Chris FLANNERY [
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Sat May 5, 2012
by Stobart Super League
Source: www.superleague.co.ukSt Helens brushed aside Wakefield Trinity Wildcats with a eight-try show to notch their third consecutive Stobart Super League.
Chris Flannery swept over for a hat-trick and Sol Soliola crossed twice as Saints warmed up for Saturday's Carnegie Challenge Cup quarter-final at Wigan Warriors in style.
Wakefield trailed 22-6 at half-time with James Roby scoring a memorable long-range try for Saints in the second half.
The Wildcats, after a weekend off following their fourth-round cup loss at Leeds Rhinos, opted to leave out Isaac John and also Paul Johnson against his old club despite clearing a two-match ban.
Andy Ellis stepped into the pack for Oliver Wilkes who suffered a damaged thumb in an outstanding display in the win over Salford City Reds a fortnight ago.
Saints expected to have England forward Jon Wilkin back after a shoulder injury sustained at Wigan on Good Friday ? interim coach Mike Rush's only defeat in seven matches since the departure of Royce Simmons.
But Wilkin failed a fitness test although Australian forward Anthony Laffranchi returned after missing the 76-0 cup romp over Oldham.
Saints piled up 98 points in their two league wins last season over Wakefield, who fell behind to a Flannery try after six minutes.
Man-of-the-match Flannery supported Paul Wellens incisive burst and Lomax tagged on the straightforward conversion.
But Wakefield hit back almost immediately with the Saints defence failing to deal with Matt Wildie's high kick and Dean Collis pouncing on the loose ball with Paul Sykes converting.
Soliola was prominent for Saints with several thundering tackles but was then at fault with a handling error to allow Ben Cockayne to set up an attack.
Soliola made amends after 22 minutes by taking Wellens' pass to crash through a brave Wildie tackle and stretch over the line to make it 12-6.
Wakefield continued to strive for an opening and Danny Kirmond was only denied a try by a superb Wellens tackle.
Soliola grabbed his second try after taking Roby's pass to dart 30 metres and outpace the Wildcats cover in the 29th minute.
A high tackle on Wellens increased the pressure on Wakefield who conceded a fourth try just before the break when Lomax burrowed over.
Lomax booted his third conversion to fire his side ahead 22-6 at the break.
Saints turned defence into attack early in the second half after Wakefield's Frankie Mariano spilled the ball when they threatened to score.
Lomax' grubber bounced perfectly for Flannery to notch his second try and extend the advantage to 26-6.
Roby's short pass gave Flannery his hat-trick before smart handling from Wellens and Michael Shenton put Tommy Makinson over in the corner.
Then Roby intercepted a Collis pass near his own line to sprint 90 metres for a remarkable effort and increase the lead to 38-6.
Peter Fox touched down in the corner after brushing past Meli eight minutes from time for Wakefield's second try converted by Sykes.
Saints win would have been bigger had Lomax not been off target with five of his eight goal attempts.
Thu February 23, 2012
St Helens Australian back-row forward Chris Flannery is set to hang up his boots at the end of the season.
The former Queensland Origin player, who turns 32 in June, is out of contract at the end of the year and will not seek an extension.
"I think this will be my last year," he said during a break in preparations for Friday's Stobart Super League clash with Catalan Dragons at Langtree Park.
"We're going to go back to Australia after this. We've been over here for four and a half, nearly five years now. We've got a couple of young kids so it's time to get back to Australia.
"Hopefully, I'll have a big year this year and finish it off in the right fashion."
Flannery, who joined St Helens on a three-and-a-half-year deal in the summer of 2007, played in four consecutive losing Super League Grand Finals but missed his side's fifth successive defeat by Leeds Rhinos last October because of injury.
The tough-tackling forward, who won the 2002 NRL Premiership with Sydney Roosters, is unlikely to seek a new club when he returns home.
"I think I'll hang the boots up," he said. "I'll go back and get some of that sunshine, to the house on the beach and do a bit of surfing. I'm looking forward to it."
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 2012 Stobart Super League
St Helens
11 games; 4 tries, 16 points.
