2008 National Youth Competition (rugby league) season

2008 National Youth Competition
Teams 16
Premiers Canberra (1st title)
Minor premiers Canberra (1st title)
Matches played 201
Points scored 9938 (total)
49.443 (per match)
Top try scorer(s) Ben Barba (28)

The 2008 National Youth Competition is the first season of the competition and is sponsored as the Toyota Cup. The draw and structure of the competition mirrors that of its first grade counterpart, the National Rugby League.

Season summary

Schedule

NYC Records

Ladder

Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Canberra 2418062744581+16340
2 Brisbane 2415182684476+20835
3 New Zealand 2414372721533+18835
4 Penrith 2415182692583+10935
5 Parramatta 2414372578564+1435
6 St. George Illawarra 2413292561520+4132
7 Bulldogs 2412392711587+12431
8 Gold Coast 24131102686567+11931
9 Wests Tigers 24130112620623-330
10 South Sydney 24112112618584+3428
11 Manly 24110132519532-1326
12 Newcastle 2481152526630-10421
13 Melbourne 2481152512638-12621
14 Cronulla 2461172394666-27217
15 Sydney 2460182480721-24116
16 North Queensland 2443172455696-24115

Ladder Progression

Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.

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 Canberra 24468101214161618182022222424262830323436363840
2 Brisbane 0024666681012141515171921212325252729313335
3 New Zealand 00245688101012141618202022242628303032343435
4 Penrith 22468101214141618202224262628292931313131333535
5 Parramatta 24679111313131517171719212323232325272931333435
6 St. George Illawarra 02468101214161820222325252527272929313131313232
7 Bulldogs 02467779111214141618202223252527272931313131
8 Gold Coast 22222446899111315171921232525272929292931
9 Wests Tigers 24444668101012141616161820222424262828283030
10 South Sydney 00024468101214141416161718202020202224262628
11 Manly 22222246688101214141616161818202020222426
12 Newcastle 022224666810101010121212131517171717192121
13 Melbourne 23335579111111131315151517171717171921212121
14 Cronulla 013333579999999911131313131313151517
15 Sydney 246666688888888810101012121212121416
16 North Queensland 000112222244468911111111131315151515

Finals Series

  Qualifying Finals Semi Finals Preliminary Finals Grand Final
                                     
1  Canberra Raiders 43
8  Gold Coast Titans 12
  1W  Canberra Raiders 18  
2  Brisbane Broncos 28   4W  Parramatta Eels 22      St. George Illawarra 14    
7  Bulldogs 22   2L  St. George Illawarra 23          Canberra Raiders 28
       Brisbane Broncos 24
3  NZ Warriors 47         2W  Brisbane Broncos 28    
6  St. George Illawarra 20   3W  NZ Warriors 38      NZ Warriors 26  
  1L  Penrith Panthers 4  
4  Penrith Panthers 16
5  Parramatta Eels 24
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee
Qualifying Finals
Brisbane Broncos 28-22 Canterbury Bulldogs 12 September 2008, 5:30pm Sydney Football Stadium Gerard Sutton
Canberra Raiders 43-12 Gold Coast Titans 13 September 2008, 4:15pm Toyota Stadium Alan Shortall
Penrith Panthers 16-24 Parramatta Eels 13 September 2008, 6:15pm Brookvale Oval Phillip Haines
New Zealand Warriors 47-20 St. George Illawarra 14 September 2008, 1:45pm Olympic Park Chris James
Semi Finals
New Zealand Warriors 38-4 Penrith Panthers 19 September 2008, 6:15pm Mt Smart Stadium Phillip Haines
Parramatta Eels 22-23 St. George Illawarra 20 September 2008, 5:30pm Suncorp Stadium Chris James
Preliminary Finals
Canberra Raiders 18-14 St. George Illawarra 26 September 2008, 5:30pm Sydney Football Stadium Phillip Haines
Brisbane Broncos 28-26 New Zealand Warriors 27 September 2008, 5:30pm Sydney Football Stadium Chris James
Grand Final
Canberra Raiders 28-24 Brisbane Broncos 5 October 2008, 2:15pm ANZ Stadium Shayne Hayne

Grand Final

Canberra Raiders Position Brisbane Broncos
Josh Dugan FB Josh Hoffman
Drury Low WG Mitch Rivett
Jarrod Croker CE Will Tupou
Daniel Vidot CE Brendon Gibb
Michael Brophy WG Jharal Yow Yeh
Michael Picker FE Jared Kahu
Matt Smith HB Ben Hunt
Andrew Edwards PR Josh McGuire
Travis Waddell HK Andrew McCullough
Nick Skinner PR Mitchell Dodds
Jarrad Kennedy SR Matt Handcock
Zach Merritt SR Troyden Watene
Shaun Fensom (c) LK Alex Glenn (c)
Brock Dunn Bench Michael Spence
Justin Carney Bench Dunamis Lui
Todd Rheinberger Bench Guy Ford
Levi Freeman Bench Tom Butterfield
Andrew McFadden Coach Anthony Griffin

A Spectacular try to second-rower Jarrad Kennedy seven minutes into golden-point extra time gave Canberra a thrilling 28-24 victory over Brisbane in the U20 rugby league grand final at ANZ Stadium.

