2011 Crusaders Rugby League season

2011 Crusaders Rugby League season
Super League XVI Rank 14th
Challenge Cup Fourth round
2011 record Wins: 6; Draws: 0; Losses: 22
Points scored For: 527; Against: 857
Team information
Stadium Racecourse Ground
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The 2011 Crusaders Rugby League season was the club's second year in the Super League. Despite going into administration at the end of 2010, the club was readmitted to the Super League for the 2011 season, but was docked four points for breaching insolvency rules. Crusaders struggled throughout the season, and finished bottom of the league.

In July 2011, Crusaders announced that they would not be competing in the Super League from next season after withdrawing their application due to financial concerns.[1]

Super League table

    		 Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
    1 Warrington Wolves 27 22 0 5 1072 401 671 44
    2 Wigan Warriors 27 20 3 4 852 432 420 43
    3 St Helens RLFC 27 17 3 7 782 515 267 37
    4 Huddersfield Giants 27 16 0 11 707 524 183 32
    5 Leeds Rhinos 27 15 1 11 757 603 154 31
    6 Catalans Dragons 27 15 1 11 689 626 63 31
    7 Hull Kingston Rovers 27 14 0 13 713 692 21 28
    8 Hull F.C. 27 13 1 13 718 569 149 27
    9 Castleford Tigers 27 12 2 13 664 808 -144 26
    10 Bradford Bulls 27 9 2 16 570 826 −256 20
    11 Salford City Reds 27 10 0 17 542 809 −267 20
    12 Harlequins 27 6 1 20 524 951 −427 13
    13 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats* 27 7 0 20 453 957 −504 10
    14 Crusaders* 27 6 0 21 527 857 −330 8
      Teams qualifying for the Play-offs
      Crusaders

    Notes:

    Source: superleague.co.uk.
    Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
    Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.

    2011 squad

    Source:[4]

    No.PlayerAppsTriesGoalsDGsPoints
    1 Schifcofske, ClintonClinton Schifcofske 25 2 63 0 134
    2 Thomas, GarethGareth Thomas 18 4 0 0 16
    3 Martin, TonyTony Martin 24 9 1 0 38
    4 Mellars, VinceVince Mellars 24 6 0 0 24
    5 Reardon, StuartStuart Reardon 26 11 0 0 44
    6 Witt, MichaelMichael Witt 25 7 12 3 55
    7 Sammut, JarrodJarrod Sammut 22 12 0 0 48
    8 O'Hara, RyanRyan O'Hara 25 1 0 0 4
    9 Withers, LincolnLincoln Withers 20 1 0 0 4
    10 Bryant, MarkMark Bryant 23 0 0 0 0
    11 Cahill, HepHep Cahill 17 3 0 0 12
    12 Chan, JasonJason Chan 23 4 0 0 16
    13 Winterstein, FrankFrank Winterstein 19 1 0 0 4
    14 Peek, AdamAdam Peek 3 0 0 0 0
    15 James, JordanJordan James 15 2 0 0 8
    16 Flower, BenBen Flower 23 2 0 0 8
    17 Hanbury, RhysRhys Hanbury 10 5 0 0 20
    18 Kear, ElliotElliot Kear 13 5 0 0 20
    19 White, LloydLloyd White 19 8 0 0 32
    20 Dudson, GilGil Dudson 11 0 0 0 0
    21 Johnson, PaulPaul Johnson 10 0 0 0 0
    22 Moore, RichardRichard Moore 22 1 0 0 4
    23 Lupton, PeterPeter Lupton 19 6 0 0 24
    24 Williams, LeeLee Williams 8 0 0 0 0
    25 Murphy, JamieJamie Murphy 2 0 0 0 0
    26 Williams, RhysRhys Williams 6 3 0 0 12
    27 Tansey, JordanJordan Tansey 18 5 0 0 20
    28 Bracek, AndyAndy Bracek 2 0 0 0 0
    29 James, AledAled James 1 0 0 0 0
    30 Burke, JoeJoe Burke 1 0 0 0 0
    31 Grant, DaltonDalton Grant 1 0 0 0 0

    2011 Transfers

    In

    Acquisitions
    Player Signed from When signed
    Paul Johnson Wakefield Trinity Wildcats November 2010
    Richard Moore Wakefield Trinity Wildcats December 2010
    Rhys Williams Warrington Wolves (loan) February 2011
    Jordan Tansey Hull F.C. March 2011
    Andy Bracek Free agent March 2011

    Out

    Losses
    Player Signed for When left
    Jamie Thackray Barrow Raiders November 2010
    Weller Hauraki Leeds Rhinos November 2010
    Gil Dudson Halifax RLFC (dual registration) June 2011
    Hep Cahill Widnes Vikings July 2011
    Jason Chan Huddersfield Giants August 2011
    Michael Witt Harlequins RL August 2011
    Mark Bryant Harlequins RL August 2011
    Vince Mellars Wakefield Trinity Wildcats August 2011
    Richard Moore Leeds Rhinos August 2011
    Ryan O'Hara Hull Kingston Rovers August 2011
    Rhys Hanbury Widnes Vikings September 2011
    Jordan James Salford City Reds September 2011
    Lincoln Withers Hull Kingston Rovers September 2011
    Tony Martin Hull F.C. October 2011
    Elliot Kear Bradford Bulls October 2011
    Gareth Thomas Retired October 2011

    References

    1. ↑ "Crusaders withdraw application for Super League place". BBC Sport. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
    2. ↑ "Super League club Crusaders deducted four points for going into administration". The Daily Telegraph. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
    3. ↑ "RFL docks Wakefield Trinity Wildcats four points". BBC. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
    4. ↑ Tim Butcher; Daniel Spencer. Gillette Rugby League Yearbook 2011–12. League Publications Limited. ISBN 978-1-901347-24-1.
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