The 2009 NRL season was the 102nd season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the twelfth run by the National Rugby League. For the third consecutive year, sixteen teams competed for the 2009 Telstra Premiership title. The season commenced with the first match played on 13 March and ended with the grand final, played on 4 October. The Grand Final was won by the Melbourne Storm in their fourth consecutive grand final appearance. However, they were stripped of their Premiership on 22 April 2010 after they were found to be guilty of breaching the league's salary cap.[2][3]
This season the NRL introduced a second on-field referee.[4] Previously when the ball changed possession the lone on-field referee would have to change his position to stay with the defending team. He also could only observe the ruck from one direction. The two-referee system saves the referees some running back and forth to get into position as possession changes and also improves watchfulness over the ruck.
The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles began their premiership title defense in horrific fashion, losing their first four games, before a stunning revival led to them losing only four of their final 16 regular season games. The St. George Illawarra Dragons, under new coach Wayne Bennett finished the regular season with their first minor premiership title as a joint venture club. However, the Dragons then became the first minor premiers since the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in 1993 to be eliminated from the final series in consecutive losses.
For the first time since the McIntyre final eight system was introduced, a game was played twice in a row in the same stadium. This happened when St. George Illawarra and Parramatta Eels played each other in round 26 (the final regular season round) and again in the first week of finals, both at WIN Jubilee Oval at Kogarah. The first game saw St. George Illawarra come away with a 37-0 win in front of 17,974, while the next weeks Qualifying final saw Parramatta reverse the result with a 25-12 win in front of 18,174.
Parramatta went on to become the first side since the McIntyre final eight system was introduced (in 1999) to make the grand final from eighth position. Along the way, they defeated the top three teams – the St. George Illawarra Dragons, Gold Coast Titans and Canterbury – in their three finals series matches, to make it to their first Grand Final since 2001. Their Grand Final opponents, the Melbourne Storm, were playing in their fourth straight Grand Final and were looking for their third premiership having previously won in 1999 and 2007.
In 2009, NRL games on New Zealand's Sky network drew average audiences of 46,221.[5]
St George Illawarra Dragons winger Brett Morris and his twin, Canterbury centre Josh Morris, set the record for the most tries scored by brothers in a regular season (42). The pair record a further five tries between them in the finals series, with Brett scoring 25 to Josh's 22.
A record finals attendance (excluding grand finals) was set when Parramatta and Canterbury preliminary final drew a crowd of 74,549 at ANZ Stadium. With the exception of all Grand Finals played at ANZ since 1999, and the 1965 Grand Final at the Sydney Cricket Ground, this remains the highest attendance for any game since the premiership began in 1908.
The Melbourne Storm became the first club since the Parramatta sides of the 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984 seasons to make four consecutive grand finals.
The Parramatta Eels were the first team ever under the McIntyre system to finish 8th in the regular season and make it to the grand final.
Advertisingedit
Keen to speak to its grass roots following in light of the AFL's aggressive expansion in rugby league's suburban heartland the NRL and its agency MJW Hakuhodo created a TVC which tells the story of junior rugby league players enjoying the game and perhaps becoming stars of the future. The commercial featured two young boys playing league in a suburban park. As they contest the game, they morph into stars of the League as a packed stadium emerges around them. Seven-year-old Penrith junior Cameron Lloyd and 14-year-old La Perouse junior Alex Johnston play the main roles in the campaign with Johnson morphing into Melbourne's Greg Inglis scoring a try in corner in a big match.
The ad's strapline was "Feel It" and the soundtrack a re-worked version of 2008 Australian Idol winner Wes Carr's "Feels Like Whoa."
Teamsedit
The clubs in the League for 2009 remained unchanged for the third consecutive year, with sixteen participating in the regular season: ten from New South Wales, three from Queensland and one from each of Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. Of the ten from New South Wales, eight were from Sydney's metropolitan area (with St. George Illawarra being a Sydney and Wollongong joint venture). Just two foundation clubs from the 1908 New South Wales Rugby Football League season played in this competition: the Roosters and the Rabbitohs.
The following figures were collected from the completion of round 26 of the regular season and therefore do not represent any figures associated with the finals series or any representative matches for this year.
