2009 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats season

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2009 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats season
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The Wakefield Trinity Wildcats' 137th season saw them enter their eleventh Super League campaign, as well as the 2009 Challenge Cup.

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Transfers

Transfers for 2009 (in)

NameTransferred fromDate released
James Stosic Gold Coast Titans October 2008
Steve Snitch Huddersfield Giants October 2008
Dave Halley Bradford Bulls October 2008

Transfers for 2009 (out)

NameTransferred toDate released
Duncan MacGillivray RetiredOctober 2008
Paul Reilly Oldham R.L.F.C. October 2008
Brett Ferres Castleford Tigers October 2008
Joe Hirst Featherstone Rovers October 2008
Josh Griffin Huddersfield Giants October 2008
Kyle Wood Doncaster October 2008
Jason Golden Harlequins RL October 2008

Full squad

NoPlayerPositionPrevious club
1 Matt Blaymire Full back York City Knights
2 Damien Blanch Wing Widnes Vikings
3 Tony Martin Centre New Zealand Warriors
4 Ryan Atkins Centre Bradford Bulls
5 Matthew Petersen Wing Gold Coast Titans
6 Jamie Rooney Stand off Featherstone Rovers
7 Danny Brough Scrum half Castleford Tigers
8 Jason Demetriou Utility Widnes Vikings
9 Brad Drew Hooker Huddersfield Giants
10 Danny Sculthorpe Prop Wigan Warriors
11 Stephen "Steve" Snitch Second row Huddersfield Giants
12 Oliver Wilkes Second row Widnes Vikings
13 Scott Grix Utility Widnes Vikings
14 Sam Obst Hooker Whitehaven
15 James Stosic Prop Gold Coast Titans
16 Ricky Bibey Prop Leigh Centurions
17 Kevin Henderson Centre Leigh Centurions
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19 Sean Gleeson Centre Wigan Warriors
20 Tevita Leo-Latu Hooker Cronulla Sharks
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24 Dale Ferguson Second rower Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
25 Richard Moore Prop Leigh Centurions
26 Luke George Winger Huddersfield Giants
27 Aaron Murphy Centre Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
28 Kyle Bibb Second rower Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
29 Jay Pitts Scrum half Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
30 Cain Southernwood Utility Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

Fixtures and results

CompetitionRoundOpponentResultScoreHome/awayVenueAttendanceDate
Super League XIV 17 † Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors Win 6–12 Away JJB Stadium 14,3778 February 2009
Super League XIV1 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos Loss 18–4 Away Headingley Stadium 15,64313 February 2009
Super League XIV2 Redscolours.svg Salford City Reds Win 29–10 Home Belle Vue 6,57822 February 2009
Super League XIV3 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves Win 48–22 HomeBelle Vue5,16927 February 2009
Super League XIV4 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers Loss 31–18 Away New Craven Park 9,0388 March 2009
Super League XIV5 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons Win 30–10 HomeBelle Vue4,80715 March 2009
Super League XIV6 ‡ Cruscolours.svg Crusaders N/AP–PAway Brewery Field N/A22 March 2009
Super League XIV7 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens Loss 18–42 HomeBelle Vue6,03827 March 2009
Challenge Cup 2009 4 Leigh colours.svg Leigh Centurions Win 54–0 HomeBelle Vue2,6373 April 2009
Super League XIV8 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers Win 6–35 Away The Jungle 10,15510 April 2009
Super League XIV9 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls Win 24–22 HomeBelle Vue6,51613 April 2009
Super League XIV10 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. Win 14–21 Away KC Stadium 11,97517 April 2009
Super League XIV11 Wigancolours.svg Wigan WarriorsLoss 26–40 HomeBelle Vue5,52126 April 2009
Super League XIV12 Bullscolours.svg Bradford BullsLoss 16–32 Neutral Murrayfield Stadium 29,6272 May 2009
Challenge Cup 20095 Wigancolours.svg Wigan WarriorsLoss 17–28 HomeBelle Vue4,8839 May 2009
Super League XIV13 Quinscolours.svg Harlequins RL Loss 24–17 Away The Twickenham Stoop 3,61217 May 2009
Super League XIV14 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants Loss 6–54 HomeBelle Vue5,03724 May 2009
Super League XIV6 Cruscolours.svg Celtic CrusadersWin 6–50 AwayBrewery Field2,08930 May 2009
Super League XIV15 Bullscolours.svg Bradford BullsLoss 36–22 Away Grattan Stadium 8,3877 June 2009
Super League XIV16 Hullcolours.svg Hull FCWin 37–22 HomeBelle Vue4,72113 June 2009
Super League XIV18 Quinscolours.svg Harlequins RLWin 20–18 HomeBelle Vue5,07928 June 2009
Super League XIV19 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield GiantsLoss 30–14 Away Galpharm Stadium 7,4865 July 2009
Super League XIV20 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds RhinosLoss 30–32 HomeBelle Vue6,42510 July 2009
Super League XIV21 Saintscolours.svg St HelensWin 20–22 Away GPW Recruitment Stadium 8,65117 July 2009
Super League XIV22 Castleford colours.svg Castleford TigersLoss 12–20 HomeBelle Vue8,37126 July 2009
Super League XIV23 Redscolours.svg Salford City RedsWin 24–30 Away The Willows 3,15131 July 2009
Super League XIV24 Cruscolours.svg Celtic CrusadersWin 46–12 HomeBelle Vue7,89316 August 2009
Super League XIV25 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington WolvesWin 28–40 Away Halliwell Jones Stadium 8,68123 August 2009
Super League XIV26 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans DragonsWin 20–34 Away Stade Gilbert Brutus 8,7555 September 2009
Super League XIV27 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston RoversWin 24–10 HomeBelle Vue6,32813 September 2009
Super League XIV Play-offs Qualifier Catalanscolours.svg Catalans DragonsLoss 16–25 HomeBelle Vue4,00819 September 2009

