Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Round | Opponent | Result | Bro. | Opp. | Date | Venue | Crowd | Position |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Auckland Warriors | Win | 14 | 2 | 1 Mar | ANZ Stadium | 42,361 | 2/10 |
| 2 | Adelaide Rams | Win | 28 | 12 | 9 Mar | ANZ Stadium | 16,279 | 1/10 |
| 3 | Perth Reds | Win | 26 | 16 | 16 Mar | WACA Ground | 11,109 | 2/10 |
| 4 | Canberra Raiders | Win | 24 | 8 | 24 Mar | ANZ Stadium | 26,103 | 2/10 |
| 5 | Cronulla Sharks | Win | 14 | 12 | 31 Mar | ANZ Stadium | 17,294 | 1/10 |
| 6 | North Queensland Cowboys | Win | 42 | 16 | 5 Apr | Stockland Stadium | 30,122 | 1/10 |
| 7 | Adelaide Rams | Win | 20 | 10 | 13 Apr | Adelaide Oval | 17,633 | 1/10 |
| 8 | Penrith Panthers | Loss | 26 | 27 | 21 Apr | Penrith Football Stadium | 12,648 | 1/10 |
| 9 | Canterbury Bulldogs | Win | 34 | 16 | 28 Apr | ANZ Stadium | 17,921 | 1/10 |
| 10 | Auckland Warriors | Win | 34 | 18 | 4 May | Mt Smart Stadium | 16,471 | 1/10 |
| 11 | North Queensland Cowboys | Draw | 20 | 20 | 25 May | ANZ Stadium | 14,167 | 1/10 |
| 12 | Hunter Mariners | Loss | 6 | 24 | 30 May | Topper Stadium | 7,124 | 1/10 |
| 13 | Cronulla Sharks | Loss | 4 | 32 | 30 Jun | Endeavour Field | 12,240 | 1/10 |
| 14 | Perth Reds | Win | 50 | 14 | 6 Jul | ANZ Stadium | 11,806 | 1/10 |
| 15 | Canberra Raiders | Win | 19 | 4 | 14 Jul | Bruce Stadium | 13,067 | 1/10 |
| 16 | Penrith Panthers | Win | 54 | 12 | 10 Aug | ANZ Stadium | 13,921 | 1/10 |
| 17 | Hunter Mariners | Win | 34 | 16 | 18 Aug | ANZ Stadium | 13,830 | 1/10 |
| 18 | Canterbury Bulldogs | Win | 32 | 24 | 25 Aug | Belmore Oval | 9,781 | 1/10 |
| Semi Final | Cronulla Sharks | Win | 34 | 2 | 6 Sep | Stockland Stadium | 26,256 |  |
| GRAND FINAL | Cronulla Sharks | Win | 26 | 8 | 20 Sep | ANZ Stadium | 58,912 |  |
Question:
number of opponents faced?
Answer:
9