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2009 Sydney Roosters season

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2009 Sydney Roosters season
NRL Rank16th
2009 recordWins: 5; draws: 0; losses: 19
Points scoredFor: 382 (67tries, 56goals, 2fieldgoals);
Team information
CEOSteve Noyce
CoachBrad Fittler
Captain
StadiumSydney Football Stadium
Avg. attendance14,388
Top scorers
TriesShaun Kenny-Dowall 14
GoalsCraig Fitzgibbon 47
PointsCraig Fitzgibbon 106
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The 2009 Sydney Roosters season was the 102nd in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2009 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season in last place and collecting the club's first wooden spoon since 1966.

Matches

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Opponent Result Score Date Venue
Trial St. George Illawarra Dragons Loss 6-54 February Members Equity Stadium
Foundation Cup Wests Tigers Win 16-12 February Sydney Football Stadium
Trial Parramatta Eels Loss 24-30 1 March Bluetongue Stadium
Round 1 South Sydney Rabbitohs Loss 12-52 15 March Sydney Football Stadium
Round 2 Canberra Raiders Win 28-4 22 March Canberra Stadium
Round 3 Wests Tigers Loss 24-40 27 March Sydney Football Stadium
Round 4 Parramatta Eels Win 24-6 3 April Sydney Football Stadium
Round 5 Brisbane Broncos Loss 24-28 10 April Sydney Football Stadium
Round 6 New Zealand Warriors Loss 16-17 19 April Mt Smart Stadium
Round 7 St. George Illawarra Dragons Loss 0-29 25 April Sydney Football Stadium
Round 8 Cronulla Sharks Win 19-12 Toyota Park
Round 9 Melbourne Storm Loss 12-28 Bluetongue Stadium
Round 10 Newcastle Knights Loss 6-38 Sydney Football Stadium
Round 11 Penrith Panthers Loss 6-48 CUA Stadium
Round 12 BYE
Round 13 Manly Sea Eagles Loss 18-38 Brookvale Oval
Round 14 Gold Coast Titans Loss 20-24 Bluetongue Stadium
Round 15 North Queensland Cowboys Loss 22-24 Dairy Farmers Stadium
Round 16 Cronulla Sharks Win 19-12 Sydney Football Stadium
Round 17 St. George Illawarra Dragons Loss 12-34 WIN Jubilee Oval
Round 18 BYE
Round 19 New Zealand Warriors Loss 24-30 Sydney Football Stadium
Round 20 South Sydney Rabbitohs Loss 20-40 ANZ Stadium
Round 21 Newcastle Knights Win 30-18 EnergyAustralia Stadium
Round 22 Wests Tigers Loss 10-17 Sydney Football Stadium
Round 23 Manly Sea Eagles Loss 12-44 Sydney Football Stadium
Round 24 Canterbury Bulldogs Loss 4-28 ANZ Stadium
Round 25 Melbourne Storm Loss 4-38 Olympic Park Stadium
Round 26 North Queensland Cowboys Loss 16-32 Sydney Football Stadium

Round By Round

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All the Teams and Results round by round for Season 2009.

Round 1: South Sydney Rabbitohs 52 (Nathan Merritt 3, Fetuli Talanoa 2, Colin Best, Eddy Pettybourne, Chris Sandow, Rhys Wesser tries; Chris Sandow 5, Issac Luke 3 goals) def. Sydney Roosters 12 (Braith Anasta, Jake Friend tries; Craig Fitzgibbon 2 goals)

Team: Anthony Minichiello, Sam Perrett, Mitchell Aubusson, Iosia Soliola, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Braith Anasta, Mitchell Pearce, Mark O'Meley, James Aubusson, Nate Myles, Lopini Paea, Craig Fitzgibbon, Setaimata Sa; Interchange: Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Shane Shackleton, Jake Friend, Martin Kennedy.

Round 2: Sydney Roosters 28 (Braith Anasta 2, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Anthony Minichiello, Mitchell Pearce tries; Craig Fitzgibbon 3, Shaun Kenny-Dowall goals) def. Canberra Raiders 4 (Bronson Harrison try)

Team: Anthony Minichiello, Sam Perrett, Mitchell Aubusson, Iosia Soliola, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Braith Anasta, Mitchell Pearce, Mark O'Meley, James Aubusson, Nate Myles, Willie Mason, Craig Fitzgibbon, Setaimata Sa; Interchange: Lopini Paea, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Shane Shackleton, Ben Jones.

