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2010 NRL season Teams 16 Premiers 
St. George Illawarra (1st title)Minor premiers St. George Illawarra (2nd title)Matches played 201 Attendance 3,491,890 (total)
17,373 (per match)Top point scorer(s) 
Michael Gordon (270)Top try scorer(s) 
Akuila Uate (21)
Shaun Kenny-Dowall (21)The 2010 NRL season was the 103rd season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the thirteenth run by the National Rugby League. The season commenced on 12 March and ended with the Grand Final, played on 3 October at ANZ Stadium. Sixteen teams competed for the 2010 Telstra Premiership whilst the third season of the National Youth Competition was also in progress.
The 2010 season was affected by the Melbourne Storm's admission in April of systematically breaching the salary cap. As part of the NRL's imposed penalties, the Storm were deducted all 8 competition points earned at the time of the announcement, and were barred from receiving points for the rest of the season, guaranteeing them the wooden spoon.[1][2] Further, they were stripped of their 2007 and 2009 premierships, as well as their 2006, 2007 and 2008 minor premierships. There was no ramification regarding the 2010 World Club Challenge Cup, won in February 2010, the runners-up status of 2006 and 2008 and eligible Storm players were still considered for selection for Test/Origin matches as well as for the Dally M Awards.
The premiership was won by the season's minor premiers the St George Illawarra Dragons, becoming first title achieved for the joint venture club shared between the St George Dragons and the Illawarra Steelers. The Dragons also became the first minor premiers since Penrith in 2003 to complete the minor premiership and premiership double and became only the third team (the other team being the Brisbane Broncos who completed the double twice, in 1998 and 2000) to complete the double since the NRL's inception in 1998.
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Season summary
See also: 2010 NRL season resultsDuring the pre-season the Melbourne Storm defeated the Leeds Rhinos 18-10 in the 2010 World Club Challenge.[3] The inaugural All Stars match took place on 13 February at Skilled Park, Gold Coast, where the Indigenous All Stars team won 16–12.[4]
Significant dates throughout the season include the annual ANZAC Test and City vs Country Origin weekend, resulting in a shortened round in early May. Byes take place throughout the State of Origin period between Rounds 11 and 18 (during June and July).[5] The annual heritage round takes place again in Round 10, a round celebrating Women in League has been earmarked for Round 16, and later in the season a round has been set aside to celebrate Indigenous Australians.
For the second successive year the St. George Illawarra Dragons took out the JJ Giltinan Shield for winning the minor premiership.
The overall attendance record during the regular season was 3,151,039, an increase on last year's record of 3,081,874. This was the second consecutive year that the rugby league attendance record has been broken.[6]
On 7 September 2010, Sydney Roosters' five-eighth Todd Carney won the coveted Dally M Medal for Player of the Year for season 2010 and was also awarded the people's choice Provan-Summons award (see 2010 Dally M Awards for full award listing). It was a remarkable return to the field for Carney who in 2008 was sacked by the Canberra Raiders and deregistered by the NRL for the 2009 season for repeated off-field indiscretions.
Rule changes
See also: Laws of rugby leagueDuring the 2010 season, a rule change to the playing field was implemented so that if a player in possession of the ball made contact with the corner post that player would no longer be considered to be touch in-goal.[7] Proponents of the move argued a series of possible future scenarios made this preventative measure necessary, with ARL chief executive Geoff Carr stating, "no one has thought of the possibility of using the corner post as a weapon to defuse a try and we want to stop it before they do".[8] One scenario was that a defending player might manipulate the corner post to put an attacker out of play.[8] Another concern cited was that the corner post might be made to make contact with a rolling ball to ensure the defending team gains possession with a 20 metre restart.[8] Corner posts, which sometimes lean to one side, have no upper height limit set and this led to a fear that corner posts might become "long rubber snakes, biting attackers and sending them into touch", in the words of Roy Masters.[8] Other laws concerning the corner posts remained unchanged.[9] A ball that makes contact with the corner post while not in the possession of a player will be deemed to be touch in-goal as before.[9] There was no attempt to remove the corner posts from the playing field as they are used to promote sponsors and are also a useful aid for players to judge their kicks.[8] The change was agreed by the NRL Board and approved by the RLIF as an experimental rule.[7] Implementation occurred mid-season following feedback from clubs.[7]
Melbourne Storm salary cap breach
Main article: Melbourne Storm Salary Cap BreachOn 22 April, Melbourne Storm officials confessed to the NRL that the club had committed serious and systematic breaches of the salary cap regulations for the last five years by running a well-organized dual contract and bookkeeping system which left the NRL unable to know of $3.17 million in payments made to players outside of the salary cap, including $550,000 in 2007, $965,000 in 2009 and $1.03 million in 2010.