Jarryd Hayne ran 4,429 metres with the ball in 2009, more than any other player in the competition.[7]
Attendanceedit
2009's regular season attendance figures were the highest recorded in Australian rugby league history, with a total of 3,081,849. This figure bettered the previous record set by the 1995 Winfield Cup's regular season (3,061,338 in a 20 team competition) and also beat the Telstra Premiership's previous best of 3,024,149 set in 2007.[8]
The 2009 season also saw the second highest average crowd figure of a regular season, with a crowd average of 16,051, behind the best of 16,466 set in the 2005 NRL season.
^Stuart Honeysett and Brent Read (23 April 2010) Shocking end to the Melbourne Storm era The Australian
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^McDonald, Margie (22 April 2010). "Melbourne Storm stripped of two rugby league titles over salary cap fraud". The Australian. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
^Nicolussi, Christian (29 January 2009). "NRL coaches briefed on dual refereee system, content with concept". Fox Sports News (Australia). Retrieved 16 July 2009.
^Magnay, Jaquelin (5 September 2009). "Dragons finish on top with a gallop". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
^Proszenko, Adrian (6 May 2012). "Gallen set to smash record". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
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External linksedit
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The 2009 NRL season was the 102nd season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia and the twelfth run by the National Rugby League For the third consecutive year sixteen teams competed for the 2009 Telstra Premiership title The season commenced with the first match played on 13 March and ended with the grand final played on 4 October The Grand Final was won by the Melbourne Storm in their fourth consecutive grand final appearance However they were stripped of their Premiership on 22 April 2010 after they were found to be guilty of breaching the league s salary cap 2 3 2009 National Rugby LeagueTeams16PremiersMelbourne Storm 1 Minor premiersSt George Illawarra 1st title Matches played201Points scored8315Average attendance16 980Attendance3 412 872Top points scorer s Hazem El Masri 248 Player of the yearJarryd Hayne Dally M Medal Top try scorer s Brett Morris 25 20082010 The second season of the National Youth Competition also commenced in line with the Telstra Premiership Contents 1 Season summary 1 1 Records set in 2009 1 2 Advertising 2 Teams 3 Ladder 3 1 Ladder progression 4 Finals series 5 Grand final 6 Club and Player records 7 Attendance 8 2009 Transfers 8 1 Players 8 2 Coaches 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksSeason summary editSee also 2009 NRL season results This season the NRL introduced a second on field referee 4 Previously when the ball changed possession the lone on field referee would have to change his position to stay with the defending team He also could only observe the ruck from one direction The two referee system saves the referees some running back and forth to get into position as possession changes and also improves watchfulness over the ruck The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles began their premiership title defense in horrific fashion losing their first four games before a stunning revival led to them losing only four of their final 16 regular season games The St George Illawarra Dragons under new coach Wayne Bennett finished the regular season with their first minor premiership title as a joint venture club However the Dragons then became the first minor premiers since the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs in 1993 to be eliminated from the final series in consecutive losses For the first time since the McIntyre final eight system was introduced a game was played twice in a row in the same stadium This happened when St George Illawarra and Parramatta Eels played each other in round 26 the final regular season round and again in the first week of finals both at WIN Jubilee Oval at Kogarah The first game saw St George Illawarra come away with a 37 0 win in front of 17 974 while the next weeks Qualifying final saw Parramatta reverse the result with a 25 12 win in front of 18 174 Parramatta went on to become the first side since the McIntyre final eight