Round 3: Wests Tigers 40 (Chris Lawrence 2, Taniela Tuiaki 2, Dean Collis, Robbie Farrah, Tim Moltzen tries; Benji Marshall 6 Goals) def. Sydney Roosters 24 (Mitchell Aubusson 2, Braith Anasta, Shaun Kenny-Dowall tries; Craig Fitzgibbon 4 goals) Team: Ben Jones, Sam Perrett, Mitchell Aubusson, Iosia Soliola, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Braith Anasta, Mitchell Pearce, Mark O'Meley, James Aubusson, Nate Myles, Willie Mason, Craig Fitzgibbon, Setaimata Sa; Interchange: Sonny Tuigamala, Lopini Paea, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Shane Shackleton.

Round 4: Sydney Roosters 24 (Shaun Kenny-Dowall 2, Sam Perrett tries; Craig Fitzgibbon 6 goals) def. Parramatta Eels 6 (Jarryd Hayne try, Luke Burt goal)

Team: Sam Perrett, Sisa Waqa, Mitchell Aubusson, Iosia Soliola, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Braith Anasta, Mitchell Pearce, Mark O'Meley, James Aubusson, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Shane Shackleton, Craig Fitzgibbon, Setaimata Sa; Interchange: Lopini Paea, Martin Kennedy, Jake Friend, Rohan Ahern.

Round 5: Brisbane Broncos 28 (Karmichael Hunt 2, Antonio Winterstien 2, Steve Michaels tries; Corey Parker 4 goals) def. Sydney Roosters 24 (Braith Anasta, Willie Mason, Mitchell Pearce, Sam Perrett tries; Braith Anasta 3, Craig Fitzgibbon goal)

Team: Sam Perrett, Sisa Waqa, Mitchell Aubusson, Setaimata Sa, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Braith Anasta, Mitchell Pearce, Mark O'Meley, James Aubusson, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Nate Myles, Craig Fitzgibbon, Shane Shackleton; Interchange: Lopini Paea, Willie Mason, Jake Friend, Ben Jones.

Round 6: New Zealand Warriors 17 (Stacey Jones, Jerome Ropati, Manu Vatuvei tries; Denan Kemp 2 goals; Stacey Jones field goal) def. Sydney Roosters 16 (Mitchell Pearce, Shane Shackleton, Iosia Soliola tries; Craig Fitzgibbon 2 goals)

Team: Sam Perrett, Sonny Tuigamala, Ben Jones, Iosia Soliola, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Braith Anasta, Mitchell Pearce, Mark O'Meley, James Aubusson, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Nate Myles, Craig Fitzgibbon, Shane Shackleton; Interchange: Lopini Paea, Willie Mason, Jake Friend, Jordan Tansey.

Round 7: St. George Ilawarra Dragons 29 (Jamie Soward 2, Brett Morris, Jason Nightingale tries; Jamies Soward 6 goals, field goal) def. Sydney Roosters 0.

Team: Sam Perrett, Sisa Waqa, Iosia Soliola, Setaimata Sa, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Braith Anasta, Mitchell Pearce, Mark O'Meley, James Aubusson, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Wilie Mason, Nate Myles, Craig Fitzgibbon; Interchange: Lopini Paea, Shane Shacleton, Jake Friend, Jordan Tansey.

Round 8: Sydney Roosters 19 (Shaun Kenny-Dowall 2, Sam Perrett tries; Craig Fitzgibbon 3 goals; Braith Anasta field goal) def. Cronulla Sharks 12 (Paul Gallen, Reece Williams tries; Luke Covell 2 goals)

Team: Jordan Tansey, Sam Perrett, Setaimata Sa, Ben Jones, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Braith Anasta, Mitchell Pearce, Nate Myles, James Aubusson, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Iosia Soliola, Craig Fitzgibbon, Shane Shacleton; Interchange: Lopini Paea, Willie Mason, Jake Friend, Rohan Ahern.

Round 9: Melbourne Storm 28 (Brett Finch, Ryan Hoffman, Jeff Lima, Steve Turner, Brett White tries; Joseph Tomane 4 goals) def. Sydney Roosters 12 (Sam Perrett, Setaimata Sa tries; Craig Fitzgibbon 2 goals)

Team: Jordan Tansey, Sam Perrett, Setaimata Sa, Ben Jones, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Braith Anasta, Mitchell Pearce, Nate Myles, James Aubusson, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Iosia Soliola, Willie Mason, Craig Fitzgibbon; Interchange: Lopini Paea, Jake Friend, Nick Kouparitsas, Sisa Waqa.

