2009 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats season

The Wakefield Trinity Wildcats' 137th season saw them enter their eleventh Super League campaign, as well as the 2009 Challenge Cup.

2009 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats season
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Transfers

Transfers for 2009 (in)

Name Transferred from Date released
James Stosic Gold Coast Titans October 2008
Steve Snitch Huddersfield Giants October 2008
Dave Halley Bradford Bulls October 2008

Transfers for 2009 (out)

Name Transferred to Date released
Duncan MacGillivray Retired October 2008
Paul Reilly Oldham R.L.F.C. October 2008
Brett Ferres Castleford Tigers October 2008
Joe Hirst Featherstone Rovers October 2008
Josh Griffin Huddersfield Giants October 2008
Kyle Wood Doncaster October 2008
Jason Golden Harlequins RL October 2008

Full squad
No Player Position Previous club
1 Matt Blaymire Full back York City Knights
2 Damien Blanch Wing Widnes Vikings
3 Tony Martin Centre New Zealand Warriors
4 Ryan Atkins Centre Bradford Bulls
5 Matthew Petersen Wing Gold Coast Titans
6 Jamie Rooney Stand off Featherstone Rovers
7 Danny Brough Scrum half Castleford Tigers
8 Jason Demetriou Utility Widnes Vikings
9 Brad Drew Hooker Huddersfield Giants
10 Danny Sculthorpe Prop Wigan Warriors
11 Stephen "Steve" Snitch Second row Huddersfield Giants
12 Oliver Wilkes Second row Widnes Vikings
13 Scott Grix Utility Widnes Vikings
14 Sam Obst Hooker Whitehaven
15 James Stosic Prop Gold Coast Titans
16 Ricky Bibey Prop Leigh Centurions
17 Kevin Henderson Centre Leigh Centurions
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19 Sean Gleeson Centre Wigan Warriors
20 Tevita Leo-Latu Hooker Cronulla Sharks
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24 Dale Ferguson Second rower Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
25 Richard Moore Prop Leigh Centurions
26 Luke George Winger Huddersfield Giants
27 Aaron Murphy Centre Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
28 Kyle Bibb Second rower Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
29 Jay Pitts Scrum half Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
30 Cain Southernwood Utility Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