As a result of this confession, the following penalties were imposed by the NRL:
- The Storm were stripped of their 2007 and 2009 premierships and their 2006–2008 minor premierships; these titles will be withheld, rather than be awarded to the respective grand finalists (Manly & Parramatta) and runners-up. The Storm however have been allowed to keep the 2010 World Club Challenge title that they won two months earlier.
- The Storm were fined a record $1.689 million: $1.1 million in prize money which will be distributed equally between the remaining 15 clubs, $89,000 in prize money from the World Club Challenge which will be distributed to the Leeds Rhinos, and the maximum of $500,000 for breaching the salary cap regulations.
- The Storm were ordered to cut their payroll by $1,012,500 by 31 December; failure to do so will result in the club being suspended from the 2011 season.
- The Storm were deducted all eight competition points received during the 2010 season and barred from receiving premiership points for the remainder of the season.
The Storm accepted this decision without question;,[1][2] however, the former directors of the club took legal action which later collapsed. The matter has been referred to ASIC, Australian Tax Office, the Victorian State Revenue Office, and the Victoria Police.[10]
For the record, Melbourne finished the 2010 season with a 14-10 win-loss record which would have seen them finish 5th disregarding the punishment, with Manly missing the finals. The Cowboys finished the 2010 season with a 5-19 win-loss record; the worst record for any team for the third year in succession.
Season advertising
A new approach was taken in 2010 following the controversies of 2009 wherein marquee players Greg Inglis (who had featured in the season launch ad) and Brett Stewart (who had been the face of a season launch event) were charged with assault thus disempowering the message behind the ad. The NRL and their advertising agency MJW Hakuhodo set about presenting the acceptable face of Australian rugby league to the world and interspersed some sparse action shots with a gallery of characters to assure viewers that league is a family-friendly sport watched by everyman.
The tag line was "Feel Alive" and the proposition that "this season, many of you will....see/ feel/ experience/ dream/ hurt/ believe". The fans highlighted ticked all the boxes of a diverse but wholesome audience demographic.[11] Veteran Kangaroo captain Darren Lockyer is the only player to appear with a speaking part.
Teams
The number of teams in the NRL remains unchanged since the previous season, with sixteen participating in the regular season: ten from New South Wales, three from Queensland and one from each of Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. Of the ten from New South Wales, eight are from Sydney's metropolitan area, with St. George-Illawarra being a Sydney and Wollongong joint venture. Just two foundation clubs from New South Wales Rugby League season 1908 played in this competition: the Sydney Roosters (formerly known as Eastern Suburbs) and the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
Ladder
2010 NRL seasonTeam Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts 1 St. George Illawarra Dragons24 17 0 7 2 518 299 +219 38 2 Penrith Panthers24 15 0 9 2 645 489 +156 34 3 
Wests Tigers24 15 0 9 2 537 503 +34 34 4 
Gold Coast Titans24 15 0 9 2 520 498 +22 34 5 
New Zealand Warriors24 14 0 10 2 539 486 +53 32 6 Sydney Roosters24 14 0 10 2 559 510 +49 32 7 
Canberra Raiders24 13 0 11 2 499 493 +6 30 8 
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles24 12 0 12 2 545 510 +35 28 9 
South Sydney Rabbitohs24 11 0 13 2 584 567 +17 26 10 
Brisbane Broncos24 11 0 13 2 508 535 −27 26 11 Newcastle Knights24 10 0 14 2 499 569 −70 24 12 
Parramatta Eels24 10 0 14 2 413 491 −78 24 13 
