7th February 2011
Rugby Leaguer & League Express
www.totalrl.com SUPER LEAGUE XVI CLUB-BY-CLUB PREVIEW
WARRINGTON WOLVES Home ground: Halliwell Jones Stadium
Last season: 3rd (Preliminary Semi-Final) GF Odds: 10/3
Albert Goldthorpe Medal favourite: Brett Hodgson 20/1 Rookie of the Year favourite: Rhys Evans 14/1
WIGAN WARRIORS Home ground: DW Stadium
Last season: 1st (Grand Final Winners) GF Odds: 2/1
Albert Goldthorpe Medal favourite: Sam Tomkins 12/1 Rookie of the Year favourite: Stefan Marsh 16/1
FIXTURES
12 Feb Huddersfield (MM)13:00 20 Feb Hull KR (H) 15:00 25 Feb St Helens (A) 20:00 5 Mar Leeds
(H) 18:15 KEY MAN:
Joel Monaghan. One of the world’s best centres is now part of one of the world’s best
threequarter lines. 2011 SQUAD
1 Brett Hodgson 2 Chris Riley 3 Matt King 4 Chris Bridge 5 Joel Monaghan 6 Lee Briers 7 Richie Myler 8 Adrian Morley 9 Michael Monaghan 10 Garreth Carvell 11 Louis Anderson 12 Ben Westwood 13 Ben Harrison 14 Mickey Higham 15 Jon Clarke 16 Paul Wood 17 Simon Grix 18 Mike Cooper 19 Lee Mitchell 20 Matty Blythe
21 Tyrone McCarthy 22 Rhys Williams 23 Ryan Atkins 24 Rhys Evans 26 David Solomona
10 CLUB TRAINED PLAYERS:
Riley, Briers, Harrison, Wood, Grix, Cooper, Mitchell, Blythe, McCarthy, Williams
3 CLUB TRAINED PLAYERS WHILST THERE:
Bridge, Myler, Evans RUGBY PREDICTS... 2nd Old Trafford bow, but no win this time
6 FEDERATION TRAINED:
Morley, Carvell,
Westwood, Higham, Clarke, Atkins
1 FEDERATION TRAINED (DISPENSATION): Solomona
5 NON-FEDERATION TRAINED:
Hodgson, King, Joel Monaghan, Michael Monaghan, Anderson
5 QUOTA:
Hodgson, King, Joel Monaghan, Michael Monaghan, Anderson
INS: Brett Hodgson (Huddersfield): Joel Monaghan (Canberra)
OUTS: Richard Mathers (Castleford), Vinnie Anderson (Salford), Kevin Penny (Wakefield), Adam Neal (Salford),
Chris Hicks (Parramatta), Chris Murphy
(Carcassonne), Alex Thompson (Oldham)
COACH: Tony Smith
Super League coaching record (inc play-offs)
WD L %
Huddersfield 17 2 39 30.4 (September 2000-2003) Leeds
(2004-2007) Warrington 32 0 21 60.4 (March 2009-present)
Total SL record 137 5 89 60.6 88 3 29 75.2
11 Mar Wakefield (A) 20:00 20 Mar Harlequins (H) 15:00 25 Mar Wigan
(A) 20:00
3 Apr Catalans (H) 15:00 8 Apr Huddersfield (A) 20:00 15 Apr Crusaders (H) 20:00 22 Apr Salford 25 Apr Hull FC
(A) 15:00 (H) 15:00
1 May Bradford (A) 15:00 13 May Castleford (H) 20:00 27 May Leeds
3 Jun Crusaders (A) 20:00 12 Jun Salford
(A) 20:00 (H) 15:00
19 Jun Hull KR (A) 15:00 26 Jun St Helens (H) 15:00 3 Jul Castleford (A) 15:30 10 Jul Huddersfield (H) 15:00 16 Jul Harlequins (A) 15:00 31 Jul Bradford (H) 15:00 14 Aug Wakefield (H) 15:00 20 Aug Catalans (A) 20:00 4 Sep Wigan 9 Sep Hull FC
(H) 15:00 (A) 20:00
POINT TO PROVE: Richard Myler. Despite treading water in 2010, Myler still has his best days ahead of him.
