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2008 NRL Under-20s season

FieldValue
year2008
name2008 National Youth Competition
imageToyota Cup logo.jpg
imagesize150px
teams16
premiersCanberra
count1st
minor premiersCanberra
mpcount1st
wooden_spoonNorth Queensland
wooden_spoon_count1st
matches201
points9938
MVPBen Hunt
MVP_linkPlayer of the Year
top_scorerBen Barba (254)
top try scorerBen Barba (28)
nextseason_link[2009](2009-nrl-under-20s-season)
nextseason_year[2009](2009-nrl-under-20s-season)

The 2008 NRL Under-20s season was the first season of the National Rugby League's youth competition, known as the Toyota Cup due to sponsorship from Toyota. The draw and structure of the competition mirrors that of its senior counterpart, the 2008 Telstra Premiership.

Season summary

Schedule

NYC Records

Main article: List of NRL Under-20s records

Ladder

Ladder progression

Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.

Team1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
1Canberra Raiders244681012141616181820222224242628303234363638
2Brisbane Broncos00246666810121415151719212123252527293133
3[[File:New Zealand_colours.svg16px]] New Zealand Warriors002456881010121416182020222426283030323434
4Penrith Panthers224681012141416182022242626282929313131313335
5Parramatta Eels246791113131315171717192123232323252729313334
6St. George Illawarra Dragons024681012141618202223252525272729293131313132
7Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs024677791112141416182022232525272729313131
8Gold Coast Titans222224468991113151719212325252729292929
9Wests Tigers244446681010121416161618202224242628282830
10South Sydney Rabbitohs000244681012141414161617182020202022242626
11Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles222222466881012141416161618182020202224
12Newcastle Knights0222246668101010101212121315171717171921
13Melbourne Storm233355791111111313151515171717171719212121
14Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks0133335799999999111313131313131515
15Sydney Roosters2466666888888888101010121212121214
16North Queensland Cowboys0001122222444689111111111313151515

Finals series

| RD1-team1=Canberra Raiders | RD1-score1=43 | RD1-team2=Gold Coast Titans | RD1-score2=12 | RD1-team3=Brisbane Broncos | RD1-score3=28 | RD1-team4=Bulldogs | RD1-score4=22 | RD1-team5=NZ Warriors | RD1-score5=47 | RD1-team6=St. George Illawarra | RD1-score6=20 | RD1-team7=Penrith Panthers | RD1-score7=16 | RD1-team8=Parramatta Eels | RD1-score8=24 | RD2-team1=Parramatta Eels | RD2-score1=22 | RD2-team2=St. George Illawarra | RD2-score2=23 | RD2-team3=NZ Warriors | RD2-score3=38 | RD2-team4=Penrith Panthers | RD2-score4=4 | RD3-team1=Canberra Raiders | RD3-score1=18 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=St. George Illawarra | RD3-score2=14 | RD3-team3=Brisbane Broncos | RD3-score3=28 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4=NZ Warriors | RD3-score4=26 | RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1=Canberra Raiders | RD4-score1=28 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2=Brisbane Broncos | RD4-score2=24

HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueReferee
**Qualifying Finals**
Brisbane Broncos28-22Canterbury Bulldogs12 September 2008, 5:30pmSydney Football StadiumGerard Sutton
Canberra Raiders43-12Gold Coast Titans13 September 2008, 4:15pmToyota StadiumAlan Shortall
Penrith Panthers16-24Parramatta Eels13 September 2008, 6:15pmBrookvale OvalPhillip Haines
[[File:New Zealand_colours.svg23px]] New Zealand Warriors47-20St. George Illawarra14 September 2008, 1:45pmOlympic ParkChris James
**Semi-finals**
[[File:New Zealand_colours.svg23px]] New Zealand Warriors38-4Penrith Panthers19 September 2008, 6:15pmMt Smart StadiumPhillip Haines
Parramatta Eels22-23St. George Illawarra20 September 2008, 5:30pmSuncorp StadiumChris James
**Preliminary Finals**
Canberra Raiders18-14St. George Illawarra26 September 2008, 5:30pmSydney Football StadiumPhillip Haines
Brisbane Broncos28-26[[File:New Zealand_colours.svg23px]] New Zealand Warriors27 September 2008, 5:30pmSydney Football StadiumChris James
**Grand Final**
Canberra Raiders28-24Brisbane Broncos5 October 2008, 2:15pmANZ StadiumShayne Hayne

Grand final

Canberra RaidersPositionBrisbane Broncos
FB
2. Drury LowWG2. Mitch Rivett
3. Jarrod CrokerCE3. Will Tupou
4. Daniel VidotCE4. Brendon Gibb
5. Michael BrophyWG5. Jharal Yow Yeh
6. Michael PickerFE6. Jared Kahu
7. Matt SmithHB7. Ben Hunt
15. Andrew EdwardsPR8. Josh McGuire
9. Travis WaddellHK9. Andrew McCullough
10. Nick SkinnerPR10. Mitchell Dodds
11. Jarrad KennedySR11. Matt Handcock
12. Zach MerrittSR12. Troyden Watene
13. Shaun Fensom (c)LK13. Alex Glenn (c)
14. Brock DunnBench14. Michael Spence
16. Justin CarneyBench15. Dunamis Lui
17. Todd RheinbergerBench16. Guy Ford
18. Levi FreemanBench17. Tom Butterfield
Tony AdamCoachAnthony Griffin

A Spectacular try to second-rower Jarrad Kennedy seven minutes into golden-point extra time gave Canberra a thrilling 28-24 victory over Brisbane in the U20 rugby league grand final at ANZ Stadium.

