leeds), Ryan Esders (York), Ben Jones (York), Luke Williamson (retired), Luke May (London Skolars)
BEST NEWCOMER: Chris Bailey.
The backrower's experience in the NRL will rub off on the young Londoners at the club.
POINT TO PROVE: Karl Pryce. 2011 could be the big man’s last chance to prove he has what it takes to star at Super League level.
RUGBY PREDICTS... 13th Another hard season in prospect
3 FEDERATION TRAINED (DISPENSATION): Dorn, Randall, Temata
3 NON-FEDERATION TRAINED:
Howell, Kouparitsas, Bailey
5 QUOTA:
Dorn, Howell, Randall, Kouparitsas, Bailey
INS: Nick Kouparitsas (Sydney Roosters), Chris Bailey (Manly), Luke Ambler (Leeds, loan), Mike Burnett (Hull FC, loan) Mark Calderwood (Hull FC, trial), Jack Latus (Hull KR), Karl
Pryce (Wigan, loan), Joe Mellor (Wigan, loan)
Burnett Mike GF Odds: 125/1
Albert Goldthorpe Medal favourite: Luke Dorn 25/1 Rookie of the Year favourite: Olsi Krasniqi 16/1
COACH: Rob
Powell
No Super League
coaching record
KEY MAN: Luke Dorn (below). More pressure than ever will be on the shoulders of the wily Australian to create and penetrate.
FIXTURES
12 Feb Catalans (MM)15:00 20 Feb Crusaders (H) 14:00 25 Feb Leeds
(A) 20:00
4 Mar Huddersfield (H) 20:00 11 Mar St Helens (A) 20:00 20 Mar Warrington (A) 15:00 27 Mar Hull FC
(H) 14:00
3 Apr Bradford (A) 15:00 10 Apr Wakefield (A) 15:30 15 Apr Castleford (H) 20:00 22 Apr Catalans (H) 15:00 25 Apr Hull KR (A) 14:30 30 Apr Salford 13 May Wigan
(H) 18:15 (A) 20:00
29 May Castleford (A) 15:30 4 Jun Bradford (H) 15:00 12 Jun Hull FC
(A) 15:00
18 Jun Wakefield (H) 15:00 25 Jun Hull KR (H) 15:00 1 Jul Salford 9 Jul Wigan
(A) 20:00 (H) 15:00
16 Jul Warrington (H) 15:00 30 Jul Catalans (A) 20:00 12 Aug Crusaders (A) 20:00 20 Aug Leeds
(H) 15:00
4 Sep Huddersfield (A) 15:00 10 Sep St Helens (H) 15:00
HUDDERSFIELD GIANTS Home ground: Galpharm Stadium
Last season: 5th 2011 SQUAD
2 Michael Lawrence 3 Leroy Cudjoe 4 Lee Gilmour 5 David Hodgson 6 Kevin Brown 7 Danny Brough 8 Eorl Crabtree 9 Luke Robinson 10 Darrell Griffin 11 Luke O’Donnell 12 David Fa’alogo 13 David Faiumu 14 Shaun Lunt 15 Keith Mason 16 Andy Raleigh 17 Danny Kirmond 18 Larne Patrick 19 Graeme Horne 20 Jermaine McGillvary 21 Josh Griffin 22 Keal Carlile 23 Kyle Wood 24 Adam Walker 25 Elliot Hodgson
1 Scott Grix
PLAYERS: Lawrence, Cudjoe, Crabtree, McGillvary, Walker, Hodgson
6 CLUB TRAINED
THERE: Raleigh, Patrick, Griffin, Carlile, Wood
5 CLUB TRAINED PLAYERS WHILST
TRAINED: Grix, Gilmour, Hodgson, Brown, Brough, Robinson, Griffin, Lunt, Mason, Kirmond, Horne
11 FEDERATION
0 FEDERATION TRAINED (DISPENSATION)
3 NON-FEDERATION TRAINED: O'Donnell, Fa'alogo, Faiumu
2 QUOTA: O'Donnell, Fa'alogo
COACH: Nathan Brown
Super League coaching record (inc play-offs)
WD L %
Huddersfield 37 1 21 63.7 (2009-present)
KEY MAN: Danny Brough (left). Showed flashes of his brilliance in 2010, and a full pre-
season at the Galpharm will see him shine brighter this year.
