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 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 years | 13 June 2016 [1] |
27 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 years | 17 October 2016 [2] |
32 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 years | 18 October 2016 [3] |
15 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 years | 20 October 2016 [4] |
35 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 years | 25 January 2017 [5] |
33 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 year [a] | 15 February 2017 [6] |
34 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 year [a] | 16 February 2022 [7] |
1 | ![]() | ![]() | 4½ years [c] | 27 June 2017 [8] |
No | Player | From | Loan type | Arrival | Return |
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1 | ![]() | ![]() | Season-long | 8 November 2016 [9] | Permanent [d] |
No | Player | To | Contract | Date |
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14 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 year | 6 April 2016 [10] |
1 | ![]() | Retired | 13 May 2016 [11] | |
20 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 year | 1 September 2016 [12] |
21 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 year | 19 October 2016 [13] |
5 | ![]() | Retired [e] | 13 December 2016 [14] | |
31 | ![]() | Released | – | 22 January 2017 [15] |
6 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 years | 7 July 2017 [16] |
No | Player | To | Loan type | Departure | Return |
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26 | ![]() | ![]() | Season-long, recall | 31 August 2016 [17] | 2 May 2017 [18] |
22 | ![]() | ![]() | Season-long, recall | 13 October 2016 [19] | 20 September 2017 [20] |
23 | ![]() | 2 May 2017 [18] | |||
28 | ![]() | ![]() | Season-long | 31 October 2016 [21] | 20 September 2017 [20] |
19 | ![]() | ![]() | Season-long | 7 November 2016 [22] | Permanent [f] |
25 | ![]() | ![]() | Season-long, recall | 11 November 2016 [23] | 2 June 2017 [24] |
27 | ![]() | ![]() | Season-long, recall | 24 January 2017 [25] | 16 June 2017 [26] |
33 | ![]() | ![]() | Season-long, recall | 15 February 2017 [6] | 2 May 2017 [18] |
24 | ![]() | ![]() | Season-long, recall | 15 March 2017 [27] | 13 May 2017 [28] |
6 | ![]() | ![]() | Season-long | 15 May 2017 [29] | Permanent [g] |
24 | ![]() | ![]() | Season-long, recall | 19 May 2017 [28] | 16 September 2017 |
27 | ![]() | ![]() | Season-long, recall | 23 June 2017 [30] | 20 September 2017 [20] |
Castleford also agreed dual registration partnerships with the Batley Bulldogs in the RFL Championship and Oxford in League 1. [31] [32]
Date | Opposition | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Drop goals | Source |
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Mon 26 December | ![]() | H | Wheldon Road | W | 42–10 | McMeeken, Hardaker, Minikin (2), Eden (3), Egodo, Million | McShane (2/6), Hardaker (0/1), Turner (1/2) | [33] | |
Sun 15 January | ![]() | A | Belle Vue | L | 30–32 | Gale, Minikin, McShane, Eden, Million | Gale (4/4), Eden (1/1) | [34] | |
Fri 27 January | ![]() | A | Mount Pleasant | L | 12–38 | Gill, Sheehan | Sweeting (2/2) | [35] | |
Sun 29 January | ![]() | A | Totally Wicked Stadium | W | 22–6 | Chase, Hardaker, Sene-Lefao, Millington | Gale (3/4) | [36] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 23 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 769 | 378 | +391 | 40 | Super League Super 8s |
2 | ![]() | 23 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 553 | 477 | +76 | 30 | |
3 | ![]() | 23 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 541 | 483 | +58 | 27 | |
4 | ![]() | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 576 | 500 | +76 | 26 | |
5 | ![]() | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 572 | 509 | +63 | 26 | |
6 | ![]() | 23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 516 | 420 | +96 | 25 | |
7 | ![]() | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 539 | 518 | +21 | 23 | |
8 | ![]() | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 519 | 486 | +33 | 21 | |
9 | ![]() | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 426 | 557 | −131 | 20 | The Qualifiers |
10 | ![]() | 23 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 469 | 689 | −220 | 15 | |
11 | ![]() | 23 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 425 | 615 | −190 | 12 | |
12 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | H | Wheldon Road | L | 12–26 | Milner, Monaghan | Gale (2) | 6,849 | [60] | |
Fri 11 August | 2 | ![]() | A | AJ Bell Stadium | W | 23–4 | Hardaker (2), McShane, Hitchcox | Gale (3) | Gale | 2,811 | [61] |
Thu 17 August | 3 | ![]() | H | Wheldon Road | W | 45–20 | Hardaker (2), McMeeken, Webster (4), Eden | Gale (6) | Gale | 11,235 | [62] |
Fri 1 September | 4 | ![]() | A | Kirklees Stadium | W | 24–16 | Webster, Roberts, Eden, Gale | Gale (4) | 6,284 | [63] | |
Fri 8 September | 5 | ![]() | H | Wheldon Road | W | 38–24 | Eden, Roberts (2), Webster, Foster, Minikin | Gale (7) | 9,557 | [64] | |
Sun 17 September | 6 | ![]() | A | DW Stadium | W | 38–20 | Eden, Trueman (3), Minikin (2), Shenton | McShane (5) | 15,706 | [65] | |
Fri 22 September | 7 | ![]() | H | Wheldon Road | L | 16–48 | Egodo (3) | McShane (2) | 7,974 | [66] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 30 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 965 | 536 | +429 | 50 | Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() | 30 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 749 | 623 | +126 | 40 | |
3 | ![]() | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 714 | 655 | +59 | 35 | |
4 | ![]() | 30 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 663 | 518 | +145 | 33 | |
5 | ![]() | 30 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 714 | 679 | +35 | 32 | |
6 | ![]() | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 691 | 668 | +23 | 31 | |
7 | ![]() | 30 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 680 | 728 | −48 | 28 | |
8 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | H | Wheldon Road | W | 23–22 (GP) | Hardaker, Gale, Milner | Gale (5) | Gale | 11,235 | [67] |
Sat 7 October | Grand Final | ![]() | N | Old Trafford | L | 6–24 | Foster | Gale | 72,827 | [68] |
Date | Round | Opposition | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Drop goals | Attendance | Source |
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Sat 13 May | 6 | ![]() | H | Wheldon Road | W | 53–10 | Shenton, Webster (2), McShane, Minikin (2), Massey, Eden (3) | Gale (6) | Gale | 5,216 | [69] |
Sun 18 June | QF | ![]() | A | KCOM Stadium | L | 24–32 | Roberts (2), Hardaker, Minikin | Gale (4) | 11,944 | [70] |
No | Player | App | T | G | DG | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 30 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 54 |
2 | ![]() | 29 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
3 | ![]() | 28 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
4 | ![]() | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
5 | ![]() | 31 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 164 |
6 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | ![]() | 30 | 14 | 145 | 9 | 355 |
8 | ![]() | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | ![]() | 33 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 50 |
10 | ![]() | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
11 | ![]() | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
12 | ![]() | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
13 | ![]() | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
14 | ![]() | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
15 | ![]() | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
16 | ![]() | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
17 | ![]() | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
18 | ![]() | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
19 | ![]() | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
20 | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | ![]() | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
22 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | ![]() | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
24 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | ![]() | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
26 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
27 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
28 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | ![]() | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
35 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |