Orange date means out of contract at end of 2009 season.

Head of Coaching and Rugby: Tony Smith =violet2011
Head Coach: James Lowes =orange2009
Assistant Coach: Nigel Wright =orange2009
Head of strength and conditioning: Nigel Halmshaw
Director of youth development: John Bastian
Head of Youth Recruitment: Peter Farrell
Head of Talent ID, Yorkshire & Humberside: Tommy Gleeson
Player performance manager: Ben Lazenby
Reserves Head Coach: Richard Marshall
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Nick Forrester
Head Physio: John Hartley
u18s Head Coach: Gary Chambers
u18s Assistant Coach: Ben Povey
u18s Assistant Conditioner: Jon Clarke
u16s Head Coach: John Bastian
u16s Assistant Coach: Paul Wood


2. Paul Johnson =orange2009
4. Matt King =redOverseas Quota =violet2011
6. Lee Briers =greenhome grown =violet2010
7. Michael Monaghan =redOverseas Quota =violet2011
8. Adrian Morley =violet2009 with option for 2010
9. Jon Clarke =violet2011
10. Paul Rauhihi =redOverseas Quota =orange2009
11. Louis Anderson =oliveOverseas Trained =violet2011
12. Ben Westwood =violet2011
13. Vinnie Anderson =oliveOverseas Trained =violet2010
14. Micky Higham =violet2010 - Joined from Wigan
15. Paul Wood =greenhome grown =violet2010
16. Gareth Carvell =violet2011 - Joined from Hull FC
18. Mike Cooper =greenhome grown =violet2010
19. Chris Riley =greenhome grown =violet2011
20. Simon Grix =violet2010
21. Matty Blythe =greenhome grown =violet2010
22. Lee Mitchell =greenhome grown =violet2011
23. Chris Hicks =redOverseas Quota =violet2010
24. Ben Harrison =greenhome grown =violet2010
25. Chris Bridge =violet2010
TBA. Adam Neal =greenhome grown =orange2009
TBA. Alex Hurst =greenhome grown =orange2009
TBA. Alex Thompson =greenhome grown =orange2009
TBA. Tyrone McCarthy =greenhome grown =orange2009
30. Richie Mathers =violet2011 - Joined from Wigan April 2009
TBA. Brian Carney =orange2009 - Joining from Munster RU end of June 2009

Currently Out on Loan:
5. Kevin Penny =greenhome grown =violet2011 - On loan at Widnes
17. Steve Pickersgill =greenhome grown =orange2009 - On loan at Widnes


=darkredDepartures from 2008 squad:

14. Mark Gleeson - Released July 2008 - joined Halifax for rest of 2008 and 2009.
15. Rob Parker - Released September 2008 - joined Salford for 2009.
21. Andy Bracek - Released September 2008 - joined Barrow for 2009.

=darkredDepartures from 2009 squad:

3. Martin Gleeson - Transferred April 2009 - joined Wigan
1. Stuart Reardon - Released April 2009 - joined Hull FC, then released from there too.

QUOTA RULES

[size=75[i2008
At least 5 "home grown" players
No more than 5 overseas quota players
No more than 10 "overseas trained" players inc 5 OQs
Rest of squad to be from players trained within same Federation [/i[/size

2009
At least 6 "home grown" players
No more than 5 overseas quota players
No more than 8 "overseas trained" players inc 5 OQs
Rest of squad to be from players trained within same Federation

2010
At least 7 "home grown" players
No more than 5 overseas quota players
No more than 6 "overseas trained" players inc 5 OQs
Rest of squad to be from players trained within same Federation

2011
At least 8 "home grown" players
No more than 5 overseas quota players
No more than 5 "overseas trained" players inc 5 OQs
Rest of squad to be from players trained within same Federation

Where

"home grown" = any player still under 21 and/or has completed 3 years service with same club before turning 21.

same federation = any player still under 21 and/or has completed 3 years service before turning 21 with other clubs within UK for UK SL clubs or France for Catalans etc. OR was registered with the RFL before 1 February 2008.

overseas quota = as per current rules i.e. anyone unable to prove origins within EU or Kolpak countries.

and

"overseas trained" = any other player.