Round 10: Newcastle Knights 38 (Jarrod Mullen 2, Zeb Taia 2, Danny Wicks, Cooper Vuna; Kurt Gidley 7 goals) def. Sydney Roosters 6 (Jordan Tansey try; Braith Anasta goal)

Team: Jordan Tansey, Sam Perrett, Setaimata Sa, Sisa Waqa, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Braith Anasta, Mitchell Pearce, Nate Myles, Jake Friend, Lopini Paea, Iosia Soliola, Willie Mason, Craig Fitzgibbon; Interchange: Ben Jones, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Mark O'Meley, Nick Kouparitsas.

Round 11: Penrith Panthers 48 (Michael Jennings 3, Wade Graham 2, Lachlan Coote, Shane Elford, Luke Lewis, Frank Pritchard tries; Jarrod Sammut 3, Luke Walsh 3 goals) def. Sydney Roosters 6 (Ben Jones try, Braith Anasta goal)

Team: Braith Anasta, Shaun-Kenny-Dowall, Setaimata Sa, Sam Perrett, Sonny Tuigamala, Ben Jones, Mitchell Pearce, Nate Myles, Jordan Tansey, Mark O'Meley, Shane Shackleton, Willie Mason, Lopini Paea; Interchange: Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Nick Kouparitsas, Tom Symonds, Stanley Waqa.

Round 13: Manly Sea Eagles 38 (Michael Robertson 2, Steve Matai, Glenn Stewart, Anthony Watmough, David Williams, Tony Williams tries; Matt Orford 5 goals) def. Sydney Roosters 18 (Shaun Kenny-Dowall 2, Setaimata Sa, Ben Jones tries; Craig Fitzgibbon goal)

Team: Sam Perrett, Sonny Tuigamala, Setaimata Sa, Ben Jones, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Braith Anasta, Mitchell Pearce, Mark O'Meley, Jake Friend, Lopini Paea, Shane Shackleton, Willie Mason, Craig Fitzgibbon; Interchange: Nate Myles, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Tom Symonds, Jordan Tansey.

Round 14: Gold Coast Titans 24 (Aaron Cannings, Nathan Friend, Esi Tonga, Chris Walker tries; Scott Prince 4 goals) def. Sydney Roosters 20 (Sisa Waqa 2, Mitchell Pearce, Tom Symonds tries; Braith Anasta, Craig Fitzgibbon goals)

Team: Sam Perrett, Sisa Waqa, Setaimata Sa, Ben Jones, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Braith Anasta, Mitchell Pearce, Mark O'Meley, Jake Friend, Nate Myles, Shane Shackleton, Anthony Cherrington, Craig Fitzgibbon; Interchange: Lopini Paea, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Tom Symonds, Mitchell Aubusson.

Round 15: North Queensland Cowboys 24 (Travis Burns, Aaron Payne, Steve Southern, Carl Webb tries; John Williams 4 goals) def. Sydney Roosters 22 (Mitchell Aubusson, Anthony Cherrington, Shane Shackleton, Ben Jones tries; Craig Fitzgibbon 3 goals)

Team: Sam Perrett, Sisa Waqa, Ben Jones, Mitchell Aubusson, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Braith Anasta, Mitchell Pearce, Lopini Paea, Jake Friend, Shane Shackleton, Iosia Soliola, Anthony Cherrington, Craig Fitzgibbon; Interchange: Ray Moujalli, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Tom Symonds, Rohan Ahern.

Round 16: Sydney Roosters 19 (Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Mitchell Pearce, Sam Perrett tries; Craig Fitzgibbon 3 goals; Mitchell Pearce Field Goal) def. Cronulla Sharks 12 (Blake Ferguson, Nathan Stapleton tries; Luke Covell 2 goals)

Team: Sam Perrett, Sandor Earl, Mitchell Aubusson, Ben Jones, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Setaimata Sa, Mitchell Pearce, Nate Myles, Jake Friend, Lopini Paea, Anthony Cherrington, Willie Mason, Craig Fitzgibbon; Interchange: Shane Shackleton, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Tom Symonds, Nick Kouparitsas.

Round 17: St. George Illawarra Dragons 34 (Matt Prior 2, Jamie Soward 2, Neville Costigan, Wendell Sailor tries; Jamie Soward 5 goals) def. Sydney Roosters 12 (Craig Fitzgibbon 2 tries, 2 goals)

Team: Sam Perrett, Sandor Earl, Mitchell Aubusson, Ben Jones, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Setaimata Sa, Mitchell Pearce, Nate Myles, Jake Friend, Lopini Paea, Anthony Cherrington, Willie Mason, Craig Fitzgibbon; Interchange: Shane Shackleton, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Tom Symonds, Nick Kouparitsas.