system was introduced in 1999 to make the grand final from eighth position Along the way they defeated the top three teams the St George Illawarra Dragons Gold Coast Titans and Canterbury in their three finals series matches to make it to their first Grand Final since 2001 Their Grand Final opponents the Melbourne Storm were playing in their fourth straight Grand Final and were looking for their third premiership having previously won in 1999 and 2007 In 2009 NRL games on New Zealand s Sky network drew average audiences of 46 221 5 Records set in 2009 edit Canterbury winger Hazem El Masri broke the all time highest points record of 2 176 previously set by former Newcastle Knights halfback Andrew Johns when he scored 14 points against Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in Round 1 St George Illawarra Dragons winger Brett Morris and his twin Canterbury centre Josh Morris set the record for the most tries scored by brothers in a regular season 42 The pair record a further five tries between them in the finals series with Brett scoring 25 to Josh s 22 The Brisbane Broncos suffered their worst defeat in their 22 year history losing 56 0 to the Canberra Raiders in round 21 at Canberra Stadium 6 A record finals attendance excluding grand finals was set when Parramatta and Canterbury preliminary final drew a crowd of 74 549 at ANZ Stadium With the exception of all Grand Finals played at ANZ since 1999 and the 1965 Grand Final at the Sydney Cricket Ground this remains the highest attendance for any game since the premiership began in 1908 Cameron Smith became the Melbourne Storm s leading point scorer overtaking now Sea Eagles half Matt Orford in the preliminary final against the Brisbane Broncos The Melbourne Storm became the first club since the Parramatta sides of the 1981 1982 1983 and 1984 seasons to make four consecutive grand finals The Parramatta Eels were the first team ever under the McIntyre system to finish 8th in the regular season and make it to the grand final Advertising edit Keen to speak to its grass roots following in light of the AFL s aggressive expansion in rugby league s suburban heartland the NRL and its agency MJW Hakuhodo created a TVC which tells the story of junior rugby league players enjoying the game and perhaps becoming stars of the future The commercial featured two young boys playing league in a suburban park As they contest the game they morph into stars of the League as a packed stadium emerges around them Seven year old Penrith junior Cameron Lloyd and 14 year old La Perouse junior Alex Johnston play the main roles in the campaign with Johnson morphing into Melbourne s Greg Inglis scoring a try in corner in a big match Announcing the 2009 launch TVCThe ad s strapline was Feel It and the soundtrack a re worked version of 2008 Australian Idol winner Wes Carr s Feels Like Whoa Teams editThe clubs in the League for 2009 remained unchanged for the third consecutive year with sixteen participating in the regular season ten from New South Wales three from Queensland and one from each of Victoria the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand Of the ten from New South Wales eight were from Sydney s metropolitan area with St George Illawarra being a Sydney and Wollongong joint venture Just two foundation clubs from the 1908 New South Wales Rugby Football League season played in this competition the Roosters and the Rabbitohs Brisbane Broncos 22nd seasonGround Suncorp StadiumCoach Ivan HenjakCaptain Darren Lockyer Bulldogs 75th seasonGround ANZ StadiumCoach Kevin MooreCaptain Andrew Ryan Canberra Raiders 28th seasonGround Canberra StadiumCoach David FurnerCaptain Alan Tongue Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 43rd seasonGround Toyota StadiumCoach Ricky StuartCaptain Paul Gallen Trent BarrettGold Coast Titans 3rd seasonGround Skilled ParkCoach John CartwrightCaptain Scott Prince amp Luke Bailey Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 60th seasonGround Brookvale OvalCoach Des HaslerCaptain Matt Orford Melbourne Storm 12th seasonGround Olympic Park StadiumCoach Craig BellamyCaptain Cameron Smith New Zealand Warriors 15th seasonGround Mt Smart StadiumCoach Ivan ClearyCaptain Steve PriceNewcastle Knights 22nd seasonGround EnergyAustralia StadiumCoach Brian Smith Rick StoneCaptain Kurt Gidley North Queensland Cowboys 15th seasonGround Dairy Farmers