[View] Round 2 [10 Feb 12] W 38-10 v Salford City (H). [SR]
[View] Round 3 [19 Feb 12] D 36-36 v Hull KR (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 4 [24 Feb 12] L 32-34 v Catalans (H). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [17 Mar 12] L 8-12 v Bradford (A). [BE]
[View] Round 8 [25 Mar 12] W 46-6 v Leeds (H). [SR]
[View] Round 9 [30 Mar 12] W 28-16 v Warrington (A). [SR]
[View] Round 10 [06 Apr 12] L 10-28 v Wigan (H). [SR]
[View] Round 11 [09 Apr 12] W 18-12 v Castleford (A). [LK]
[View] Round 12 [20 Apr 12] W 62-0 v Widnes (H). [SR]
[View] Round 13 [04 May 12] W 38-12 v Wakefield (H). [SR] 12 Pts; 3t
[View] Round 14 [21 May 12] W 31-18 v Leeds (A). [SR]
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2011 engage English Super League
St Helens
17 games; 6 tries, 24 points.
[View] Round 2 [18 Feb 11] W 56-22 v Salford City (A). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 3 [25 Feb 11] L 18-25 v Warrington (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 4 [05 Mar 11] W 22-16 v Catalans (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 5 [11 Mar 11] L 16-27 v Harlequins (H). [SR]
[View] Round 6 [19 Mar 11] W 30-16 v Leeds (A). [SR]
[View] Round 7 [25 Mar 11] W 28-16 v Bradford (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 8 [01 Apr 11] W 34-16 v Hull KR (H). [SR]
[View] Round 9 [08 Apr 11] W 34-18 v Crusaders (A). [SR]
[View] Round 10 [15 Apr 11] W 52-6 v Wakefield (H). [SR]
[View] Round 17 [12 Jun 11] D 14-14 v Bradford (A). [BE]
[View] Round 18 [17 Jun 11] L 10-32 v Wigan (H). [BE]
[View] Round 19 [24 Jun 11] L 28-35 v Warrington (A). [SR]
[View] Round 20 [01 Jul 11] W 28-14 v Hull FC (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 21 [10 Jul 11] W 46-6 v Wakefield (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [15 Jul 11] W 40-18 v Catalans (H). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [31 Jul 11] W 46-26 v Castleford (A). [SR]
[View] Round 25 [21 Aug 11] L 22-24 v Hull KR (A). [SR]
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2010 engage English Super League
St Helens
24 games; 9 tries, 36 points.
[View] Round 1 [06 Feb 10] L 12-32 v Hull FC (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [14 Feb 10] W 38-6 v Bradford (A). [SR]
[View] Round 6 [12 Mar 10] W 37-30 v Crusaders (H). [LK]
[View] Round 7 [19 Mar 10] W 28-18 v Warrington (H). [SR]
[View] Round 8 [28 Mar 10] W 24-6 v Huddersfield (A). [SR]
[View] Round 9 [02 Apr 10] L 10-18 v Wigan (H). [SR]
[View] Round 10 [05 Apr 10] W 52-18 v Castleford (A). [SR]
[View] Round 11 [10 Apr 10] W 32-24 v Harlequins (A). [LK]
[View] Round 12 [24 Apr 10] W 41-20 v Leeds (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 13 - Magic Weekend [02 May 10] W 54-0 v Hull KR. [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 15 [21 May 10] W 68-12 v Hull KR (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 16 [04 Jun 10] L 26-27 v Hull FC (A). [CT]
[View] Round 17 [11 Jun 10] W 30-22 v Huddersfield (H). [SR]
[View] Round 18 [20 Jun 10] W 26-24 v Wigan (A). [CT]
[View] Round 19 [25 Jun 10] W 58-34 v Salford City (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 20 [03 Jul 10] L 24-28 v Leeds (A). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 21 [09 Jul 10] L 20-30 v Catalans (H). [LK]
[View] Round 24 [31 Jul 10] W 26-24 v Warrington (A). [CT]
[View] Round 25 [13 Aug 10] W 60-12 v Bradford (H). [SR]
[View] Round 26 [21 Aug 10] W 36-10 v Crusaders (A). [SR]
[View] Round 27 [04 Sep 10] W 40-30 v Castleford (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week 1 [10 Sep 10] W 28-12 v Warrington (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week 3 [24 Sep 10] W 42-22 v Huddersfield (H). [CT]
[View] Grand Final [02 Oct 10] L 10-22 v Wigan. [SR]
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2009 engage English Super League
St Helens
24 games; 4 tries, 16 points.
