2011 NRL Under-20s season
# 2011 NRL Under-20s season

The 2011 NRL Under-20s season was the fourth season of the National Rugby League's Under-20s competition. The competition, known commercially as the 2011 Toyota Cup due to sponsorship from Toyota, was solely for under-20s players. The draw and structure of the competition mirrored that of the 2011 NRL Telstra Premiership season.

## Ladder

2011 National Youth Competition seasonvte :

| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | New Zealand Warriors (P) | 24 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 851 | 494 | +357 | 43 |
| 2 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 758 | 509 | +249 | 38 |
| 3 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 707 | 600 | +107 | 37 |
| 4 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 678 | 517 | +161 | 36 |
| 5 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 639 | 523 | +116 | 35 |
| 6 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 659 | 458 | +201 | 32 |
| 7 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 607 | 529 | +78 | 30 |
| 8 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 638 | 660 | -22 | 29 |
| 9 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 752 | 551 | +201 | 28 |
| 10 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 558 | 709 | -151 | 28 |
| 11 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 562 | 594 | -32 | 26 |
| 12 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 547 | 556 | -9 | 25 |
| 13 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 683 | 749 | -66 | 21 |
| 14 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 467 | 779 | -312 | 15 |
| 15 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 454 | 881 | -427 | 13 |
| 16 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 432 | 843 | -411 | 12 |

## Finals series

| Qualifying finals | Qualifying finals | Qualifying finals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | New Zealand Warriors | 54 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | North Queensland Cowboys | 48 | | | | 1W | New Zealand Warriors | 64 | | | |
| | | | 4W | Melbourne Storm | 20 | | Canterbury Bulldogs | 0 | | | |
| 2 | Cronulla Sharks | 28 | 2L | Canterbury Bulldogs | 22 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Cronulla Sharks | 28 | 2L | Canterbury Bulldogs | 22 | | | | New Zealand Warriors | New Zealand Warriors | 31 |
| 7 | Melbourne Storm | 26 | | | | | | | New Zealand Warriors | New Zealand Warriors | 31 |
| 7 | Melbourne Storm | 26 | | | | | | | North Queensland Cowboys | North Queensland Cowboys | 30 |
| 3 | Sydney Roosters | 10 | | | | 2W | North Queensland Cowboys | 38 | | | |
| 6 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 12 | 3W | Cronulla Sharks | 14 | | Cronulla Sharks | 14 | | | |
| | | | 1L | Sydney Roosters | 4 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Wests Tigers | 26 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Newcastle Knights | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee |
| Qualifying Finals ||||||
| (4) Melbourne Storm | 26-10 | (5) Sydney Roosters | 11 September 2011, 1:30pm | AAMI Park, Melbourne | |
| (3) Cronulla Sharks | 28-12 | (6) Canterbury Bulldogs | 10 September 2011, 6:00pm | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | |
| (2) North Queensland Cowboys | 48-26 | (7) Wests Tigers | 9 September 2011, 5:15pm | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | |
| (1) New Zealand Warriors | 54-6 | (8) Newcastle Knights | 10 September 2011, 4:15pm | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | |
| Semi-finals ||||||
| Melbourne Storm | 20-22 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 16 September 2011, 5:15pm | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | |
| Cronulla Sharks | 14-4 | Sydney Roosters | 17 September 2011, 5:15pm | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | |
| Preliminary Finals ||||||
| North Queensland Cowboys | 38-14 | Cronulla Sharks | 23 September 2011, 5:15pm | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | |
| New Zealand Warriors | 64-0 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 24 September 2011, 5:15pm | AAMI Park, Melbourne | |
| Grand Final ||||||
| New Zealand Warriors | 31-30 | North Queensland Cowboys | 2 October 2011, 2:15pm | ANZ Stadium | |

## Player statistics

### Leading try scorers

Top 10 try scorers :

| Pos | Name | Tries | Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Omar Slaimankhel | 26 | New Zealand |
| 2 | Michael Parker-Walshe | 21 | North Queensland |
| 3 | Marmin Barba | 19 | Parramatta |
| 4= | Tautau Moga | 18 | Sydney |
| 4= | Luke Pickerd | 18 | Cronulla |
| 6= | Daniel Abou-Sleiman | 17 | Canterbury |
| 6= | Dale Copley | 17 | Brisbane |
| 6= | Mahe Fonua | 17 | Melbourne |
| 6= | Adam Henry | 17 | New Zealand |
| 10 | Wayne Ulugia | 16 | North Queensland |

