2010 Wests Tigers season

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Wests Tigers
2010 season
CEOStephen Humphreys
Head coach Tim Sheens
Captain Robbie Farah
NRL 3rd (Preliminary Final)
Toyota Cup 9th
Top try scorerClub: Lote Tuqiri (18)
Top points scorerClub: Benji Marshall (203)
Highest home attendance30,685
Lowest home attendance10,061
Average home attendance18,086

The 2010 Wests Tigers season was the eleventh in the joint-venture club's history. They competed in the National Rugby League's 2010 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 3rd (out of 16). The Tigers then came within one game of the grand final but were knocked out by eventual premiers, St. George Illawarra.

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Season summary

The Wests Tigers made headlines in the pre-season with the high-profile signing of former rugby league and rugby union international, Lote Tuqiri. Back-rower Liam Fulton returned from a season in the Super League and former Sydney Roosters prop forward Jason Cayless [1] also joined the club after a four-year stay at St Helens R.F.C. Mark Flanagan joined the club from Super League side Wigan.

Robbie Farah, the team's hooker, retained his role as captain of the side for the second year.

With his first touch of the ball, new recruit Tuqiri scored the club's first try of 2010 in their round one win over the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at the Sydney Football Stadium. The Tigers had an exciting start to the season, winning the first four of five games to lead the competition with St George Illawarra, Melbourne Storm and the Gold Coast Titans.

Wests eventually finished the regular season in 3rd position; the highest in the club's history. This was also their first finals appearance since winning the 2005 Telstra Premiership five years earlier. They lost to eventual premiers St George Illawarra Dragons on 25 September 2010 by a score of 13-12 to miss out on the grand final.

Head Coach, Tim Sheens, extended his contract with the Wests Tigers to the end of the 2011 season. [2]

Regular season

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
15 MarchRound 1 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Win26–22 Ayshford, Ellis, Fulton, Lawrence, Tuqiri Marshall (3)18,421
21 MarchRound 2 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Loss32–44 Marshall (2), Ayshford, Fifita, Schirnack, Tuqiri Marshall (4)19,021
26 MarchRound 3 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Win23–12 Marshall (2), Tuqiri (2), Ayshford Marshall (1) & (FG)21,318
4 AprilRound 4 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Bruce Stadium, Canberra Win35–22 Fulton (2), Farah, Lawrence, Marshall, Ryan Marshall (5), Farah (FG)17,112
10 AprilRound 5 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Willows Sports Complex, Townsville Win23–16 Lawrence (2), Heighington, Tuqiri Marshall (3), Farah (FG)16,273
16 AprilRound 6 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Loss4–24 Tuqiri -19,491
24 AprilRound 7 Penrith colours.svg Penrith Panthers Penrith Park, Sydney Loss18–26 Flanagan, Heighington, Lawrence Marshall (3)19,220
2 MayRound 8 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Loss8–12 Heighington Marshall (2)19,901
16 MayRound 10 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Loss10–50 Lawrence, Lui Marshall (1)30,685
21 MayRound 11 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Newcastle International Sports Centre,
Newcastle
Win23–6 Daniela, Ellis, Lawrence, Marshall Marshall (3), (FG)14,458
28 MayRound 12 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney Win50–6 Daniela (3), Tuqiri (2), Farah, Flanagan, Lawrence, Ryan Marshall (7)10,061
4 JuneRound 13 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Stadium Australia, Sydney Win19–12 Dwyer, Farah, Marshall, Marshall (3), Lui (FG)11,837
20 JuneRound 15 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Leichhardt Oval, Sydney Win18–8 Ryan (2), Fitzhenry Marshall (3)19,428
25 JuneRound 16 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Kogarah Oval, Sydney Loss10–34 Lawrence, Tuqiri Marshall (1)16,574
2 JulyRound 17 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Lang Park, Brisbane Win16–14 Brown, Lawrence, Marshall Marshall (2)30,127
9 JulyRound 18 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney Win15–14 Ayshford, Brown Marshall (3) & (FG)14,050
19 JulyRound 19 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Leichhardt Oval, Sydney Win26–16 Tuqiri (2), Ayshford, Brown, Fulton, Marshall Marshall (1)11,364
25 JulyRound 20 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Grahame Park, Gosford Loss20–38 Ayshford, Heighington, Lui, Tuqiri Marshall (2)20,059
31 JulyRound 21 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Leichhardt Oval, Sydney Win24–22 Fulton (2), Brown, Lawrence, Tuqiri Lawrence (1),
Marshall (1)
14,942
7 AugustRound 22 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Stadium Australia, Sydney Loss30–34 Ayshford, Farah, Galloway, Lawrence, Tuqiri Marshall (5)23,298
15 AugustRound 23 Penrith colours.svg Penrith Panthers Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney Win43–18 Ellis (2), Fifita (2), Farah, Lawrence, Lui Marshall (7), Farah (FG)17,208
22 AugustRound 24 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Parramatta Stadium, Sydney Win20–18 Ryan (2), Fifita, Lawrence Marshall (2)19,854
29 AugustRound 25 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Leichhardt Oval, Sydney Win26–14 Marshall (3), Farah, Fifita Marshall (3)20,168
3 SeptemberRound 26 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Loss18–21 Ellis, Heighington, Tuqiri Marshall (3)26,103

Finals Series

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
11 SeptemberQualifying Final Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Loss15–19 Ayshford, Ryan, Tuqiri Marshall (1), Farah (FG)33,315
17 SeptemberSemi Final Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Bruce Stadium, Canberra Win26–24 Ellis, Heighington, Lawrence, Tuqiri Marshall (5)26,476
25 SeptemberPreliminary Final St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Stadium Australia, Sydney Loss12–13 Lui, Tuqiri Marshall (2)71,212

Ladder

Pos.TeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons (P)2417072518299+21938
2 Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers 2415092645489+15634
3 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 2415092537503+3434
4 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 2415092520498+2234
5 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 24140102539486+5332
6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 24140102559510+4932
7 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 24130112499493+630
8 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24120122545510+3528
9 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 24110132584567+1726
10 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 24110132508535−2726
11 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 24100142499569−7024
12 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 24100142413491−7824
13 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2490152494539−4522
14 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2470172354609−25518
15 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 2450192425667−24214
16 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 24140102489363+12601

1 Melbourne were deducted eight premiership points and barred from receiving premiership points for the rest of the season due to gross long-term salary cap breaches. [3]

Gains and losses

2010 Player Movements
GainsLosses
PlayerPrevious clubPlayerNew Club
Mark Flanagan Wigan Warriors Shannon Gallant North Queensland Cowboys
Lote Tuqiri Leicester Tigers Dean Collis Cronulla Sharks
Jason Cayless St Helens R.F.C. John Morris Cronulla Sharks
Liam Fulton Huddersfield Giants Danny Galea Canberra Raiders
Daniel Fitzhenry Hull Kingston Rovers Peni Tagive St George Illawarra Dragons
Mitch Brown Cronulla Sharks Corey Payne Canterbury Bulldogs
Arana Taumata Melbourne Storm Rhys Hanbury Crusaders Rugby League
Junior Moors Penrith Panthers John Skandalis (retired)
Geoff Daniela Penrith Panthers

Squad

Wests Tigers 2010 Squad
Coaches

Updated: 26 April 2010
Source: Wests Tigers Official Website

References

  1. Jason Cayless signs two-year deal with Wests Tigers
  2. Glenn Jackson (27 March 2010). "Sheens up for a challenge - coach signs one-year extension". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  3. Stuart Honeysett and Brent Read (23 April 2010) Shocking end to the Melbourne Storm era The Australian