***

RFL "RELAX" RESTRICTIONS ON EXISTING OVERSEAS PLAYERS:

The RFL has now announced that clubs will be able to renew or extend the contracts of non-federation players who were signed before the rule was changed in June 2007.

Those players can be retained on top of the non-federation players that clubs are allowed, though the new dispensation will expire if players switch clubs or at the end of any contract extension.

***

SUPER LEAGUE CLUBS AGREE EXTENSION:

Tuesday 21st October 08

After consultation with engage Super League clubs at this week’s end of season meeting, the RFL board has approved an extension to a recent exemption to the club trained rules.

At the meeting held in Harrogate, engage Super League clubs unanimously agreed that the club trained rules should remain and that a number of players registered in the competition prior to the adoption of the club trained rules should count as federation trained players.

Clubs also agreed that any legal case brought against the RFL for introducing such rules should be defended vigorously.

Rod Findlay, the RFL’s in-house lawyer said: “The club trained rules were introduced at the start of the year to increase the number of home produced players in the top flight. Clubs are fully behind these rules and reaffirmed their support this week.

“What this extension does is accommodate those players who have made a career in the game before they were aware of the possibility of club trained rules. Long term once the people qualify for the current exemption retire the club trained rules will do what they were designed to do and that is bring through more home grown talent.”

To take advantage of the extension of the exemption a player must apply to the RFL to be ‘federation trained’ at the end of their current contract. They also must have registered with the RFL prior to 1 February 2008, the date when the club trained rules were introduced.

Their status as a federation trained will then apply throughout their career, even if they move clubs in the future.

Parker and Bracek are the wrong way round mate.

Whoops, thanks for that. Sorted now.

The thing that hits me when I look at the squad is the amount of orange - i.e. number of players out of contract. Should focus a few minds and/or provide lots of opportunity for change for 2010.

11 green (home grown) player
thats good junior development

and well within the quota rules.

17 including the coaching staff. Could we see a new breed for 2010?

Blimey that's a lot of OOC! Even the coaching setup! If next year isn't year of the Wire then surely it's 2010

Where has Jerram gone?

Thought he had been made part of the 1st team squad

He made one appearance in 2007. Wasn't in the initial 1st team squad for 2008 and hasn't made an appearance either, hence not currently included.

T'is what i said a few weeks ago but a few disagreed. Just be same people getting resigned.

i think he was at manchester metropolian

where have you got your quota rules from? on the super league website they state 2009 - 8 2010 - 6 2011 - 5 www.superleague.co.uk/page.php?id=346

where have you got your quota rules from? on the super league website they state 2009 - 8 2010 - 6 2011 - 5 www.superleague.co.uk/page.php?id=346

Quote ="Sheldon"where have you got your quota rules from? on the super league website they state 2009 - 8 2010 - 6 2011 - 5 www.superleague.co.uk/page.php?id=346'" I noted down all those details at the time (July 2007) the rules were announced. I have noticed that table on the SL website but am unaware of any announcemounts regarding any changes other than the relaxation for players who stay with their existing clubs. Do you know when the figures were changed?

Quote ="Sheldon"where have you got your quota rules from? on the super league website they state 2009 - 8 2010 - 6 2011 - 5 www.superleague.co.uk/page.php?id=346'" I noted down all those details at the time (July 2007) the rules were announced. I have noticed that table on the SL website but am unaware of any announcemounts regarding any changes other than the relaxation for players who stay with their existing clubs. Do you know when the figures were changed?

no sorry. when you say annouced did you get it out of the rugby papers? tbh i didn't even know the sl site was there till this season.

i bet the RFL know the rule either

I take it thats when you meant?

lee briers signed from saints

Yes, he did, but if you read the definitions in the 2nd post on this thread, you will find:



i.e. if you sign someone aged 18 or under, then they will count as home grown.

, we have 6 home grown players

You are welcome to think what you like. I am simply telling you what criteria the RFL are using to define the RFL squad quota rules. What you think doesn't change that.

In fact, if we had signed, for example, Louis Anderson when he was 17 and he was still here now, he'd count as Home Grown, wouldn't he?

Yes, correct.

really

thats a strange phnomnom

home grown even though he is from NZ

so if we did buy him when he was 17 would he be eligible for england?