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos (L, C)272106805453+35242Play-offs
2 Saintscolours.svg St Helens 271908733466+26738
3 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 271809690416+27436
4 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers 271719650516+13435
5 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 2716011685609+7632
6 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 2715012659551+10830
7 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 2714013645702−5728
8 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons 2713014613660−4726
9 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 2712114653668−1525
10 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 2712015649705−5624
11 Quinscolours.svg Harlequins 2711016591691−10022
12 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. 2710017502623−12120
13 Redscolours.svg Salford City Reds 277020456754−29814
14 Cruscolours.svg Celtic Crusaders 273024357874−5176
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners

Death of Leon Walker

On 22 March 2009, Leon Walker, a reserve player, collapsed in the 63rd minute of a game against Crusaders Reserves at Maesteg rugby union ground. He was airlifted to Morriston Hospital, Swansea where he was pronounced dead upon arrival. [2] He was 20 years old at the time of his death. [3] An inquest subsequently found that his death was the result of a rare undiagnosed heart defect, and the coroner ruled that he died of natural causes. [4]

Walker started playing rugby league for the amateur side, the Churwell Chiefs. Walker joined the Salford City Reds in 2006 and played for the club for three years. After his rookie season he was named the Salford Reds Junior Academy Player of the Year. [5] In 2007 Walker represented both the Yorkshire and England U18 sides.

He joined the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in November 2008, joining their senior academy side. [6] [7]

Walker attended Morley High School and was a scaffolder by trade, [8] and was the cousin and team mate of Luke Blake. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Tragedy for Wakefield". www.skysports.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  2. ↑ "RFL Statement – Celtic Crusaders v Wakefield Trinity Wildcats". Archived from the original on 24 May 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  3. ↑ Wakefield player Leon Walker dies in Super League reserve game Herald Sun, 23 March 2009
  4. ↑ Heart defect killed rugby player BBC.co.uk, 23 November 2009
  5. ↑ Player of the Year awards Archived 1 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine SalfordReds.co.uk, 12 September 2006
  6. ↑ Walker signs for Wakefield Sporting Life
  7. ↑ Wakefield Wildcats sign Reds' Leon Walker Wakefield Express, 11 November 2008
  8. ↑ Wakefield mourn the tragic loss of Leon Walker The Times, 23 March 2009
  9. ↑ "Funeral for rugby collapse player". BBC. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
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