StadiumCoach Neil HenryCaptain Johnathan Thurston Parramatta Eels 63rd seasonGround Parramatta StadiumCoach Daniel AndersonCaptain Nathan Cayless Penrith Panthers 43rd seasonGround CUA StadiumCoach Matthew ElliottCaptain Petero CivonicevaSouth Sydney Rabbitohs 100th seasonGround ANZ StadiumCoach Jason TaylorCaptain Roy Asotasi St George Illawarra Dragons 11th seasonGround WIN Jubilee Oval amp WIN StadiumCoach Wayne BennettCaptain Ben Hornby Sydney Roosters 102nd seasonGround Sydney Football StadiumCoach Brad FittlerCaptain Braith Anasta Wests Tigers 10th seasonGrounds Campbelltown Stadium amp Leichhardt OvalCoach Tim SheensCaptain Robbie FarahLadder edit2009 NRL seasonvtePos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts1 nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons 24 17 0 7 2 548 329 219 382 nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 24 18 0 6 2 575 428 147 3813 nbsp Gold Coast Titans 24 16 0 8 2 514 467 47 364 nbsp Melbourne Storm 24 14 1 9 2 505 348 157 335 nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 14 0 10 2 549 459 90 326 nbsp Brisbane Broncos 24 14 0 10 2 511 566 55 327 nbsp Newcastle Knights 24 13 0 11 2 508 491 17 308 nbsp Parramatta Eels 24 12 1 11 2 476 473 3 299 nbsp Wests Tigers 24 12 0 12 2 558 483 75 2810 nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 11 1 12 2 566 549 17 2711 nbsp Penrith Panthers 24 11 1 12 2 515 589 74 2712 nbsp North Queensland Cowboys 24 11 0 13 2 558 474 84 2613 nbsp Canberra Raiders 24 9 0 15 2 489 520 31 2214 nbsp New Zealand Warriors 24 7 2 15 2 377 565 188 2015 nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 24 5 0 19 2 359 568 209 1416 nbsp Sydney Roosters 24 5 0 19 2 382 681 299 141 The Bulldogs were deducted 2 competition points after an interchange breach in Round 2 Ladder progression edit Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8 Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 261 nbsp St George Illawarra 0 2 4 6 8 8 10 12 12 14 16 18 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 36 36 36 382 nbsp Bulldogs 2 2 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 18 20 22 24 24 26 28 28 30 32 34 36 38 383 nbsp Gold Coast 2 2 4 6 8 10 10 12 12 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 24 26 26 28 28 30 32 34 36 364 nbsp Melbourne 2 2 4 4 6 6 7 9 11 13 13 15 17 19 21 21 23 25 25 27 27 29 29 29 31 335 nbsp Manly Warringah 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 4 6 8 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 24 24 24 26 28 30 326 nbsp Brisbane 2 4 6 6 8 10 12 12 12 14 16 18 18 18 18 18 20 22 22 22 22 24 26 28 30 327 nbsp Newcastle 0 2 2 4 6 8 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 16 18 20 20 22 24 24 24 24 26 28 28 308 nbsp Parramatta 0 2 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 8 9 9 11 11 13 15 15 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 299 nbsp Wests 2 2 4 4 4 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 26 26 2810 nbsp South Sydney 2 2 4 6 6 6 8 8 10 12 13 13 13 13 15 15 15 17 19 21 21 23 23 23 25 2711 nbsp Penrith 0 0 2 4 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 16 18 20 20 22 24 25 25 25 27 27 2712 nbsp North Queensland 0 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 8 10 12 14 16 16 18 18 20 22 22 22 24 24 24 24 24 2613 nbsp Canberra 0 0 0 2 4 4 4 4 6 6 8 10 12 12 12 14 16 16 16 16 18 18 20 20 22 2214 nbsp New Zealand 2 4 4 4 4 6 7 7 9 9 9 11 11 13 15 15 15 15 17 17 18 18 18 20 20 2015 nbsp Cronulla Sutherland 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 8 10 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 1416 nbsp Sydney 0 2 2 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 10 10 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14Finals series editSee also 2009 NRL season results The NRL finals series adopted the McIntyre final eight system Four teams made a return to the 2009 finals from 2008 grand finalists Melbourne Storm Manly Warringah Sea Eagles along with the Brisbane Broncos and St George Illawarra Dragons Both the Bulldogs and Parramatta Eels made a return after being absent in 2008 The Newcastle Knights made the finals for the first time since 2006 and their first since the departure of club legend Andrew Johns The Gold Coast Titans entered their maiden finals series It was also the first finals series since 2002 that no team was held scoreless