# 2011 Widnes Vikings season

The Widnes Vikings competed in the Championship in the 2011 season and was their first full season under new head coach Denis Betts. During this season the club was confirmed a place in the Super League under the licensing system with the announcement being made in March 2011, but failed to improve upon their league position from the previous year again finishing 5th with 38 points.

## Squad

| Squad Number | Player | D.O.B. | Appearances | Tries | Goals | F Goals | Points |
| 1. | Danny Craven | 21/11/91 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 56 |
| 2. | Dean Gaskell | 12/4/83 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3. | Richard Varkulis | 21/5/82 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 4. | Steve Tyrer | 16/3/89 | 25 | 22 | 106 | 0 | 300 |
| 5. | Paddy Flynn | 11/12/87 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 6. | Anthony Thackeray | 19/2/86 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 7. | Chaz I'Anson | 30/11/86 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 8. | Steve Pickersgill | 28/11/85 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 9. | Kirk Netherton | 10/5/85 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 10. | Daniel Heckenberg | 27/10/79 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11. | Dave Allen | 15/9/85 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 12. | Kurt Haggerty | 8/1/89 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
| 13. | Simon Finnigan | 8/12/81 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 14. | Thomas Coyle | 10/5/88 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 15. | Chris Gerrard | 1/10/89 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 16. | Macgraff Leuluai | 9/2/90 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 17. | Ben Kavanagh | 4/3/88 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 18. | James Ford | 29/9/82 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19. | Mat Gardner | 24/8/84 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 20. | Shane Grady | 13/12/89 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| 22. | David Houghton | 2/11/89 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23. | Tangi Ropati | 15/11/84 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| 24. | Danny Hulme | 15/2/91 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 25. | Chris Lunt | 18/12/90 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 29. | Grant Gore | 21/11/91 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 34. | Jack Owens | 3/6/94 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 38. | Logan Tomkins | 1/8/91 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 39. | Dominic Crosby | 11/12/90 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 40. | Joe Mellor | 28/11/90 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 41. | Kevin Penny | 3/10/87 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 42. | Danny Sculthorpe | 8/9/79 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44. | James Coyle | 28/12/85 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Results

| Round | Opponent | Result | Score | HT | H/A | Attendance | Date | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Lineup | Subs |
| 1 | Sheffield | Won | 16-44 | 12-22 | A | 1,831 | 13 March | Tyrer (7,25), Finnigan (20,59), Netherton (28), Allen (41,64,73) | Tyrer 6/8 | N/A | Danny Craven, Dean Gaskell, James Ford, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Anthony Thackeray, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Kirk Netherton, Daniel Heckenberg, Shane Grady, Kurt Haggerty, Simon Finnigan | Chaz I’Anson, Steve Pickersgill, Dave Allen, Danny Sculthorpe | - |
| 2 | Hunslet | Lost | 10-18 | 0-12 | H | 3,023 | 20 March | Varkulis (47), Thackeray (52) | Tyrer 1/2 | N/A | Paddy Flynn, Dean Gaskell, James Ford, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Anthony Thackeray, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Kirk Netherton, Steve Pickersgill (Sin Bin - 62nd Minute - Late Challenge), Dave Allen, Kurt Haggerty, Simon Finnigan | Richard Varkulis, Chaz I’Anson, Daniel Heckenberg, Shane Grady | - |
