2011 NRL season

2011 NRL season
Teams 16
Premiers Manly-Warringah (8th title)
Minor premiers Melbourne Storm (1st title)
Matches played 201
Attendance 3,464,207 (total)
17,235 (per match)
Top point scorer(s) Benji Marshall (201)
Top try scorer(s) Nathan Merritt (23)

Ben Barba (23)

The 2011 NRL season was the 105th season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the fourteenth run by the National Rugby League. The NRL's main championship, called the 2011 Telstra Premiership due to sponsorship from Telstra, was contested by sixteen teams for the fifth consecutive year. Alongside was the fourth season of the Toyota Cup taking place.

The season's Premiership title was awarded to the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles who took out their 8th title, only three years after their previous title, defeating the New Zealand Warriors in the Grand Final.

Contents

Season summary

See also: 2011 NRL season results

The 2011 competition draw was announced on Thursday, 7 October 2010,[1] with the season's first match between NRL teams to be played on Friday, 11 March. The first round of the premiership season became the highest attended round in NRL history, with 201,212 fans attending.[2] However, the first NRL match of the year was the second annual NRL All Stars vs Indigeneous All Stars game played at Skilled Park on the Gold Coast on 12 February. The annual Test Match was also held at Skilled Park, on 6 May, with City vs Country Origin held on the same night. The Test match was to have been held at Christchurch in New Zealand, but was moved due to the destruction wrought on that city by the earthquake in February 2011.[3] Byes began on 6 May, being the day of those representative matches, and continued throughout the State of Origin match period, covering in total rounds 9 to 18. Themed rounds included the Heritage Round (round 5), Women in League Round (round 16), and Rivalry Round (round 19).

The regular 26 round season finished with the Melbourne Storm winning the J. J. Giltinan Shield for being the minor premiers. However the grand final match-up ended up between the second placed Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and the sixth placed New Zealand Warriors in which the Sea Eagles sought victory and claimed their 8th premiership title.

The coveted Dally M Medal award for player of the year in 2011 was awarded to Melbourne Storm fullback Billy Slater, who becomes the second Storm player to be given the award. (see 2011 Dally M Awards for full award listing)

Teams

The number of teams in the NRL remained unchanged for the fourth consecutive season, 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 are from Sydney's metropolitan area, with St. George-Illawarra being a Sydney and Wollongong joint venture. Just two foundation clubs from New South Wales Rugby League season 1908 played in the competition: the Sydney Roosters (formerly known as Eastern Suburbs) and the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Brisbane Broncos
24th season
Ground: Suncorp Stadium
Coach: Anthony Griffin
Captain: Darren Lockyer		 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
77th season
Ground: ANZ Stadium
Coach: Kevin Moore→Jim Dymock
Captain: Andrew Ryan		 Canberra Raiders
30th season
Ground: Canberra Stadium
Coach: David Furner
Captain: Alan Tongue		 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
45th season
Ground: Toyota Stadium
Coach: Shane Flanagan
Captain: Paul Gallen
Gold Coast Titans
5th season
Ground: Skilled Park
Coach: John Cartwright
Captain: Scott Prince		 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
62nd season
Ground: Brookvale Oval
Coach: Des Hasler
Captain: Jamie Lyon & Jason King		 Melbourne Storm
14th season
Ground: AAMI Park
Coach: Craig Bellamy
Captain: Cameron Smith		 Newcastle Knights
24th season
Ground: Ausgrid Stadium
Coach: Rick Stone
Captain: Kurt Gidley
New Zealand Warriors
17th season
Ground: Mt Smart Stadium
Coach: Ivan Cleary
Captain: Simon Mannering		 North Queensland Cowboys
17th season
Ground: Dairy Farmers Stadium
Coach: Neil Henry
Captain: Johnathan Thurston & Matt Scott		 Parramatta Eels
65th season
Ground: Parramatta Stadium
Coach: Stephen Kearney
Captain: Nathan Hindmarsh		 Penrith Panthers
45th season
Ground: Centrebet Stadium
Coach: Matthew Elliott→Steve Georgallis
Captain: Petero Civoniceva
South Sydney Rabbitohs
102nd season
Ground: ANZ Stadium
Coach: John Lang
Captains: Roy Asotasi & Michael Crocker		 Sydney Roosters
104th season
Ground: Sydney Football Stadium
Coach: Brian Smith
Captain: Braith Anasta		 St George Illawarra Dragons
13th season
Ground: Jubilee Oval & WIN Stadium
Coach: Wayne Bennett
Captain: Ben Hornby		 Wests Tigers
12th season
Grounds: Campbelltown Stadium & Leichhardt Oval
Coach: Tim Sheens
Captain: Robbie Farah