Home Score Away Match InformationDate and Time Venue Referees CrowdQUALIFYING FINALS nbsp Melbourne Storm 40 12 nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 11 September 7 45pm Etihad Stadium Gavin BadgerShayne Hayne 21 155 nbsp Gold Coast Titans 32 40 nbsp Brisbane Broncos 12 September 6 30pm Skilled Park Ben CumminsAshley Klein 27 227 nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 26 12 nbsp Newcastle Knights 12 September 8 30pm ANZ Stadium Tony ArcherJason Robinson 21 369 nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons 12 25 nbsp Parramatta Eels 13 September 4 00pm WIN Jubilee Oval Jarred MaxwellMatt Cecchin 18 174SEMI FINALS nbsp Parramatta Eels 27 2 nbsp Gold Coast Titans 18 September 7 45pm Sydney Football Stadium Shayne HayneJared Maxwell 28 524 nbsp Brisbane Broncos 24 10 nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons 19 September 7 45pm Suncorp Stadium Tony ArcherBen Cummins 50 225PRELIMINARY FINALS nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 12 22 nbsp Parramatta Eels 25 September 7 45pm ANZ Stadium Tony ArcherBen Cummins 74 549 nbsp Melbourne Storm 40 10 nbsp Brisbane Broncos 26 September 7 45pm Etihad Stadium Shayne HayneJared Maxwell 27 687Qualifying finalsSemifinalsPreliminary finalsFinal1 nbsp St George Illawarra128 nbsp Parramatta251W nbsp Bulldogs124W nbsp Parramatta27 nbsp Parramatta222 nbsp Bulldogs262L nbsp Gold Coast2 nbsp Parramatta167 nbsp Newcastle12 nbsp Melbourne233 nbsp Gold Coast322W nbsp Melbourne406 nbsp Brisbane403W nbsp Brisbane24 nbsp Brisbane101L nbsp St George Illawarra104 nbsp Melbourne405 nbsp Manly12Grand final editMain article 2009 NRL Grand Final Sunday 4 October17 00Melbourne Storm 23 16 Parramatta EelsTries Adam BlairRyan HoffmanGreg InglisBilly SlaterGoals Cameron Smith 3 4 Field goals Greg Inglis 1 1 Report Tries Eric Grothe Jr Fuifui MoimoiJoel ReddyGoals Luke Burt 2 3 ANZ Stadium SydneyAttendance 82 538Referee Tony Archer amp Shayne HaynePlayer of the Match Billy SlaterClub and Player records editThe following figures were collected from the completion of round 26 of the regular season and therefore do not represent any figures associated with the finals series or any representative matches for this year Top 5 point scorers Pts Player Try Gls FG234 nbsp Hazem El Masri 14 89 0228 nbsp Jamie Soward 12 87 6202 nbsp Johnathan Thurston 11 79 0180 nbsp Luke Burt 13 63 2172 nbsp Scott Prince 7 72 0Top 5 try scorers Try Player22 nbsp Brett Morris21 nbsp Taniela Tuiaki20 nbsp Josh Morris19 nbsp Nathan Merritt19 nbsp Bryson GoodwinMost points in a match by an individual Pts Player Try Gls FG Opponent Score Venue Round24 nbsp Luke Burt 2 8 8 0 Newcastle Knights 40 8 Parramatta Stadium Round 2224 nbsp Luke Burt 2 8 8 0 Penrith Panthers 48 6 Parramatta Stadium Round 2524 nbsp Benji Marshall 2 8 10 0 Cronulla Sharks 56 10 Toyota Stadium Round 2324 nbsp Joe Tomane 3 6 9 0 Brisbane Broncos 48 4 Olympic Park Stadium Round 13Most tries in a match by an individual Tries Player Opponent Score Venue Round4 nbsp Israel Folau Gold Coast Titans 32 18 Suncorp Stadium Round 104 nbsp Phil Graham Brisbane Broncos 56 0 Canberra Stadium Round 214 nbsp Joel Moon Penrith Panthers 32 32 CUA Stadium Round 214 nbsp Brett Morris North Queensland 20 24 Dairy Farmers Stadium Round 94 nbsp Billy Slater Manly Sea Eagles 40 12 Etihad Stadium Qualifying FinalLargest winning margin Score Victor Opponent Venue Round56 0 56 pts nbsp Canberra Raiders Brisbane Broncos Canberra Stadium Round 2156 10 46 pts nbsp Wests Tigers Cronulla Sharks Toyota Stadium Round 2348 4 44 pts nbsp Melbourne Storm Brisbane Broncos Olympic Park Round 13Most points in a match Points Victor Opponent Score Venue Round82 nbsp Brisbane Broncos Penrith Panthers 58 24 Suncorp Stadium Round 2374 nbsp Wests Tigers South Sydney Rabbitohs 54 20 ANZ Stadium Round 1772 nbsp Penrith Panthers Parramatta Eels 38 34 CUA Stadium Round 17Fewest points in a match Points Victor Opponent Score Venue Round13 nbsp New Zealand Warriors Newcastle Knights 13 0 Mt Smart Stadium Round 1414 nbsp New Zealand Warriors Wests Tigers 14 0 Mt Smart Stadium Round 1214 nbsp Brisbane Broncos St George Illawarra Dragons 12 2 WIN Stadium Round 2416 nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Cronulla Sharks 10 6 WIN Jubilee Oval Round 3Most points scored in a match by an individual team Pts Team Opponent Score Venue Round58 