| 3 | Leigh | Lost | 54-16 | 8-16 | A | 3,198 | 27 March | Finnigan (19), Thackeray (29), Flynn (32) | Tyrer 2/3 | N/A | Danny Craven, Paddy Flynn, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Anthony Thackeray, Chaz I’Anson, Steve Pickersgill, Kirk Netherton, Daniel Heckenberg, Dave Allen, Simon Finnigan, Ben Kavanagh | Richard Varkulis, Thomas Coyle, Chris Gerrard, Macgraff Leuluai | - |
| 4 | York | Won | 76-12 | 28-6 | H | 4,087 | 3 April | Flynn (15), Tyrer (18,22,40), Craven (26), Leuluai (45), Varkulis (50), Lunt (54), Thackeray (57,77) Pickersgill (65,69) | Tyrer 12/13 | N/A | Danny Craven, Paddy Flynn, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Dean Gaskell, Chris Gerrard, Chaz I’Anson, Steve Pickersgill, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Dave Allen, Macgraff Leuluai, Simon Finnigan (Sin Bin - 44th Minute - Fighting) | Richard Varkulis, Anthony Thackeray, Chris Lunt, Danny Sculthorpe | - |
| 5 | Batley | Lost | 32-12 | 10-12 | A | 1,101 | 17 April | Hulme (22), Varkulis (30) | Grady 2/2 | N/A | Danny Hulme, Mat Gardner, Tangi Ropati, James Ford, Paddy Flynn, Anthony Thackeray, Chaz I’Anson, Steve Pickersgill, Thomas Coyle, Daniel Heckenberg, Shane Grady, Macgraff Leuluai, Dave Allen | Richard Varkulis, Chris Gerrard, Logan Tomkins, Dominic Crosby | - |
| 6 | Halifax | Won | 47-36 | 38-18 | H | 3,669 | 21 April | Hulme (2,7,10), Finnigan (19,55), Tomkins (24,34), Thomas Coyle (29) | Tyrer 7/10 | Chaz I’Anson | Danny Hulme, Paddy Flynn, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Chaz I’Anson, Joe Mellor, Richard Varkulis, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Simon Finnigan, Macgraff Leuluai, Dave Allen | Shane Grady, Dave Houghton, Logan Tomkins, Danny Sculthorpe | - |
| 7 | Barrow | Lost | 30-12 | 24-6' | A | 1,965 | 25 April | Mellor (21,79) | Tyrer 2/2 | N/A | Danny Hulme, Paddy Flynn, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Chaz I’Anson, Joe Mellor, Steve Pickersgill, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Simon Finnigan, Macgraff Leuluai, Dave Allen | Dean Gaskell, Richard Varkulis, David Houghton, Logan Tomkins | - |
| 8 | Toulouse | Won | 26-12 | 10-6 | H | 3,601 | 28 April | Crosby (23), Gaskell (40), Mellor (42), Tomkins (48), Ropati (53) | Tyrer 3/5 | N/A | Paddy Flynn, Dean Gaskell, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Chaz I’Anson, Joe Mellor, Steve Pickersgill, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Simon Finnigan, Macgraff Leuluai, Dave Allen | Shane Grady, Logan Tomkins, Danny Sculthorpe, Dominic Crosby | - |
| 9 | Dewsbury | Drawn | 34-34 | 16-24 | A | 1,087 | 15 May | I’Anson (20,30), Leuluai (25), Allen (39), Flynn (63), Tyrer (70) | Tyrer 5/6 | N/A | Paddy Flynn, Dean Gaskell, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Kevin Penny, Chaz I’Anson, Joe Mellor, Steve Pickersgill, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Macgraff Leulaui, Shane Grady, Dave Allen | Richard Varkulis, Logan Tomkins, Dominic Crosby, Danny Sculthorpe | - |
| 11 | Barrow | Won | 42-14 | 22-8 | H | 3,331 | 26 May | I’Anson (6), Flynn (20), Owens (24), Penny (35), Tomkins (50), Tyrer (55), Mellor (70), Thomas Coyle (80) | Tyrer 5/8 | N/A | Jack Owens, Paddy Flynn, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Kevin Penny, Chaz I’Anson, Joe Mellor, Steve Pickersgill, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Simon Finnigan, Macgraff Leuluai, Dave Allen | Richard Varkulis, Mat Gardner, Logan Tomkins, Dominic Crosby | - |
| 13 | York | Won | 18-22 | 12-12 | A | 1,172 | 12 June | Haggerty (19), Leuluai (37), Crosby (43), Ropati (53) | Haggerty 1/1, Tyrer 2/3 | N/A | Paddy Flynn, Dean Gaskell, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Kevin Penny, James Coyle, Chaz I’Anson, Steve Pickersgill, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Simon Finnigan, Macgraff Leuluai, Kurt Haggerty | Mat Gardner, Richard Varkulis, Chris Lunt, Dominic Crosby | - |