Kennedy was mobbed by jubilant Raiders teammates after collapsing over the line in exhaustion after willing himself to back up centre Jarrod Croker, who had collected a cross-field kick from halfback Matt Smith as the clock wound down.

Canberra won the hard way, though, recovering from 20-12 down early in the second half and then needing a missed conversion attempt from Broncos halfback Ben Hunt to force extra time.

Gunning for their eighth straight victory, Brisbane made a worrying start, conceding a soft try to five-eighth Michael Picker, which fullback Josh Dugan converted for a 6-0 lead after 10 minutes.

The Broncos steadied and went to the interval with a 16-12 buffer after tries to Hunt, interchange forward Michael Spence and winger Jharal Yow Yeh.

The Broncos looked set to go on with the job when centre Brendon Gibb crossed out wide in the opening minutes of the second half, but the Raiders refused to lie down.

A second try to Michael Picker and a goose-stepping four-pointer to winger Drury Low, plus Dugan's heroics, eventually set the scene for Kennedy's match-winning play.

Match Summary

GP: 4–0 Picker Low Dugan Kennedy Dugan (4/4) Yow Yeh Hunt Spence Gibb Hunt (2/5)

Statistics

Top Pointscorers

PlayerTeamPTGFGPts
1Ben Barba[[File:Canterbury colours.svg16x16px]] Bulldogs2028702
2Kevin Locke[[File:New Zealand colours.svg16x16px]] New Zealand241588-
3Josh Dugan[[File:Canberra colours.svg16x16px]] Canberra191583-
4Ben Hunt[[File:Brisbane colours.svg16x16px]] Brisbane261749-
5Lachlan Coote[[File:Penrith colours.svg16x16px]] Penrith121539-
6Nathan Gardner[[File:Parramatta colours.svg16x16px]] Parramatta161832-
7Jordan Kahu[[File:Brisbane colours.svg16x16px]] Brisbane22552-
8Eddie Paea[[File:South Sydney colours.svg16x16px]] South Sydney1911382
9Chris Sandow[[File:South Sydney colours.svg16x16px]] South Sydney11647-
10Daly Cherry-Evans[[File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg16x16px]] Manly247413

Top Tryscorers

PlayerTeamPT
1Ben Barba[[File:Canterbury colours.svg16x16px]] Bulldogs20
2Jharal Yow Yeh[[File:Brisbane colours.svg16x16px]] Brisbane26
3Kevin Gordon[[File:Gold Coast Titans colours.svg16x16px]] Gold Coast20
4Nathan Gardner[[File:Parramatta colours.svg16x16px]] Parramatta16
5Ben Hunt[[File:Brisbane colours.svg16x16px]] Brisbane26
6Drury Low[[File:Canberra colours.svg16x16px]] Canberra16
7Lachlan Coote[[File:Penrith colours.svg16x16px]] Penrith12
7Coedi Towney[[File:Wests Tigers colours.svg16x16px]] Wests Tigers17
7Simon Williams[[File:Newcastle colours.svg16x16px]] Newcastle17
7John Kennedy[[File:St._George_colours.svg15x15px]] St George Illawarra23
7Kevin Locke[[File:New Zealand colours.svg16x16px]] New Zealand24

Awards

Toyota Cup Player of the Year

The winner of the award is decided by the most votes during the year as decided by the referee of each game on a 3-2-1 basis for each game played throughout the regular season. :Winner:

:***Nominated:*** ::Ben Barba, Bulldogs ::Eddie Paea, South Sydney ::Matt Mundine, St. George Illawarra ### Toyota Cup team of the Year The Toyota Cup team of the Year is voted on by the 16 Toyota Cup coaches, with the players with the highest votes in each position selected. ::data[format=table] | Position | Player | Club | |---|---|---| | FB | Lachlan Coote | Penrith | | WG | Jharal Yow Yeh | Brisbane | | CE | Justin Carney | Canberra | | CE | Tony Williams | Parramatta | | WG | Kevin Gordon | Gold Coast | | FE | Ben Barba | Bulldogs | | HB | Chris Sandow | South Sydney | | PR | Russell Packer | [[File:New Zealand_colours.svg|16px]] New Zealand | | HK | Masada Iosefa | Penrith | | PR | John Kite | Bulldogs | | SR | Joel Thompson | Canberra | | SR | Daniel Harrison | Bulldogs | | LK | Shaun Fensom | Canberra | | Bench | Ben Hunt | Brisbane | | Bench | Matt Mundine | St George Illawarra | | Bench | Jordan Rapana | Gold Coast | | Bench | Ben Matulino | [[File:New Zealand_colours.svg|16px]] New Zealand | :: ## References ## References 1. ["Raiders claim inaugural Toyota Cup"](http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24449550-5016683,00.html). *Fox Sports*. ::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_NRL_Under-20s_season) and is available under the [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the [article history page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_NRL_Under-20s_season?action=history). ::
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