# 2016 Salford Red Devils season

This article details the Salford Red Devils rugby league football club's 2016 season. This is the Red Devils 8th consecutive season in the Super League and their 3rd season using the Red Devils name.

## Table
### Super League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hull F.C. | 23 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 605 | 465 | +140 | 34 | Super League Super 8s |
| 2 | Warrington Wolves | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 675 | 425 | +250 | 33 | Super League Super 8s |
| 3 | Wigan Warriors | 23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 455 | 440 | +15 | 32 | Super League Super 8s |
| 4 | St Helens | 23 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 573 | 536 | +37 | 28 | Super League Super 8s |
| 5 | Catalans Dragons | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 593 | 505 | +88 | 26 | Super League Super 8s |
| 6 | Castleford Tigers | 23 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 617 | 640 | −23 | 21 | Super League Super 8s |
| 7 | Widnes Vikings | 23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 499 | 474 | +25 | 20 | Super League Super 8s |
| 8 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 485 | 654 | −169 | 20 | Super League Super 8s |
| 9 | Leeds Rhinos | 23 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 404 | 576 | −172 | 16 | The Qualifiers |
| 10 | Salford City Reds | 23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 560 | 569 | −9 | 14 | The Qualifiers |
| 11 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 23 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 486 | 610 | −124 | 14 | The Qualifiers |
| 12 | Huddersfield Giants | 23 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 511 | 569 | −58 | 12 | The Qualifiers |
* ↑ Salford deducted 6 points for salary cap breaches in 2014 and 2015.

### Qualifiers table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Leeds Rhinos | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 239 | 94 | +145 | 12 | 2017 Super League |
| 2 | Leigh Centurions (P) | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 223 | 193 | +30 | 12 | 2017 Super League |
| 3 | Huddersfield Giants | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 257 | 166 | +91 | 10 | 2017 Super League |
| 4 | Hull Kingston Rovers (R) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 235 | 142 | +93 | 8 | Million Pound Game |
| 5 | Salford Red Devils | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 208 | 152 | +56 | 6 | Million Pound Game |
| 6 | London Broncos | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 221 | 212 | +9 | 6 | 2017 Championship |
| 7 | Batley Bulldogs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 111 | 318 | −207 | 2 | 2017 Championship |
| 8 | Featherstone Rovers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 96 | 313 | −217 | 0 | 2017 Championship |

## 2016 fixtures and results

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
2016 Super League Fixtures
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV |
| 5/2/16 | Super League XXI | 1 | Hull F.C. | A | KC Stadium | L | 20–42 | J.Griffin, Sa'u (2), Evalds | J.Griffin 1/2, Dobson 1/1 | 12,265 | – |
| 11/2/16 | Super League XXI | 2 | St. Helens | H | AJ Bell Stadium | W | 44–10 | Johnson, Kopczak, Lui (2), Evalds (2), A.Walne, Dobson | J.Griffin 2/3, Dobson 4/6 | 4,386 | Sky Sports |
| 21/2/16 | Super League XXI | 11 | Widnes | H | AJ Bell Stadium | W | 28–20 | Carney, Flanagan (2), Johnson, J.Griffin | Dobson 3/4, O'Brien 1/1 | 5,089 | – |
| 25/2/16 | Super League XXI | 3 | Wigan | A | DW Stadium | L | 16–20 | Sa'u, J.Griffin, Murdoch-Masila | O'Brien 1/3, J.Griffin 1/1 | 10,897 | – |
| 3/3/16 | Super League XXI | 4 | Warrington | H | AJ Bell Stadium | L | 30–31 | Sa'u (2), Jones, Johnson, J.Griffin | O'Brien 4/5, Dobson 1/1 | 4,381 | Sky Sports |
| 13/3/16 | Super League XXI | 5 | Castleford | A | The Jungle | W | 32–16 | Johnson, J.Griffin (2), Carney (2) | O'Brien 6/6 | 8,151 | Sky Sports |
| 20/3/16 | Super League XXI | 6 | Hull Kingston Rovers | A | Craven Park | L | 30–44 | Kopczak (2), G.Griffin (2), Johnson | O'Brien 5/5 | Attendance | – |
| 25/3/16 | Super League XXI | 7 | Catalans Dragons | H | AJ Bell Stadium | L | 12–26 | J.Griffin, Johnson (2) | O'Brien 0/3 | Attendance | – |
| 28/3/16 | Super League XXI | 8 | Huddersfield | A | Galpharm Stadium | W | 26–24 | Kopczak, O'Brien, J.Griffin, Carney, Evalds | O'Brien 0/2, Dobson 3/4 | Attendance | – |
| 2/4/16 | Super League XXI | 9 | Wakefield Trinity | A | Belle Vue Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | Sky Sports |
2016 Super 8 Qualifiers
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV |
| 0/0/16 | Championship | S1 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | TV |
| 0/0/16 | Championship | S2 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | TV |
| 0/0/16 | Championship | S3 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | TV |
| 0/0/16 | Championship | S4 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | TV |
| 0/0/16 | Championship | S5 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | TV |
| 0/0/16 | Championship | S6 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | TV |
| 0/0/16 | Championship | S7 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | TV |

