2011 Canberra Raiders season
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| 2011 Canberra Raiders season | ||||
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| NRL | 15th | |||
| 2011 record | Wins: 5; Losses: 10 | |||
| Points scored | For: 293; Against: 355 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO Chairman |
Don Furner, Jr. John McIntyre |
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| Coach | David Furner | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Canberra Stadium | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | 10 – Blake Ferguson | |||
| Goals | 40 – Jarrod Croker | |||
| Points | 104 – Jarrod Croker | |||
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The 2011 Canberra Raiders season was the 30th in the club's history. Coached by David Furner and captained by Alan Tongue, they competed in the NRL's 2011 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 15th (out of 16) so failing to make the play-offs.
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Season summary
Following on from an encouraging 2010 season where the Raiders made it to the second week of the finals for the first time in 7 years, the Raiders will be looking to seriously challenge for the title in 2011. The club has managed to keep the bulk of its exciting young roster together, whilst adding experienced campaigners Brett White and former Dally M medalist Matt Orford to the team. Young speedster Blake Ferguson has also been recruited by the Raiders from the Cronulla Sharks for the 2011 season.
The Raiders have performed well below expectations since their convincing Round 1 victory against the Cronulla Sharks. New recruit Blake Ferguson has been a shining light, having scored a team high 10 tries so far this season for the Canberra Raiders, including a hat-trick against the Wests Tigers in Round 3. Matt Orford is yet to make a considerable impact for the Green Machine in 2011.
The Raiders equalled their longest ever losing streak of 8 matches between Round 2 and Round 9, and only managed to avoid breaking their longest ever losing streak with a shock win against the Melbourne Storm in Round 10. Melbourne were at odds of $1.14 to win the game before going on to lose 20–12. Canberra holds on to slim hopes of making the finals at the end of the 2011 season. Based on previous seasons, Raiders would be expected to need to win at least 7 of their remaining 9 matches to make the Top 8.
Results
| Trial Games | ||||||||
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| Round | Opponent | Result | Can. | Opp. | Date | Venue | Crowd | |
| Trial 1 | Melbourne Storm | Loss | 4 | 24 | 19 Feb | Bega Recreation Ground | 6,169 | |
| Trial 2 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Loss | 18 | 30 | 26 Feb | Scully Park Tamworth | 4,000 | |
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Telstra Premiership
| Round 1 13 March 2011 2:00pm Local |
 Canberra Raiders |
40–12 | Cronulla Sharks  |
Canberra Stadium, Canberra | |
| Tries: Ferguson, Vidot, Tilse, Fensom, Picker, Croker, McCrone Goals: Croker 6/7 Field Goals: |
Tries: Douglas, Gardner Goals: Williams 2/2 Field Goals: |
Attendance: 13,450 |
| Round 2 18 March 2011 8:30pm Local |
Canberra Raiders |
4–20 | Brisbane Broncos  |
Canberra Stadium, Canberra | |
| Tries: Ferguson Goals: Croker 0/1 Field Goals: |
Tries: Gillett, Yow Yeh, Hoffman Goals: Parker 4/4 Field Goals: |
Attendance: 16,146 |
| Round 3 26 March 2011 7:30pm Local |
 Wests Tigers |
34–24 | Canberra Raiders |
Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown | |
| Tries: Fifita, Utai, Lui, Lawrence, Heighington, Ayshford Goals: Marshall 5/8 Field Goals: |
Tries: Ferguson (3), Dugan, Vidot Goals: Croker 2/5 Field Goals: |
Attendance: 14,091 |
| Round 4 2 April 2011 5:30pm Local |
Canberra Raiders |
22 – 23 AET | Gold Coast Titans  |
