2016 Warrington Wolves season | ||||
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Super League XXI Rank | 1st League Leaders winners!!! | |||
Play-off result | Runners Up | |||
Challenge Cup | Runners Up | |||
2016 record | Wins: 26; draws: 1; losses: 10 | |||
Points scored | For: 892; against: 573 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | Steven Broomhead | |||
Head Coach | Tony Smith | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Halliwell Jones Stadium | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Ben Currie - 12 | |||
Goals | Kurt Gidley - 59 | |||
Points | Kurt Gidley - 138 | |||
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This article details the Warrington Wolves Rugby League Football Club's 2016 season. This is the Wolves' 21st consecutive season in the Super League.
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Date | Competition | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att |
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27/12/15 | Pre Season | Widnes Vikings | A | Select Security Stadium | W | 40-0 | T King, Dwyer (2), Lineham, Patton, Johnson, Livett | Gidley (5), Patton | 5,177 |
24/1/16 | Pre Season | Leigh Centurions | H | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 46-4 | Sims, Ormsby (3), Evans, Gidley, Lineham, Currie, Penny | Gidley (3), Sandow (2) | 4,963 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 23 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 605 | 465 | +140 | 34 | Super League Super 8s |
2 | ![]() | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 675 | 425 | +250 | 33 | |
3 | ![]() | 23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 455 | 440 | +15 | 32 | |
4 | ![]() | 23 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 573 | 536 | +37 | 28 | |
5 | ![]() | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 593 | 505 | +88 | 26 | |
6 | ![]() | 23 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 617 | 640 | −23 | 21 | |
7 | ![]() | 23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 499 | 474 | +25 | 20 | |
8 | ![]() | 23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 485 | 654 | −169 | 20 | |
9 | ![]() | 23 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 404 | 576 | −172 | 16 | The Qualifiers |
10 | ![]() | 23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 560 | 569 | −9 | 14 [a] | |
11 | ![]() | 23 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 486 | 610 | −124 | 14 | |
12 | ![]() | 23 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 511 | 569 | −58 | 12 |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 30 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 852 | 541 | +311 | 43 | Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() | 30 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 669 | 560 | +109 | 42 | |
3 | ![]() | 30 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 749 | 579 | +170 | 40 | |
4 | ![]() | 30 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 756 | 641 | +115 | 40 | |
5 | ![]() | 30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 830 | 808 | +22 | 31 | |
6 | ![]() | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 723 | 716 | +7 | 30 | |
7 | ![]() | 30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 603 | 643 | −40 | 24 | |
8 | ![]() | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 571 | 902 | −331 | 20 |
Date | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV |
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4/8/16 | S1 | ![]() | H | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 18-20 | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | TV |
14/8/16 | S2 | ![]() | A | Belle Vue | W | 38-10 | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | TV |
20/8/16 | S3 | ![]() | H | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 14-11 | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | TV |
3/9/16 | S4 | ![]() | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 26-22 | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | TV |
11/9/16 | S5 | ![]() | H | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 30-12 | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | TV |
18/9/16 | S6 | ![]() | H | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 28-35 | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | TV |
23/9/16 | S7 | ![]() | A | KC Stadium | W | 23-6 | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | TV |
Date | Round | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV |
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29/9/16 | Semi Final | ![]() | H | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 18-10 | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | Sky Sports |
08/10/16 | Grand Final | ![]() | N | Old Trafford | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | Sky Sports |
FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand-off | SH=Scrum half | PR=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | L=Loose forward | B=Bench |
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No | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 |
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1 | Kurt Gidley | SO | SO | SO | ![]() | SO | SO | SO | ![]() | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
2 | Tom Lineham | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ![]() | ![]() | W | W | W | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
3 | Rhys Evans | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | B | W | C | C | C | ![]() | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
4 | Ryan Atkins | ![]() | B | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | ![]() | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
5 | Matty Russell | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | ![]() | ![]() | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | ![]() | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
6 | Stefan Ratchford | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | SO | B | B | FB | SO | B | SH | SH | SH | SH | ![]() | SH | FB | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
