Western Force

Western Force - Statistics
(as at 21/5/2012)

Location: Perth (1.6 million)
Home Venue - Nib Stadium, Perth (Capacity: 20 526)
Address - Meagher Drive, PO Box 146, Floreat WA 6014, Australia.
Website - www.westernforce.com.au
Email - info@rugbywa.com.au
Chairman: Dr. Russel Perry
President - David Redpath
CEO - Vern Reid
General Manager: Rugby - Mitch Hardy
Temporary Head Coach & Forwards Coach - Nick Stiles
Defence & Skills Coach - Phil Blake
Non 22/'A' Team Coach - Anthony Scotney
Head Strength & Conditioning Coach - Charlie Higgins. ASSISTANT: Brendyn Appleby
Senior Physiotherapist - Rob Naish. ASSISTANT: Merv Travers
Team Doctor - Dr. Mike Cadogan
Elite Junior Coach - Dwayne Nestor
Performance Analyst - Scott Anderson
Team Support Coordinator - Adrian Blacker
Rugby Operations Administrator - Sam Cox
Captains - David Pocock
Team media contact - Mark White (email: ,mark.white@rugbywa.com.au
Media Officer - Elise Goodin (email - elise.goodin@rugbywa.com.au
Team Colours
Ocean blue jersey, embraced by an iconic black swan. Ocean blue shorts and socks with black trim.
ALTERNATE STRIP - White jersey with a blue panel on the front, embraced by an iconic black swan. White shorts with ocean blue stripe.

INDEX
1. Players Statistics - 2012
2. Match Results - 2012
3. Match Results - 2011
4. Match Results - 2010
5. Match Results - 2009
6. Match Results - 2008
7. Overall Summary - 2006-2011
8. Players Profiles
9. Records

1. PLAYERS STATISTICS - 2012
Most Points in 2011- 170: James O'Connor
Most Tries in 2011 - 5: David Smith

Points	T	C	P	D	Total
David Harvey	1	11	20	0	87
James Stannard	3	3	10	0	51
Alfi Mafi	3	0	0	0	15
Samu Wara	3	0	0	0	15
Matthew Hodgson	2	0	0	0	10
David Pocock	2	0	0	0	10
Winston Stanley	2	0	0	0	10
Ben Seymour	0	1	2	0	8
Brett Sheehan	1	0	1	0	8
Nick Cummins	1	0	0	0	5
Ben McCalman	1	0	0	0	5
Napolioni Nalaga	1	0	0	0	5
Ben Seymour	1	0	0	0	5
Nathan Sharpe	1	0	0	0	5
T - Tries scored C - Conversions P - Penalties D - Drop goals

Tries
5	-
4	-
3	Alfi Mafi James Stannard Samu Wara
2	Matthew Hodgson David Pocock Winston Stanley
1	Nick Cummins David Harvey Ben McCalman Napolioni Nalaga Ben Seymour Brett Sheehan Nathan Sharpe

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2. MATCH RESULTS - 2012
Date	Opponent	Venue & Local Kick-off Time	Result	Tries	League pts
4/2/2012	Brumbies	Darwin	0-25	0-2	Pre-season
19/2/2012	Reds	NIB Stadium, Perth	10-40	1-6	Pre-season
24/2/2012	Brumbies	Canberra Stadium, Canberra (19:40)	17-19	1-2	1
3/3/2012	Reds	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (18:40)	20-35	2-2	0
9/3/2012	Hurricanes	NIB Stadium, Perth (19:05)	19-46	1-6	0
17/3/2012	Waratahs	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney (19:40)	21-20	2-2	4
23/3/2012	Rebels	AAMI Park, Melbourne (19:40)	29-30	4-3	2
31/3/2012	Reds	NIB Stadium, Perth (18:40)	45-19	5-3	5
6/4/2012	Chiefs	NIB Stadium, Perth (19:40)	12-20	0-2	0
13/4/2012	Waratahs	NIB Stadium, Perth (19:10)	18-23	2-2	1
21/4/2012	BYE	-	-	-	4
28/4/2012	Stormers	NIB Stadium, Perth (17:40)	3-17	0-2	0
5/5/2012	Cheetahs	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein (19:10)	13-17	1-1	1
12/5/2012	Sharks	Kings Park, Durban (17:05)	11-53	1-7	0
20/5/2012	Rebels	NIB Stadium, Perth (14:35)	31-32	3-4	1
26/5/2012	Lions	NIB Stadium, Perth (19:40)	0-0	0-0	0
2/6/2012	BYE	-	-	-	0
30/6/2012	Brumbies	NIB Stadium, Perth (17:40)	0-0	0-0	0
7/7/2012	Blues	Eden Park, Auckland (19:35)	0-0	0-0	0
14/7/2012	Crusaders	Rugby League P{ark, Christchurch (19:35)	0-0	0-0	0
20-21/7/2012	-	()	0-0	0-0	Qualifier Round
27-28/7/2012	-	()	0-0	0-0	Semi-finals
4/8/2012	-	()	0-0	0-0	FINAL