INS: Luke O'Donnell (North Queensland Cowboys), Jon Molloy (Wigan), Jamie Simpson (South Sydney), Joe Wardle (Bradford), Michael Dawson (Castleford), Matthew Sarsfield (Wigan)
(Salford), Brett Hodgson (Warrington), Martin Aspinwall (Castleford), Simon Finnigan (Widnes), Alex Brown (Batley), Brad Drew (released)
OUTS: Stephen Wild
BEST NEWCOMER: Jermaine McGillvary. Got his shot last season and didn’t disappoint. A wild outside bet for an England wing spot.
GF Odds: 16/1 Albert Goldthorpe Medal favourite: Danny Brough 16/1 (Qualifying Semi-Final) Rookie of the Year favourite: Jermaine McGillvary 20/1 FIXTURES
12 Feb Warrington (MM)13:00 19 Feb Castleford (A) 18:15 27 Feb Hull FC
(H) 15:00
4 Mar Harlequins (A) 20:00 13 Mar Bradford (H) 15:00 18 Mar Wigan
(H) 20:00
26 Mar Hull KR (A) 18:15 3 Apr Wakefield (H) 15:00 8 Apr Warrington (H) 20:00 15 Apr Leeds
22 Apr Crusaders (A) 14:00 26 Apr Salford
(A) 20:00 (H) 19:00
30 Apr Catalans (A) 18:30 14 May St Helens (H) 18:15 27 May Hull FC
(A) 20:00
5 Jun Castleford (H) 15:00 12 Jun Wakefield (A) 15:30 19 Jun Catalans (H) 15:00 24 Jun Wigan
(A) 20:00
3 Jul Crusaders (H) 15:00 10 Jul Warrington (A) 15:00 17 Jul Bradford (A) 15:00 31 Jul Hull KR (H) 15:00 12 Aug St Helens (A) 20:00 19 Aug Salford
4 Sep Harlequins (H) 15:00 11 Sep Leeds
(A) 20:00 (H) 15:00
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POINT TO PROVE: Joe Wardle. Turned down Bradford’s offer of a new contract to join the Giants.
RUGBY PREDICTS... 3rd One game short of Old
Trafford...again
HULL F.C. Home ground: Kingston Communications Stadium
Last season: 6th (Elimination Play-off) 2011 SQUAD
1 Jordan Tansey 2 Will Sharp
3 Richard Whiting 4 Kirk Yeaman 5 Tom Briscoe 6 Richard Horne 7 Sean Long 8 Mark O'Meley 9 Danny Houghton 10 Lee Radford 11 Joe Westerman 12 Danny Tickle 13 Craig Fitzgibbon 14 Danny Washbrook 15 Epalahame Lauaki 16 Willie Manu 17 Ewan Dowes 19 Jordan Turner 21 Reece Lyne 23 Sam Moa 24 Liam Kent
25 Liam Cunningham 26 Jack Briscoe 27 Chris Green 28 Ben Crooks
10 CLUB TRAINED PLAYERS:
Whiting, Yeaman,
Tom Briscoe, Horne, Houghton, Radford, Washbrook, Kent, Cunningham, Jack Briscoe
5 CLUB TRAINED PLAYERS WHILST THERE:
Westerman, Turner, Lyne, Green, Crooks
INS: Joe Westerman (Castleford), Will Sharp (Harlequins)
Warriors), Dennis Tuffour (York), Peter Cusack (retired)
Calderwood (released), Shaun Berrigan (NZ
OUTS: Craig Hall (Hull KR), Mike Burnett (Harlequins), Mark
RUGBY PREDICTS... 7th First round play-off exit
TRAINED: Tansey, Sharp, Long, Tickle, Dowes
1 FEDERATION TRAINED (DISPENSATION): Manu
4 NON-FEDERATION TRAINED: O'Meley, Fitzgibbon, Lauaki, Moa
2 QUOTA: O'Meley, Fitzgibbon 5 FEDERATION
COACH: Richard Agar
Super League coaching record (inc play-offs)
Hull FC
WD L % 31 0 37 45.5
(May 2008-present) KEY MAN:
Sean Long. Hull’s fortunes could again hinge on his fitness.
NEWCOMER: Joe Westerman (left). A fresh start at a new club
could see the talented youngster fulfil his potential.
BEST FIXTURES
13 Feb Hull KR (MM)16:00 18 Feb Leeds
(H) 20:00
27 Feb Huddersfield (A) 15:00 4 Mar Crusaders (H) 20:00 13 Mar Wigan
(A) 15:00
18 Mar Wakefield (H) 20:00 27 Mar Harlequins (A) 14:00 1 Apr Castleford (H) 20:00 8 Apr Bradford (H) 20:00 16 Apr Catalans (A) 18:30 22 Apr Hull KR (H) TBC 25 Apr Warrington (A) 15:00 2 May St Helens (H) TBC 13 May Salford
(A) 20:00
27 May Huddersfield (H) 20:00 5 Jun Hull KR (A) 15:00 12 Jun Harlequins (H) 15:00 19 Jun Bradford (A) 15:00 26 Jun Wakefield (A) 15:30 1 Jul St Helens (A) 20:00 8 Jul Salford 15 Jul Leeds 29 Jul Wigan
(H) 20:00 (A) 20:00 (H) 20:00
POINT TO PROVE: Sam Moa (left). Lean, mean and keen to play a prominent role at the KC Stadium in 2011.