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs24 9 0 15 2 494 539 −45 22 14 
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks24 7 0 17 2 354 609 −255 18 15 
North Queensland Cowboys24 5 0 19 2 425 667 −242 14 16 
Melbourne Storm24 14 0 10 2 489 363 +126 01 1 Melbourne were deducted eight premiership points and barred from receiving premiership points for the rest of the season due to gross long-term salary cap breaches.[12]
Ladder progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
- Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 1 St George Illawarra2 4 6 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 18 20 22 24 26 26 28 30 30 30 32 34 34 36 38 2 Penrith2 2 2 4 6 8 10 10 12 14 16 16 18 20 22 24 26 26 26 26 28 28 28 30 32 34 3 Wests Tigers2 2 4 6 8 8 8 8 10 10 12 14 16 18 20 20 22 24 26 26 28 28 30 32 34 34 4 
Gold Coast2 4 6 6 8 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 16 18 20 20 22 22 22 24 26 28 30 32 32 34 5 New Zealand0 2 4 4 6 6 6 6 8 10 12 12 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 24 24 26 28 28 30 32 6 Sydney2 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 10 10 12 14 14 16 18 18 20 22 24 26 28 28 28 28 30 32 7 Canberra0 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 8 8 10 12 14 14 14 14 14 16 18 20 20 22 24 26 28 30 8 Manly-Warringah0 0 2 4 6 8 8 10 12 12 14 16 16 16 18 18 20 20 22 24 24 26 26 28 28 28 9 South Sydney0 0 2 4 6 6 8 8 10 12 12 14 16 16 16 18 20 20 20 22 22 24 24 24 26 26 10 Brisbane Broncos2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 16 18 18 20 22 22 24 26 26 26 26 26 11 Newcastle2 2 2 2 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 10 10 12 14 16 18 18 18 20 22 22 24 24 24 12 Parramatta0 2 2 2 2 4 6 8 10 12 12 12 14 16 16 16 16 18 20 22 22 22 24 24 24 24 13 Canterbury-Bankstown0 0 2 2 2 4 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 12 14 16 16 16 18 18 18 20 20 22 14 Cronulla-Sutherland0 0 0 2 2 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 16 16 18 18 15 North Queensland0 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 10 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 16 Melbourne2 4 6 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Finals Series
See also: 2010 NRL season results - Finals seriesTo decide the grand finalists from the top eight finishing teams, the NRL adopts the McIntyre Final Eight System.
Only three teams from 2009's finals series made an appearance in the 2010 finals race: St George Illawarra Dragons, Gold Coast Titans and Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, with only the Dragons managing to not drop positions from last year. Major improvements saw the Canberra Raiders, New Zealand Warriors and Sydney Roosters make a return to the finals after finishing 13th, 14th and last in 2009. This season also saw the Wests Tigers and Penrith Panthers make their long awaited return to the finals race, with the Tigers last featuring in their grand final year of 2005 whilst the Panthers last appeared in the 2004 season.
Qualifying Finals Semi Finals Preliminary Finals Grand Final 1 St George Illawarra 28 8 Manly-Warringah 0 1W St George Illawarra 13 2 Penrith Panthers 22 4W Canberra Raiders 24 Wests Tigers 12 7 Canberra Raiders 24 2L Wests Tigers 26 St George Illawarra 32 Sydney Roosters 8 3 Wests Tigers 15 2W Gold Coast Titans 6 6 Sydney Roosters 19 3W Sydney Roosters 34 Sydney Roosters 32 1L Penrith Panthers 12 4 Gold Coast Titans 28 5 NZ Warriors 16 Home Score Away Match Information Date and Time Venue Referees Crowd QUALIFYING FINALS 
Gold Coast Titans28 – 16 
New Zealand Warriors10 September, 7:45pm Skilled Park Gavin Badger
Tony Archer27,026 
Wests Tigers15 – 19 
Sydney Roosters11 September, 6:30pm Sydney Football Stadium Shayne Hayne
Matt Cecchen33,315 
