Wigan Warriors 2006

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This article is about the 2006 season of the Wigan Warriors in the European Super League and Challenge Cup.

Contents 1 Results 2 League Table 3 Statistics 4 2006 Squad 5 Key Players 6 Transfers 7 Staff 8 External links

[edit] Results

Round	Opponent	Result	Wigan	Oppo	Date	Venue	Crowd
1	Catalans Dragons	Loss	30	39	11/02/06	Stade Aimé Giral	11,122
2	Leeds Rhinos	Loss	24	16	17/02/06	JJB Stadium	17,281
3	Huddersfield Giants	Win	36	20	24/02/06	JJB Stadium	11,623
4	Salford City Reds	Loss	10	28	03/03/06	The Willows	5,494
5	Warrington Wolves	Loss	12	24	10/03/06	JJB Stadium	16,640
6	Castleford Tigers	Loss	18	38	19/03/02	The Jungle	9,021
7	Bradford Bulls	Loss	12	34	24/03/06	Gratten Stadium	11,644
CC4	Wakefield Wildcats	Win	32	22	02/04/06	Atlantic Solutions Stadium	3,123
8	Wakefield Wildcats	Lose	14	40	07/04/06	Atlantic Solutions Stadium	4,557
9	St Helens	Lose	10	48	14/04/06	Knowsley Road	17,500
10	Harlequins RL	Lose	18	30	17/04/06	JJB Stadium	12,329
11	Huddersfield Giants	Win	46	14	22/04/06	Galpharm Stadium	5,236
12	Hull FC	Loss	12	54	30/04/06	Galpharm Stadium	12,722
13	Castleford Tigers	Loss	24	30	05/05/06	The Jungle	12,484
14	Wakefield Wildcats	Loss	8	10	13/05/06	Atlantic Solutions Stadium	3,733
CC5	Salford City Reds	Loss	4	16	19/05/06	The Willows	5,888
15	St Helens	Loss	14	28	27/05/06	JJB Stadium	18,358
16	Leeds Rhinos	Loss	22	44	09/06/06	Headingley Stadium	14,989
17	Catalans Dragons	Win	24	18	18/06/06	JJB Stadium	11,250
18	Warrington Wolves	Win	30	12	23/06/06	JJB Stadium	16,103
19	Harlequins RL	Win	26	24	01/07/06	Twickenham Stoop	4,115
20	Wakefield Wildcats	Win	42	24	07/07/06	JJB Stadium	13,686
21	Salford City Reds	Win	20	12	14/07/06	JJB Stadium	13,613
22	Warrington Wolves	Lose	20	22	23/07/06	Halliwell Jones Stadium	13,024
23	Catalans Dragons	Win	40	4	04/08/06	JJB Stadium	12,647
24	Leeds Rhinos	Win	20	18	11/08/06	Headingley Stadium	15,066
25	Huddersfield Giants	Win	14	10	18/08/06	JJB Stadium	14,092
26	Bradford Bulls	Win	38	16	01/09/06	JJB Stadium	15,830
27	Harlequins RL	Loss	30	31	10/09/06	Twickenham Stoop	5,737
28	Hull FC	Win	38	16	15/09/06	JJB Stadium	16,554

• CC indicates Challenge Cup matches along with the round number.

[edit] League Table

Pos	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points Diff	Points
1	St Helens	28	24	0	4	939	430	509	48
2	Hull FC	28	20	0	8	720	578	142	40
3	Leeds Rhinos	28	19	0	9	869	543	326	38
4	Bradford Bulls††	28	16	2	10	802	568	234	32
5	Salford City Reds	28	13	0	15	600	539	61	26
6	Warrington Wolves	28	13	0	15	743	721	22	26
7	Harlequins RL	28	11	1	16	556	823	-267	23
8	Wigan Warriors††	28	12	0	16	664	715	-71	22
9	Huddersfield Giants	28	11	0	17	609	753	-114	22
10	Wakefield Wildcats	28	10	0	18	591	717	-126	20
11	Castleford Tigers	28	9	1	18	575	968	-393	19
12	Catalans Dragons†	28	8	0	20	601	894	-293	16

↑ Catalans Dragons were exempt form relegation in 2006 so if they finished bottom of the league the team in 11th place would be relegated.

†† Deducted 2 points for breach of the salary cap in 2005.