| 14 | Sheffield | Won | 38-24 | 22-6 | H | 4,027 | 26 June | Hulme (10), Leuluai (13), Varkulis (25), Penny (38,58), Haggerty (50), Allen (70) | Haggerty 4/6, Ropati 1/1 | N/A | Danny Hulme, Paddy Flynn, Tangi Ropati, Mat Gardner, Kevin Penny, Chaz I’Anson, Joe Mellor, Steve Pickersgill, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Simon Finnigan, Macgraff Leuluai, Kurt Haggerty | Richard Varkulis, Dave Allen, Dominic Crosby, James Coyle | - |
| 15 | Hunslet | Won | '22-24 | 16-6 | A | 1,101 | 3 July | Kavanagh (16), Tyrer (51), Grady (57), Flynn (63), Haggerty (80) | Tyrer 2/5 | N/A | Danny Hulme, Paddy Flynn, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Joe Mellor, Chaz I’Anson, Steve Pickersgill, Thomas Coyle, Richard Varkulis, Macgraff Leuluai, Kurt Haggerty, Ben Kavanagh | Shane Grady, Danny Sculthorpe, Logan Tomkins, Dominic Crosby | - |
| 16 | Dewsbury | Won | 36-22 | 24-10 | H | 4,030 | 10 July | Gore (3), Tomkins (6), Kavanagh (13.50), Tyrer (34), Penny (46) | Tyrer 6/6 | N/A | Danny Hulme, Paddy Flynn, Mat Gardner, Steve Tyrer, Kevin Penny, Grant Gore, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Logan Tomkins, Dominic Crosby, Macgraff Leuluai, Simon Finnigan, Kurt Haggerty | Richard Varkulis, Dave Allen, Shane Grady, Danny Sculthorpe | - |
| 17 | Toulouse | Won | 16-30 | 16-12 | A | 1,157 | 23 July | Tyrer (4,15), Gardner (48), Allen (55), Finnigan (73) | Tyrer 5/5 | N/A | Danny Hulme, Kevin Penny, Mat Gardner, Steve Tyrer, Paddy Flynn, Joe Mellor, Chaz I’Anson, Steve Pickersgill, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Shane Grady, Simon Finnigan, Kurt Haggerty | Richard Varkulis, Dave Allen, Macgraff Leuluai, Logan Tomkins | - |
| 18 | Batley | Won | 24-22 | 16-20 | H | 3,873 | 31 July | Kavanagh (2), Flynn (24), Mellor (37), Penny (61) | Tyrer 4/5 | N/A | Danny Hulme, Paddy Flynn, Mat Gardner, Steve Tyrer, Kevin Penny, Chaz I’Anson, Joe Mellor, Steve Pickersgill, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Shane Grady, Simon Finnigan, Kurt Haggerty | Richard Varkulis, Dave Allen, Macgraff Leuluai, Dominic Crosby | - |
| 19 | Leigh | Lost | 18-24 | 18-12 | H | 4,732 | 7 August | Tyrer (5), Crosby (30), Tomkins (37) | Tyrer 3/3 | N/A | Danny Hulme, Kevin Penny, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Paddy Flynn, Joe Mellor, Chaz I’Anson, Ben Kavanagh, Thomas Coyle, Steve Pickersgill, Macgraff Leuluai, Simon Finnigan, Dave Allen | Shane Grady, Richard Varkulis, Dominic Crosby, Logan Tomkins | - |
| 20 | Halifax | Lost | 26-24 | 12-18 | A | 2,090 | 11 August | Hulme (14), Mellor (25,39), Varkulis (50) | Tyrer 4/4 | N/A | Danny Hulme, Kevin Penny, Steve Tyrer, Tangi Ropati, Paddy Flynn, Joe Mellor, James Coyle, Dominic Crosby, Thomas Coyle, Steve Pickersgill, Simon Finnigan, Shane Grady, Kurt Haggerty | Richard Varkulis, Dave Allen, Logan Tomkins, Ben Kavanagh | - |
| 10 | Featherstone | Lost | 56-16 | 26-0 | A | 2,021 | 17 August | Hulme (47,76), Grady (74) | Haggerty 2/3 | N/A | Danny Hulme, Paddy Flynn, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Joe Mellor, James Coyle, Steve Pickersgill, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Shane Grady, Simon Finnigan, Dave Allen | Richard Varkulis, Kurt Haggerty, Macgraff Leuluai, Logan Tomkins | - |
| 22 | Featherstone | Lost | 4-44 | 0-16 | H | 5,021 | 4 September | Craven (55) | Haggerty 0/1 | N/A | Danny Craven, Paddy Flynn, Steve Tyrer, Shane Grady, Kevin Penny, James Coyle, Joe Mellor, Steve Pickersgill (Sin Bin - 62nd Minute - Punching), Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Macgraff Leuluai, Dave Allen, Kurt Haggerty | Richard Varkulis, Chaz I’Anson, Dominic Crosby, Logan Tomkins | - |
| Elimination play-offs | Sheffield | Lost | 36-20 | 14-4 | A | 564 | 9 September | Flynn (14,50), Ropati (66), Craven (74) | Craven 2/4 | N/A | Danny Craven, Paddy Flynn, Tangi Ropati, Shane Grady, Mat Gardner, Joe Mellor, James Coyle, Steve Pickersgill, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Macgraff Leuluai, Simon Finnigan, Dave Allen | Richard Varkulis, Kurt Haggerty, Logan Tomkins, Dominic Crosby | - |
