Rochdale Hornets
Order by: First appearance, Number of appearances, Player name (alphabetical), Most used players by position, Most successful lineup
Legend: FB = Fullback; C = Centre; W = Winger; FE = Five-Eighth; HB = Half-back; FR = Front Row; H = Hooker; 2R = Back Row; L = Lock; B = Bench.
Season Player Summary
Note: Hold the mouse over the game number to see the date and opponent for that match.
| Player | 1 NLC |
2 NLC |
3 NLC |
3 CC |
5 NLC |
4 NLC |
6 NLC |
4 CC |
1 | 2 | 3 | R16 NLC |
4 | QF NLC |
5 | 5 CC |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | qf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul OWEN | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | W | W | |||||||||||||
| Mark McCULLY | W | C | C | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | C | C | C | ||||
| James BUNYAN | C | C | C | C | C | B | C | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard VARKULIS | C | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | C | C | C | C | C | 2R | C | C | C | C | 2R | C | 2R | 2R | 2R | C | C | C | B | 2R | B | C | |||
| Chris GILES | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | FB | W | W | W | W | W | FB | FB | FB | FB | W | W | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB |
| Sam BUTTERWORTH | FE | B | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | B | B | B | B | B | B | ||||||||||||||
| Matt FIRTH | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | FE | H | B | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | |
| Ryan BENJAFIELD | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | B | B | B | FR | B | B | FR | B | FR | FR | FR | B | B | FR | FR | |||||||||
| Dave McCONNELL | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | B | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | ||||||
| Matt STURM | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | 2R | 2R | FR | FR | FR | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R |
| Andy GORSKI | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | ||||||||||
| Lee DORAN | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | |||||
| Tommy GOULDEN | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | ||||||||||||||
| Phil CANTILLON | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | H | H | H | H | H | H | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | ||||||||
| Paul ANDERSON | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | C | B | C | 2R | 2R | 2R | C | 2R | 2R | |||||||||||
| Craig ROBINSON | B | B | B | B | 2R | B | B | 2R | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | ||||||||||
| Paul NORMAN | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | ||||||||||||
| Casey MAYBERRY | W | W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lee PATTERSON | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | W | C | C | C | C | W | W | C | W | C | C | C | W | W | W | W | C | W | W | W | ||
| Phil FARRELL | FE | FE | FE | FE | 2R | FE | FE | B | L | L | B | B | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rob BALL | B | B | B | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | B | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | B | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | ||||||||||
| John HILL | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | FR | B | FR | B | FR | B | B | B | FR | FR | |||||||||||
| Lee SANDERSON | FE | B | B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian GORDON | B | B | B | FB | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin KING | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | ||||||||||||||||
| Craig DEAN | FE | HB | HB | HB | HB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John PICKERSGILL | FR | FR | B | B | B | FR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phil HASTY | B | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | |||||||||||||||||