[edit] Statistics

Tries

#	Name	Tries
1	Chris Ashton	15
2	Pat Richards	12
3	Brett Dallas	10
4	Bryan Fletcher	10
4	Sean O'Loughlin	10

Goals

#	Name	Goals
1	Michael Dobson	57
2	Danny Tickle	33
3	Pat Richards	12
4	Danny Orr	5
5	Denis Moran	1

Points

#	Name	Points
1	Michael Dobson	134
2	Danny Tickle	78
3	Pat Richards	72
4	Chris Ashton	60
5	Brett Dallas	40

Appearances

#	Name	Appearances
1	Sean O'Loughlin	30
2	Chris Ashton	29
3	Mickey Higham	29
4	Danny Orr	26
5	Pat Richards	26

[edit] 2006 Squad

Number		Player	Position	Previous Club
1		Kris Radlinski	Full Back	Wigan Academy
2		Mark Calderwood	Winger	Leeds Rhinos
3		Pat Richards	Centre	Wests Tigers
4		David Vaealiki	Centre	Parramatta Eels
5		Brett Dallas	Winger	North Sydney Bears
6		Danny Orr	Stand Off	Castleford Tigers
7		Denis Moran	Scrum Half	London Broncos
8		Scott Logan	Prop	South Sydney Rabbitohs
9		Mickey Higham	Hooker	Bradford Bulls
10		Iafeta Paleaaesina	Prop	New Zealand Warriors
11		Gareth Hock	Second Rower	Wigan Academy
12		Bryan Fletcher	Second Rower	South Sydney Rabbitohs
13		Sean O'Loughlin	Loose Forward	Wigan Academy
14		Kevin Brown	Stand Off	Wigan Academy
15		Danny Tickle	Second Rower	Halifax RLFC
16		Bryn Hargreaves	Prop	Wigan Academy
17		Jerry Seu Seu	Prop	New Zealand Warriors
18		Wayne Godwin	Hooker	Castleford Tigers
19		Harrison Hansen	Second Rower	Wigan Academy
20		Michael Dobson	Scrum Half	Canberra Raiders
21		Chris Melling	Winger	Wigan Academy
22		Joel Tomkins	Second Rower	Wigan Academy
23		Paul Prescott	Prop	Wigan Academy
24		Darrell Goulding	Centre	Wigan Academy
25		Sean Gleeson	Centre	Wigan Academy
26		John Walker	Centre	Wigan Academy
27		Thomas Coyle	Scrum Half	Wigan Academy
28		Michael Mcilorum	Hooker	Wigan Academy
29		Chris Ashton	Full Back	Wigan Academy
30		Liam Colbon	Winger	Wigan Academy
31		Tim Jonkers	Second Rower	Salford City Reds
32		Oliver Wilkes	Prop	Whitehaven RLFC
33		Eamon O'Carroll	Prop	Wigan Academy
35		Nathan McAvoy	Centre	Leeds Rhinos
36		Danny Hill	Second Rower	Hull FC
37		Stuart Fielden	Prop	Bradford Bulls

[edit] Key Players

Key players for Wigan Warriors in 2006 were:

• Chris Ashton was brought into the Wigan squad at the start of 2006 as replacement for the injured Kris Radlinski. Ashton had impressed on his debut for Wigan in 2005 scoring two tries against Huddersfield Giants but in 2006 he showed good skill, pace and talent and impressed many Wigan fans and people within rugby league. He finished the 2006 as the leading try scorer at Wigan and his support play through out the season was excellent, although some criticism was made about his defensive abilities he did earn a call into the England squad at the end of the year. Ashton was one of the most consistent players for Wigan through the 2006 and was a contender for the Young Player of the Year award.

• Michael Dobson was signed by Wigan after he his loan finished with Catalans Dragons as a replacement for Denis Moran who had been released by Wigan a week earlier. Donson had impressed for Catalans Dragons bet when he signed for Wigan, Wigan were at the bottom of the league and facing relegation at the end of the season. His talents, organisation skills and goal kicking were a big factor in Wigan surviving relegation. In 2006 Michael Dobson was the most consistent goal kicker in Rugby League.

• Stuart Fielden signed for Wigan from Bradford Bulls on 22 June 2006 for a Super League record transfer fee of £450,000. Fielden was regarded as one of the best props in the world by many and his influence in the Wigan team could clearly be seen. He was strong in both attack and defense and offered leadership and inspiration to the rest of the Wigan players. Fielden was defiantly one of the main reasons that Wigan survived relegation in 2006, not only did he provide a physical presence on the pitch he offered new hope to Wigan fans and players.