**Most tries in a game**

Top 5 most tries in a game :

| | Player | Team | Opponent | Round | Tries |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1= | Matthew Berwick | Brisbane | North Queensland | 23 | 4 |
| 1= | Kyle Feldt | North Queensland | Newcastle | 18 | 4 |
| 1= | Jerome Leedy | Brisbane | Manly | 26 | 4 |
| 1= | Tautau Moga | Sydney | Cronulla | 24 | 4 |
| 1= | James Tedesco | Wests Tigers | Melbourne | 15 | 4 |
| 1= | Jack Wighton | Canberra | Gold Coast | 4 | 4 |

### Leading point scorers

Top 10 overall point scorers :

| | Player | Team | T | G | FG | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dylan Collier | New Zealand | 14 | 102 | - | 260 |
| 2 | Kyle Feldt | North Queensland | 14 | 87 | - | 230 |
| 3 | Matt McGahan | Melbourne | 6 | 85 | - | 194 |
| 4 | Chris Medcalf | Canberra | 9 | 78 | - | 192 |
| 5 | Chris Taripo | Sydney | 10 | 53 | - | 146 |
| 6 | Mitchell Frei | Brisbane | 4 | 62 | - | 140 |
| 7 | Jacob Miller | Wests Tigers | 5 | 54 | - | 128 |
| 8 | Kane Gillies | St. George Illawarra | 8 | 44 | - | 120 |
| 9 | Ali Hijazi | Cronulla | 4 | 50 | - | 116 |
| 10 | Cameron Breust | Parramatta | 4 | 47 | 1 | 111 |

**Most points in a game**

Top 5 most points in a game :

| | Player | Team | Opponent | Round | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kyle Feldt | North Queensland | Newcastle | 18 | 4 | 5 | - | 26 |
| 2 | Blake Austin | Penrith | Cronulla | 3 | 3 | 6 | - | 24 |
| 3 | Chris Taripo | Sydney | Canberra | 17 | 2 | 7 | - | 22 |
| 5= | Kane Gillies | St. George Illawarra | Manly | 16 | 2 | 7 | - | 22 |
| 5= | Chris Medcalf | Canberra | Manly | 9 | 1 | 9 | - | 22 |

### Leading goal scorers

Top 10 goal scorers :

| Pos | Name | Goals | Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dylan Collier | 102 | New Zealand |
| 2 | Kyle Feldt | 87 | North Queensland |
| 3 | Matt McGahan | 85 | Melbourne |
| 4 | Chris Medcalf | 78 | Canberra |
| 5 | Mitchell Frei | 62 | Brisbane |
| 6 | Jacob Miller | 54 | Wests Tigers |
| 7 | Chris Taripo | 53 | Sydney |
| 8 | Ali Hijazi | 51 | Cronulla |
| 9 | Cameron Breust | 47 | Parramatta |
| 10 | Kane Gillies | 44 | St. George Illawarra |

**Most goals in a game**

Top 5 most goals in a game :

| | Player | Team | Opponent | Round | Goals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1= | Dylan Collier | New Zealand | South Sydney | 11 | 9 |
| 1= | Mitchell Frei | Brisbane | Newcastle | 5 | 9 |
| 1= | Chris Medcalf | Canberra | Gold Coast | 4 | 9 |
| 1= | Chris Medcalf | Canberra | Manly | 9 | 9 |
| 1= | Jacob Miller | Wests Tigers | Melbourne | 15 | 9 |
| 1= | Daniel Wallace | Brisbane | South Sydney | 25 | 9 |

### Leading field goal scorers

Top 10 field goal scorers :

| Pos | Name | Team | Field Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1= | Chad Townsend | Cronulla | 2 |
| 1= | Jason Whebe | Parramatta | 2 |
| 3= | Jay Bonnell | Wests Tigers | 1 |
| 3= | Cameron Breust | Parramatta | 1 |
| 3= | Ryley Jacks | Sydney | 1 |
| 3= | Penani Manumalealii | Cronulla | 1 |
| 3= | Jordan Meads | New Zealand | 1 |
| 3= | Jordan Rankin | Gold Coast | 1 |
| 3= | Aiden Sezer | Canterbury | 1 |
| 3= | Sam Williams | Canberra | 1 |