[View] Round 1 [13 Feb 09] W 26-14 v Warrington (H). [SR]
[View] Round 2 [22 Feb 09] W 23-6 v Huddersfield (A). [SR]
[View] Round 5 [13 Mar 09] W 38-12 v Salford City (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 6 [20 Mar 09] W 26-18 v Leeds (H). [SR]
[View] Round 7 [27 Mar 09] W 42-18 v Wakefield (A). [SR]
[View] Round 11 [24 Apr 09] L 30-34 v Bradford (H). [SR]
[View] Round 12 [02 May 09] L 18-38 v Wigan. [SR]
[View] Round 13 [16 May 09] W 32-28 v Les Catalans (A). [SR]
[View] Round 14 [22 May 09] W 22-12 v Harlequins (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 15 [05 Jun 09] W 30-6 v Hull FC (A). [SR]
[View] Round 16 [12 Jun 09] W 50-10 v Castleford (H). [SR]
[View] Round 17 [21 Jun 09] W 44-18 v Bradford (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 18 [26 Jun 09] W 30-0 v Celtic (H). [SR]
[View] Round 19 [03 Jul 09] L 10-20 v Salford City (A). [CT]
[View] Round 20 [11 Jul 09] W 40-26 v Warrington (A). [SR]
[View] Round 22 [25 Jul 09] W 44-24 v Harlequins (A). [SR]
[View] Round 23 [31 Jul 09] W 10-6 v Wigan (H). [SR]
[View] Round 24 [16 Aug 09] L 10-26 v Hull KR (A). [SR]
[View] Round 25 [21 Aug 09] W 12-10 v Huddersfield (H). [SR]
[View] Round 26 [04 Sep 09] L 10-18 v Leeds (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 27 [11 Sep 09] L 12-24 v Les Catalans (H). [SR]
[View] Finals Week 1 [19 Sep 09] W 15-2 v Huddersfield (H). [SR]
[View] Finals Week 3 [03 Oct 09] W 14-10 v Wigan (H). [SR]
[View] Grand Final [10 Oct 09] L 10-18 v Leeds. [SR]
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2008 engage English Super League
St Helens
22 games; 6 tries, 24 points.
[View] Round 1 [10 Feb 08] L 22-24 v Hull KR (A). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [15 Feb 08] W 30-22 v Warrington (H). [LK]
[View] Round 6 [15 Mar 08] L 10-24 v Les Catalans (A). [LK]
[View] Round 7 [21 Mar 08] W 46-10 v Wigan (H). [SR]
[View] Round 8 [24 Mar 08] L 26-28 v Huddersfield (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 9 [28 Mar 08] L 10-14 v Leeds (H). [SR]
[View] Round 10 [06 Apr 08] L 24-30 v Castleford (A). [LK]
[View] Round 11 [11 Apr 08] W 58-12 v Harlequins (H). [LK]
[View] Round 12 [25 Apr 08] W 30-22 v Warrington (A). [CT]
[View] Round 13 [04 May 08] W 57-16 v Wigan. [SR]
[View] Round 14 [17 May 08] W 28-10 v Les Catalans (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 15 [25 May 08] W 16-8 v Hull FC (A). [LK]
[View] Round 16 [06 Jun 08] W 52-10 v Hull KR (H). [SR]
[View] Round 21 [11 Jul 08] W 68-12 v Castleford (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [18 Jul 08] W 46-12 v Wigan (A). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [03 Aug 08] W 42-10 v Wakefield (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [09 Aug 08] W 17-16 v Warrington (H). [CT]
[View] Round 25 [17 Aug 08] W 32-16 v Harlequins (A). [LK]
[View] Round 26 [24 Aug 08] W 40-22 v Huddersfield (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 27 [05 Sep 08] D 16-16 v Wigan (H). [LK]
[View] Finals Week 2 [19 Sep 08] W 38-10 v Leeds (H). [LK]
[View] Grand Final [04 Oct 08] L 16-24 v Leeds. [LK]
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2007 engage English Super League
St Helens
9 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 21 [20 Jul 07] W 19-12 v Wigan (H). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [03 Aug 07] W 31-20 v Hull FC (H). [LK]
[View] Round 23 [11 Aug 07] L 0-21 v Les Catalans (A). [SR]
[View] Round 24 [17 Aug 07] W 32-20 v Salford City (A). [LK]
[View] Round 25 [31 Aug 07] W 32-10 v Harlequins (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 26 [07 Sep 07] W 36-16 v Warrington (H). [LK]
[View] Round 27 [14 Sep 07] L 12-20 v Wigan (A). [LK]
[View] Finals Week 2 [28 Sep 07] W 10-8 v Leeds (H). [SR]
[View] Grand Final [13 Oct 07] L 6-33 v Leeds. [SR]
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2006 State of Origin
Queensland Origin
2 games; [View] Origin [14 Jun 06] W 30-6 v NSW Origin (H). [BE]
[View] Origin [05 Jul 06] W 16-14 v NSW Origin. [BE]
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
Sydney Roosters
21 games; 4 tries, 16 points.
