2016 Warrington Wolves season

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2016 Warrington Wolves season
Super League XXI Rank1st League Leaders winners!!!
Play-off resultRunners Up
Challenge Cup Runners Up
2016 recordWins: 26; draws: 1; losses: 10
Points scoredFor: 892; against: 573
Team information
ChairmanSteven Broomhead
Head Coach Tony Smith
Captain
Stadium Halliwell Jones Stadium
Top scorers
Tries Ben Currie - 12
Goals Kurt Gidley - 59
Points Kurt Gidley - 138
  2015 List of seasons 2017  

This article details the Warrington Wolves Rugby League Football Club's 2016 season. This is the Wolves' 21st consecutive season in the Super League.

Contents

Results

Pre season friendlies

LEGEND
 Win
 Draw
 Loss
DateCompetitionVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAtt
27/12/15Pre Season Widnes Vikings A Select Security Stadium W40-0T King, Dwyer (2), Lineham, Patton, Johnson, LivettGidley (5), Patton5,177
24/1/16Pre Season Leigh Centurions H Halliwell Jones Stadium W46-4Sims, Ormsby (3), Evans, Gidley, Lineham, Currie, PennyGidley (3), Sandow (2)4,963

Super League

Super League table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. 231706605465+14034 Super League Super 8s
2 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 231616675425+25033
3 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 231607455440+1532
4 Saintscolours.svg St Helens 231409573536+3728
5 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons 2313010593505+8826
6 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 23101126176402321
7 Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings 2310013499474+2520
8 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 231001348565416920
9 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 23801540457617216 The Qualifiers
10 Redscolours.svg Salford City Reds 2310013560569914 [a]
11 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers 23621548661012414
12 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 2360175115695812
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
Notes:
  1. Salford deducted 6 points for salary cap breaches in 2014 and 2015. [1]

Super League results

LEGEND
 Win
 Draw
 Loss
DateRoundVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttLive on TV
4/2/161 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds A Headingley Stadium W12-10 Sandow, Penny Gidley 2/216,168 Sky Sports
14/2/162 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers H Halliwell Jones Stadium W38-8 Currie, Westerman, Lineham (3), Clark Gidley 7/711,037-
26/2/163 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity H Halliwell Jones Stadium W34-16 Currie (2), Sandow (2), Penny, Gidley Gidley 5/610,631-
3/3/164 Redscolours.svg Salford A AJ Bell Stadium W31-30 Hughes, Currie, Atkins (2), Sims Sandow 5/5, Sandow 1 DG4,861 Sky Sports
12/3/165 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus W30-20 R.Evans (2), Currie, G.King, Sandow Gidley 5/58,859 Sky Sports
18/3/166 Cascolours.png Castleford H Halliwell Jones Stadium W56-12 Sandow (2), Penny, Lineham (2), Russell (2), Atkins, Currie (2), Dwyer Gidley 6/9, Sandow 0/1, Ratchford 0/110,940-
25/3/167 Widnes colours.svg Widnes H Halliwell Jones Stadium W28-10 Sandow, Lineham, Gidley, Atkins, Currie Gidley 4/515,008-
28/3/168 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. A KC Stadium L24-26 Atkins, Lineham (2), Sandow, Penny Sandow 1/3, Ratchford 1/29,967-
1/4/169 Wigancolours.svg Wigan A DW Stadium W28-16 Currie, Lineham, Penny, Ratchford, Atkins Gidley 3/3, Ratchford 1/1, Sandow 0/3, Westerman 0/117,480 Sky Sports
8/4/1610 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens H Halliwell Jones Stadium L22-25 Penny (2), Atkins, Currie, Lineham Gidley 0/1, Westwood 1/313,678 Sky Sports
15/4/1611 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield A Galpharm Stadium L0-11--5,427
22/4/1612 Widnes colours.svg Widnes A Select Security Stadium W48-16 Gidley, Penny (2), Westerman (2), Westwood, Ratchford (2) Gidley 7/7, Ratchford 1/17,441-
28/4/1613 Wigancolours.svg Wigan H Halliwell Jones Stadium W40-10 Westwood (2), Benjamin Jullien, Clark, Atkins (2), Penny Gidley 5/6, Ratchford 1/111,724 Sky Sports
15/5/1614 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity A Belle Vue L36-28 Westerman (2), Clark, Gidley, Russell Gidley (3), Smith 5,180
21/5/1615 Cascolours.png Castleford N St James' Park L14-34 Gidley, Ratchford, Currie Gidley 39,331 Sky Sports
27/5/1616 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds H Halliwell Jones Stadium W52-18 Clark (2), Atkins, Ratchford, Gidley, Lineham, Dwyer, Ormsby (2) Gidley (8)10,317 Sky Sports
03/06/1617 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens A Langtree Park W26-4 Currie, Sandow, Atkins, Ratchford, R.Evans Gidley(3)11,353 Sky Sports
10/06/1618 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. H Halliwell Jones Stadium L12-19 Ormsby, Sandow Gidley (2)10,518 Sky Sports
17/06/1619 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons H Halliwell Jones Stadium W20-18 Atkins, Penny, Dwyer Gidley (4)9,529 Sky Sports
01/07/1620 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park D16-16 Russell, Dwyer, Hughes Ratchford (2)6,827
07/07/1621 Redscolours.svg Salford H Halliwell Jones Stadium W40-14 Westerman (2), Atkins (2), Lineham, Patton, Russell Ratchford, Patton (5)9,024 Sky Sports
17/07/1622 Cascolours.png Castleford A The Jungle W26-42 Rhys Evans (3), Ratchford, Dwyer, Currie, King, Clark Gidley (3), Sandow (4)8,060
24/07/1623 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield H Halliwell Jones Stadium W34-30 Ratchford, Currie, Westwood, Sandow, Atkins, Clark Gidley (5)Attendance