Penrith Panthers22 – 24 
Canberra Raiders11 September, 8:30pm CUA Stadium Ben Cummins
Steve Lyons16,668 
St George Illawarra Dragons28 – 0 
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles12 September, 4:00pm WIN Jubilee Oval Jarred Maxwell
Jason Robinson15,574 SEMI FINALS Canberra Raiders24 – 26 Wests Tigers17 September, 7:45pm Canberra Stadium Tony Archer
Jared Maxwell26,476 Sydney Roosters34 – 12 Penrith Panthers18 September, 7:35pm Sydney Football Stadium Shayne Hayne
Ben Cummins23,459 PRELIMINARY FINALS Gold Coast Titans6 – 32 Sydney Roosters24 September, 7:45pm Suncorp Stadium Tony Archer
Jared Maxwell44,787 
St George Illawarra Dragons13 – 12 Wests Tigers25 September, 7:45pm ANZ Stadium Ben Cummins
Shayne Hayne71,212 GRAND FINAL St George Illawarra Dragons32 – 8 Sydney Roosters3 October, 5:00pm ANZ Stadium Tony Archer
Shayne Hayne82,334 Grand final
Main article: 2010 NRL Grand FinalSydney Roosters Position St George Illawarra Dragons Anthony Minichiello FB Darius Boyd Joseph Leilua WG Brett Morris Kane Linnett CE Mark Gasnier Shaun Kenny-Dowall CE Matt Cooper Sam Perrett WG Jason Nightingale Todd Carney FE Jamie Soward Mitchell Pearce HB Ben Hornby (c) Jason Ryles PR Neville Costigan Jake Friend HK Dean Young Lopini Paea PR Michael Weyman Nate Myles SR Beau Scott Mitchell Aubusson SR Ben Creagh Braith Anasta (c) LK Jeremy Smith Frank Paul Nuuausala Bench Nathan Fien Martin Kennedy Bench Trent Merrin Jared Waerea-Hargreaves Bench Matt Prior Daniel Conn Bench Jarrod Saffy Brian Smith Coach Wayne Bennett The 2010 Grand Final took place at ANZ Stadium on Sunday 3 October between the Sydney Roosters and the St George Illawarra Dragons. It was the first time since their defeat by the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs in 2004 the Roosters featured in a grand final, whilst the first since 1999 for the Dragons, who were beaten by the Melbourne Storm as a result of a memorable penalty try. During the course of the 2010 season, both Grand Final teams had led for all but one round of the season (the Melbourne Storm led the competition after round 4). The Roosters were first after rounds one and two, whilst the Dragons were first after round three and then from round five onwards.
The St George Illawarra Dragons won their first premiership title as a merged entity of the St George Dragons and Illawarra Steelers. This meant the St George Dragons achieving their first premiership title since 1979 whilst it is the first ever for the Illawarra Steelers.
Overcast and wet weather conditions generally favoured the Dragons defensive style. St George Illawarra overcame a 2 point half-time deficit to seal a 32-8 win to leave the Roosters without a win in their past 3 grand finals (2003,2004,2010). The grand final loss also left Roosters coach Brian Smith without a win in his 4 grand final appearances as a coach.
Match Summary
2 October 2010, 5:15pm
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St George Illawarra DragonsTries 2 Nightingale (46', 60')
1 Gasnier (8')
1 Young (63')
1 Fien (70')Goals 6/7 Soward
(9', 47', 61', 64', 67', 71')Field Goals 8
Sydney RoostersTries 1 Anasta (16')
1 Aubusson (20')Goals 0/2 Carney Field Goals Half Time: Roosters 8 – 6
Clive Churchill Medallist: Darius Boyd
Referees: Tony Archer, Shayne Hayne
Venue: ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 82,334[13]
Timeline
8th: Dragons 6 – 0 (Try: Gasnier, Goal: Soward)
16th: Dragons 6 – 4 (Try: Anasta)
20th: Roosters 8 – 6 (Try: Aubusson)
46th: Dragons 12 – 8 (Try: Nightingale, Goal: Soward)
60th: Dragons 18 – 8 (Try: Nightingale, Goal: Soward)
63rd: Dragons 24 – 8 (Try: Young, Goal: Soward)
67nd: Dragons 26 – 8 (Penalty Goal: Soward)
70th: Dragons 32 – 8 (Try: Fein, Goal: Soward)Team and player records
The following statistics are correct as of the conclusion of Round 26.