KEY MAN: Sam Tomkins. England’s brightest prospect is quickly becoming a folk hero at Wigan. He has the potential to become a legend.
2011 SQUAD
1 Sam Tomkins 2 Darrell Goulding 3 Martin Gleeson 4 George Carmont 5 Pat Richards 6 Paul Deacon 7 Thomas Leuluai 8 Stuart Fielden 9 Michael McIlorum 10 Andy Coley 11 Harrison Hansen 12 Joel Tomkins 13 Sean O'Loughlin 14 Paul Prescott 15 Jeff Lima 16 Ryan Hoffman 17 Brett Finch 19 Amos Roberts 20 Eamon O'Carroll 21 Lee Mossop 22 Liam Farrell 23 Chris Tuson 24 Stefan Marsh 25 Josh Charnley 26 Ben Davies
14 CLUB TRAINED PLAYERS:
BEST NEWCOMER: Brett Hodgson. Still a world class player with talent in every department.
Sam Tomkins, Goulding, McIlorum, Hansen, Joel Tomkins,
O'Loughlin, Prescott, Charnley, O'Carroll, Mossop, Farrell, Tuson, Marsh, Davies
0 CLUB TRAINED PLAYERS WHILST THERE
5 FEDERATION TRAINED:
Gleeson, Leuluai, Fielden, Coley, Deacon
2 FEDERATION TRAINED (DISPENSATION): Carmont, Richards
4 NON-FEDERATION TRAINED:
Finch, Lima, Hoffman, Roberts
4 QUOTA:
Finch, Lima, Hoffman, Roberts
INS: Brett Finch (Melbourne), Ryan Hoffman (Melbourne), Jeff Lima (Melbourne)
OUTS: Mark Riddell (Roosters), Iain Thornley (Sale RU), Shaun Ainscough (Bradford), Iafeta Palea'aesina (Salford), Phil Bailey (Salford), Josh Veivers (Wakefield), Stuart Howarth (Wakefield), Cameron Phelps (released), Jon Molloy (Huddersfield), Matthew Sarsfield (Huddersfield), Karl Pryce (Harlequins, season loan), Joe Mellor (Harlequins, season loan).
COACH: Michael Maguire
Super League coaching record (inc play-offs)
Wigan
WD L % 25 0 6 80.7
(2010-present)
BEST NEWCOMER: Sam Powell. Outstanding for England Academy last year, Powell is ready to explode on the scene in 2011.
FIXTURES
12 Feb St Helens (MM)19:00 20 Feb Bradford (A) 15:00 TBC Castleford (H) TBC 4 Mar Salford 13 Mar Hull FC
(A) 20:00 (H) 15:00
18 Mar Huddersfield (A) 20:00 25 Mar Warrington (H) 20:00 1 Apr Leeds
(A) 20:00
8 Apr Catalans (H) 20:00 15 Apr Hull KR (A) 20:00 22 Apr St Helens (H) TBC 25 Apr Wakefield (A) 12:00 1 May Crusaders (A) 15:00 13 May Harlequins (H) 20:00 30 May Hull KR (H) TBC 4 Jun Catalans (A) TBC 12 Jun Castleford (A) 15:30 17 Jun St Helens (A) 20:00 24 Jun Huddersfield (H) 20:00 1 Jul Leeds
(H) 20:00
9 Jul Harlequins (A) 15:00 15 Jul Wakefield (H) 20:00 29 Jul Hull FC 12 Aug Salford
(A) 20:00 (H) 20:00
19 Aug Bradford (H) 20:00 4 Sep Warrington (A) 15:00 9 Sep Crusaders (H) 20:00
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POINT TO PROVE: Amos Roberts. Roberts will look to regain momentum after being struck down in his pomp last season.
RUGBY PREDICTS... 1st Second successive Grand Final win
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