Canberra Stadium, Canberra | |
| Tries: Thompson, Vidot, Croker, Tilse Goals: Croker 3/4 Field Goals: |
Tries: Thompson, Bird, Laffranchi, Meyers Goals: Campbell 2/2, Bird 1/2 Field Goals: Bird |
Attendance: 12,165 |
| Round 5 (Heritage Round) 9 April 2011 7:30pm Local |
 Penrith Panthers |
36–10 | Canberra Raiders |
Centrebet Stadium, Penrith | |
| Tries: Simmons (3), Burns, Gordon, Civoniceva Goals: Gordon 6/7 Field Goals: |
Tries: Robinson, Vidot Goals: Croker 1/2 Field Goals: |
Attendance: 10,229 |
| Round 6 16 April 2011 7:30pm Local |
File:North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys | 26–18 | Canberra Raiders |
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville | |
| Tries: Thurston, Hall, Winterstein, Bolton Goals: Thurston 5/5 Field Goals: |
Tries: Ferguson (2), Fensom Goals: Croker 3/3 Field Goals: |
Attendance: 10,741 |
| Round 7 (ANZAC Day/Easter) 24 April 2011 2:00pm Local |
Canberra Raiders |
12–22 | Newcastle Knights  |
Canberra Stadium, Canberra | |
| Tries: Thompson, Harrison Goals: Croker 2/2 Field Goals: |
Tries: Uate (2), McDonnell, McManus Goals: Gidley 3/4 Field Goals: |
Attendance: 11,879 |
| Round 8 1 May 2011 2:00pm Local |
Canberra Raiders |
12–49 | Wests Tigers |
Canberra Stadium, Canberra | |
| Tries: Dugan (2) Goals: Croker 2/2 Field Goals: |
Tries: McKinnon (2), Utai, Marshall, Fifita, Dwyer, Fulton, Heighington Goals: Marshall 7/7, Moltzen 1/1 Field Goals: Marshall |
Attendance: 13,425 Referee: Ashley Klein, Gerard Sutton Report:[1] |
| Round 9 9 May 2011 7:00pm Local |
 Manly Sea Eagles |
20–0 | Canberra Raiders |
Brookvale Oval, Brookvale | |
| Tries: B. Stewart (3), Robertson Goals: Cherry-Evans 2/4 Field Goals: |
Tries: Goals: Field Goals: |
Attendance: 6,148 Referee: Tony Archer, Steve Lyons Report:[2] |
| Round 10 14 May 2011 5:30pm Local |
 Melbourne Storm |
12–20 | Canberra Raiders |
AAMI Park, Melbourne | |
| Tries: Duffie, Proctor Goals: Smith 2/2 Field Goals: |
Tries: Robinson, McCrone, Ferguson Goals: Croker 4/4 Field Goals: |
Attendance: 9,628 Referee: Gerard Sutton, Chris James Report:[3] |
| Round 11 20 May 2011 7:30pm Local |
Canberra Raiders |
20–12 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs  |
Canberra Stadium, Canberra | |
| Tries: Thompson, Robinson, Picker Goals: Croker 4/5 Field Goals: |
Tries: Morris, Barba Goals: Goodwin 2/2 Field Goals: |
Referee: Report:[4] |
| Round 12 | . | Bye | . | ||
| Round 13 5 June 2011 2:00pm Local |
Canberra Raiders |
24–40 | North Queensland Cowboys File:North Queensland colours.svg | Canberra Stadium, Canberra | |
| Tries: Goals: Field Goals: |
Tries: Goals: Field Goals: |
| Round 14 12 June 2011 TBC |
Brisbane Broncos |
25–24 | Canberra Raiders |
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | |
| Tries: Goals: Wallace 4/5 Field Goals: Wallace |
Tries: Goals: Ferguson 4/4 Field Goals: |
| Round 15 | . | Bye | . | ||
| Round 16 25 June 2011 TBC |
Canberra Raiders |
25–12 | Parramatta Eels  |
Canberra Stadium, Canberra | |
| Tries: Goals: Field Goals: |
Tries: Goals: Field Goals: |
| Round 17 4 July 2011 TBC |
 Sydney Roosters |
12–38 | Canberra Raiders |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | |
| Tries: Goals: Field Goals: |
Tries: Goals: Field Goals: |
| Round 18 TBC TBC |
Cronulla Sharks |
26–12 | Canberra Raiders |
Toyota Park, Cronulla | |
| Tries: Goals: Field Goals: |
Tries: Goals: Field Goals: |
| Round 19 TBC TBC |
Canberra Raiders |
0–26 | Melbourne Storm |
Canberra Stadium, Canberra | |
| Tries: Goals: Field Goals: |
Tries: Goals: Field Goals: |
| Round 20 TBC TBC |
Canberra Raiders |
24–19 | St George-Illawarra Dragons File:St. George Illawarra colours.svg | Canberra Stadium, Canberra | |
| Tries: Goals: Field Goals: |
Tries: Goals: Field Goals: |
| Round 21 TBC TBC |
 New Zealand Warriors |
29–10 | Canberra Raiders |