## Player appearances

* Super League Only
| FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand-off | SH=Scrum half | PR=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | L=Loose forward | B=Bench |
| No | Player | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 |
| 1 | Niall Evalds | B | B | | B | B | | FB | | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 2 | Justin Carney | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 3 | Josh Griffin | W | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 4 | Junior Sa'u | C | | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 5 | Daniel Vidot | | | | | | | | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 6 | Robert Lui | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 7 | Michael Dobson | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 8 | Craig Kopczak | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 9 | Tommy Lee | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | SO | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 10 | George Griffin | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 11 | Ben Murdoch-Masila | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 12 | Weller Hauraki | | | | | | | | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 13 | Mark Flanagan | L | SR | L | L | L | B | B | B | L | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 14 | Gareth O'Brien | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | SO | FB | FB | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 15 | Adam Walne | x | B | B | | B | B | B | B | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 16 | Olsi Krasniqi | B | | | B | | | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 17 | Philip Joseph | B | B | B | | | B | B | B | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 18 | Greg Johnson | x | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 19 | Logan Tomkins | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | H | H | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 20 | Jordan Walne | x | x | x | B | B | x | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 21 | Ryan Lannon | x | L | B | x | x | L | L | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 22 | Matt Sarsfield | SR | | | | | | | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 23 | Carl Forster | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | L | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 24 | Mason Caton-Brown | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 25 | Jake Bibby | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 26 | Josh Wood | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | SO | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 27 | Matthew Haggarty | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 28 | Matty Gee | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 29 | Matthew Wilkinson | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 30 | Liam Bent | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 31 | Connor Williams | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 32 | Jordan Andrade | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 33 | Josh Jones | C | C | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
= Injured
= Suspended

## Challenge Cup

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | TV |
| 16-17/4/16 | Cup | 5th | Hunslet | A | South Leeds Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | – |
| 0/0/16 | Cup | 6th | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | TV |

## Player appearances

* Challenge Cup Games only
| FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand Off | SH=Scrum half | P=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | L=Loose forward | B=Bench |
| No | Player | 5 |
| 1 | Niall Evalds | x |
| 2 | Justin Carney | x |
| 3 | Josh Griffin | x |
| 4 | Junior Sa'u | x |
| 5 | Daniel Vidot | x |
| 6 | Robert Lui | x |
| 7 | Michael Dobson | x |
| 8 | Craig Kopczak | x |
| 9 | Tommy Lee | x |
| 10 | George Griffin | x |
| 11 | Ben Murdoch-Masila | x |
| 12 | Weller Hauraki | x |
| 13 | Mark Flanagan | x |
| 14 | Gareth O'Brien | x |
| 15 | Adam Walne | x |
| 16 | Olsi Krasniqi | x |
| 17 | Philip Joseph | x |
| 18 | Greg Johnson | x |
| 19 | Logan Tomkins | x |
| 20 | Jordan Walne | x |
| 21 | Ryan Lannon | x |
| 22 | Matt Sarsfield | x |
| 23 | Carl Forster | x |
| 24 | Mason Caton-Brown | x |
| 25 | Jake Bibby | x |
| 26 | Josh Wood | x |
| 27 | Matthew Haggarty | x |
| 28 | Matty Gee | x |
| 29 | Matthew Wilkinson | x |
| 30 | Liam Bent | x |
| 31 | Connor Williams | x |
| 32 | Jordan Andrade | x |
| 33 | Josh Jones | x |