nbsp Brisbane Broncos Penrith Panthers 58 24 Suncorp Stadium Round 2356 nbsp Wests Tigers Cronulla Sharks 56 10 Toyota Stadium Round 2356 nbsp Canberra Raiders Brisbane Broncos 56 0 Canberra Stadium Round 2154 nbsp Wests Tigers South Sydney Rabbitohs 54 20 ANZ Stadium Round 1752 nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Roosters 52 12 Sydney Football Stadium Round 1More NRL statisticsJarryd Hayne ran 4 429 metres with the ball in 2009 more than any other player in the competition 7 Attendance edit2009 s regular season attendance figures were the highest recorded in Australian rugby league history with a total of 3 081 849 This figure bettered the previous record set by the 1995 Winfield Cup s regular season 3 061 338 in a 20 team competition and also beat the Telstra Premiership s previous best of 3 024 149 set in 2007 8 The 2009 season also saw the second highest average crowd figure of a regular season with a crowd average of 16 051 behind the best of 16 466 set in the 2005 NRL season The 20 highest regular season match attendances Crowd Venue Home Team Opponent Round50 109 Suncorp Stadium Double Header Brisbane BroncosBulldogs RLFC South Sydney RabbitohsGold Coast Titans Round 1945 022 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos North Queensland Cowboys Round 143 079 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Titans Round 1042 435 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos St George Illawarra Dragons Round 441 835 ANZ Stadium Bulldogs RLFC New Zealand Warriors Round 2536 647 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos Melbourne Storm Round 235 112 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos Canberra Raiders Round 2634 272 Sydney Football Stadium Wests Tigers Parramatta Eels Round 2432 456 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos New Zealand Warriors Round 1731 664 ANZ Stadium Bulldogs RLFC Parramatta Eels Round 2030 887 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos Parramatta Eels Round 729 970 Sydney Cricket Ground Wests Tigers South Sydney Rabbitohs Round 1028 926 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney Roosters St George Illawarra Dragons Round 727 527 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Round 926 353 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos Bulldogs RLFC Round 1426 336 Skilled Park Gold Coast Titans Brisbane Broncos Round 2025 622 ANZ Stadium Bulldogs RLFC Wests Tigers Round 825 305 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos Penrith Panthers Round 2324 538 Mt Smart Stadium New Zealand Warriors Brisbane Broncos Round 324 486 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney Roosters South Sydney Rabbitohs Round 124 332 Dairy Farmers Stadium North Queensland Cowboys Brisbane Broncos Round 252009 Transfers editPlayers edit Player 2008 Club 2009 ClubDarius Boyd nbsp Brisbane Broncos nbsp St George Illawarra DragonsGreg Eastwood nbsp Brisbane Broncos nbsp Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsMichael Ennis nbsp Brisbane Broncos nbsp Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsBen Hannant nbsp Brisbane Broncos nbsp Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsDenan Kemp nbsp Brisbane Broncos nbsp New Zealand WarriorsJoel Moon nbsp Brisbane Broncos nbsp New Zealand WarriorsShane Perry nbsp Brisbane Broncos nbsp Super League Catalans DragonsDavid Stagg nbsp Brisbane Broncos nbsp Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsColin Best nbsp Canberra Raiders nbsp South Sydney RabbitohsMarshall Chalk nbsp Canberra Raiders nbsp Super League Celtic CrusadersNeville Costigan nbsp Canberra Raiders nbsp St George Illawarra DragonsBronx Goodwin nbsp Canberra Raiders nbsp Cronulla Sutherland SharksMichael Weyman nbsp Canberra Raiders nbsp St George Illawarra DragonsWilliam Zillman nbsp Canberra Raiders nbsp Gold Coast TitansAndrew Emelio nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs nbsp Penrith PanthersCorey Hughes nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs nbsp Cronulla Sutherland SharksNick Kouparitsas nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs nbsp Sydney RoostersReni Maitua nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs nbsp Cronulla Sutherland SharksWillie Tonga nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs nbsp North Queensland CowboysSonny Bill Williams nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs RC Toulonnais French rugby union Nick Youngquest nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs nbsp Gateshead ThunderFraser Anderson nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Kobelco Steelers Japanese rugby union Greg Bird nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks nbsp Super League Catalans DragonsDustin Cooper nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Toyota Verblitz Japanese rugby union Isaac De Gois nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks nbsp Newcastle KnightsBrett Kimmorley nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks nbsp Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsKevin Kingston nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks nbsp Parramatta EelsDanny Nutley nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks RetirementAdam Peek nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks nbsp Super League Celtic CrusadersPaul Stephenson nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Ipswich Jets Queensland Cup Lance Thompson nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks RetirementClint Amos nbsp Gold Coast Titans nbsp North Queensland CowboysBrenton Bowen nbsp Gold Coast Titans Tweed Heads Seagulls Queensland Cup Gavin Cooper nbsp Gold Coast Titans nbsp Penrith PanthersMatthew Cross nbsp Gold Coast Titans nbsp Melbourne StormIan Donnelly nbsp Gold Coast Titans nbsp Cronulla Sutherland SharksMichael Hodgson nbsp Gold Coast Titans nbsp Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsMatt Petersen nbsp Gold Coast Titans nbsp Super League Wakefield Trinity WildcatsJames Stosic nbsp Gold Coast Titans nbsp Super League Wakefield Trinity WildcatsLuke Swain nbsp Gold Coast Titans nbsp Super League Salford City RedsJack Afamasaga nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles nbsp Cronulla Sutherland SharksSteven Bell nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles nbsp Super League Catalans DragonsNick Bradley Qalilawa nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles RetirementMark Bryant nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles nbsp Super League Celtic CrusadersSteve Menzies nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles nbsp Super League Bradford BullsDavid Vaealiki nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles SC Albi French rugby union Luke Williamson nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles nbsp Super League Harlequins RLMichael Crocker nbsp Melbourne Storm nbsp South Sydney RabbitohsIsrael Folau nbsp Melbourne Storm nbsp Brisbane BroncosMatt Geyer nbsp Melbourne Storm RetirementAntonio Kaufusi nbsp Melbourne Storm nbsp North Queensland CowboysJeremy Smith nbsp Melbourne Storm nbsp St George Illawarra DragonsChris Bailey nbsp Newcastle Knights nbsp Manly Warringah Sea EaglesDanny Buderus nbsp Newcastle Knights nbsp Super League Leeds RhinosJesse Royal nbsp Newcastle Knights nbsp New Zealand WarriorsMatthew White nbsp Newcastle Knights nbsp Gold Coast TitansWairangi Koopu nbsp New Zealand Warriors nbsp Melbourne StormGrant Rovelli nbsp New Zealand Warriors nbsp North Queensland CowboysLogan Swann nbsp New Zealand Warriors RetirementRuben Wiki nbsp New Zealand Warriors RetirementMichael Witt nbsp New Zealand Warriors Otago New Zealand rugby union Daniel Abraham nbsp North Queensland Cowboys Mackay Cutters Queensland Cup Ray Cashmere nbsp North Queensland Cowboys nbsp Super League Salford City RedsDavid Faiumu nbsp North Queensland Cowboys nbsp Super League Huddersfield GiantsSione Faumuina nbsp North Queensland Cowboys nbsp Super League Castleford TigersMark Henry nbsp North Queensland Cowboys nbsp Super League Salford City RedsJacob Lillyman nbsp North Queensland Cowboys nbsp New Zealand WarriorsChris Sheppard nbsp North Queensland Cowboys Northern Pride Queensland Cup Justin Smith nbsp North Queensland Cowboys RetirementBrett Finch nbsp Parramatta Eels nbsp Melbourne StormMark Riddell nbsp Parramatta Eels nbsp Super League Wigan WarriorsChad Robinson nbsp Parramatta Eels nbsp Super League Harlequins RLDaniel Wagon nbsp Parramatta Eels nbsp Limoux Grizzlies Elite One Championship Mark O Halloran nbsp Penrith Panthers RetirementLuke Priddis nbsp Penrith Panthers nbsp St George Illawarra DragonsTony Puletua nbsp Penrith Panthers nbsp Super League St HelensShane Rodney nbsp Penrith