Super 8s

Super 8s table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves (L)302118852541+31143Semi-finals
2 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors (C)302109669560+10942
3 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. 3020010749579+17040
4 Saintscolours.svg St Helens 3020010756641+11540
5 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 3015114830808+2231
6 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons 3015015723716+730
7 Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings 30120186036434024
8 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity 301002057190233120
Source: BBC Sport
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners

Super 8s results

DateRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttLive on TV
4/8/16S1 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens H Halliwell Jones Stadium L18-20Try ScorersGoal ScorersAttendanceTV
14/8/16S2 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity A Belle Vue W38-10Try ScorersGoal ScorersAttendanceTV
20/8/16S3 Cascolours.png Castleford H Halliwell Jones Stadium W14-11Try ScorersGoal ScorersAttendanceTV
3/9/16S4 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus W26-22Try ScorersGoal ScorersAttendanceTV
11/9/16S5 Widnes colours.svg Widnes H Halliwell Jones Stadium W30-12Try ScorersGoal ScorersAttendanceTV
18/9/16S6 Wigancolours.svg Wigan H Halliwell Jones Stadium L28-35Try ScorersGoal ScorersAttendanceTV
23/9/16S7 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. A KC Stadium W23-6Try ScorersGoal ScorersAttendanceTV

Play-offs

DateRoundVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttLive on TV
29/9/16Semi Final Saintscolours.svg St. Helens H Halliwell Jones Stadium W18-10Try ScorersGoal ScorersAttendance Sky Sports
08/10/16Grand Final Wigancolours.svg Wigan N Old Trafford W/D/LScoreTry ScorersGoal ScorersAttendance Sky Sports

