The 2009 Wests Tigers season was the tenth in the joint-venture club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2009 Telstra Premiership and finished the season 9th (out of 16), only just missing out on a place in the finals series.
The major signing for the 2009 season was Great Britain international, Gareth Ellis.
Season summary In late 2008, hooker Robbie Farah was offered a contract with the Gold Coast Titans commencing from the 2010 season. On 13 January 2009, it was announced that Farah had chosen to re-sign with the Wests Tigers for a further four years, until the end of the 2013 season. At the same time, the club appointed Farah as team captain, succeeding Brett Hodgson who had moved on to the Huddersfield Giants.
Only days before the commencement of the 2009 season, Wests Tigers secured Benji Marshall for a further two years, through to the end of the 2011 season.
In November 2008, CEO Scott Longmuir announced the Wests Tigers will move from ANZ Stadium at Homebush to the Sydney Football Stadium at Moore Park for the 2009 season.
Results 2009 Season ResultsRoundOpponentResultDateVenueCrowdRefereePosition/16 1 Canberra Raiders Win 16 March 2009 Campbelltown Sports Stadium (H) 17,392Jared Maxwell Gerard Sutton 6th 34 Wests Tigers (Tries: Tuiaki 2, Farah, Payten, Lawrence, Moltzen; Goals: Marshall 5/6; MoM: Ellis) 26 Raiders (Tries: Carney 2, Purtell, Milne; Goals: Campese 5/5) 2 North Queensland Cowboys Loss 21 March 2009 Dairy Farmers Stadium (A) Phil HainesJason Robinson 13th 42 Cowboys (Tries: Kaufusi, Webb, Bowen, Burns, Payne, T Williams, J Williams; Goals: Thurston 7/7) 14 Wests Tigers (Tries: Tuiaki, Morris, Moltzen; Goals: Marshall: 1/3) 3 Sydney Roosters Win 27 March 2009 Sydney Football Stadium (H) Tony ArcherGavin Badger 8th 40 Wests Tigers (Tries: Tuiaki 2, Lawrence 2, Collis, Farah, Moltzen; Goals: Marshall 6/8; MoM: Marshall) 24 Roosters (Tries: M Aubusson 2, Kenny-Dowall, Anasta; Goals: Fitzgibbon 4/4) 4 Penrith Panthers Loss 4 April 2009 CUA Stadium (A) Ben CumminsPhil Haines 12th 42 Panthers (Tries: Lewis, Sammut, Jennings, Pritchard, Graham, Coote: Goals: Gordon 9/9) 22 Wests Tigers (Tries: Hanbury 2, Galloway, Tuiaki; Goals: Marshall 3/5)5 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Loss 13 April 2009 Brookvale Oval (A) 17,942 Tony De Las HerasShayne Hayne 13th 23 Sea Eagles (Tries: B. Stewart 3, Hall; Goals: Lyon 3/4; Field Goal: Orford 1) 10 Wests Tigers (Tries: Ryan, Morris; Goals: Marshall 1/2)6 Melbourne Storm Win 20 April 2009 Leichhardt Oval (H) 12,646 Tony ArcherShayne Hayne 9th 16 Wests Tigers (Tries: Lawrence 2, Moltzen; Goals: Marshall 2/3) 6 Storm (Tries: Hoffman; Goals: Smith 1/1)7 Newcastle Knights Win 26 April 2009 Campbelltown Sports Stadium (H) 17,898 Jason RobinsonGerard Sutton 7th 26 Wests Tigers (Tries: Collis 3, Morris, Ryan; Goals: 3/5; MoM: Marshall) 24 Knights (Tries: Hilder, Houston, Wicks, Mullen; Goals: Gidley 4/4) 8 Bulldogs Loss 3 May 2009 ANZ Stadium (A) 25,622 Shayne HayneTony De