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3. MATCH RESULTS - 2011
Date	Opponent	Venue & Local Kick-off Time	Result	Tries	League pts
20/2/2011	Reds	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (16:40)	20-21	1-2	1
28/2/2011	BYE	-	-	-	4
5/3/2011	Sharks	nib Stadium, Perth (19:05)	12-39	0-5	0
12/3/2011	Blues	nib Stadium, Perth (19:05)	22-22	1-1	2
19/3/2011	Lions	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg (17:05)	27-15	2-0	4
26/3/2011	Stormers	Newlands, Cape Town (15:00)	16-51	1-6	0
2/4/2011	Rebels	nib Stadium, Perth (19:05)	25-26	3-3	1
9/4/2011	Waratahs	nib Stadium, Perth (20:05)	3-31	0-4	0
17/4/2011	Brumbies	Canberra Stadium, Canberra (16:10)	27-19	3-1	4
23/4/2011	Bulls	nib Stadium, Perth (20:05)	26-21	1-2	4
30/4/2011	Crusaders	nib Bank Stadium, Perth (20:05)	30-42	2-5	0
7/5/2011	Waratahs	SFS, Sydney (19:40)	15-20	0-2	1
14/5/2011	BYE	-	-	-	4
21/5/2011	Brumbies	nib Stadium, Perth (20:05)	13-13	1-1	2
27/5/2011	Hurricanes	WestPac Stadium, Wellington (19:35)	28-34	3-4	1
3/6/2011	Highlanders	Carisbrook, Dunedin (19:35)	21-14	2-1	4
11/6/2011	Reds	nib Stadium, Perth (20:05)	21-24	3-3	1
17/6/2011	Rebels	AAMI Stadium, Melbourne (19:40)	27-24	2-2	4

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4. MATCH RESULTS - 2010
Date	Opponent	Venue & Local Kick-off Time	Result	Tries	League pts
23/1/2010	Stormers	Newlands, Cape Town	12-54	2-7	Warm-up
26/1/2010	Sharks	Newlands, Cape Town	26-0	4-0	Warm-up
5/2/2010	Reds	Perth	31-12	5-2	Warm-up
12/2/2010	Brumbies	ME Bank Stadium, Perth: 13:05	15-24	0-3	0
20/2/2010	Hurricanes	Westpac Stadium, Wellington: 08:35	22-47	3-7	0
27/2/2010	Chiefs	ME Bank Stadium, Perth: 13:05	19-37	1-4	0
14/3/2010	Reds	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane: 08:30	10-50	1-7	0
20/3/2010	Waratahs	ME Bank Stadium, Perth: 13:10	1014	1-1	1
27/3/2010	Bulls	ME Bank Stadium, Perth: 13:10	15-28	0-3	0
2/4/2010	Stormers	ME Bank Stadium, Perth: 12:05	16-15	1-0	4
10/4/2010	Highlanders	Queenstown: 04:30	41-27	6-4	5
17/4/2010	Blues	Eden Park, Auckland: 07:30	17-38	2-6	0
23/4/2010	Crusaders	ME Bank Stadium, Perth: 13:45	24-16	3-1	4
1/5/2010	Lions	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg: 17:05	33-12	3-0	4
8/5/2010	Cheetahs	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein: 17:05	14-29	2-4	0
14/5/2010	Sharks	Absa Stadium, Durban: 19:10	22-27	1-3	1