Player appearances

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6 Stefan Ratchford Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg SOBBFBSOBSHSHSHSH Injury icon 2.svg SHFBxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
7 Chris Sandow SHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSH Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg SHxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
8 Chris Hill PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
9 Daryl Clark HHH Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg BHHHHHHHHHHxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
10 Ashton Sims PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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12 Jack Hughes SRSRSRSRSRSRSRSRSRSRCSRSR Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
13 Ben Westwood SRSR Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg BBLSRSRBBSRSRSRxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
14 Joe Westerman LLLLLLLLBLLLLLLLxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
15 Mitchell Dodds Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg BB Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
16 Brad Dwyer BBBHHH Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Bxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
17 James Laithwaite Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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20 Kevin Penny WWWWWWWWWWWWWW Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
21 Ben Evans Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
22 Gene Ormsby xxxxxxxxxxxxxxWWxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
23 Gary Wheeler xxxB Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
24 Toby King Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg xxxxxxxxxxxxCxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
25 Joe Philbin xxxxxxxxxBBxxBxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
26 Declan Patton xxxxxxxBxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
27 Sam Wilde xxxxxxxxxxBxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
28 Jack Johnson xxxxxxxFBxxxWxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
29 Benjamin Jullien BxBBxxxxxBBBBSRBBxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
30 Harvey Livett xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
31 Morgan Smith xxxxxxxxxxxxxBBxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
32 Jordan Cox BBB Injury icon 2.svg BBBBB Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg BBBBxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
33 Ryan Bailey Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg BBxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Injury icon 2.svg = Injured

Red card.svg = Suspended

Challenge Cup

LEGEND
 Win
 Draw
 Loss
DateRoundVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttTV
7/5/166th Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham A Bower Fold W70-10 G.King (3), Lineham, Smith, Jullien (2), R.Evans, Ormsby (2), Currie, Hill Gidley 6/9, Ratchford 3/42,394-
24/6/16QF Widnes colours.svg Widnes H Halliwell Jones Stadium W20-18 Hughes, Penny, Dwyer Gidley 4/5 BBC Sport
30/7/16SF Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity N Leigh Sports Village W56-12 Hughes, Clark, R.Evans, Gidley, Chris Sandow/Sandow, Ratchford, Currie, King (2), Westwood Gidley 7/8, Ratchford 1/210,358 BBC Sport
27/8/16F Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. N Wembley W/D/LScoreTry ScorersGoal ScoresAttendance BBC Sport

Player appearances

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NoPlayer6QFSFF
1 Kurt Gidley SOSOSOx
2 Tom Lineham Wxxx
3 Rhys Evans CCWx
4 Ryan Atkins Injury icon 2.svg CCx
5 Matty Russell xWWx
6 Stefan Ratchford SHFBFBx
7 Chris Sandow Injury icon 2.svg SHSHx
8 Chris Hill PPPx
9 Daryl Clark HHHx
10 Ashton Sims P Red card.svg Px
11 Ben Currie SRSRSRx
12 Jack Hughes xSRSRx
13 Ben Westwood xPBx
14 Joe Westerman LLLx
15 Mitchell Dodds Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg xx
16 Brad Dwyer Injury icon 2.svg BBx
17 James Laithwaite Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg xx
18 George King BBBx
19 Ben Harrison Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg xx
20 Kevin Penny FBWxx
21 Ben Evans Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg xx
22 Gene Ormsby Wxxx
23 Gary Wheeler Injury icon 2.svg Injury icon 2.svg xx
24 Toby King xxCx
25 Joe Philbin SRxxx
26 Declan Patton xxxx
27 Sam Wilde Bxxx
28 Jack Johnson xxxx
29 Benjamin Jullien Cxxx
30 Harvey Livett xxxx
31 Morgan Smith Bxxx
32 Jordan Cox BBxx
33 Ryan Bailey Injury icon 2.svg BBx

