2010 Stats of the Decade
26 December 2019
As we approach the end of the decade, it's time to reflect on the recent history of Warrington Wolves, which has proven one of the most success in the club’s history, topped by three Challenge Cups and two League Leaders’ Shields. Various views have been put forward of the ‘team of the decade’, but what do the stats say about the 10 years that have just passed?
Ryan Atkins is one of the stand-out names, topping the overall appearance chart, having played in 273 games, and is also the decade’s top try scoring with 168. Chris Hill, who debuted in 2012 is not far behind Atkins, with 259 overall appearances, whilst recently retired stalwart Ben Westwood is third on the overall appearance list, taking to the field in 245 games this decade; incredibly, Super Ben also played in 201 games in the 2000s as well!
Only Westwood and Atkins played in every season of the decade, though Mike Cooper was at the club in both 2010 and 2019, his spell being broken with three seasons playing for St. George in the NRL.
Super-sub of the last 10 seasons is Joe Philbin, who rounded the decade off with tries in both the semi-final and final of Wire’s third Challenge Cup success; he comes up just one short of a century of substitute appearances since his 2014 debut.
Second to Atkins on the try scoring chart is Joel Monaghan, with an impressive 145 tries in 145 appearances between 2011 and 2015. No other Wire player scored a century of tries in the 2010s, Chris Riley being third of the list with 90.
The goal charts reflect the variety of kickers Warrington have used in recent years. Brett Hodgson was the regular kicker throughout his three seasons, benefiting from the free-scoring the Wolves exhibited in the early years of the decade, meaning he leads the way with 317 goals in total. Stefan Ratchford is a close second on 299, spread across his eight seasons, with Chris Bridge rounding out the top three on 180.
Only 10 players kicked a drop-goal for the Wire in the 2010s, Lee Briers landing 14 of his all-time club record of 74 in the final few seasons of his 17 year career to top this particular list.
Stefan Ratchford’s 80 tries, 297 goals and 2 drop-goals make him the decades top points scorer with 916, followed by Hodgson (788) & Atkins (672).
The team overall played 344 matches amassing 1,820 tries alongside 1,468 goals and 36 drop-goals for a total of 10,252 points, making this the highest scoring decade in the club’s history.
Full ‘top 10’ charts for the decade are as follows:
MATCHES
Rank Statistical name Heritage number Matches
1 Ryan Atkins 1089 273
2 Chris Hill 1099 259
3 Ben Westwood 1033 245
4 Stefan Ratchford 1097 236
5 Mike Cooper 1068 182
6 Ben Currie 1101 161
=7 Daryl Clark 1115 154
=7 Micky Higham 1085 154
9 Ben Harrison 1070 146
=10 Joel Monaghan 1095 145
=10 Richie Myler 1090 145
STARTING APPEARANCES
Rank Statistical name Heritage number Starts
1 Ryan Atkins 1089 271
2 Chris Hill 1099 249
3 Stefan Ratchford 1097 226
4 Ben Westwood 1033 219
5 Joel Monaghan 1095 145
6 Daryl Clark 1115 144
7 Richie Myler 1090 140
8 Jack Hughes 1123 128
9 Chris Bridge 1060 127
10 Ben Currie 1101 126
SUBSTITUTE APPEARANCES
Rank Statistical name Heritage number Sub apps
1 Joe Philbin 1112 99
2 George King 1113 83
3 Micky Higham 1085 77
4 Brad Dwyer 1100 75
5 Paul Wood 999 73
6 Mike Cooper 1068 66
7 David Solomona 1091 55
8 Gareth Carvell 1084 43
9 Roy Asotasi 1107 42
10 Ben Murdoch-Masila 1139 39
TRIES
Rank Statistical name Heritage number Tries
1 Ryan Atkins 1089 168
2 Joel Monaghan 1095 145
3 Chris Riley 1061 90
4 Richie Myler 1090 81
5 Stefan Ratchford 1097 80
6 Tom Lineham 1124 72
7 Ben Currie 1101 70
8 Chris Bridge 1060 64
9 Ben Westwood 1033 56
=10 Rhys Evans 1093 42
=10 Josh Charnley 1143 42
=10 Matt King 1080 42
ALL GOALS
Rank Statistical name Heritage number All goals
1 Brett Hodgson 1094 317
2 Stefan Ratchford 1097 299
3 Chris Bridge 1060 180
4 Dec Patton 1118 146
5 Lee Briers 955 121
6 Kurt Gidley 1122 116
7 Gareth O'Brien 1096 81
8 Ben Westwood 1033 78
9 Tyrone Roberts 1140 45
10 Bryson Goodwin 1138 43
TWO POINT GOALS
Rank Statistical name Heritage number 2pt goals
1 Brett Hodgson 1094 315
2 Stefan Ratchford 1097 297
3 Chris Bridge 1060 180
4 Dec Patton 1118 139
5 Kurt Gidley 1122 116
6 Lee Briers 955 107
=7 Gareth O'Brien 1096 78
=7 Ben Westwood 1033 78
=9 Tyrone Roberts 1140 43
=9 Bryson Goodwin 1138 43
DROP-GOALS
Rank Statistical name Heritage number Drop-goals
1 Lee Briers 955 14
2 Dec Patton 1118 7
=3 Gareth O'Brien 1096 3
=3 Michael Monaghan 1081 3
=5 Brett Hodgson 1094 2
=5 Stefan Ratchford 1097 2
=5 Tyrone Roberts 1140 2
=8 Chris Sandow 1120 1
=8 Richie Myler 1090 1
=8 Blake Austin 1147 1
POINTS
Rank Statistical name Heritage number Points
1 Stefan Ratchford 1097 916
2 Brett Hodgson 1094 788
3 Ryan Atkins 1089 672
4 Chris Bridge 1060 616
5 Joel Monaghan 1095 584
6 Lee Briers 955 392
7 Ben Westwood 1033 380
8 Chris Riley 1061 360
9 Dec Patton 1118 349
10 Richie Myler 1090 329
The above stats and analysis have been prepared by Neil Ormston in conjunction with Gary Slater. Neil also runs www.warringtonrugbyheritage.com, a site dedicated to preserving the history of rugby league in Warrington.
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