| Andy BAILEY | B | B | B | 2R | 2R | 2R | B | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jordan ROSS | B | B |
List of Matches
| Competition | Round | Opposition | Score | FB | W | C | C | W | FE | HB | FR | HK | FR | 2R | 2R | L | B | B | B | B | ||||
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| National League Cup | Round 1 | Oldham | W | 18 | - | 16 | Owen 1T | McCully 2G▮ | Bunyan | Varkulis 1T | Giles | Butterworth 1G | Firth | Benjafield | McConnell | Sturm | Gorski | Doran▮ | Goulden | Cantillon 1T | Anderson | Robinson | Norman | |
| National League Cup | Round 2 | Keighley | W | 46 | - | 18 | Owen | Mayberry | McCully 2T 5G | Patterson 1T | Giles | Farrell 1T | Firth | Benjafield | McConnell 2T | Sturm | Gorski | Varkulis 1T | Goulden 2T | Cantillon | Ball | Robinson | Hill | |
| National League Cup | Round 3 | Halifax | W | 16 | - | 12 | Owen | Mayberry | McCully 2G | Patterson 1T | Giles 1T | Farrell | Firth | Benjafield | McConnell | Sturm | Varkulis 1T | Doran | Goulden | Cantillon | Anderson | Robinson | Hill | |
| Challenge Cup | Round 3 | Leigh Miners R. | W | 34 | - | 6 | Owen | McCully 5G | Bunyan 1T | Patterson 1T | Giles | Farrell | Firth 1T | Benjafield | McConnell | Sturm | Gorski | Varkulis 1T | Goulden 1T | Cantillon 1T | Anderson | Robinson | Hill | |
| National League Cup | Round 5 | Oldham | W | 22 | - | 10 | Owen | McCully 1T 3G | Bunyan | Patterson 2T | Giles 1T | Farrell | Firth | Benjafield | McConnell | Sturm | Varkulis | Robinson | Goulden▮ | Cantillon | Ball | Anderson | Hill | |
| National League Cup | Round 4 | Keighley | W | 32 | - | 16 | Owen | McCully 1T 2G | Bunyan 1T | Patterson | Giles 1T | Sanderson 1T | Firth | Benjafield | McConnell 3T | Sturm | Gorski | Farrell | Goulden | Cantillon | Ball | Butterworth | Hill | |
| National League Cup | Round 6 | Halifax | W | 16 | - | 6 | Owen | McCully 2G | Varkulis | Patterson | Giles 1T | Farrell | Firth | Ball | McConnell 1T | Sturm | Gorski 1T | Doran | Goulden | Cantillon | Anderson | Robinson | Benjafield | |
| Challenge Cup | Round 4 | Celtic | W | 32 | - | 8 | Owen | McCully 6G | Varkulis 2T | Patterson | Giles | Farrell | Firth | Ball | McConnell | Sturm | Gorski 1T | Doran | Goulden | Sanderson | Anderson | Robinson | Benjafield 2T | |
| National League One | Round 1 | Doncaster | W | 44 | - | 0 | Owen | McCully 1T 8G | Varkulis | Patterson 1T | Giles 2T | Butterworth 1T | Firth | Ball | McConnell | Sturm | Gorski | Doran | Goulden | Cantillon 1T | Benjafield | Anderson 1T | Hill▮ | |
| National League One | Round 2 | Oldham | W | 28 | - | 10 | Giles 1T | McCully 4G | Bunyan | Varkulis | Patterson 1T | Butterworth | Firth | Benjafield | Cantillon 2T | Sturm | Gorski | Doran | Goulden 1T | Sanderson | Norman | Anderson | Hill | |
| National League One | Round 3 | Whitehaven | L | 24 | - | 38 | Owen | McCully 4G | Varkulis▮ | Patterson 1T | Giles | Butterworth | Firth | Ball | Cantillon 2T | Sturm | Robinson | Doran | Goulden | Bunyan 1T | Benjafield | Anderson | Hill | |
| National League Cup | Rnd. of 16 | Celtic | W | 34 | - | 6 | Owen 2T | McCully 5G | Bunyan | Patterson 1T | Giles 1T | Butterworth | Firth | Ball | Cantillon 1T | Sturm 1T | Varkulis | Doran | Goulden | Gordon | Benjafield | Norman | Hill | |
| National League One | Round 4 | York City | W | 30 | - | 16 | Owen 1T | McCully 3G | Varkulis | Patterson 1T | Giles 1T | Butterworth 1T | Firth | Benjafield | Cantillon | Sturm | Gorski | Doran | Goulden 1T | Gordon | Norman 1T | Farrell | Ball | |
| National League Cup | Quarter Final | Doncaster | L | 30 | - | 36 | Owen 1T | McCully 5G | Varkulis | Patterson | Giles | Butterworth 1T | Firth | Hill | Cantillon 2T | Sturm | Gorski 1T | Doran | Farrell | Gordon | Anderson | Robinson | Norman | |
