# 2009 Queensland Reds season
## Current squad

The squad for the 2009 season:

## Player Changes
### In

| Player | Previous Team | League |
| Anthony Fainga'a | Brumbies | Super 14 |
| Saia Fainga'a | Brumbies | Super 14 |
| Daniel Braid | Blues | Super 14 |
| Ezra Taylor | Highlanders | Super 14 |
| Mark McLinden | Harlequins RL | Super League (Rugby league) |
| Rodney Davies | Brisbane Broncos | National Rugby League (Rugby league) |

### Out

| Player | New Team | League |
| Stephen Moore | Brumbies | Super 14 |
| Rodney Blake | RC Narbonne | Rugby Pro D2 |
| Sam Cordingley | FC Grenoble | Rugby Pro D2 |
| Clinton Schifcofske | Ulster | Celtic League |
| Chris Latham | Worcester Warriors | Guinness Premiership |
| David Croft | Retired | N/A |
| John Roe | Retired | N/A |

## Table

2009 Super 14 table :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | B | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bulls | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 338 | 271 | +67 | 6 | 46 | Advanced to the playoffs |
| 2 | Chiefs | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 338 | 236 | +102 | 9 | 45 | Advanced to the playoffs |
| 3 | Hurricanes | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 380 | 279 | +101 | 8 | 44 | Advanced to the playoffs |
| 4 | Crusaders | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 231 | 198 | +33 | 7 | 41 | Advanced to the playoffs |
| 5 | Waratahs | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 241 | 212 | +29 | 5 | 41 | |
| 6 | Sharks | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 282 | 239 | +43 | 6 | 38 | |
| 7 | Brumbies | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 311 | 305 | +6 | 6 | 38 | |
| 8 | Western Force | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 328 | 275 | +53 | 10 | 36 | |
| 9 | Blues | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 339 | 369 | −30 | 12 | 32 | |
| 10 | Stormers | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 235 | 249 | −14 | 7 | 27 | |
| 11 | Highlanders | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 254 | 269 | −15 | 10 | 26 | |
| 12 | Lions | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 294 | 419 | −125 | 9 | 25 | |
| 13 | Reds | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 258 | 380 | −122 | 7 | 19 | |
| 14 | Cheetahs | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 213 | 341 | −128 | 4 | 12 | |

## Fixtures
### Week 1

* 19:10 2009-02-14
| Bulls | 33–20 | Reds |
| Tries: Fourie du Preez, Wynand Olivier, Burton Francis, Pierre Spies Con: Morné Steyn (2) Pen: Morné Steyn (3) | | Tries: Digby Ioane, Peter Hynes Con: Berrick Barnes (1), Quade Cooper (1) Pen: Ben Lucas (1) DG: Berrick Barnes (1) |
* Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Attendance: ????????? Referee: Marius Jonker

### Week 2

* 19:10 2009-02-20
| Stormers | 27–24 | Reds |
| Tries: Andries Bekker, Tonderai Chavanga, Sireli Naqelevuki Con: Peter Grant (3) Pen: Peter Grant (2) | | Tries: Quade Cooper, Anthony Fainga'a, Scott Higginbotham, Van Humphries Con: Ben Lucas (2) Pen: |
* Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 33022 Referee: Chris Pollock

### Week 3

* No D/L Savings in Brisbane
* 16:00 2009-03-01
| Reds | 22–3 | Cheetahs |
| Tries: Mark McLinden, Digby Ioane, Peter Hynes Con: Ben Lucas (1), Berrick Barnes (1) Pen: Ben Lucas (1) | | Tries: Con: Pen: Jacques Louis Potgieter (1) |
* Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 16,295 Referee: Ian Smith

### Week 4

* 19:40 2009-03-06
| Waratahs | 15–11 | Reds |
| Tries: Benn Robinson, Timana Tahu Con:Kurtley Beale (1) Pen: Kurtley Beale (1) | | Tries:Peter Hynes Con: Pen:Ben Lucas (2) |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 28,109 Referee: Bryce Lawrence

### Week 5

* No D/L Savings in Brisbane
* 19:05 2009-03-14
| Reds | 25–13 | Sharks |
| Tries: Adam Byrnes, Will Genia, Digby Ioane Con: Berrick Barnes (2) Pen: Ben Lucas (1), Berrick Barnes (1) | | Tries: Ryan Kankowski Con: Rory Kockott (1) Pen: Rory Kockott (2) |
* Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 20,582 Referee: James Leckie

### Week 6

Bye :
| Reds | Stormers |

### Week 7

* No D/L Savings in Brisbane, Sunday 29 March D/L Savings ends in Perth.
* 19:05 2009-03-28
| Reds | 26–50 | Chiefs |
| Tries: Con: Pen: | | Tries: Con: Pen: |
* Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

### Week 8

* Sunday, 5 April D/L Savings Ends in Australia and New Zealand.
* 19:05 2009-04-03
| Western Force | 39–7 | Reds |
| Tries: Con: Pen: | | Tries: Con: Pen: |
* Subiaco Oval, Perth

### Week 9

* Easter Weekend
* 17:30 2009-04-11
| Highlanders | 24–19 | Reds |
| Tries: Con: Pen: | | Tries: Con: Pen: |
* Rugby Park, Invercargill

### Week 10

* 17:35 2009-04-18
| Reds | 20–31 | Lions |
| Tries: Con: Pen: | | Tries: Con: Pen: |
* Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

### Week 11

* 17:30 2009-04-25
| Blues | 24–31 | Reds |
| Tries: Con: Pen: | | Tries: Con: Pen: |
* North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City

### Week 12

* 2 May 2009 19:40
| Reds | 13–52 | Brumbies |
| Tries: Will Genia (2) Pen: Quade Cooper | | Tries: Gene Fairbanks, Stephen Hoiles (2), Peter Kimlin, Ben Alexander, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Francis Fainifo Con: Stirling Mortlock (7) Pen: Stirling Mortlock |
* Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 19,346 Referee: Ian Smith (Australia)

### Week 13

* 19:35 2009-05-08
| Crusaders | 32–12 | Reds |
| Tries: Thomas Waldrom, Owen Franks, Tim Bateman, Jason Macdonald, Sean Maitland Con:Leon MacDonald (2) Pen:Leon MacDonald | | Tries:Ben Tapuai, Greg Holmes Con:Quade Cooper br />Cards: Quade Cooper 33' to 43' |
* AMI Stadium, Christchurch Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)

### Week 14

* 19:40 2009-05-16
| Reds | 28–37 | Hurricanes |
| Tries: Con: Pen: | | Tries: Con: Pen: |
* Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

## Statistics
### Leading Try Scorers

Top 5
Top 10 try scorers :
| Pos | Name | Tries | Pld |
| =1 | Digby Ioane | 2 | 3 |
| =1 | Peter Hynes | 2 | 3 |
| =3 | Scott Higginbotham | 1 | 3 |
| =3 | Van Humphries | 1 | 3 |
| =3 | Quade Cooper | 1 | 3 |

### Leading Points Scorers

Top 5