2016 squad statistics

NoPlayerPositionAgePrevious ClubAppsTriesGoalsDGPoints
1 Kurt Gidley Fullback N/A Newcastle Knights 123500112
2 Tom Lineham Winger N/A Hull F.C. 12110044
3 Rhys Evans Centre N/AWarrington Wolves Academy1330012
4 Ryan Atkins Centre N/A Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 1290036
5 Matty Russell Wing N/A Gold Coast Titans 122008
6 Stefan Ratchford Stand off N/A Salford Red Devils 1137026
7 Chris Sandow Scrum half N/A Parramatta Eels 986145
8 Chris Hill (c) Prop N/A Leigh Centurions 141004
9 Daryl Clark Hooker N/A Castleford Tigers 122008
10 Ashton Sims Prop N/A North Queensland Cowboys 141004
11 Ben Currie Second row N/AWarrington Wolves Academy14120048
12 Jack Hughes Second row N/A Wigan Warriors 131004
13 Ben Westwood Loose forward N/A Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 1031014
14 Joe Westerman Loose forward N/A Hull F.C. 1430012
15 Mitchell Dodds Prop N/A Brisbane Broncos 20000
16 Brad Dwyer Hooker N/AWarrington Wolves Academy61004
17 James Laithwaite Second row N/AWarrington Wolves Academy00000
18 George King Second row N/AWarrington Wolves Academy1340016
19 Ben Harrison Loose forward N/AWarrington Wolves Academy00000
20 Kevin Penny Wing N/A Swinton Lions 14100040
21 Ben Evans Prop N/AWarrington Wolves Academy00000
22 Gene Ormsby Wing N/A Swinton Lions 12008
23 Gary Wheeler Stand off N/A St Helens R.F.C. 10000
24 Toby King Centre N/AWarrington Wolves Academy00000
25 Joe Philbin Second row N/AWarrington Wolves Academy30000
26 Declan Patton Stand off N/AWarrington Wolves Academy10000
27 Sam Wilde Second row N/AWarrington Wolves Academy20000
28 Jack Johnson Fullback N/AWarrington Wolves Academy20000
29 Benjamin Jullien Centre N/A SO Avignon 830012
30 Harvey Livett Loose forward N/AWarrington Wolves Academy00000
31 Morgan Smith Prop N/AWarrington Wolves Academy11004
32 Jordan Cox Second row N/A Hull Kingston Rovers 110000
33 Ryan Bailey Prop N/A Castleford Tigers 00000

Injury icon 2.svg = Injured System Error Icon (Red 'X').png = Suspended

2016 transfers in/out

In

PlayerSigned fromContract LengthAnnounced
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kurt Gidley Newcastle Knights 1 YearMay 2015
Flag of England.svg Tom Lineham Hull F.C. 4 YearsJune 2015
Flag of England.svg Jack Hughes Wigan Warriors 2 YearsAugust 2015
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitchell Dodds Brisbane Broncos 1 YearSeptember 2015
Flag of France.svg Benjamin Jullien SO Avignon 1 YearSeptember 2015
Flag of England.svg Joe Westerman Hull F.C. 3 YearsOctober 2015
Flag of England.svg Jordan Cox Hull Kingston Rovers 1 YearOctober 2015
Flag of England.svg Ryan Bailey Castleford Tigers 1 YearNovember 2015

Out

PlayerSigned forContract LengthAnnounced
Flag of England.svg Chris Bridge Widnes Vikings 2 YearsJuly 2015
Flag of England.svg Richie Myler Catalans Dragons 2 YearsJuly 2015
Flag of New Zealand.svg Roy Asotasi Retirement N/ASeptember 2015
Flag of Ireland.svg Simon Grix Halifax / Wolves Coaching Staff1 YearSeptember 2015
Flag of England.svg Gareth O'Brien Salford Red Devils 2 YearsOctober 2015
Flag of England.svg Anthony England Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 1 YearOctober 2015
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joel Monaghan Castleford Tigers 2 YearsOctober 2015
Flag of England.svg Gene Orsmby Huddersfield Giants 1 Month LoanApril 2016

References

  1. "Salford docked six points for cap breach". Love Rugby League. Archived from the original on 29 April 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2024.