Castleford Tigers 2017 season | ||||
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Super League XXII Rank | 1st | |||
Play-off result | Runners-up | |||
Challenge Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
2017 record | Wins: 26; draws: 0; losses: 6 | |||
Points scored | For: 1,042; against: 578 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | Ian Fulton | |||
Head Coach | Daryl Powell | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | The Jungle (Wheldon Road) | |||
Avg. attendance | 8,933 | |||
Agg. attendance | 142,920 | |||
High attendance | 11,500 | |||
Low attendance | 6,849 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Greg Eden (41) | |||
Goals | Luke Gale (145) | |||
Points | Luke Gale (355) | |||
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The 2017 season was the Castleford Tigers' 92nd season in the Rugby Football League and their 10th consecutive season in the top flight of English rugby league. The club competed in the 2017 Super League and the 2017 Challenge Cup.
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No | Player | From | Contract | Date |
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5 | Greg Eden | Brisbane Broncos | 2 years | 13 June 2016 [1] |
27 | Tuoyo Egodo | London Broncos | 2 years | 17 October 2016 [2] |
32 | Daniel Igbinedion | Oxford Rugby League | 2 years | 18 October 2016 [3] |
15 | Jesse Sene-Lefao | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2 years | 20 October 2016 [4] |
35 | Jake Trueman | Bradford Bulls | 2 years | 25 January 2017 [5] |
33 | Kevin Larroyer | Hull Kingston Rovers | 1 year [lower-alpha 1] | 15 February 2017 [6] |
34 | Alex Foster | Bradford Bulls [lower-alpha 2] | 1 year [lower-alpha 1] | 16 February 2022 [7] |
1 | Zak Hardaker | Leeds Rhinos | 4½ years [lower-alpha 3] | 27 June 2017 [8] |
No | Player | From | Loan type | Arrival | Return |
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1 | Zak Hardaker | Leeds Rhinos | Season-long | 8 November 2016 [9] | Permanent [lower-alpha 4] |
No | Player | To | Contract | Date |
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14 | Lee Jewitt | Townsville Blackhawks | 1 year | 6 April 2016 [10] |
1 | Luke Dorn | Retired | 13 May 2016 [11] | |
20 | Frankie Mariano | Featherstone Rovers | 1 year | 1 September 2016 [12] |
21 | Ryan Boyle | Halifax RLFC | 1 year | 19 October 2016 [13] |
5 | Denny Solomona | Retired [lower-alpha 5] | 13 December 2016 [14] | |
31 | Brandon Westerman | Released | – | 22 January 2017 [15] |
6 | Rangi Chase | Widnes Vikings | 2 years | 7 July 2017 [16] |
No | Player | To | Loan type | Departure | Return |
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26 | Kieran Gill | Oldham RLFC | Season-long, recall | 31 August 2016 [17] | 2 May 2017 [18] |
22 | Will Maher | Batley Bulldogs | Season-long, recall | 13 October 2016 [19] | 20 September 2017 [20] |
23 | Tom Holmes | 2 May 2017 [18] | |||
28 | Conor Fitzsimmons | Workington Town | Season-long | 31 October 2016 [21] | 20 September 2017 [20] |
19 | Ben Crooks | Leigh Centurions | Season-long | 7 November 2016 [22] | Permanent [lower-alpha 6] |
25 | Jy Hitchcox | Batley Bulldogs | Season-long, recall | 11 November 2016 [23] | 2 June 2017 [24] |
27 | Tuoyo Egodo | Oldham RLFC | Season-long, recall | 24 January 2017 [25] | 16 June 2017 [26] |
33 | Kevin Larroyer | Bradford Bulls | Season-long, recall | 15 February 2017 [6] | 2 May 2017 [18] |
24 | Brandon Douglas | Dewsbury Rams | Season-long, recall | 15 March 2017 [27] | 13 May 2017 [28] |
6 | Rangi Chase | Widnes Vikings | Season-long | 15 May 2017 [29] | Permanent [lower-alpha 7] |
24 | Brandon Douglas | Halifax RLFC | Season-long, recall | 19 May 2017 [28] | 16 September 2017 |
27 | Tuoyo Egodo | York City Knights | Season-long, recall | 23 June 2017 [30] | 20 September 2017 [20] |
Date | Opposition | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Drop goals | Source |
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Mon 26 December | Hull FC | H | Wheldon Road | W | 42–10 | McMeeken, Hardaker, Minikin (2), Eden (3), Egodo, Million | McShane (2/6), Hardaker (0/1), Turner (1/2) | [31] | |
Sun 15 January | Wakefield Trinity | A | Belle Vue | L | 30–32 | Gale, Minikin, McShane, Eden, Million | Gale (4/4), Eden (1/1) | [32] | |
Fri 27 January | Batley Bulldogs | A | Mount Pleasant | L | 12–38 | Gill, Sheehan | Sweeting (2/2) | [33] | |
Sun 29 January | St Helens | A | Totally Wicked Stadium | W | 22–6 | Chase, Hardaker, Sene-Lefao, Millington | Gale (3/4) | [34] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Castleford Tigers | 23 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 769 | 378 | +391 | 40 | Super League Super 8s |
2 | Leeds Rhinos | 23 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 553 | 477 | +76 | 30 | |
3 | Hull F.C. | 23 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 541 | 483 | +58 | 27 | |
4 | Salford Red Devils | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 576 | 500 | +76 | 26 | |
5 | Wakefield Trinity | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 572 | 509 | +63 | 26 | |
6 | St. Helens | 23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 516 | 420 | +96 | 25 | |
7 | Wigan Warriors | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 539 | 518 | +21 | 23 | |
8 | Huddersfield Giants | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 519 | 486 | +33 | 21 | |
9 | Warrington Wolves | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 426 | 557 | −131 | 20 | The Qualifiers |
10 | Catalans Dragons | 23 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 469 | 689 | −220 | 15 | |
