2009 Auckland Rugby League season
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The 2009 Auckland Rugby League season was the 2009 season of senior rugby league in Auckland. The Auckland Rugby League ran the various competitions. The season commenced on 14 March with the start of the Phelan Shield and ended on 5 September with the Fox Memorial Grand Final. This was the 100th season of the competition, which began with the 1910 season.
The season followed the same format as 2008, with a qualification series in the first half of the year giving sixteen teams the opportunity to enter the Fox Memorial competition.
Beginning 7 June two games a week were broadcast in both English and Māori on
Fox Memorial Qualification Series
The Lion Red Fox Memorial Qualification Series involved sixteen teams divided into two pools, with the top eight teams entering the Fox Memorial competition. It started on 21 March and concluded on 2 May. The bottom eight teams instead entered the Sharman Cup.
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Pakuranga Jaguars
Hibiscus Coast Raiders |
Phelan Shield
The Mandron Masonry Phelan Shield began on 14 March and features eleven teams. The regular season concluded on 5 September with a grand final. The
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Sharman Cup
The bottom eight teams in the Fox Memorial Qualification Series took part in the SAS Sharman Cup. The
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Fox Memorial
The top eight teams in the Fox Memorial Qualification Series took part in the Lion Red Fox Memorial. The
As minor premiers the Otahuhu Leopards were awarded the Rukutai Shield.
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Awards
The Auckland Rugby League's 2009 Awards were announced on 24 October.[2]
Lion Red Fox Memorial Player of the Year: Phillip Kahui (Mt Albert)
George Rainey Medal Fox Memorial Team of the Year:
Fullback: James Blackwell (Otahuhu)
Winger: Phillip Kahui (Mt Albert)
Centre: Toshio Laiseni (Papakura)
Standoff: Zensei Inu (Te Atatu)
Halfback: Aaron Woodhouse (Manurewa)
Prop: Dylan Davis (Marist)
Hooker: Zac Tippins (Te Atatu)
2nd Row:
Lock: Tui Samoa (East Coast Bays)
Mandron Masonry Phelan Shield Player of the Year:
Itaifale Tolefoa (Navy/North Shore Dolphins)
SAS Sharman Cup Player of the Year:
Aaron Booth (Glenora Bears)
Premiership Coach of the Year: Brent Gemmell (Mt Albert)
References
- ^ Grassroots Club Rugby League On Māori Television! Māori Television Press Release, 22 May 2009
- ^ November 2009 Newsletter Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Auckland Rugby League
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