[edit] Transfers

2006 Transfer (In)

Name	Signed From	Fee	Date
Pat Richards	Wests Tigers		2005
Iafeta Paleaaesina	New Zealand Warriors		2005
Scott Logan	South Sydney Rabbitohs		2005
Bryan Fletcher	South Sydney Rabbitohs		2005
Mark Calderwood	Leeds Rhinos		2005
Mickey Higham	Bradford Bulls		2005
Michael Dobson	Canberra Raiders		2006
Oliver Wilkes	Whitehaven		2006
Jordan James	Swinton Lions		2006
Nathan McAvoy	Leeds Rhinos		2006
Danny Hill	Hull FC		2006
Stuart Fielden	Bradford Bulls	£450,000	2006

2006 Transfer (Out)

Name	Sold To	Fee	Date
Steven Wild	Huddersfield Giants		2005
Martin Aspinwall	Huddersfield Giants		2005
Brian Carney	Newcastle Knights		2005
Terry Newton	Bradford Bulls		2005
Jerome Guisset	Les Catalans		2005
Andrew Farrell	Saracens F.C.		2005
David Allen	Widnes Vikings		2005
Bob Beswick	Widnes Vikings		2005
James Coyle	Widnes Vikings		2005
Desi Williams	Hull KR		2005
Liam Botham	Retired		2005
Lee Jewitt	Cronulla Sharks		2005
Denis Moran	Released		2006
Jerry Seu Seu	Retired		2006
Jordan James	Widnes Vikings		2006
Kevin Brown	Huddersfield Giants		2006
Kris Radlinski	Retired		2006
Scott Logan	Canberra Raiders		2006
Michael Dobson	Canberra Raiders		2006
Wayne Godwin	Hull FC		2006
Danny Tickle	Hull FC		2006
Bryn Hargreaves	St Helens		2006
Oliver Wilkes	Widnes Vikings		2006
Chris Melling	Harlequins RL		2006

2006 Loans (In)

Name	Signed From	Loan Started	Loan Ended
Tim Jonkers	Salford City Reds	March 2006	May 2006

2006 Loans (Out)

Name	Loan To	Loan Started	Loan Ended
Bryn Hargreaves	Leigh Centurions	June 2006	September 2006
Paul Prescott	Leigh Centurions	June 2006	September 2006
Jordan James	Widnes Vikings	May 2006	September 2006
Oliver Wilkes	Widnes Vikings	May 2006	September 2006
Kevin Brown	Huddersfield Giants	June 2006	September 2006

[edit] Staff

• Head Coach - Brian Noble
• Head Coach - Ian Millward (Sacked April 2006)
• Assistant Coach - Phil Veivers
• U21's Coach - Stuart Wilkinson
• U18's Coach - Shaun Wane
• Academy Coaching Assistant - John Pendlebury
• Rugby Executive - Dean Bell
• Fitness Coach - Steve Walsh
• Youth Development Manager - Brian Foley
• Chairman - Maurice P. Lindsay
• Chief Scout - Jack Roden
• Chief Medical Officer - Dr. Zaman
• Club Dentist - Barry Rimmer
• Head Physiotherapist - Mark Leather MSc MCSP SRP
• Physiotherapist - Emma Greenwood
• Masseur - Ben Holt
• Matchday Assistant - Keith Mills
• Kit Manager - George Unsworth
• Statistician - Malc Clarke
• Statistician - Gordon Melling
• Time Keeper - Keith Hayton
• Chief Executive - Carol Banks
• Chief Administrator - Mary Sharkey
• Chairman's P.A. - Mandy Johnston
• PA to Coaching Staff - Kate Lindley
• Safety Officer - Ray Johnston
• Marketing Director - Simon Collinson
• Commercial Director - Geoff Warburton
• Sales Manager - Joyce Pickles
• Media Manager - Graham Emmerson
• Marketing & Hospitality Executive - Louise Williams
• Max's Club Coordinator - Janice Hart
• Webmaster - Stewart Williams
• Community Development Manager - John Winder
• Education Manager - Darren Fletcher
• WAB Manager - Dean Bell
• Finance Director - Nigel Hansford
• Finance Assistant - Tracey Preston
• Finance Assistant - Christine Lowe

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Wigan-Warriors fan site

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