[View] Round 1 [12 Mar 06] W 40-22 v Rabbitohs (A). [SR]
[View] Round 2 [19 Mar 06] L 18-22 v Storm (H). [SR]
[View] Round 3 [26 Mar 06] W 56-20 v Raiders (H). [SR]
[View] Round 4 [01 Apr 06] L 22-30 v Sea Eagles (A). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [08 Apr 06] W 28-24 v Sharks (A). [LK]
[View] Round 6 [14 Apr 06] L 6-24 v Broncos (H). [CT]
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 06] L 12-22 v Dragons (A). [CT]
[View] Round 11 [21 May 06] W 28-26 v Rabbitohs (H). [BE]
[View] Round 12 [28 May 06] L 20-22 v Eels (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 13 [03 Jun 06] L 16-20 v Storm (A). [SR]
[View] Round 15 [17 Jun 06] L 14-26 v Tigers (A). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 16 [25 Jun 06] L 10-42 v Raiders (A). [LK]
[View] Round 18 [08 Jul 06] L 16-33 v Sea Eagles (H). [LK]
[View] Round 19 [16 Jul 06] W 38-32 v Sharks (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 20 [22 Jul 06] L 0-25 v Bulldogs (A). [LK]
[View] Round 21 [30 Jul 06] W 40-20 v Cowboys (H). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [06 Aug 06] L 18-32 v Knights (H). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [12 Aug 06] W 40-20 v Panthers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [20 Aug 06] L 26-40 v Eels (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [27 Aug 06] L 16-42 v Warriors (A). [LK]
[View] Round 26 [02 Sep 06] L 16-36 v Dragons (H). [LK]
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2005 State of Origin
Queensland Origin
3 games; [View] Origin [25 May 05] W 24-20 v NSW Origin (H). [LK]
[View] Origin [15 Jun 05] L 22-32 v NSW Origin (A). [LK]
[View] Origin [06 Jul 05] L 10-32 v NSW Origin (H). [BE]
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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
Sydney Roosters
20 games; 5 tries, 20 points.
[View] Round 1 [12 Mar 05] W 24-12 v Souths (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t (67th)
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 05] W 28-20 v Panthers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 3 [25 Mar 05] L 22-40 v Broncos (H). [SR]
[View] Round 4 [03 Apr 05] L 26-32 v Tigers (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t (28th)
[View] Round 5 [10 Apr 05] L 16-24 v Raiders (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t (39th)
[View] Round 6 [15 Apr 05] W 29-16 v Bulldogs (A). [LK]
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 05] L 24-26 v Dragons (H). [CT]
[View] Round 8 [30 Apr 05] L 18-38 v Cowboys (A). [CT]
[View] Round 9 [08 May 05] W 32-2 v Knights (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t (57th)
[View] Round 10 [15 May 05] W 10-6 v Warriors (A). [BE]
[View] Round 12 [28 May 05] W 30-16 v Raiders (H). [SR]
[View] Round 13 [03 Jun 05] L 18-22 v Sea Eagles (H). [LK]
[View] Round 15 [17 Jun 05] L 10-16 v Sharks (A). [BE]
[View] Round 16 [24 Jun 05] W 12-8 v Eels (H). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [29 Jul 05] L 6-44 v Dragons (A). [CT]
[View] Round 22 [07 Aug 05] L 28-30 v Panthers (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t (28th)
[View] Round 23 [13 Aug 05] W 14-8 v Sharks (H). [F8]
[View] Round 24 [20 Aug 05] L 16-17 v Souths (A). [F8]
[View] Round 25 [26 Aug 05] W 17-10 v Broncos (A). [F8]
[View] Round 26 [04 Sep 05] W 32-12 v Bulldogs (H). [F8]
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2004 NRL Telstra Premiership
Sydney Roosters
1 games; [View] Round 2 [20 Mar 04] W 42-20 v Sea Eagles (A). [BE]
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