Ladder

Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne Storm 24 19 - 5 2 521 308 213 42
2 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 18 - 6 2 539 331 208 40
3 Brisbane Broncos 24 18 - 6 2 511 372 139 40
4 Wests Tigers 24 15 - 9 2 519 430 89 34
5 St George Illawarra Dragons 24 14 1 9 2 483 341 142 33
6 New Zealand Warriors 24 14 - 10 2 504 393 111 32
7 North Queensland Cowboys 24 14 - 10 2 532 480 52 32
8 Newcastle Knights 24 12 - 12 2 478 443 35 28
9 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 12 - 12 2 449 489 -40 28
10 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 11 - 13 2 531 562 -31 26
11 Sydney Roosters 24 10 - 14 2 417 500 -83 24
12 Penrith Panthers 24 9 - 15 2 430 517 -87 22
13 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 7 - 17 2 428 557 -129 18
14 Parramatta Eels 24 6 1 17 2 385 538 -153 17
15 Canberra Raiders 24 6 - 18 2 423 623 -200 16
16 Gold Coast Titans 24 6 - 18 2 363 629 -266 16

Ladder progression

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 26
1 Melbourne 2 4 4 6 8 10 10 12 14 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 42 42
2 Manly-Warringah 0 2 4 4 6 8 10 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 24 26 28 30 32 32 34 36 38 40 40
3 Brisbane 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 14 16 16 18 20 22 22 24 26 28 28 30 32 34 36 38 40
4 Wests Tigers 0 2 4 4 6 6 6 8 10 10 12 12 14 16 16 16 18 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34
5 St George Illawarra 2 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 23 23 23 25 25 27 29 29 29 29 29 29 31 33
6 New Zealand 0 0 0 2 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 16 16 16 16 18 20 22 24 26 26 28 30 30 32
7 North Queensland 2 2 4 4 6 8 10 12 12 14 16 18 20 20 22 22 24 26 26 28 30 30 30 30 32 32
8 Newcastle 2 4 4 4 4 6 8 8 10 10 10 12 12 14 16 18 20 20 20 22 24 26 26 26 26 28
9 Canterbury-Bankstown 2 4 6 6 6 8 10 10 12 12 12 14 14 16 16 18 18 18 18 20 20 22 24 24 26 28
10 South Sydney 0 0 2 4 4 4 4 6 8 10 10 10 10 12 14 16 16 16 18 18 20 22 24 26 26 26
11 Sydney 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 10 12 12 12 14 14 14 16 16 18 20 22 24
12 Penrith 0 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 6 8 8 10 12 14 14 16 18 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 22 22
13 Cronulla-Sutherland 0 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 8 8 8 10 12 14 16 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
14 Parramatta 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 10 11 13 13 13 13 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 17
15 Canberra 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 8 8 8 10 12 14 14 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
16 Gold Coast 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 16 16 16

Records Set In 2011

Finals

See also: 2011 NRL season results - Finals series

To decide the grand finalists from the top eight finishing teams, the NRL adopts the McIntyre Final Eight System. The 2011 finals series sees the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Wests Tigers, St George Illawarra Dragons and the New Zealand Warriors all return from last year. The Melbourne Storm and Brisbane Broncos both return after last years absence whilst the North Queensland Cowboys and the Newcastle Knights appear in this years finals for the first time since 2007 and 2009, respectively.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referees Crowd
QUALIFYING FINALS
Wests Tigers 21 – 12 St George Illawarra Dragons 9 September 2011, 7:45pm ANZ Stadium Tony Archer
Matt Cecchin		 45,631
Brisbane Broncos 40 – 10 New Zealand Warriors 10 September 2011, 6:45pm Suncorp Stadium Jared Maxwell
Shayne Hayne		 48,943
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 42 – 8 North Queensland Cowboys 10 September 2011, 8:30pm Sydney Football Stadium Ben Cummins
Gavin Badger		 13,972
Melbourne Storm 18 – 8 Newcastle Knights 11 September 2011, 4:00pm AAMI Park Ashley Klein
Adam Devcich		 14,845
SEMI FINALS
Wests Tigers 20 – 22 New Zealand Warriors 16 September 2011, 7:45pm Sydney Football Stadium Shayne Hayne
Jared Maxwell		 27,109
Brisbane Broncos 13 – 12
a.e.t		 St George Illawarra Dragons 17 September 2011, 6:45pm Suncorp Stadium Tony Archer
Matt Cecchin		 48,474
PRELIMINARY FINALS
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 26 – 14 Brisbane Broncos 23 September 2011, 7:45pm Sydney Football Stadium Shayne Hayne
Jared Maxwell		 31,894
Melbourne Storm 12 – 20 New Zealand Warriors 24 September 2011, 7:45pm AAMI Park Tony Archer
Matt Cecchin		 28,580
GRAND FINAL
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 – 10 New Zealand Warriors 2 October 2011, 5:30pm ANZ Stadium Tony Acher
Matt Cecchin		 81,988