7 | Chris Sandow | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | SH | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
8 | Chris Hill | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
9 | Daryl Clark | H | H | H | ![]() | ![]() | B | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
10 | Ashton Sims | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
11 | Ben Currie | C | C | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | C | SR | SR | SR | SH | SR | SR | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
12 | Jack Hughes | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | C | SR | SR | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
13 | Ben Westwood | SR | SR | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | B | B | L | SR | SR | B | B | SR | SR | SR | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
14 | Joe Westerman | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | B | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
15 | Mitchell Dodds | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | B | B | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
16 | Brad Dwyer | B | B | B | H | H | H | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
17 | James Laithwaite | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
18 | George King | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
19 | Ben Harrison | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
20 | Kevin Penny | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ![]() | ![]() | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
21 | Ben Evans | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
22 | Gene Ormsby | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | W | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
23 | Gary Wheeler | x | x | x | B | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
24 | Toby King | ![]() | ![]() | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
25 | Joe Philbin | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
26 | Declan Patton | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
27 | Sam Wilde | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
28 | Jack Johnson | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | FB | x | x | x | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
29 | Benjamin Jullien | B | x | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | B | B | SR | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
30 | Harvey Livett | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
31 | Morgan Smith | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
32 | Jordan Cox | B | B | B | ![]() | B | B | B | B | B | ![]() | ![]() | B | B | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
33 | Ryan Bailey | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
LEGEND | |
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Draw | |
Loss | |
Date | Round | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | TV |
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7/5/16 | 6th | ![]() | A | Bower Fold | W | 70-10 | G.King (3), Lineham, Smith, Jullien (2), R.Evans, Ormsby (2), Currie, Hill | Gidley 6/9, Ratchford 3/4 | 2,394 | - |
24/6/16 | QF | ![]() | H | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 20-18 | Hughes, Penny, Dwyer | Gidley 4/5 | BBC Sport | |
30/7/16 | SF | ![]() | N | Leigh Sports Village | W | 56-12 | Hughes, Clark, R.Evans, Gidley, Chris Sandow/Sandow, Ratchford, Currie, King (2), Westwood | Gidley 7/8, Ratchford 1/2 | 10,358 | BBC Sport |
27/8/16 | F | ![]() | N | Wembley | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scores | Attendance | BBC Sport |
FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand Off | SH=Scrum half | P=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | L=Loose forward | B=Bench |
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No | Player | 6 | QF | SF | F |
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1 | Kurt Gidley | SO | SO | SO | x |
2 | Tom Lineham | W | x | x | x |
3 | Rhys Evans | C | C | W | x |
4 | Ryan Atkins | ![]() | C | C | x |
5 | Matty Russell | x | W | W | x |
6 | Stefan Ratchford | SH | FB | FB | x |
7 | Chris Sandow | ![]() | SH | SH | x |
8 | Chris Hill | P | P | P | x |
9 | Daryl Clark | H | H | H | x |
10 | Ashton Sims | P | ![]() | P | x |
11 | Ben Currie | SR | SR | SR | x |
12 | Jack Hughes | x | SR | SR | x |
13 | Ben Westwood | x | P | B | x |
14 | Joe Westerman | L | L | L | x |
15 | Mitchell Dodds | ![]() | ![]() | x | x |
16 | Brad Dwyer | ![]() | B | B | x |
17 | James Laithwaite | ![]() | ![]() | x | x |
18 | George King | B | B | B | x |
19 | Ben Harrison | ![]() | ![]() | x | x |
20 | Kevin Penny | FB | W | x | x |
21 | Ben Evans | ![]() | ![]() | x | x |
22 | Gene Ormsby | W | x | x | x |
23 | Gary Wheeler | ![]() | ![]() | x | x |
24 | Toby King | x | x | C | x |
25 | Joe Philbin | SR | x | x | x |
26 | Declan Patton | x | x | x | x |
27 | Sam Wilde | B | x | x | x |
28 | Jack Johnson | x | x | x | x |
29 | Benjamin Jullien | C | x | x | x |
30 | Harvey Livett | x | x | x | x |
31 | Morgan Smith | B | x | x | x |
32 | Jordan Cox | B | B | x | x |
33 | Ryan Bailey | ![]() | B | B | x |
In
Player | Signed from | Contract Length | Announced |
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![]() | Newcastle Knights | 1 Year | May 2015 |
![]() | Hull F.C. | 4 Years | June 2015 |
![]() | Wigan Warriors | 2 Years | August 2015 |
![]() | Brisbane Broncos | 1 Year | September 2015 |
![]() | SO Avignon | 1 Year | September 2015 |
![]() | Hull F.C. | 3 Years | October 2015 |
![]() | Hull Kingston Rovers | 1 Year | October 2015 |
![]() | Castleford Tigers | 1 Year | November 2015 |
Out
Player | Signed for | Contract Length | Announced |
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![]() | Widnes Vikings | 2 Years | July 2015 |
![]() | Catalans Dragons | 2 Years | July 2015 |
![]() | Retirement | N/A | September 2015 |
![]() | Halifax / Wolves Coaching Staff | 1 Year | September 2015 |
![]() | Salford Red Devils | 2 Years | October 2015 |
![]() | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 1 Year | October 2015 |
![]() | Castleford Tigers | 2 Years | October 2015 |
![]() | Huddersfield Giants | 1 Month Loan | April 2016 |