| National League One | Round 5 | Halifax | L | 12 | - | 18 | Gordon | Patterson | Varkulis | King 1G | Giles 1T | Butterworth 1G | Firth | Ball | Cantillon | Sturm | Gorski | Doran | Farrell | McConnell | Norman | Robinson 1T | Hill | |
| Challenge Cup | Round 5 | Leeds | L | 0 | - | 66 | Giles | McCully | Varkulis | Anderson | Patterson | Butterworth | Firth | Hill | McConnell | Sturm | Gorski | Doran | Goulden | Cantillon | Farrell | Robinson | Norman | |
| National League One | Round 7 | Whitehaven | W | 32 | - | 6 | Giles | McCully 3G | Patterson 1T | King 2G | Gordon | Dean 1F | Firth | Pickersgill | McConnell | Sturm | Gorski 1T | Varkulis 1T | Goulden 1T | Cantillon 1T | Anderson | Robinson | Norman | |
| National League One | Round 8 | Leigh | L | 16 | - | 30 | Giles | McCully 1G | Varkulis | King 1T 1G | Patterson | Firth | Dean | Pickersgill | McConnell▮ | Sturm | Gorski 1T | Doran | Goulden | Hasty 1T | Robinson | Cantillon | Norman | |
| National League One | Round 9 | Hull KR | L | 16 | - | 66 | Giles 1T | McCully | Patterson | King 2G | Gordon | Hasty 1T | Dean | Ball | Firth | Sturm | Gorski | Varkulis | Doran | Cantillon | Farrell | Norman | Pickersgill 1T | |
| National League One | Round 10 | Oldham | W | 22 | - | 18 | Owen | McCully | King 1T 3G | Patterson 1T▮ | Giles 2T | Hasty | Dean | Ball | McConnell | Sturm | Gorski | Varkulis | Doran | Cantillon | Norman | Robinson | Hill | |
| National League One | Round 11 | Batley | L | 12 | - | 26 | Owen | McCully | Patterson | King 2G | Giles | Hasty | Dean | Hill | McConnell 1T | Sturm | Gorski | Varkulis | Doran 1T | Firth | Bailey | Robinson | Benjafield | |
| National League One | Round 6 | Widnes | L | 38 | - | 46 | Giles 1T | McCully 1T | Varkulis 1T | King 7G | Patterson 1T | Hasty | Firth | Ball | McConnell▮ | Benjafield | Gorski | Sturm | Doran 1T | Cantillon 1T | Pickersgill | Bailey | Hill | |
| National League One | Round 12 | Doncaster | L | 28 | - | 30 | Giles | McCully | Varkulis 1T | King 6G | Patterson | Hasty | Firth | Ball | McConnell | Benjafield 1T | Gorski | Sturm 1T | Doran | Butterworth 1T | Bailey | Robinson | Pickersgill | |
| National League One | Round 13 | Leigh | L | 28 | - | 29 | Giles 1T | McCully 6G | Varkulis | Anderson | Patterson 1T | Hasty | Firth | Benjafield | McConnell | Sturm | Gorski | Bailey | Doran 1T | Butterworth 1T | Norman | Robinson | Ball | |
| National League One | Round 14 | Widnes | W | 31 | - | 18 | Giles 1T | Gordon 1F | McCully | King 1T 5G | Patterson | Hasty | Firth | Pickersgill | McConnell | Sturm | Bailey | Anderson | Doran 1T | Butterworth | Norman 1T | Cantillon 1T | Hill | |
| National League One | Round 15 | Hull KR | L | 12 | - | 26 | Giles 1T | Gordon | McCully | King 2G | Owen | Hasty▮ | Firth | Ball | McConnell | Sturm | Bailey | Anderson 1T | Doran | Butterworth | Norman | Cantillon | Hill | |
| National League One | Round 16 | Halifax | W | 24 | - | 14 | Giles | Gordon | Patterson 1T | King 1T 3G | Owen | Hasty 1F | Firth 1T | Ball | McConnell | Hill | Anderson 1T | Sturm | Doran | Butterworth | Norman | Varkulis | Benjafield | |
| National League One | Round 17 | York City | L | 18 | - | 24 | Giles | Gordon 1T | Anderson | King 3G | Patterson | Hasty | Firth | Ball | McConnell | Hill | Varkulis | Sturm 1T | Doran | Ross | Norman 1T | Robinson | Benjafield | |
| National League One | Round 18 | Batley | W | 47 | - | 20 | Giles 4T | Gordon | McCully 1T | King 7G | Patterson 1T | Hasty 1F | Firth | Ball | McConnell | Benjafield | Anderson | Sturm 1T | Doran | Butterworth | Robinson 1T | Varkulis | Norman | |
| National League One | Quarter Final | Whitehaven | L | 10 | - | 38 | Giles | Gordon | Varkulis | King 1G | Patterson 2T | Hasty | Firth | Ball | McConnell | Benjafield | Anderson | Sturm | Doran | Ross | Bailey | Robinson | Norman | |
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Tim Costello, Bill Bates, Max Turner
Sources:
League Express Rugby League Yearbook (1996 to present)