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5. MATCH RESULTS - 2009
Date	Opponent	Venue & Local Kick-off Time	Result	Tries	League pts
23/1/2009	Crusaders	Members Equity Stadium, Perth	19-24	3-4	Warm-up
5/2/2009	Reds	Ballymore, Brisbane	19-22	3-4	Warm-up
13/2/2009	Blues	Subiaco Oval, Perth: 19:45	19-25	3-4	1
20/2/2009	Cheetahs	Subiaco Oval, Perth: 19:45	16-10	1-1	4
28/2/2009	Brumbies	Canberra Stadium, Canberra: 19:40	25-16	4-1	5
6/3/2009	Chiefs	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton: 19:35	13-31	1-4	0
14/3/2009	Crusaders	AMI Stadium, Christchurch: 17:30	23-23	2-3	2
21/3/2009	Sharks	Subiaco Oval, Perth: 19:45	10-22	1-3	0
3/4/2009	Reds	Subiaco Oval, Perth: 19:05	39-7	5-1	5
10/4/2009	Hurricanes	Subiaco Oval, Perth: 17:40	27-28	4-3	2
18/4/2009	Waratahs	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney: 19:40	15-14	2-1	4
24/4/2009	Lions	Subiaco Oval, Perth: 19:05	55-14	8-2	5
2/5/2009	Bulls	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria: 17:05	29-32	4-3	2
9/5/2009	Stormers	Newlands, Cape Town: 19:10	24-25	3-3	1
16/5/2009	Highlanders	Subiaco Oval, Perth: 19:45	33-28	4-4	5

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6. MATCH RESULTS - 2008
Date	Opponent	Venue & SA Kick-off Time	Result	Tries	League pts
2/2/2008	Crusaders	Melbourne	7-12	1-2	Warm-up
7/2/2008	Reds	Perth	39-15	6-2	Warm-up
15/2008	Sharks	Durban (19:10)	10-17	1-2	1
22/2/2008	Cheetahs	Bloemfontein (18:00)	16-15	1-2	4
29/2/2008	Lions	Johannesburg (18:30)	18-16	2-1	4
9/3/2008	Crusaders	Perth (10:00)	24-29	4-5	2
15/3/2008	Blues	North Harbour (06:30)	27-17	3-2	4
22/3/2008	Highlanders	Queenstown (03:30)	36-28	3-3	4
28/2/2008	Stormers	Perth (13:00)	16-32	2-4	0
4/4/2008	Bulls	Perth (13:45)	15-14	2-2	4
12/4/2008	Waratahs	Perth (13:05)	12-17	0-2	1
18/4/2008	Reds	Brisbane (11:40)	12-29	0-3	0
2/5/2008	Chiefs	Perth (13:05)	22-21	3-2	4
9/5/2008	Hurricanes	Wellington (09:35)	10-21	1-2	0
16/5/2008	Brumbies	Perth (13:05)	29-22	4-4	5

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7. OVERALL SUPER RUGBY SUMMARY - 2006-2011
Year & Coach	Played	Won	Lost	Draw	Pts F	Pts A	Tries F	Tries A	League points
Super 14
2006 - John Mitchell	13	1	10	2	223	373	26	47	12
2007 - John Mitchell	13	6	6	1	276	292	28	33	32
2008 - John Mitchell	13	7	6	0	247	278	26	34	33
2009 - John Mitchell	13	6	6	1	328	275	42	33	36
2010 - John Mitchell (65)	13	4	9	0	258	364	24	42	19
SUPER 14 TOTAL	65	24	37	4	1332	1582	146	189	132
Australian Conference (Super 15 since 2011)
2011 - Richard Graham	16	5	9	2	333	416	25	42	37(x)
2012 - Richard Graham (24 - he resigned on 20/4/2012) Nick Stiles (4)	12	2	10	0	239	331	22	36	19(x)
SUPER 15 TOTAL	28	7	19	2	572	747	47	78	56
OVERALL TOTAL
-	93	31	56	6	1904	2329	193	267	188
(+) Including league points via BYE'S