Top 5 point scorers
Points Player Tries Goals Field Goals 252 Michael Gordon14 98 0 223 Todd Carney15 81 1 187 Benji Marshall12 68 3 184 James Maloney10 71 2 182 Jamie Lyon11 69 0 Top 5 try scorers
Tries Player 21 
Akuila Uate20 
Israel Folau20 Shaun Kenny-Dowall20 Brett Morris19 Manu VatuveiTop 5 goal scorers
Goals Player 98 Michael Gordon81 Todd Carney73 
Bryson Goodwin71 James Maloney70 Jamie SowardMost points in a match by an individual
Points Player Tries Goals FG Opponent Score Venue Round 30 Michael Gordon3 9/10 0 South Sydney Rabbitohs 54–18 CUA Stadium Round 24 28 James Maloney3 8/9 0 Brisbane Broncos 16–48 Suncorp Stadium Round 3 22 Michael Gordon3 5/5 0 Canterbury Bulldogs 31–16 CUA Stadium Round 11 22 Jamie Lyon2 7/7 0 Wests Tigers 38–20 Bluetongue Stadium Round 20 Most tries in a match by an individual
Tries Player Opponent Score Venue Round 4 Shaun Kenny-DowallBrisbane Broncos 34–30 Suncorp Stadium Round 20 4 Josh MorrisSydney Roosters 60–14 ANZ Stadium Round 3 4 Reece RobinsonNorth Queensland Cowboys 48–4 Canberra Stadium Round 25 4 Cooper VunaBrisbane Broncos 44–18 EnergyAustralia Stadium Round 24 Most points in a match
Points Victor Opponent Score Venue Round 76 Sydney RoostersWests Tigers 44–32 Sydney Football Stadium Round 2 74 Canterbury BulldogsSydney Roosters 60–14 ANZ Stadium Round 3 74 Gold Coast TitansNewcastle Knights 38–36 EnergyAustralia Stadium Round 9 72 Brisbane BroncosSouth Sydney Rabbitohs 50–22 Suncorp Stadium Round 14 72 Penrith PanthersSouth Sydney Rabbitohs 54–18 CUA Stadium Round 24 Fewest points in a match
Points Victor Opponent Score Venue Round 10 Newcastle KnightsParramatta Eels 6–4 EnergyAustralia Stadium Round 15 11 
Cronulla SharksParramatta Eels 11–0 Toyota Park Round 4 16 Brisbane BroncosParramatta Eels 10–6 Parramatta Stadium Round 16 16 Brisbane BroncosSt George Illawarra Dragons 10–6 Suncorp Stadium Round 21 Most points scored in a match by an individual team
Points Team Opponent Score Venue Round 60 Canterbury BulldogsSydney Roosters 60–14 ANZ Stadium Round 3 58 
Melbourne StormNorth Queensland Cowboys 58–12 AAMI Park Round 15 54 Penrith PanthersSouth Sydney Rabbitohs 54–18 CUA Stadium Round 24 52 Canberra RaidersNewcastle Knights 52–18 Canberra Stadium Round 19 Attendances
The 2010 regular season attendance figures bettered last year's figures of 3,081,849 to become the highest attended regular season in Australia's rugby league history, with a total of 3,151,039. Along with 2009, the 2010 season also outshone other attendance blockbuster years of 2007 and the 1995 Winfield Cup.[14]
The highest twenty regular season match attendances:
Crowd Venue Home Team Opponent Round 48,516 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos North Queensland Cowboys Round 1 42,269 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos St George Illawarra Dragons Round 21 42,233 Suncorp Stadium
(Double header)Brisbane Broncos
Gold Coast TitansPenrith Panthers
Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsRound 15 40,168 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Titans Round 10 38,872 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos Canberra Raiders Round 26 38,193 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos Parramatta Eels Round 23 37,994 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Roosters St George Illawarra Dragons Round 22 37,773 ANZ Stadium Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs St George Illawarra Dragons Round 10 36,212 Sydney Football Stadium St George Illawarra Dragons Sydney Roosters Round 7 34,662 ANZ Stadium Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Parramatta Eels Round 20 32,338 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos New Zealand Warriors Round 3 31,911 ANZ Stadium Parramatta Eels Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Round 8 30,685 Sydney Cricket Ground Wests Tigers South Sydney Rabbitohs Round 10 30,311 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos South Sydney Rabbitohs Round 14 30,127 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos Wests Tigers Round 17 30,120 ANZ Stadium South Sydney Rabbitohs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Round 4 26,486 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos Sydney Roosters Round 20 26,197 Skilled Park Gold Coast Titans Brisbane Broncos Round 19 26,103 Skilled Park Gold Coast Titans Wests Tigers Round 26 25,688 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos Cronulla Sharks Round 6 25,480 Etihad Stadium Melbourne Storm St George Illawarra Dragons Round 4 Transfers
Players
1 Smith signed with the Brisbane Broncos but he later signed with Cronulla-Sutherland.
2 Tronc signed with the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, where he played 3 games, but he later signed with Brisbane Broncos.
3 Marsh retired during the off season because of a serious injury.
Coaches
Coach 2009 Club 2010 Club Brian Smith Newcastle Knights Sydney Roosters Jason Taylor South Sydney Rabbitohs[16] Wests Tigers (Kicking Coach) John Lang South Sydney Rabbitohs (Club Consultant) South Sydney Rabbitohs (Head Coach) See also
- 2010 NRL All Stars Game
- 2010 State of Origin series
- 2010 NRL season results
- 2010 NYC season
- 2010 in rugby league
- 2010 World Club Challenge
- 2010 Dally M Awards
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External links
- State of the Game 2010 report by the National Rugby League
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