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2009 NRL Under-20s season

FieldValue
year2009
name2009 National Youth Competition
imagesize150px
teams16
premiersMelbourne
count1st
minor premiersManly
mpcount1st
wooden_spoonCronulla
wooden_spoon_count1st
matches201
points11082
MVPBeau Henry
MVP_linkPlayer of the Year
top_scorerJake Mullaney (308)
top try scorerJake Mullaney (27)
prevseason_link[2008](2008-nrl-under-20s-season)
prevseason_year[2008](2008-nrl-under-20s-season)
nextseason_link[2010](2010-nrl-under-20s-season)
nextseason_year[2010](2010-nrl-under-20s-season)

The 2009 NRL Under-20s season was the second season of the NRL Under-20s competition. The Competition, known as the Toyota Cup for sponsorship purposes, is solely for under-20 players. The draw and structure of the competition mirrors that of its first grade counterpart, the National Rugby League.

Season summary

Schedule

Ladder

Ladder progression

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

Finals series

The NYC finals series adopts the McIntyre final eight system just like its first grade counterpart, the National Rugby League. | RD1-team1=Manly | RD1-score1=28 | RD1-team2=Canberra Raiders | RD1-score2=32

| RD1-team3=St. George Illawarra | RD1-score3=48 | RD1-team4=NZ Warriors | RD1-score4=24

| RD1-team5=Melbourne Storm | RD1-score5=54 | RD1-team6=South Sydney | RD1-score6=18

| RD1-team7=Wests Tigers | RD1-score7=22 | RD1-team8=Brisbane Broncos | RD1-score8=46

| RD2-team1=Canberra Raiders | RD2-score1=34 | RD2-team2=Wests Tigers | RD2-score2=42

| RD2-team3=Brisbane Broncos | RD2-score3=24 | RD2-team4=Manly | RD2-score4=10

| RD3-team1=St. George Illawarra | RD3-score1=12 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Wests Tigers | RD3-score2=36 | RD3-team3=Melbourne Storm | RD3-score3=40 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4=Brisbane Broncos | RD3-score4=16

| RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1=Wests Tigers | RD4-score1=22 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2=Melbourne Storm | RD4-score2=24

HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueReferee
**Qualifying Finals**
Melbourne Storm54-18South Sydney Rabbitohs11 September 2009, 5:30pmEtihad Stadium, MelbourneGavin Reynolds
Wests Tigers22-46Brisbane Broncos12 September 2009, 4:15pmSkilled Park, RobinaChris Butler
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles28-32Canberra Raiders12 September 2009, 6:15pmANZ Stadium, SydneyGavin Morris
St. George Illawarra Dragons48-24New Zealand Warriors13 September 2009, 1:45pmWIN Jubilee Oval, KogarahAdam Devcich
**Semi-finals**
Canberra Raiders34-42Wests Tigers18 September 2009, 5:30pmSydney Football Stadium, SydneyGavin Reynolds
Brisbane Broncos24-10Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles19 September 2009, 5:30pmSuncorp Stadium, BrisbaneAdam Devcich
**Preliminary Finals**
St. George Illawarra Dragons12-36Wests Tigers25 September 2009, 5:30pmANZ Stadium, SydneyGavin Reynolds
Melbourne Storm40-16Brisbane Broncos26 September 2009, 5:30pmEtihad Stadium, MelbourneAdam Devcich
**Grand Final**
Melbourne Storm24-22Wests Tigers4 October 2009, 2:10pmANZ Stadium, SydneyGavin Reynolds

Grand Final

Melbourne StormPositionWests Tigers
Gareth WiddopFBJake Mullaney
Sam JoeWGJoel Jackson
Justin O'NeillCEJoel Wisbey
Pita MaileCEJake Clarke
Matt DuffieWGSama Sauvao
Dane ChisholmFERobert Lui
Luke Kelly (c)HBDarren Nicholls (c)
Pulou VaituutuuPRAndrew Fifita
James WoolfordHKChris Corby
Jesse BromwichPRAaron Woods
Rob RochowSRSimon Dwyer
Theodore StuartSRJason Schirnack
Billy RogersLKMatt Hyland
Jai Jones-WiegoldBenchJay Florimo
Jordan McLeanBenchMonikura Tikinau
Kevin ProctorBenchDavid Fifita
Fred MakimareBenchRhys Curran
Brad ArthurCoachGrant Jones

English-born Melbourne young gun Gareth Widdop clinched the Toyota Cup grand final for the Storm with a 74th minute try and pressure conversion, his side downing the Wests Tigers 24-22 on Sunday.

Widdop finger-nailed a late grubber - his second try of the match - to draw his side level at 22-22 before calmly potting the conversion and delivering the second version of the national under-20s competition to Melbourne.

The Storm scored four of their five tries in the first half to lead 18-10 at the break before a burst of two four-pointers in three minutes from the Tigers took them to a 22-18 lead after 56 minutes.

The Tigers had looked to be coming home with a wet sail before Widdop, who missed three first-half conversions, made the difference in a match where the lead changed five times.

The match became a virtual showdown between two gun fullbacks as Wests Tigers tryscoring machine Jake Mullaney took his season tally to 29 tries from 27 games in 2009 with a double of his own.

The speedy Tigers fullback also scored a try on either side of halftime and set up five-eighth Robert Lui's four-pointer for the Tigers' second-half lead.

Melbourne, who finished third in the regular season, had held the ascendancy before that, and led 18-10 at the break with, ironically, Widdop's goal-kicking letting his side down.

The Storm had also been denied three times in the first half, twice with players held up, but scored tries through winger Matt Duffie, lock Billy Rogers, Gareth Widdop and centre Justin O'Neill.