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8. PLAYERS PROFILES
Name	Club	Date of Birth	Position	Height	Weight
Phoenix Battye	Wanneroo	28/9/1990	Lock	2.05m	115kg
Richard Brown	Cottesloe	28/8/1984	Loose forward	1.89m	103kg
Nathan Charles	Sydney University	9/1/1989	Hooker	1.83m	104kg
Pek Cowan	Warringah	2/6/1986	Prop	1.85m	116kg
Nick Cummins	Southern Districts	5/10/1987	Wing	1.89m	99kg
Pat Dellitt	Nedlands	21/8/1986	Utility back	1.92m	100kg
Tetera Faulkner	Southern Districts	26/7/1988	Prop	1.78m	117kg
Matt Hodgson	Wanneroo	25/6/1981	Flank	1.85m	103kg
Kierin Longbottom	Eastwood	20/12/1985	Prop	1.81m	115kg
Toby Lynn	Wanneroo	6/10/1984	Lock	1.97m	113kg
Alfie Mafi	Sydney University	8/6/1988	Centre	1.82m	95kg
Salesi Ma'afu	West Harbour	22/3/1983	Prop	1.84m	125kg
Lachlan McCaffrey	Eastwood	17/3/1990	Flank	1.94m	108kg
Ben McCalman	Kalamunda	18/3/1988	Flank	1.92m	106kg
Napolioni Nalaga	TBC	7/4/1986	Wing	1.91m	105kg
David Pocock (CAPTAIN)	UWA	23/4/1988	Flank	1.84m	104kg
Jordan Rapana	Wanneroo	15/8/1989	Centre/wing	1.87m	100kg
Ben Seymour	Manly	1/9/1990	Flyhalf	1.81m	90kg
Nathan Sharpe	Cottesloe	26/2/1978	Lock	2.00m	115kg
Brett Sheahan	Warringah	16/9/1979	Scrumhalf	1.79m	90kg
Cameron Shepherd	Northern Suburbs	30/3/1984	Fullback/wing	1.89m	104kg
Rory Sidey	West Harbour	4/7/1986	Utility back	1.88m	100kg
Winston Stanley	TBC	11/2/1989	Wing/centre	1.84m	95kg
James Stannard	Eastwood	21/2/1983	Scrum/flyhalf	1.74m	82kg
Will Tupou	TBC	20/7/1990	Scrumhalf	1.89m	104kg
Justin Turner	Associates	12/3/1990	Scrumhalf	1.80m	87kg
Ben Whittaker	Gordon	10/10/1989	Hooker	1.89m	113kg
Sam Wykes	West Harbour	25/4/1988	Lock/flanker	1.97m	111kg
Extended Squad	-	-	-	-	-
Angus Cottrell	Bulldogs	20/11/1989	Flank	1.91m	105kg
Kyle Godwin	Associates	30/7/1992	Flyhalf	1.87m	87kg
SSalesi Manu	Warringah	26/9/1990	Prop	1.85m	122kg
Elvis Talone	Manly	25/5/1983	Hooker	1.80m	112kg
Samu Wara	Northern Suburbs	24/1/1986	Wing	1.83m	92kg