Round 19: New Zealand Warriors 30 (Manu Vatuvei 2, Patrick Ah Van, Stacey Jones, Simon Mannering, Wade McKinnon tries; Stacey Jones 3 goals) def. Sydney Roosters 24 (Tom Symonds 2, Willie Mason, Ben Jones tries; Craig Fitzgibbon 4 goals)

Team: Sam Perrett, Sandor Earl, Mitchell Aubusson, Tom Symonds, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Ben Jones, Mitchell Pearce, Shane Shackleton, Jake Friend, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Setaimata Sa, Willie Mason, Craig Fitzgibbon; Interchange: Lopini Paea, Stanley Waqa, Anthony Cherrington, Nick Kouparitsas.

Round 20: South Sydney Rabbitohs 40 (Jamie Simpson 3, Issac Luke, Nathan Merritt, Eddy Pettybourne, John Sutton, Craig Wing tries; Chris Sandow 4 goals) def. Sydney Roosters 20 (Mitchell Aubusson, Jake Friend, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Mitchell Pearce tries; Shaun Kenny-Dowall 2 goals)

Team: Sam Perrett, Anthony Minichiello, Mitchell Aubusson, Tom Symonds, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Ben Jones, Mitchell Pearce, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Jake Friend, Lopini Paea, Setaimata Sa, Willie Mason, Iosia Soliola; Interchange: Shane Shackleton, Stanley Waqa, Rohan Ahern, Nick Kouparitsas.

Round 21: Sydney Roosters 30 (Craig Fitzgibbon, Willie Mason, Mitchell Pearce, Iosia Soliola, Setaimata Sa tries; Craig Fitzgibbon 5 goals) def. Newcastle Knights 18 (Kurt Gidley 2, Adam MacDougall tries; Kurt Gidley 3 goals)

Team: Sam Perrett, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Mitchell Aubusson, Setaimata Sa, Iwi Hauraki, Ben Jones, Mitchell Pearce, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Jake Friend, Lopini Paea, Iosia Soliola, Willie Mason, Craig Fitzgibbon; Interchange: Stanley Waqa, Shane Shackleton, Riley Brown, Nick Kouparitsas.

Round 22: Wests Tigers 17 (Beau Ryan 2, Taniela Tuiaki tries; Benji Marshall 2 goals; Robbie Farrah field goal) def. Sydney Roosters 10 (Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Setaimata Sa tries; Craig Fitzgibbon goal) *Sin Bin: Mitchell Aubusson.

Team: Sam Perrett, Iwi Hauraki, Mitchell Aubusson, Setaimata Sa, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Anthony Minichiello, Mitchell Pearce, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Jake Friend, Lopini Paea, Iosia Soliola, Willie Mason, Craig Fitzgibbon; Interchange: Stanley Waqa, Shane Shackleton, Riley Brown, Ben Jones.

Round 23: Manly Sea Eagles 44 (Michael Robertson 2, David Williams 2, Jason King, Matt Orford, Glenn Stewart tries; Matt Orford 6, Jamie Lyon 2 goals) def. Sydney Roosters 12 (Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Iwi Hauraki tries; Craig Fitzgibbon 2 goals)

Team: Sam Perrett, Iwi Hauraki, Mitchell Aubusson, Setaimata Sa, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Anthony Minichiello, Mitchell Pearce, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Jake Friend, Lopini Paea, Iosia Soliola, Willie Mason, Craig Fitzgibbon; Interchange: Stanley Waqa, Shane Shackleton, Riley Brown, Ben Jones.

Round 24: Bulldogs 28 (Luke Patten 2, Hazem El Masri, Josh Morris, David Stagg tries; Hazem El Masri 4 goals def. Sydney Roosters 4 (Ben Jones try)

Team: Sam Perrett, Iwi Hauraki, Mitchell Aubusson, Ben Jones, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Anthony Minichiello, Mitchell Pearce, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Riley Brown, Shane Shackleton, Iosia Soliola, Setaimata Sa, Craig Fitzgibbon; Interchange: Jake Friend, Willie Mason, Stanley Waqa, Nate Myles.

Round 25: Melbourne Storm 38 (Greg Inglis 2, Steve Turner 2, Will Chambers, Billy Slater, Aiden Tolman tries; Cameron Smith 5 goals) def. Sydney Roosters 4 (Shaun Kenny-Dowall try)

Team: Sam Perrett, Iwi Hauraki, Mitchell Aubusson, Ben Jones, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Anthony Minichiello, Mitchell Pearce, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Riley Brown, Shane Shackleton, Iosia Soliola, Nate Myles, Craig Fitzgibbon; Interchange: Jake Friend, Willie Mason, Stanley Waqa, Khalid Deeb.