12 Aug Catalans (H) 20:00 19 Aug Crusaders (A) 20:00 4 Sep Castleford (A) 15:30 9 Sep Warrington (H) 20:00
GF Odds: 20/1
Albert Goldthorpe Medal favourite: Jordan Tansey 25/1 Rookie of the Year favourite: Reece Lyne 20/1
HULL KINGSTON ROVERS Home ground: Craven Park
Last season: 7th (Preliminary Semi-Final) 2011 SQUAD
1 Shaun Briscoe 2 Peter Fox 3 Kris Welham 4 Jake Webster 5 Liam Colbon 6 Blake Green 7 Michael Dobson 8 Rhys Lovegrove 9 Ben Fisher 10 Joel Clinton 11 Clint Newton 12 Ben Galea 13 Scott Murrell 14 Liam Watts 15 Scott Wheeldon 16 Jason Netherton 17 Matt Cook 18 Josh Hodgson 19 Craig Hall 20 Mick Vella 21 Sam Latus 22 Scott Taylor
24 Richard Beaumont 27 Jordan Cox 28 Ben Cockayne
5 CLUB TRAINED PLAYERS: Welham, Watts, Latus, Taylor, Beaumont
4 CLUB TRAINED PLAYERS WHILST
THERE: Lovegrove, Murrell, Hodgson, Cox
8 FEDERATION
TRAINED: Briscoe, Fox, Colbon, Wheeldon, Netherton, Cook, Hall, Cockayne
INS: Willie Mason (North Queensland), Craig Hall (Hull FC), Blake Green (Canterbury)
OUTS: Chev Walker (Bradford), Chaz I'Anson (Widnes), Frankie Mariano (Wakefield), Mike Ratu (Halifax), Jack Latus (Harlequins, loan), David Mills (Leigh, trial)
5 FEDERATION TRAINED (DISPENSATION):
Webster, Fisher, Newton, Galea, Vella
3 NON-FEDERATION TRAINED:
Green, Dobson, Clinton 5 QUOTA:
Webster, Green, Dobson, Clinton, Galea
COACH: Justin Morgan
Super League coaching record (inc play-offs)
Hull KR
WD L % 53 3 56 48.6
(2006-present) KEY MAN:
Schoolboys team- mate Blake Green could blossom into something devastating.
BEST NEWCOMER: Blake Green. Fills the position vacated by Paul Cooke early last year. Big things expected.
Michael Dobson (left). The 2009 Albert Goldthorpe Medal winner's partnership with old Aussie
GF Odds: 33/1
Albert Goldthorpe Medal favourite: Michael Dobson 12/1 Rookie of the Year favourite: Scott Taylor 20/1
FIXTURES
13 Feb Hull FC (MM)16:00 20 Feb Warrington (A) 15:00 27 Feb Catalans (H) 15:00 6 Mar Castleford (A) 15:30 13 Mar Crusaders (H) 15:00 18 Mar Salford
(A) 20:00
26 Mar Huddersfield (H) 18:15 1 Apr St Helens (A) 20:00 9 Apr Leeds 15 Apr Wigan 22 Apr Hull FC
(H) 18:15 (H) 20:00 (A) TBC
25 Apr Harlequins (H) 14:30 1 May Wakefield (A) 15:30 15 May Bradford (H) 15:00 30 May Wigan 5 Jun Hull FC 12 Jun Leeds
(A) TBC (H) 15:00 (A) 18:00
19 Jun Warrington (H) 15:00 25 Jun Harlequins (A) 15:00 3 Jul Wakefield (H) 15:00 8 Jul Crusaders (A) 20:00 17 Jul Salford
(H) 15:00
31 Jul Huddersfield (A) 15:00 14 Aug Bradford (A) 15:00 21 Aug St Helens (H) 15:00 3 Sep Catalans (A) 20:00 11 Sep Castleford (H) 15:00
POINT TO PROVE: Jake Webster. Dogged by injury since arriving in the UK, but has shown real power and pace when fit.
RUGBY PREDICTS... 8th Second week of the play-offs
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