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9. RECORDS

Individual
Most points in a match (+20)
25	Cameron Shepherd (vs Bulls, Pretoria: 2007)
23	Cameron Shepherd (vs Reds, Perth: 2007)
21	Matt Giteau (vs Chiefs, Hamilton: 2007)
20	Matt Giteau (vs Lions, Perth: 2009)
20	James O'Connor (vs Reds, Brisbane: 2011)
20	David Harvey (vs Reds, Perth: 2012)
Most points in a season (+50)
170	James O'Connor (2011)
128	Matt Giteau (2009)
121	Cameron Shepherd (2006)
115	Cameron Shepherd (2007)
104	James O'Connor (2010)
94	Matt Giteau (2008)
87	David Harvey (2012)
71	Matt Giteau (2007)
53	Cameron Shepherd (2008)
51	James Stannard (2012)
Most points in a career
370	Cameron Shepherd Waratahs - 2004-2005: 30 Western Force - 2006-2010: 370 TOTAL: 400
306	James O'Connor (2008-2011)
293	Matt Giteau Brumbies - 2003-2006: 151 Western Force - 2007-2009: 293 TOTAL: 444
Most tries in match (+2)
3	Scott Staniforth (vs Cats, Johannesburg - 2006)
3	Cameron Shepherd (vs Brumbies, Canberra - 2009)
2	Scott Staniforth vs Bulls (Perth - 2006) vs Highlanders (Perth, 2009)
2	Cameron Shepherd (vs Highlanders, Dunedin - 2006)
2	Cameron Shepherd vs Bulls, Pretoria - 2007 vs Lions, Perth - 2009 vs Highlanders, Queenstown - 2010 vs Crusaders, Perth - 2011
2	Matt Giteau vs Chiefs, Hamilton - 2007 vs Stormers, Cape Town - 2009
2	Ryan Cross vs Cheetahs, Perth - 2007 vs Highlanders, Queenstown - 2010
2	Scott Staniforth (vs Cheetahs, Perth - 2007)
2	Nick Cummins (vs Hurricanes, Perth - 2009)
2	David Smith (vs Highlanders, Dunedin - 2011)
2	Rory Sidey (vs Reds, Perth - 2011)
2	Penalty Tries (vs Lions, Perth - 2009)
Most tries in a season (+5)
9	Scott Staniforth (2006)
7	Cameron Shepherd (2006, 2007, 2009)
5	Scott Staniforth (2009)
5	David Smith (2011)
Most tries in a career
30	Cameron Shepherd Waratahs - 2004-2005: 6 Western Force - 2006-2011: 30 TOTAL: 36
18	Scott Staniforth Waratahs - 1998-2004: 23 Western Force - 2006-2010: 18 TOTAL: 41
15	Ryan Cross (2007-2010)
12	Drew Mitchell Reds - 2004-2005: 6 Western Force - 2006-2009: 12 TOTAL: 18
10	James O'Connor (2008-2011)
9	Matt Giteau Brumbies - 2003-2006: 23 Western Force - 2007-2009: 9 TOTAL: 32