## Club statistics

### Biggest Wins

Top 10 biggest winning margins :

| Pos | Winning Team | Losing Team | Round | Score | Margin |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Brisbane | Manly | 26 | 64-0 | 64 |
| 1 = | New Zealand | Canterbury | Preliminary Final | 64-0 | 64 |
| 2 | New Zealand | South Sydney | 11 | 62-6 | 56 |
| 3 | Canterbury | Manly | 24 | 52-0 | 52 |
| 4= | Brisbane | Newcastle | 5 | 54-6 | 48 |
| 4= | Brisbane | South Sydney | 25 | 54-6 | 48 |
| 4= | North Queensland | South Sydney | 24 | 58-10 | 48 |
| 7 | Newcastle | Penrith | 1 | 62-16 | 46 |
| 8 | Canterbury | Manly | 13 | 50-6 | 44 |
| 9= | Sydney | Canterbury | 21 | 50-8 | 42 |
| 9= | New Zealand | Sydney | 5 | 42-0 | 42 |

### Winning Streaks

* Winning streak still active

Top 5 longest winning streaks :

| Pos | Team | First Win | Round | Last Win | Round | Games Won |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sydney | 26-14 vs Newcastle | 16 | Current Streak | - | 11 |
| 2= | Canterbury | 38-16 vs South Sydney | 7 | 30-26 vs Cronulla | 15 | 7 |
| 2= | Cronulla | 28-16 vs Gold Coast | 16 | 38-18 vs Gold Coast | 22 | 7 |
| 2= | Melbourne | 34-30 vs Canterbury | 4 | 24-12 vs Canberra | 10 | 7 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 56-26 vs Penrith | 8 | 30-16 vs Wests Tigers | 14 | 6 |

* QF = Qualifying Finals
* SF = Semi-finals
* PF = Preliminary Finals
* GF = Grand Final

### Losing Streaks

* Losing streak still active

Top 5 longest losing streaks :

| Pos | Team | First Loss | Round | Last Loss | Round | Games Lost |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | South Sydney | 16-17 vs Sydney | 19 | Current Streak | - | 8 |
| 2= | Canberra | 20-56 vs Sydney | 17 | 8-24 vs Newcastle | 22 | 6 |
| 2= | Manly | 20-21 vs Cronulla | 5 | 32-34 vs Gold Coast | 10 | 6 |
| 2= | Manly | 16-30 vs Parramatta | 15 | 18-26 vs Sydney | 22 | 6 |
| 2= | South Sydney | 16-38 vs Canterbury | 7 | 16-40 vs Melbourne | 13 | 6 |

* QF = Qualifying Finals
* SF = Semi-finals
* PF = Preliminary Finals
* GF = Grand Final

### Team of the Year

On 30 August 2011, the 2011 Toyota Cup team of the Year was announced. The team included 15 first time winners including coach John Ackland, while Dane Gagai and Dale Finucane had previously been named in the 2010 Team of the Year. Kenneath Bromwich and Jesse Bromwich, a member of the 2009 Team of the Year, became the first brothers to be selected in a team of the Year.

| Position | Player | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Fullback | Omar Slaimankhel | New Zealand |
| Wing | Dane Gagai | Brisbane |
| Centre | Konrad Hurrell | New Zealand |
| Centre | Mahe Fonua | Melbourne |
| Wing | James Roberts | South Sydney |
| Five-Eight | Carlos Tuimavave | New Zealand |
| Halfback | Jacob Miller | Wests Tigers |
| Prop | Kane Evans | Sydney |
| Hooker | Kurt Baptiste | Brisbane |
| Prop | Dale Finucane | Canterbury |
| Second-Row | Jason Taumalolo | North Queensland |
| Second-Row | Alex McKinnon | St. George Illawarra |
| Lock | Tyrone Peachey | Cronulla |
| Bench | Kenneath Bromwich | Melbourne |
| Bench | Tim Lafai | Canterbury |
| Bench | Jack de Belin | St. George Illawarra |
| Bench | Kyle Feldt | North Queensland |
| Coach | John Ackland | New Zealand |