11 | Leigh Centurions | 23 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 425 | 615 | −190 | 12 | |
12 | Widnes Vikings | 23 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 359 | 632 | −273 | 11 |
Date | Round | Opposition | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Drop goals | Attendance | Source |
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Thu 3 August | 1 | St Helens | H | Wheldon Road | L | 12–26 | Milner, Monaghan | Gale (2) | 6,849 | [58] | |
Fri 11 August | 2 | Salford Red Devils | A | AJ Bell Stadium | W | 23–4 | Hardaker (2), McShane, Hitchcox | Gale (3) | Gale | 2,811 | [59] |
Thu 17 August | 3 | Wakefield Trinity | H | Wheldon Road | W | 45–20 | Hardaker (2), McMeeken, Webster (4), Eden | Gale (6) | Gale | 11,235 | [60] |
Fri 1 September | 4 | Huddersfield Giants | A | Kirklees Stadium | W | 24–16 | Webster, Roberts, Eden, Gale | Gale (4) | 6,284 | [61] | |
Fri 8 September | 5 | Leeds Rhinos | H | Wheldon Road | W | 38–24 | Eden, Roberts (2), Webster, Foster, Minikin | Gale (7) | 9,557 | [62] | |
Sun 17 September | 6 | Wigan Warriors | A | DW Stadium | W | 38–20 | Eden, Trueman (3), Minikin (2), Shenton | McShane (5) | 15,706 | [63] | |
Fri 22 September | 7 | Hull FC | H | Wheldon Road | L | 16–48 | Egodo (3) | McShane (2) | 7,974 | [64] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Castleford Tigers (L) | 30 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 965 | 536 | +429 | 50 | Semi-finals |
2 | Leeds Rhinos (C) | 30 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 749 | 623 | +126 | 40 | |
3 | Hull F.C. | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 714 | 655 | +59 | 35 | |
4 | St Helens | 30 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 663 | 518 | +145 | 33 | |
5 | Wakefield Trinity | 30 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 714 | 679 | +35 | 32 | |
6 | Wigan Warriors | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 691 | 668 | +23 | 31 | |
7 | Salford Red Devils | 30 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 680 | 728 | −48 | 28 | |
8 | Huddersfield Giants | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 663 | 680 | −17 | 25 |
Date | Round | Opposition | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Drop goals | Attendance | Source |
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Thu 28 September | Semi-Final | St Helens | H | Wheldon Road | W | 23–22 (GP) | Hardaker, Gale, Milner | Gale (5) | Gale | 11,235 | [65] |
Sat 7 October | Grand Final | Leeds Rhinos | N | Old Trafford | L | 6–24 | Foster | Gale | 72,827 | [66] |
Date | Round | Opposition | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Drop goals | Attendance | Source |
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Sat 13 May | 6 | St Helens | H | Wheldon Road | W | 53–10 | Shenton, Webster (2), McShane, Minikin (2), Massey, Eden (3) | Gale (6) | Gale | 5,216 | [67] |
Sun 18 June | QF | Hull FC | A | KCOM Stadium | L | 24–32 | Roberts (2), Hardaker, Minikin | Gale (4) | 11,944 | [68] |
No | Player | App | T | G | DG | Pts |
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1 | Zak Hardaker | 30 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 54 |
2 | Greg Minikin | 29 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
3 | Jake Webster | 28 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
4 | Michael Shenton | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
5 | Greg Eden | 31 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 164 |
6 | Rangi Chase | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Luke Gale | 30 | 14 | 145 | 9 | 355 |
8 | Andy Lynch | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Paul McShane | 33 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 50 |
10 | Grant Millington | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
11 | Oliver Holmes | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
12 | Mike McMeeken | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
13 | Adam Milner | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
14 | Nathan Massey | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
15 | Jesse Sene-Lefao | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
16 | Ben Roberts | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
17 | Junior Moors | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
18 | Matt Cook | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
19 | Gadwin Springer | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
20 | Larne Patrick | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Joel Monaghan | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
22 | Will Maher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Tom Holmes | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
24 | Brandon Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Jy Hitchcox | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
26 | Kieran Gill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
27 | Tuoyo Egodo | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
28 | Conor Fitzsimmons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | Luke Million | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | Declan Sheehan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | Brandon Westerman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | Daniel Igbinedion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | Kevin Larroyer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | Alex Foster | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
35 | Jake Trueman | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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