Team
Most points in a match (+30)
55	vs Lions 55-14 (Perth, 2009)
45	vs Cheetahs 45-17 (Perth, 2007)
45	vs Reds 45-19 (Perth, 2012)
41	vs Highlanders 41-27 (Queenstown, 2010)
38	vs Reds 38-3 (Perth, 2007)
36	vs Chiefs 36-64 (Hamilton, 2007)
36	vs Highlanders 36-28 (Queenstown, 2008)
34	vs Cats 34-34 (Johannesburg, 2006)
33	vs Highlanders 33-28 (Perth, 2009)
33	vs Lions 33-12 (Johannesburg, 2010)
31	vs Rebels 31-32 (Perth, 2012)
30	vs Bulls 30-27 (Pretoria, 2007)
Biggest victories (+20)
41	vs Lions 55-14 (Perth, 2009)
35	vs Reds 38-3 (Perth, 2007)
28	vs Cheetahs 45-17 (Perth, 2007)
26	vs Reds 45-19 (Perth, 2012)
21	vs Lions 33-12 (Johannesburg, 2010)
Most points conceded in a match (+30)
64	vs Chiefs (Hamilton, 2007)
53	vs Crusaders (Christchurch, 2007)
53	vs Sharks (Durban, 2012)
51	vs Stormers (Cape Town, 2011)
50	vs Reds (Brisbane, 2010)
47	vs Hurricanes (Wellington, 2010)
46	vs Hurricanes (Perth, 2012)
42	vs Crusaders (Perth, 2011)
41	vs Sharks (Durban, 2006)
39	vs Blues (Auckland, 2006)
39	vs Sharks (Perth, 2011)
38	vs Blues (Auckland, 2010)
37	vs Chiefs (Perth: 2010)
35	vs Reds (Brisbane, 2012)
34	vs Cats (Johannesburg, 2006)
33	vs Blues (Perth, 2007)
32	vs Waratahs (Perth, 2006)
32	vs Stormers (Perth, 2008)
32	vs Rebels (Perth, 2012)
31	vs Chiefs (Hamilton: 2009)
31	vs Waratahs (Perth, 2011)
30	vs Bulls (Perth, 2006)
30	vs Rebels (Melbourne, 2012)
Biggest defeats (+20)
53	lost to Crusaders 0-53 (Christchurch, 2007)
42	lost to Sharks 11-53 (Durban, 2012)
40	lost to Reds 10-50 (Brisbane, 2010)
33	lost to Stormers 16-51 (Cape Town, 2011)
31	lost to Blues 8-39 (Auckland, 2006)
28	lost to Chiefs 36-64 (Hamilton, 2007)
28	lost to Waratahs 3-31 (Perth, 2011)
27	lost to Blues 6-33 (Perth, 2007)
27	lost to Sharks 12-39 (Perth, 2011)
27	lost to Hurricanes 19-46 (Perth, 2012)
25	lost to Waratahs 7-32 (Perth, 2006)
25	lost to Hurricanes 22-47 (Wellington, 2010)
24	lost to Hurricanes 5-29 (New Plymouth, 2006)
Most tries in a match (+4)
8	vs Lions 55-14 (Perth, 2009)
7	vs Cheetahs (Perth, 2007)
5	vs Chiefs (Hamilton, 2007)
5	vs Reds 45-19 (Perth, 2012)
4	vs Cats (Johannesburg, 2006)
4	vs Sharks (Durban, 2006)
4	vs Reds (Perth, 2007)
4	vs Crusaders (Perth, 2008)
4	vs Brumbies (Perth, 2008)
4	vs Hurricanes (Perth, 2009)
4	vs Highlanders Perth, 2009 Queenstown, 2010
4	vs Rebels, 2012
Most tries conceded in a match (+4)
9	vs Chiefs (Hamilton, 2007)
8	vs Crusaders (Christchurch, 2007)
7	vs Hurricanes (Wellington, 2010)
7	vs Reds (Brisbane, 2010)
7	vs Sharks (Durban, 2012)
6	vs Blues (Auckland, 2006) vs Blues (Auckland, 2010)
6	vs Stormers (Cape Town, 2011)
6	vs Hurricanes (Perth, 2012)
5	vs Cats (Johannesburg, 2006)
5	vs Sharks (Durban, 2006)
5	vs Crusaders Perth, 2008 Perth, 2011
5	vs Sharks (Perth, 2011)
4	vs Hurricanes (New Plymouth, 2006)
4	vs Waratahs Perth, 2006 Perth, 2011
4	vs Stormers (Perth, 2006)
4	vs Blues (Perth, 2007)
4	vs Stormers (Perth, 2008)
4	vs Brumbies (Perth, 2008)
4	vs Chiefs Hamilton (2009) Perth (2010)
4	vs Highlanders (Perth, 2009)
4	vs Cheetahs (Bloemfontein, 2010)
4	vs Rebels (Perth, 2012)
Most consecutive defeats
9	10/2/2006 - 14/4/2006
First victory
After 12 games	Since 10/2/2006 - on 6/5/2006
Most points in a season (+250)
333	2011 (16 games)
328	2009 (13 games)
276	2007 (13 games)
258	2010 (13 games)
Most tries in a season (+25)
42	2009 (13 games)
28	2007 (13 games)
26	2006 (13 games)
26	2008 (13 games)
25	2011 (16 games)