Finals Chart

  Qualifying Finals Semi Finals Preliminary Finals Grand Final
                                     
1  Melbourne Storm 18
8  Newcastle Knights 8
  1W  Melbourne Storm 12  
2  Manly Sea Eagles 42   4W  Wests Tigers 20        NZ Warriors 20    
7  North Queensland 8   2L  NZ Warriors 22            NZ Warriors 10
         Manly Sea Eagles 24
3  Brisbane Broncos 40         2W  Manly Sea Eagles 26    
6  NZ Warriors 10   3W  Brisbane Broncos 13        Brisbane Broncos 14  
  1L  St. George Illawarra 12  
4  Wests Tigers 21
5  St. George Illawarra 12

Grand final

Manly Warringah
Sea Eagles		 Position New Zealand
Warriors
Brett Stewart Fullback Kevin Locke
Michael Robertson Wing Bill Tupou
Jamie Lyon (c) Centre Lewis Brown
Steve Matai Centre Krisnan Inu
Will Hopoate Wing Manu Vatuvei
Kieran Foran Five-eighth James Maloney
Daly Cherry-Evans Halfback Shaun Johnson
Joe Galuvao Prop Russell Packer
Matt Ballin Hooker Lance Hohaia
Brent Kite Prop Jacob Lillyman
Anthony Watmough 2nd Row Elijah Taylor
Tony Williams 2nd Row Simon Mannering (c)
Glenn Stewart Lock Michael Luck
Shane Rodney Interchange Sam Rapira
Jamie Buhrer Interchange Aaron Heremaia
Vic Mauro Interchange Feleti Mateo
George Rose Interchange Ben Matulino
Des Hasler Coach Ivan Cleary
Main article: 2011 NRL Grand Final

The 2011 NRL Grand Final took place at ANZ Stadium on Sunday 2 October between the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and the New Zealand Warriors who finished 2nd and 6th on the competition ladder respectively. It is the first time the sides had faced each other in a season decider. It was the third time in five years the Sea Eagles featured in a grand final, with their last being their record 40-0 victory over the Melbourne Storm in 2008. However, it was only the second time in the club's 16-year history the Warriors played for their maiden premiership title with their first attempt losing to the Sydney Roosters back in 2002.

The Sea Eagles defeated the Warriors to win them their 8th premiership title. Manly's second premiership in the NRL era means that they are only the second team (after the Brisbane Broncos in 1998, 2000 and 2006) to win a premiership more than once since 1998 and their eight titles puts them with the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs to make them equal 5th on the overall premiership title ladder.

Match summary

3 October, 5:30pm

24

 Manly Warringah
Sea Eagles
Tries 1 B Stewart (30')
1 Cherry-Evans (40')
1 G Stewart (57')
1 Lyon (79')
Goals 3/3 Lyon
(31', 40', 59')
1/1 Robertson (80')
Field Goals

10

 New Zealand Warriors
Tries 1 Vatuvei (63')
1 Taylor (68')
Goals 1/3 Maloney (28')
Field Goals

Half Time: Sea Eagles 12 – 2

Clive Churchill Medallist: Glenn Stewart

Referees: Tony Archer, Matt Cecchin

Venue: ANZ Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 81,988

Scoring progression
28th: Warriors 2 – 0 (Penalty goal: Maloney)
30th: Sea Eagles 6 – 2 (Try: B Stewart, Goal: Lyon)
40th: Sea Eagles 12 – 2 (Try: Cherry-Evans, Goal: Lyon)
57th: Sea Eagles 18 – 2 (Try: G Stewart, Goal: Lyon)
63th: Sea Eagles 18 – 6 (Try: Vatuvei)
68th: Sea Eagles 18 – 10 (Try: Taylor)
79th: Sea Eagles 24 – 10 (Try: Lyon, Goal: Robertson)

Club and player records

The following statistics are correct as of the conclusion of Round 26.