Las Heras 9th 22 Bulldogs (Tries: El Masri 2, Ennis, Goodwin; Goals: El Masri 3/4; MoM: Ennis) 20 Wests Tigers (Tries: Ryan 2, Moltzen, Payten; Goals: Gallant 2/5) 9Bye 8th10 South Sydney Rabbitohs Loss 17 May 2009 Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 29,970 Ashley KleinJason Robinson 10th 23 Rabbitohs (Tries: Talanoa 2, Fa'alongo, Champion; Goals: Luke 2/2, Sandow 1/2: Field Goal: Merritt) 22 Wests Tigers (Tries:Tuiaki 2, Farah, Moltzen; Tries: Marshall 3/4; MoM: Farah)11 Brisbane Broncos Loss 22 May 2009 Campbelltown Sports Ground (H) 9675 Ben CumminsJared Maxwell 10th 20 Broncos (Tries: Winterstein, Hunt, Te'o, Lockyer; Goals: Parker 2/4) 18 Wests Tigers (Tries: Tagive, Tuiaki, Marshall, Ayshford; Goals: Marshall 1/4) 12 New Zealand Warriors Loss 31 May 2009 Mt Smart Stadium (A) 15,365 Gavin BadgerBrett Suttor 14 Warriors (Tries: Locke 2, McKinnon; Goals: Locke 1/3) 0 Wests Tigers (Tries: Goals: )13 Penrith Panthers Loss 5 June 2009 Leichhardt Oval (H) 14,100 Jason RobinsonBernard Sutton 14th 26 Panthers (Tries: Walsh 2, Aiton, Daniela, Tighe; Goals: Walsh 2/3, Cooper 1/2) 10 Wests Tigers (Tries: Tuiaki, Farah; Goals: Marshall 1/2)14 Parramatta Eels Win 15 June 2009 Parramatta Stadium (A) 12,003 Ben CumminsBrett Suttor 13th 23 Wests Tigers (Tries: Halatau, Mataka, Farah, Tuiaki; Goals: Marshall 3/4; Field Goal: Farah 1) 6 Eels (Tries: Burt; Goals: Burt 1/1)15 Melbourne Storm Loss 21 June 2009 Olympic Park (A) 10,417 Ashley KleinSteve Lyons 14 Storm (Tries: Cronk, Cross; Goals: Tomane 3/3) 12 Wests Tigers (Tries: Ayshford, Moltzen; Goals: Marshall 2/2) 16 St. George Illawarra Dragons Loss 26 June 2009 Sydney Football Stadium (H) 15,211 Jason RobinsonTony De Las Heras 15th 21 Dragons (Tries: Morris, Creagh, Hornby, Sailor; Goals: Soward 2/4; Field Goal: Soward 1) 10 Wests Tigers (Tries: Ryan, Marshall; Goals: Marshall 1/2)17 South Sydney Rabbitohs Win 4 July 2009 ANZ Stadium (A) 14,856 Steve Lyons Alan Shortall 14th 54 Wests Tigers (Tries: Tuiaki 3, Ayshford 2, Payne, Moltzen, Ryan, Skandalis, Gallant; Goals: Marshall 7/10) 20 Rabbitohs (Tries: Capewell 3, Merritt; Goals: Sandow 2/4) 18Bye 11th 19 North Queensland Cowboys Win 19 July 2009 Leichhardt Oval (H) 18,804 Matt CecchinShayne Hayne 11th 34 Wests Tigers (Tries: Marshall, Lawrence, Tuiaki, Gallant, Payne, Farah; Tries: Marshall 5/7; MoM: Marshall) 14 Cowboys (Tries: Bowen, Webb; Goals: Thurston 2/2)20 Canberra Raiders Win 26 July 2009 Canberra Stadium (A) 11,150 Tony ArcherPhil Haines 11th 25 Wests Tigers (Tries: Moltzen 2, Morris, Tuiaki; Goals: Marshall 4/4; Field Goals: Farah) 4 Raiders (Tries: Vidot; Goals: Campese 0/1)21 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Win 3 August 2009 Sydney Football Stadium (H) 13,531Matt CecchinShayne Hayne 9th 19 Wests Tigers (Tries: Marshall, Ryan, Tuiaki; Goals: Marshall 3/4; Field Goals: Farah) 18 Sea Eagles (Tries: Watmough 2, T Williams; Goals: Orford 3/3)22 Sydney Roosters Win 9 August 2009 Sydney Football Stadium (A) 16,427 