Northern Rail Cup Results
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score | HT | H/A | Attendance | Date | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Lineup | Subs |
| Rd.1 - Pool One | London Skolars | Won | 18-62 | 8-34 | A | 643 | 6 February | Flynn (11,77), Allen (19), Craven (26,39), Kavanagh (39), Gardner (40), Thomas Coyle (48), Thackeray (51), Haggerty (70), Ropati (74) | Craven 9/11 | N/A | Danny Craven, Mat Gardner, James Ford, Tangi Ropati, Paddy Flynn, Anthony Thackeray, Thomas Coyle, Richard Varkulis, Kirk Netherton, Daniel Heckenberg, Dave Allen, Macgraff Leuluai, Ben Kavanagh | Steve Pickersgill, Kurt Haggerty, Simon Finnigan, Grant Gore | - |
| Rd.2 Pool One | Toulouse | Won | 44-28 | 12-36 | H | 2,376 | 12 February | Allen (9), Thackeray (16,54), Ropati (51), Tyrer (67), Netherton (73), Gerrard (75), Kavanagh (78) | Tyrer 6/8 | N/A | Danny Craven, Paddy Flynn, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Anthony Thackeray, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Kirk Netherton, Daniel Heckenberg, Dave Allen, Macgraff Leuluai, Kurt Haggerty | Richard Varkulis, Chris Gerrard, Shane Grady, Gareth Frodsham | - |
| Rd.3 Pool One | Rochdale | Won | 50-10 | 22-10 | H | 3,155 | 20 February | Netherton (4), Thomas Coyle (13), Craven (19), Grady (38), Tyrer (44,79), Finnigan (49), Ropati (54), Thackeray (73) | Tyrer 6/7, Craven 1/2 | N/A | Anthony Thackeray, Dean Gaskell, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Danny Craven, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Kirk Netherton, Daniel Heckenberg, Shane Grady, Kurt Haggerty, Simon Finnigan | Richard Varkulis, Chris Gerrard, Macgraff Leuluai, Chris Lunt | - |
| Rd.4 Pool One | Featherstone | Won | 16-22 | 0-18 | A | 1,719 | 26 February | Grady (3), Tyrer (8), Thackeray (32) | Tyrer 5/5 | N/A | Paddy Flynn, Dean Gaskell, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Anthony Thackeray, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Kirk Netherton, Daniel Heckenberg, Shane Grady, Kurt Haggerty, Simon Finnigan | Richard Varkulis, Steve Pickersgill, Dave Allen, Chris Gerrard | - |
| Quarter Finals | Leigh | Lost | 50-18 | 22-18 | A | 2,737 | 7 April | Kavanagh (12,16), Leuluai (19) | Tyrer 3/4 | N/A | Anthony Thackeray, Dean Gaskell, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Paddy Flynn, Chris Gerrard, Chaz I’Anson, Steve Pickersgill, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Dave Allen, Macgraff Leuluai, Simon Finnigan | Richard Varkulis, Kirk Netherton, Mat Gardner, Danny Sculthorpe | - |
Challenge Cup Results
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score | HT | H/A | Attendance | Date | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Lineup | Subs |
| 3 | Siddal | Won | 6-54 | 6-16 | A | 951 | 6 March | Tyrer (4,43,45), Craven (22,49), Finnigan (25), Gaskell (60,74), I’Anson (65), Gardner (70) | Tyrer 7/10 | N/A | Jack Owens, Dean Gaskell, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Danny Craven, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Kirk Netherton, Steve Pickersgill, Kurt Haggerty, Shane Grady, Simon Finnigan | Danny Sculthorpe, Richard Varkulis, Chaz I’Anson, Chris Gerrard | - |
| 4 | London Skolars | Won | 18-62 | 0-32 | A | 415 | 8 May | Leuluai (5,10), Thomas Coyle (18), Flynn 34,39,51,75), Ropati (37), Varkulis (46), Gore (48), Tyrer (66), Allen (80) | Tyrer 7/12 | N/A | Paddy Flynn, Dean Gaskell, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Chaz I’Anson, Thomas Coyle, Danny Sculthorpe, Chris Lunt, Daniel Heckenberg, Shane Grady, Macgraff Leuluai, Dave Allen | Richard Varkulis, Ben Kavanagh (Unused), Dave Houghton, Grant Gore | - |
| 5 | Hull F.C. | Lost | 26-50 | 8-22 | H | 3,387 | 21 May | Leuluai (16), Tyrer (28,78), Varkulis (43), Ropati (61) | Tyrer 3/5 | N/A | Paddy Flynn, Kevin Penny, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Chaz I’Anson, Thomas Coyle, Steve Pickersgill, Chris Lunt, Ben Kavanagh, Kurt Haggerty, Macgraff Leuluai, Dave Allen | Richard Varkulis, Shane Grady, Grant Gore, Danny Sculthorpe | - |