Kennedy was mobbed by jubilant Raiders teammates after collapsing over the line in exhaustion after willing himself to back up centre Jarrod Croker, who had collected a cross-field kick from halfback Matt Smith as the clock wound down.

Canberra won the hard way, though, recovering from 20-12 down early in the second half and then needing a missed conversion attempt from Broncos halfback Ben Hunt to force extra time.

Gunning for their eighth straight victory, Brisbane made a worrying start, conceding a soft try to five-eighth Michael Picker, which fullback Josh Dugan converted for a 6-0 lead after 10 minutes.

The Broncos steadied and went to the interval with a 16-12 buffer after tries to Hunt, interchange forward Michael Spence and winger Jharal Yow Yeh.

The Broncos looked set to go on with the job when centre Brendon Gibb crossed out wide in the opening minutes of the second half, but the Raiders refused to lie down.

A second try to Michael Picker and a goose-stepping four-pointer to winger Drury Low, plus Dugan's heroics, eventually set the scene for Kennedy's match-winning play.[1]

Match Summary

5 October 2008, 2:15pm

28 Canberra Raiders
Tries 2 Michael Picker
1 Josh Dugan
1 Drury Low
1 Matt Smith
Goals 4/5 Josh Dugan
Field Goals
24 Brisbane Broncos
Tries 2 Jharal Yow Yeh
1 Brendon Gibb
1 Ben Hunt
1 Michael Spence
Goals 2/5 Ben Hunt
Field Goals

Half Time: Brisbane 16 – 12

Jack Gibson Medal: Josh Dugan

Referees: Shayne Hayne

Venue: ANZ Stadium, Sydney

Statistics

Top Pointscorers

Player Team P T G FG Pts
1Ben Barba Bulldogs2028702254
2Kevin Locke New Zealand241588-236
3Josh Dugan Canberra191583-226
4Ben Hunt Brisbane261749-166
5Lachlan Coote Penrith121539-138
6Nathan Gardner Parramatta161832-136
7Jordan Kahu Brisbane22552-124
8Eddie Paea South Sydney1911382122
9Chris Sandow South Sydney11647-118
10Daly Cherry-Evans Manly247413113

Top Tryscorers

Player Team P T
1Ben Barba Bulldogs2028
2Jharal Yow Yeh Brisbane2627
3Kevin Gordon Gold Coast2020
4Nathan Gardner Parramatta1618
5Ben Hunt Brisbane2617
6Drury Low Canberra1616
7Lachlan Coote Penrith1215
7Coedi Towney Wests Tigers1715
7Simon Williams Newcastle1715
7John Kennedy St George Illawarra2315
7Kevin Locke New Zealand2415

Awards

Toyota Cup Player of the Year

The winner of the award is decided by the most number of votes during the year as decided by the referee of each game on a 3-2-1 basis for each game played throughout the regular season.

Winner:
Ben Hunt, Brisbane
Nominated:
Ben Barba, Bulldogs
Eddie Paea, South Sydney
Matt Mundine, St. George Illawarra

Toyota Cup Team of the Year

The Toyota Cup Team of the Year is voted on by the 16 Toyota Cup coaches, with the players with the highest votes in each position selected.

Position Player Club
FB Lachlan Coote Penrith
WG Jharal Yow Yeh Brisbane
CE Justin Carney Canberra
CE Tony Williams Parramatta
WG Kevin Gordon Gold Coast
FE Ben Barba Bulldogs
HB Chris Sandow South Sydney
PR Russell Packer New Zealand
HK Masada Iosefa Penrith
PR John Kite Bulldogs
SR Joel Thompson Canberra
SR Daniel Harrison Bulldogs
LK Shaun Fensom Canberra
Bench Ben Hunt Brisbane
Bench Matt Mundine St George Illawarra
Bench Jordan Rapana Gold Coast
Bench Ben Matulino New Zealand

References

  1. "Raiders claim inaugural Toyota Cup". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
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