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | |
| Tries: Goals: Field Goals: |
Tries: Goals: Field Goals: |
| Round 22 (Close the Gap Round) TBC TBC |
Newcastle Knights |
40–8 | Canberra Raiders |
Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle | |
| Tries: Goals: Field Goals: |
Tries: Goals: Field Goals: |
| Round 23 TBC TBC |
Canberra Raiders |
18–47 | South Sydney Rabbitohs  |
Canberra Stadium, Canberra | |
| Tries: Goals: Field Goals: |
Tries: Goals: Field Goals: |
| Round 24 TBC TBC |
Gold Coast Titans |
26–18 | Canberra Raiders |
Skilled Park, Gold Coast | |
| Tries: Goals: Field Goals: |
Tries: Goals: Field Goals: |
| Round 25 TBC TBC |
Canberra Raiders |
18–19 | Penrith Panthers |
Canberra Stadium, Canberra | |
| Tries: Goals: Field Goals: |
Tries: Goals: Field Goals: |
| Round 26 TBC TBC |
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
36–22 | Canberra Raiders |
ANZ Stadium, Sydney | |
| Tries: Goals: Field Goals: |
Tries: Goals: Field Goals: |
Squad
Preseason transfers
IN
- Blake Ferguson (from Cronulla Sharks)
- Matt Orford (from Bradford Bulls)[5]
- Brett White (from Melbourne Storm
OUT
- Justin Carney (to Sydney Roosters)
- Marc Herbert (to Bradford Bulls)
- Brett Kelly (to Avignion)
- Adam Mogg (Retirement)
- Joel Monaghan (to Warrington Wolves)
- Scott Logan (Retirement)
- Troy Thompson (to Melbourne Storm)
Player statistics
| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
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| Glen Buttriss | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrod Croker | 11 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 62 |
| Josh Dugan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Shaun Fensom | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Blake Ferguson | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Danny Galea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronson Harrison | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tom Learoyd-Lahrs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh McCrone | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Nathan Massey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Mataora | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Miller | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Milne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Orford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Papalii | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Picker | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Reece Robinson | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| David Shillington | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Thompson | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Trevor Thurling | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dane Tilse | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Alan Tongue | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Vidot | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Travis Waddell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett White | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Williams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | – | 32 | 27 | 0 | 182 |
Ladders
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References
- ↑ http://www.nrl.com/TelstraPremiership/MatchCentre/tabid/10999/Default.aspx#matchid=1243&tab=Report
- ↑ http://www.nrl.com/TelstraPremiership/MatchCentre/tabid/10999/Default.aspx#matchid=1249&tab=Report
- ↑ http://www.nrl.com/TelstraPremiership/MatchCentre/tabid/10999/Default.aspx#matchid=1257&tab=Report
- ↑ http://www.nrl.com/TelstraPremiership/MatchCentre/tabid/10999/Default.aspx#matchid=1260&tab=Report
- ↑ http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/rugby-league/raiders-sign-orford/2042814.aspx
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