Fixtures and results
CompetitionRoundOpponentResultScoreHome/awayVenueAttendanceDate
Super League XIV17 † Wigan WarriorsWin6–12AwayJJB Stadium14,3778 February 2009
Super League XIV1 Leeds RhinosLoss18–4AwayHeadingley Stadium15,64313 February 2009
Super League XIV2 Salford City RedsWin29–10HomeBelle Vue6,57822 February 2009
Super League XIV3 Warrington WolvesWin48–22HomeBelle Vue5,16927 February 2009
Super League XIV4 Hull Kingston RoversLoss31–18AwayNew Craven Park9,0388 March 2009
Super League XIV5 Catalans DragonsWin30–10HomeBelle Vue4,80715 March 2009
Super League XIV6 ‡ CrusadersN/AP–PAwayBrewery FieldN/A22 March 2009
Super League XIV7 St. HelensLoss18–42HomeBelle Vue6,03827 March 2009
Challenge Cup 20094 Leigh CenturionsWin54–0HomeBelle Vue2,6373 April 2009
Super League XIV8 Castleford TigersWin6–35AwayThe Jungle10,15510 April 2009
Super League XIV9 Bradford BullsWin24–22HomeBelle Vue6,51613 April 2009
Super League XIV10 Hull F.C.Win14–21AwayKC Stadium11,97517 April 2009
Super League XIV11 Wigan WarriorsLoss26–40HomeBelle Vue5,52126 April 2009
Super League XIV12 Bradford BullsLoss16–32NeutralMurrayfield Stadium29,6272 May 2009
Challenge Cup 20095 Wigan WarriorsLoss17–28HomeBelle Vue4,8839 May 2009
Super League XIV13 Harlequins RLLoss24–17AwayThe Twickenham Stoop3,61217 May 2009
Super League XIV14 Huddersfield GiantsLoss6–54HomeBelle Vue5,03724 May 2009
Super League XIV6 Celtic CrusadersWin6–50AwayBrewery Field2,08930 May 2009
Super League XIV15 Bradford BullsLoss36–22AwayGrattan Stadium8,3877 June 2009
Super League XIV16 Hull FCWin37–22HomeBelle Vue4,72113 June 2009
Super League XIV18 Harlequins RLWin20–18HomeBelle Vue5,07928 June 2009
Super League XIV19 Huddersfield GiantsLoss30–14AwayGalpharm Stadium7,4865 July 2009
Super League XIV20 Leeds RhinosLoss30–32HomeBelle Vue6,42510 July 2009
Super League XIV21 St HelensWin20–22AwayGPW Recruitment Stadium8,65117 July 2009
Super League XIV22 Castleford TigersLoss12–20HomeBelle Vue8,37126 July 2009
Super League XIV23 Salford City RedsWin24–30AwayThe Willows3,15131 July 2009
Super League XIV24 Celtic CrusadersWin46–12HomeBelle Vue7,89316 August 2009
Super League XIV25 Warrington WolvesWin28–40AwayHalliwell Jones Stadium8,68123 August 2009
Super League XIV26 Catalans DragonsWin20–34AwayStade Gilbert Brutus8,7555 September 2009
Super League XIV27 Hull Kingston RoversWin24–10HomeBelle Vue6,32813 September 2009
Super League XIV Play-offsQualifier Catalans DragonsLoss16–25HomeBelle Vue4,00819 September 2009
  • †: Game rearranged due to pitch maintenance work at the JJB Stadium during June.
  • ‡: Game postponed in respect to the death of Wakefield player, Leon Walker, who received a fatal injury during the reserves' game.[1] Game rearranged for 30 May 2009.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Leeds Rhinos (L, C) 27 21 0 6 805 453 +352 42 Play-offs
2 St Helens 27 19 0 8 733 466 +267 38
3 Huddersfield Giants 27 18 0 9 690 416 +274 36
4 Hull Kingston Rovers 27 17 1 9 650 516 +134 35
5 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 16 0 11 685 609 +76 32
6 Wigan Warriors 27 15 0 12 659 551 +108 30
7 Castleford Tigers 27 14 0 13 645 702 −57 28
8 Catalans Dragons 27 13 0 14 623 660 −37 26
9 Bradford Bulls 27 12 1 14 653 668 −15 25
10 Catalans Dragons 27 13 0 14 623 660 −37 26
11 Warrington Wolves 27 12 0 15 649 705 −56 24
12 Harlequins 28 11 0 17 591 691 −100 22
13 Salford City Reds 27 7 0 20 456 754 −298 14
14 Celtic Crusaders 27 3 0 24 357 874 −517 6
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners

Death of Leon Walker

On 22 March 2009, Leon Walker, a reserve player, collapsed in the 63rd minute of a game against Crusaders Reserves at Maesteg rugby union ground. He was airlifted to Morriston Hospital, Swansea where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.[2] He was 20 years old at the time of his death.[3] An inquest subsequently found that his death was the result of a rare undiagnosed heart defect, and the coroner ruled that he died of natural causes.[4]

Walker started playing rugby league for the amateur side, the Churwell Chiefs. Walker joined the Salford City Reds in 2006 and played for the club for three years. After his rookie season he was named the Salford Reds Junior Academy Player of the Year.[5] In 2007 Walker represented both the Yorkshire and England U18 sides.

He joined the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in November 2008, joining their senior academy side.[6][7]

Walker attended Morley High School and was a scaffolder by trade,[8] and was the cousin and team mate of Luke Blake.[9]

References
  1. "Tragedy for Wakefield". www.skysports.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  2. "RFL Statement – Celtic Crusaders v Wakefield Trinity Wildcats". Archived from the original on 24 May 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  3. Wakefield player Leon Walker dies in Super League reserve game Herald Sun, 23 March 2009
  4. Heart defect killed rugby player BBC.co.uk, 23 November 2009
  5. Player of the Year awards Archived 1 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine SalfordReds.co.uk, 12 September 2006
  6. Walker signs for Wakefield Sporting Life
  7. Wakefield Wildcats sign Reds' Leon Walker Wakefield Express, 11 November 2008
  8. Wakefield mourn the tragic loss of Leon Walker The Times, 23 March 2009
  9. "Funeral for rugby collapse player". BBC. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
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