Round 26: North Queensland Cowboys 32 (Ashley Graham, Donald Malone, Johnathan Thurston, Willie Tonga, Shane Tronce, Ty Williams tries; Johnathan Thurston 4 goals) def. Sydney Roosters 16 (Iwi Hauraki, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Willie Mason tries; Craig Fitzgibbon 2 goals)

Team: Sam Perrett, Iwi Hauraki, Mitchell Aubusson, Ben Jones, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Anthony Minichiello, Mitchell Pearce, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Riley Brown, Shane Shackleton, Iosia Soliola, Nate Myles, Craig Fitzgibbon; Interchange: Stanley Waqa, Willie Mason, Jake Friend, Martin Kennedy.

Season Summary

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Sydney Roosters 2009 Appearance Interchange Tries Goals F/G Points
Rohan Ahern - 4 - - - 0
Braith Anasta 14 - 5 6 1 33
James Aubusson 9 - - - - 0
Mitchell Aubusson 16 1 4 - - 16
Riley Brown 3 3 - - - 0
Anthony Cherrington 4 1 1 - - 4
Khalid Deeb - 1 - - - 0
Sandor Earl 3 - - - - 0
Craig Fitzgibbon 22 - 3 47 - 106
Jake Friend 11 10 2 - - 8
Iwi Hauraki 6 - 2 - - 8
Ben Jones 16 5 5 - - 20
Martin Kennedy - 3 - - - 0
Shaun Kenny-Dowall 24 - 14 3 - 62
Nick Kouparitsas - 8 - - - 0
Willie Mason 14 6 4 - - 16
Anthony Minichiello 8 - 1 - - 4
Ray Moujalli - 1 - - - 0
Nate Myles 15 2 - - - 0
Frank-Paul Nuuausala 14 10 - - - 0
Mark O'Meley 10 1 - - - 0
Lopini Paea 11 10 - - - 0
Mitchell Pearce 24 - 8 - 1 33
Sam Perrett 24 - 5 - - 20
Setaimata Sa 20 - 4 - - 16
Shane Shackleton 12 10 2 - - 8
Iosia Soliola 17 - 2 - - 8
Tom Symonds 2 6 2 - - 8
Jordan Tansey 4 3 1 - - 4
Sonny Tuigamala 3 1 - - - 0
Sisa Waqa 6 1 2 - - 8
Stanley Waqa - 9 - - - 0
Total 320 96 67 56 2 382

2009 squad

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No. Position Player

989 Craig Fitzgibbon (c) SR 994 Anthony Minichiello FB 1033 Lopini Paea PR 1040 Sam Perrett WG 1045 Shane Shackleton SR 1047 Iosia Soliola CE 1055 Braith Anasta FE 1063 Setaimata Sa CE 1067 Mitchell Aubusson CE 1069 Shaun Kenny-Dowall WG 1090 Iwi Hauraki WG 1070 Nate Myles SR 1072 Mitchell Pearce HB 1077 James Aubusson HK

No. Position Player

1078 Riley Brown HK 1080 Willie Mason SR 1081 Mark O'Meley PR 1082 Anthony Cherrington SR Sisa Waqa WG Stanley Waqa PR Nick Kouparitsas SR Ray Moujalli PR Sandor Earl WG Jake Friend HK Ben Jones SR Frank-Paul Nuuausala PR Jordan Tansey FB

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 17 0 7 2 548 329 +219 38
2 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 18 0 6 2 575 428 +147 381
3 Gold Coast Titans 24 16 0 8 2 514 467 +47 36
4 Melbourne Storm 24 14 1 9 2 505 348 +157 33
5 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 14 0 10 2 549 459 +90 32
6 Brisbane Broncos 24 14 0 10 2 511 566 −55 32
7 Newcastle Knights 24 13 0 11 2 508 491 +17 30
8 Parramatta Eels 24 12 1 11 2 476 473 +3 29
9 Wests Tigers 24 12 0 12 2 558 483 +75 28
10 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 11 1 12 2 566 549 +17 27
11 Penrith Panthers 24 11 1 12 2 515 589 −74 27
12 North Queensland Cowboys 24 11 0 13 2 558 474 +84 26
13 Canberra Raiders 24 9 0 15 2 489 520 −31 22
14 New Zealand Warriors 24 7 2 15 2 377 565 −188 20
15 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 5 0 19 2 359 568 −209 14
16 Sydney Roosters 24 5 0 19 2 382 681 −299 14

1 The Bulldogs were deducted 2 competition points after an interchange breach in Round 2.

Transfers 2010

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2010 Gains

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2010 Losses

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Mid-Season 2009 Transfers

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Losses

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References

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