Top 5 point scorers

Points Player Tries Goals Field Goals
201 Benji Marshall 12 75 3
186 Chris Sandow 6 82 7
180 James Maloney 8 73 2
164 Luke Burt 10 62 0
158 Johnathan Thurston 10 59 0

Top 5 try scorers

Tries Player
23 Ben Barba
23 Nathan Merritt
19 Akuila Uate
16 David Mead
14 Matt Cooper

Top 5 goal scorers

Goals Player
82 Chris Sandow
75 Benji Marshall
73 James Maloney
73 Cameron Smith
65 Corey Parker

Most points in a match by an individual

Points Player Tries Goals FG Opponent Score Venue Round
20 Luke Burt 2 6/7 0 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 40–6 Sydney Football Stadium Round 11
20 Nathan Merritt 5 0 0 Parramatta Eels 56–6 ANZ Stadium Round 22
20 Chris Sandow 1 8/10 0 Parramatta Eels 56–6 ANZ Stadium Round 22
20 Johnathan Thurston 2 6/7 0 Parramatta Eels 40–26 Dairy Farmers Stadium Round 10

Most tries in a match by an individual

Tries Player Opponent Score Venue Round
5 Nathan Merritt Parramatta Eels 56–6 ANZ Stadium Round 22
4 Ben Barba Canberra Raiders 36–22 ANZ Stadium Round 26
4 Akuila Uate South Sydney Rabbitohs 40–24 Ausgrid Stadium Round 26

Attendances

The regular season attendances for the 2011 season aggregated to a total of 3,123,055 (average 16,267), becoming the second highest attended NRL season (after last year).

The highest twenty regular season match attendances:

Crowd Venue Home Team Opponent Round
50,859 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos Manly Sea Eagles Round 26
45,119 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos North Queensland Cowboys Round 1
40,094 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos South Sydney Rabbitohs Round 25
38,412 Eden Park New Zealand Warriors Parramatta Eels Round 1
37,173 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos New Zealand Warriors Round 22
34,976 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney Roosters St George Illawarra Dragons Round 7
34,322 ANZ Stadium Canterbury Bulldogs St George Illawarra Dragons Round 10
34,185 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos St George Illawarra Dragons Round 15
34,175 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos Melbourne Storm Round 9
32,283 Suncorp Stadium
(Double Header)		 Manly Sea Eagles
Canterbury Bulldogs		 Brisbane Broncos
Gold Coast Titans		 Round 12
31,122 Sydney Cricket Ground St George Illawarra Dragons Canterbury Bulldogs Round 5
31,035 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Titans Round 19
30,729 Ausgrid Stadium Newcastle Knights South Sydney Rabbitohs Round 26
30,687 ANZ Stadium Parramatta Eels Canterbury Bulldogs Round 6
30,127 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos Wests Tigers Round 17
30,538 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos Canterbury Bulldogs Round 8
28,703 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney Roosters South Sydney Rabbitohs Round 1
27,687 Sydney Football Stadium Wests Tigers St George Illawarra Dragons Round 22
26,737 ANZ Stadium Canterbury Bulldogs Wests Tigers Round 1
26,463 Dairy Farmers Stadium North Queensland Cowboys Brisbane Broncos Round 23
25,623 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos Penrith Panthers Round 4

Transfers

Players

Coaches

Coach 2010 Club 2011 Club
Kearney, StephenStephen Kearney[55] Melbourne Storm (assistant coach) Parramatta Eels
Anderson, DanielDaniel Anderson[55] Parramatta Eels Released
Elliott, MatthewMatthew Elliott[86] Penrith Panthers Sydney Roosters (assistant coach)
Georgallis, SteveSteve Georgallis[87] Penrith Panthers (assistant coach) Penrith Panthers
Henjak, IvanIvan Henjak[88] Brisbane Broncos Released
Griffin, AnthonyAnthony Griffin[88] Brisbane Broncos (assistant coach) Brisbane Broncos

See also

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