## 2016 squad statistics

* Appearances and points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 28 March 2016.
| No | Player | Position | Age | Previous Club | Apps | Tries | Goals | DG | Points |
| 1 | Niall Evalds | Fullback | N/A | Salford Red Devils Academy | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | Justin Carney | Winger | N/A | Castleford Tigers | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 3 | Josh Griffin | Centre | N/A | Batley Bulldogs | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 40 |
| 4 | Junior Sa'u | Centre | N/A | Melbourne Storm | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 5 | Daniel Vidot | Wing | N/A | Brisbane Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Robert Lui | Stand off | N/A | North Queensland Cowboys | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Michael Dobson | Scrum half | N/A | Newcastle Knights | 9 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 | Craig Kopczak | Prop | N/A | Huddersfield Giants | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | Tommy Lee | Hooker | N/A | London Broncos | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | George Griffin | Prop | N/A | London Broncos | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Ben Murdoch-Masila | Second-row | N/A | Penrith Panthers | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Weller Hauraki | Second-row | N/A | Castleford Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Mark Flanagan | Loose forward | N/A | St Helens R.F.C. | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Gareth O'Brien | Scrum half | N/A | Warrington Wolves | 9 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 38 |
| 15 | Adam Walne | Prop | N/A | Salford Red Devils Academy | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Olsi Krasniqi | Prop | N/A | London Broncos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Philip Joseph | Prop | N/A | Widnes Vikings | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Greg Johnson | Wing | N/A | Batley Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 19 | Logan Tomkins | Hooker | N/A | Wigan Warriors | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Jordan Walne | Prop | N/A | Salford Red Devils Academy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Ryan Lannon | Prop | N/A | Salford Red Devils Academy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Matt Sarsfield | Second row | N/A | Leigh Centurions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Carl Forster | Second-row | N/A | St Helens R.F.C. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Mason Caton-Brown | Centre | N/A | London Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Jake Bibby | Centre | N/A | Salford Red Devils Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Josh Wood | Scrum half | N/A | Salford Red Devils Academy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Matthew Haggarty | Prop | N/A | St Helens R.F.C. (Loan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Matty Gee | Centre | N/A | Salford Red Devils Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Matthew Wilkinson | Stand off | N/A | Salford Red Devils Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Liam Bent | Prop | N/A | Salford Red Devils Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Connor Williams | Loose forward | N/A | Salford Red Devils Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Jordan Andrade | Prop | N/A | Oxford Rugby League (Loan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Josh Jones | Centre | N/A | Exeter Chiefs (RU) | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
= Injured = Suspended

## 2016 transfers in/out

In
| Name | Moved from | Contract Length | Announced |
| Mark Flanagan | St. Helens | 2 Years | October 2015 |
| Gareth O'Brien | Warrington Wolves | 2 Years | October 2015 |
| Craig Kopczak | Huddersfield Giants | 1 Year | October 2015 |
| Phil Joseph | Widnes Vikings | 1 Year | October 2015 |
| Robert Lui | North Queensland Cowboys | 1 Year | October 2015 |
| Ben Murdoch-Masila | Penrith Panthers | 1 Year | October 2015 |
| Matt Haggarty | St. Helens | 1 Year Loan | October 2015 |
| Justin Carney | Castleford Tigers | 1 Year Loan | November 2015 |
| Daniel Vidot | Brisbane Broncos | 2 Years | November 2015 |
| Logan Tomkins | Wigan Warriors | 1 Year | November 2015 |
| Matt Sarsfield | Leigh Centurions | 1 Year | December 2015 |
| Jordan Andrade | Oxford Rugby League | 1 Year | December 2015 |
| Josh Jones | Exeter Chiefs | 1 Year | January 2016 |
Out
| Name | Moved To | Contract Length | Announced |
| Kevin Locke | Released | TBC | May 2015 |
| Scott Taylor | Hull F.C. | 4 Years | May 2015 |
| Lama Tasi | St. Helens | 2 Years | May 2015 |
| Iain Thornley | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2 Years | August 2015 |
| Adrian Morley | Retire | N/A | September 2015 |
| Théo Fages | St. Helens | 4 Years | September 2015 |
| Corey Paterson | Leigh Centurions | 3 Years | September 2015 |
| Reni Maitua | Leigh Centurions | 1 Year | September 2015 |
| Logan Tomkins | Wigan Warriors | Loan return | October 2015 |
| Harrison Hansen | Leigh Centurions | 2 Years | October 2015 |
| Jason Walton | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 2 Years | November 2015 |
| Jon Ford | Oldham R.L.F.C. | 1 Year | November 2015 |
| Ben Jones-Bishop | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 1 Year | November 2015 |
| Darrell Griffin | Featherstone Rovers | 2 Years | November 2015 |
| Rangi Chase | Leigh Centurions | 2 Years | November 2015 |
| Liam Hood | Swinton Lions | 1 Year | January 2016 |
| Carl Forster | Swinton Lions | 1 Month Loan | January 2016 |
| Brad England | Released | | |
| Luke Menzies | Released | | |
| Tony Puletua | Released | | |