** Melbourne Storm** 24 (Gareth Widdop 2, Matt Duffie, Billy Rogers, Justin O'Neill tries; Gareth Widdop 2/5 goals)

** Wests Tigers** 22 (Jake Mullaney 2, Rhys Curran, Robert Lui tries; Jake Mullaney 3/4 goals)

Half-Time: Melbourne 18-10

Jack Gibson Medal: Luke Kelly

Club and Player Statistics

Leading try scorers

Top 10 try scorersPosNameTriesTeam
1Jake Mullaney**29**Wests Tigers
2Kane Morgan**26**South Sydney
3Matt Duffie**25**Melbourne
4=Taioalo Vaivai**20**South Sydney
4=Joe Vickery**20**St. George Illawarra
6=Kane Linnett**18**St. George Illawarra
6=Gareth Widdop**18**Melbourne
8=Pakisonasi Afu**17**Bulldogs
8=Daly Cherry-Evans**17**Manly
8=Obe Geia**17**North Queensland
8=Beau Henry**17**St. George Illawarra
8=Shaun Johnson**17**New Zealand

Leading point scorers

Top 10 overall point scorersPlayerTeamTGFGPts
1Jake MullaneyWests Tigers29103-**322**
2Gareth WiddopMelbourne18111-**294**
3Beau HenrySt. George Illawarra1790-**248**
4Shaun JohnsonNew Zealand17841**237**
5=Mitchell PorterManly876-**184**
5=Stirling SiejkaPenrith582-**184**
7Peter Mata'utiaNewcastle1264-**176**
8Michael PickerCanberra1063-**166**
9=Jordan RankinGold Coast564-**148**
9=Taioalo VaivaiSouth Sydney2034-**148**
9=Troyden WateneNorth Queensland760-**148**

Leading goal scorers

Top 10 goal scorersPosNameGoalsTeam
1Gareth Widdop**111**Melbourne
2Jake Mullaney**103**Wests Tigers
3Beau Henry**90**St. George Illawarra
4Shaun Johnson**84**New Zealand
5Stirling Siejka**82**Penrith
6Mitchell Porter**76**Manly
7=Peter Mata'utia**64**Newcastle
7=Jordan Rankin**64**Gold Coast
9=Michael Picker**63**Canberra
9=Troyden Watene**60**North Queensland

Leading field goal scorers

Top 10 field goal scorersPosNameFG'sTeam
1Daly Cherry-Evans**3**Manly
2Darren Nicholls**2**Wests Tigers
3=Ben Cronin**1**North Queensland
3=Rhys Jack**1**Bulldogs
3=Shaun Johnson**1**New Zealand
3=Luke Kelly**1**Melbourne
3=Robert Lui**1**Wests Tigers
3=Ben Murray**1**Sydney
3=Shane Pumipi**1**Cronulla
3=Harry Siejka**1**Penrith
3=Ray Thompson**1**North Queensland

Biggest Wins

Top 10 biggest winning marginsPosWinning teamLosing teamRoundScoreMargin
1ManlyCronulla2564-10**54**
2=ManlyNew Zealand252-4**48**
2=ManlyBulldogs1764-16**48**
2=New ZealandGold Coast2252-4**48**
2=ParramattaCronulla1252-4**48**
2=St. George IllawarraSydney1758-10**48**
7=ManlySydney2356-10**46**
7=North QueenslandCronulla1756-10**46**
9South SydneyGold Coast850-6**44**
10=ManlySydney1342-0**42**
10=Wests TigersBulldogs2658-16**42**

Winning Streaks

Winning streak still active
Top 5 longest winning streaksPosTeamFirst winRoundLast winRoundGames won
1=Brisbane40-16 vs Bulldogs1448-24 vs Penrith23**9**
1=St. George Illawarra36-12 vs Penrith334-22 vs Cronulla11**9**
3Melbourne40-26 vs North Queensland2224-22 vs Wests TigersGF**8**
4=Manly40-20 vs Bulldogs126-22 vs North Queensland7**7**
4=St. George Illawarra34-22 vs Melbourne2148-24 vs New ZealandQF**7**
  • QF = Qualifying Finals
  • GF = Grand Final

Losing Streaks

Losing streak still active
Top 5 longest losing streaksPosTeamFirst LossRoundLast LossRoundGames lost
1Cronulla24-16 vs North Queensland644-12 vs Melbourne20**13**
2Sydney48-10 vs South Sydney2058-26 vs North Queensland26**7**
3=Bulldogs40-16 vs Brisbane1428-16 vs Gold Coast19**6**
3=Canberra28-14 vs Penrith1928-24 vs New Zealand24**6**
3=Gold Coast22-16 vs Penrith728-6 vs St. George Illawarra13**6**
3=Penrith20-16 vs Cronulla134-30 vs Brisbane6**6**

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:

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.

PositionPlayerClub
**Fullback**Malcolm WebsterSouth Sydney
**Wing**Joe VickerySt. George Illawarra
**Centre**Taioalo VaivaiSouth Sydney
**Centre**Siuatonga LikilikiNew Zealand
**Wing**Drury LowCanberra
**Five-Eight**Robert LuiWests Tigers
**Halfback**Beau HenrySt. George Illawarra
**Front Row**Trent MerrinSt. George Illawarra
**Hooker**Travis WaddellCanberra
**Front Row**Jesse BromwichMelbourne
**Second Row**Jake MarketoSt. George Illawarra
**Second Row**Jared Waerea-HargreavesManly
**Lock**Jamie BuhrerManly
BenchKieran ForanManly
BenchJoel RomeloPenrith
BenchGareth WiddopMelbourne
BenchDaly Cherry-EvansManly

References

References

  1. "Melbourne Storm defeat Wests Tigers 24-22 to win 2009 Toyota Cup". Fox Sports.
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