Gavin BadgerTony De Las Heras 7th 17 Wests Tigers (Tries: Ryan 2, Tuiaki; Goals: Marshall 2/3; Field Goals: Farah) 10 Roosters (Tries: Sa, Kenny-Dowall; Goals: Fitzgibbon 1/2) 23 Cronulla Sharks Win 16 August 2009 Toyota Stadium (A) Steve LyonsAlan Shortall 5th 56 Wests Tigers (Tries: Tuiaki 3, Ayshford 2, Marshall 2, Ryan 2, Moltzen; Goals: Marshall 8/10) 10 Sharks (Tries: Brown, Wright; Goals: Covell 1/2)24 Parramatta Eels Loss 21 August 2009 Sydney Football Stadium (H) 34,272 Tony ArcherJared Maxwell 10th 26 Eels (Tries: Burt, Inu, Robson, Hayne; Goals: Inu 5/5) 18 Wests Tigers (Tries: Ryan 2, Ayshford, Morris; Goals: Marshall 1/4)25 Gold Coast Titans Loss 29 August 2009 Skilled Park (A) Tony ArcherBernard Sutton 10th 34 Titans (Tries: Prince 2, Campbell, O'Dwyer, Rogers, Tagatese; Goals: Prince 6/7) 24 Wests Tigers (Tries: Farah 2, Hanbury 2, Marshall; Goals: Marshall 2/5)26 Bulldogs Win 4 September 2009 Sydney Football Stadium (H) Steve LyonsJared Maxwell 9th 34 Wests Tigers (Tries: Ayshford, Lawrence, Moltzen, Galea, Marshall, Halatau; Goals: Marshall 5/6) 12 Bulldogs (Tries: Patten, Morris; Goals: El Masri 2/2)
2009 Pre-season trials Wests Tigers 2009 Pre-season TrialsOpponentResultDateVenueCrowdReferee South Sydney Rabbitohs Return to Redfern Win 8 February 2009 Redfern Oval 5,000 30 Wests Tigers (Tries: Marshall, Moltzen, Ryan, Gallant, Hanbury, Meaney; Goals: Marshall 2/3, Meaney 1/2) 26 South Sydney (Tries: Tyrell, McQueen, Lowe, Corrigan, Sayegh; Goals: Capewell 1/2, Reynolds 2/3) Sydney Roosters Foundation Cup Loss 21 February 2009 Sydney Football Stadium 8,716 Tony Archer 16 Sydney Roosters (Tries: Aubusson, Minichiello, Pearce; Goals: Fitzgibbon 2/3) 12 Wests Tigers (Tries: Mataka, Gallant; Goals: Marshall 2/2) Shellharbour City Dragons Win 6 March 2009 Ron Costello Oval, Shellharbour 4,500 70 Wests Tigers (Tries: Tuiaki 4, Moltzen 3, Collis 2, Roqica 2, Galloway, Ryan; Goals: Marshall 9) 4 Shellharbour City Dragons (Tries: Costigan)
2009 Season Ladder
2009 squad
Wests Tigers 2009 squad Blake Ayshford () Dean Collis () Wade Dunley () Simon Dwyer () Gareth Ellis () Robbie Farah (c) () Danny Galea () Shannon Gallant () Keith Galloway () Bryce Gibbs () David Gower () Dene Halatau () Rhys Hanbury () Chris Heighington () Daine Laurie () Chris Lawrence () Blake Lazarus () Robert Lui () Benji Marshall () Willie Mataka () Shannon McDonnell () Tim Moltzen () John Morris () Corey Payne () Todd Payten () Beau Ryan () Alan Schirnack () John Skandalis () Peni Tagive () Rocky Trimarchi () Taniela Tuiaki ()Coaches Tim Sheens Head Coach Royce Simmons Assistant Coach Peter Gentle Assistant Coach Squad updated 30 June 2009; Source: RLP
2009 Gains and losses 2009 Player Movements Gains LossesPlayerPrevious clubPlayerNew Club Gareth Ellis Leeds Rhinos Liam Fulton Huddersfield Giants John Skandalis Western Suburbs Magpies Brett Hodgson Huddersfield Giants Tame Tupou Bradford Bulls Shannon McDonnell Newcastle Knights
References
External links NRL 2009 season draw