Panthers nbsp Manly Warringah Sea EaglesLuke Rooney nbsp Penrith Panthers RC Toulonnais French rugby union Rhys Wesser nbsp Penrith Panthers nbsp South Sydney RabbitohsYileen Gordon nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs nbsp Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsShannon Hegarty nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs nbsp North Queensland CowboysManase Manuokafoa nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs nbsp North Queensland CowboysNigel Vagana nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs RetirementDean Widders nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs nbsp Super League Castleford TigersRangi Chase nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons nbsp Super League Castleford TigersMark Gasnier nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Stade Francais French rugby union Josh Morris nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons nbsp Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsKirk Reynoldson nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons RetirementBen Rogers nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons nbsp Newcastle KnightsJason Ryles nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons nbsp Super League Catalans DragonsLagi Setu nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons nbsp Brisbane BroncosStuart Webb nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons RetirementSimon Woolford nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons RetirementBrent Grose nbsp Sydney Roosters RetirementAmos Roberts nbsp Sydney Roosters nbsp Super League Wigan WarriorsDavid Shillington nbsp Sydney Roosters nbsp Canberra RaidersAnthony Tupou nbsp Sydney Roosters nbsp Cronulla Sutherland SharksBronson Harrison nbsp Wests Tigers nbsp Canberra RaidersMathew Head nbsp Wests Tigers nbsp St George Illawarra DragonsBrett Hodgson nbsp Wests Tigers nbsp Super League Huddersfield GiantsShannon McDonnell nbsp Wests Tigers nbsp Newcastle KnightsRyan O Hara nbsp Wests Tigers nbsp Super League Celtic CrusadersBen Te o nbsp Wests Tigers nbsp Brisbane BroncosAaron Gorrell nbsp Super League Catalans Dragons nbsp Brisbane BroncosShane Elford nbsp Super League Huddersfield Giants nbsp Penrith PanthersJohn Skandalis nbsp Super League Huddersfield Giants nbsp Wests TigersGarret Crossman nbsp Super League Hull Kingston Rovers nbsp South Sydney RabbitohsGareth Ellis nbsp Super League Leeds Rhinos nbsp Wests TigersJordan Tansey nbsp Super League Leeds Rhinos nbsp Sydney RoostersTrent Barrett nbsp Super League Wigan Warriors nbsp Cronulla Sutherland SharksStacey Jones N A nbsp New Zealand WarriorsCoaches edit Coach 2008 Club 2009 ClubWayne Bennett nbsp Brisbane Broncos nbsp St George Illawarra DragonsNeil Henry nbsp Canberra Raiders nbsp North Queensland CowboysNathan Brown nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons nbsp Super League Huddersfield GiantsDaniel Anderson nbsp Super League St Helens nbsp Parramatta EelsSee also edit2009 NRL season results 2009 NRL Under 20s season 2009 Dally M Awards 2009 in rugby leagueReferences edit Stuart Honeysett and Brent Read 23 April 2010 Shocking end to the Melbourne Storm era The Australian Melbourne Storm breach NRL Salary Cap National Rugby League 22 April 2010 Archived from the original on 25 April 2010 Retrieved 22 April 2010 McDonald Margie 22 April 2010 Melbourne Storm stripped of two rugby league titles over salary cap fraud The Australian Retrieved 22 April 2010 Nicolussi Christian 29 January 2009 NRL coaches briefed on dual refereee system content with concept Fox Sports News Australia Retrieved 16 July 2009 Kilgallon Steve 10 April 2011 Kiwi TV viewers go cold on rugby codes The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax Media Retrieved 18 August 2014 Magnay Jaquelin 5 September 2009 Dragons finish on top with a gallop The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 7 September 2009 Proszenko Adrian 6 May 2012 Gallen set to smash record The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 7 May 2012 2009 sees largest crowd figures in history Archived 2009 09 17 at the Wayback Machine External links editNRL com Official site of the NRL National Rugby League Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2009 NRL season amp oldid 1218944056, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
