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2009 Northern Pride RLFC season

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Nickname(s)
  
The Pride

Colours
  
Teal, Gold

Website
  
northernpride.com.au

Founded
  
2007

2009 Northern Pride RLFC season

Full name
  
Northern Pride Rugby League Football Club

Ground(s)
  
Barlow Park, Cairns (seating 1,700, standing 15,000)

2009 was the second competitive season for the Cairns based CRGT Northern Pride Rugby League Football Club. They competed in the QRL state competition, which in 2009 was called the Wizard Queensland Cup. The addition of the Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles meant 12 clubs participated, with each club playing 22 matches (11 home and 11 away) over 26 weeks. In 2009 the Wizard Queensland Cup introduced a six-team finals series (compared to five in previous years).

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The Pride finished second and reached the Grand Final, losing 32-18 to the Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles at Stockland Park. Coach Andrew Dunemann left at the end of the season to take up a position as assistant coach to Rick Stone at the Newcastle Knights.

Staff

  • Coach: Andrew Dunemann
  • Assistant Coaches: David Maiden & Cameron Miller
  • Captain: Chris Sheppard
  • Chief Executive: Denis Keeffe
  • Operations Manager: Chris Sheppard
  • Competition: Wizard Queensland Cup

    • 2009 Player awards

  • Most Improved Player (sponsored by the CDRL) - Nick Slyney
  • Cairns Plan Printing Best Back - Rod Jensen
  • Skytrans Airlines Best Forward - Mark Cantoni
  • WIN Television Players’ Player - Tom Humble
  • John O'Brien Perpetual Club Person of the Year - Sheron McDougall
  • Skill360 Northern Pride Player of the Year - Tom Humble

    • Player gains

  • Rod Jensen from Huddersfield Giants
  • Germaine Paulson from NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs
  • Ben Spina from NYC North Queensland Cowboys Under-20 and Blackwater Crushers
  • Chris Riesen from NYC North Queensland Cowboys Under-20 (CDRL rookie of the year)
  • Scott Idec from NYC North Queensland Cowboys Under-20 and CDRL Southern Suburbs
  • Tom Humble from NYC North Queensland Cowboys Under-20 and Blackwater Crushers
  • Callan Myles from CDRL Ivanhoes Knights
  • Steven Kim from CDRL Ivanhoes Knights
  • John O’Sullivan
  • Robbie Kyles

    • Player losses at end of 2008 season

  • Jackson Nicolau to Gold Coast Titans
  • Farran Willett to Ipswich Jets
  • Stephen Sheppard to CDRL Mareeba
  • Chris Afamasaga
  • Eric Warria
  • Kahu Wehi
  • Ryan Bartlett
  • Stephen Sheppard

    • 2009 Season Launch

  • Thursday 12 March 2009, 6.30pm - Centre Stage, Cairns Central

    • Pre-Season Boot Camp

  • Echo Adventures, Tully - 31 January-1 February

    • 2009 Jerseys

  • 2009 CRGT Northern Pride jerseys

    • 2009 Televised Games

    In 2009 games were televised by ABC TV and shown live across Queensland through the ABC1 channel at 2.00pm (AEST) on Saturday afternoons. The commentary team was Gerry Collins, Warren Boland and David Wright.

  • 1: Northern Pride lost 10-30 : Round 5, Saturday 11 April 2009 against Burleigh Bears from Pizzey Park, Miami, Gold Coast
  • 2: Northern Pride lost 18-30 : Round 15, Saturday 27 June 2009 against Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles from Stockland Park, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast
  • 3: Northern Pride won 54-24 : Round 18, Saturday 25 July 2009 against Redcliffe Dolphins from Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe
  • 4: Northern Pride won 22-10 : Semi-Final, Saturday 5 September 2009 against Central Comets from BMD Kougari Oval, Wynnum
  • 5: Northern Pride lost 18-32 : Grand Final, Saturday 12 September 2009 against Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles from Stockland Park, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast

    • References

    2009 Northern Pride RLFC season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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