The Crusaders made their début season in the Super League in 2009, in their fifth year of existence. They also competed for the 2009 Challenge Cup.
Transfers for 2009 (in)
| width=25% | Name | width=35% | Transferred from | width=45% | Date released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan O'Hara | Wests Tigers | October 2008 | |||
| Lincoln Withers | Canberra Raiders | October 2008 | |||
| Mark Bryant | Manly Sea Eagles | October 2008 | |||
| Adam Peek | Cronulla Sharks | October 2008 | |||
| Marshall Chalk | Canberra Raiders | October 2008 | |||
| Matty Smith | Widnes Vikings | October 2008 | |||
| Peter Lupton | Castleford Tigers | October 2008 | |||
| Ste Tyrer | Widnes Vikings | October 2008 | |||
| Jason Chan | Windsor Wolves (Penrith Panthers) | January 2009 |
Transfers for 2009 (out)
| width=35% | Name | width=55% | Date released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Ballard | October 2008 | ||
| Ian Webster | October 2008 | ||
| Aaron Summers | October 2008 | ||
| Neale Wyatt | October 2008 | ||
| Gareth Dean | October 2008 | ||
| Tom Burnell | October 2008 | ||
| Geraint Davies | October 2008 | ||
| Philippe Gardent | October 2008 | ||
| Jamie I'Anson | October 2008 | ||
| Rod Peake | October 2008 | ||
| Chris Vitalini | October 2008 |
| Competition | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Home/away | Venue | Attendance | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | N/A | N/A | A-A | Away | N/A | 29 January 2009 | |||
| 3 | Loss | 28–6 | Away | 14,827 | 6 February 2009 | ||||
| Super League XIV | 1 | Loss | 28–16 | Away | 4,026 | 14 February 2009 | |||
| Super League XIV | 2 | Hull | Loss | 20–28 | Home | 5,272 | 21 February 2009 | ||
| Super League XIV | 4 | Loss | 0–4 | Home | Brewery Field | 6,351 | 7 March 2009 | ||
| Super League XIV | 5 | Loss | 48–18 | Away | 8,046 | 15 March 2009 | |||
| Super League XIV | 6 | N/A | P-P | Home | Brewery Field | N/A | 22 March 2009 | ||
| Super League XIV | 7 | Loss | 27–22 | Away | 7,854 | 29 March 2009 | |||
| 4 | Hull Kington Rovers | Loss | 32–6 | Away | New Craven Park | 7,104 | 3 April 2009 | ||
| Super League XIV | 8 | Loss | 30–10 | Away | 6,407 | 10 April 2009 | |||
| Super League XIV | 9 | Harlequins RL | Loss | 18–40 | Home | Brewery Field | 3,009 | 13 April 2009 | |
| Super League XIV | 10 | Loss | 44–10 | Away | 12,371 | 19 April 2009 | |||
| Super League XIV | 11 | Loss | 22–34 | Home | Brewery Field | 2,857 | 26 April 2009 | ||
| Super League XIV | 12 | Huddersfield Giants | Loss | 16–40 | Neutral | 30,122 | 3 May 2009 | ||
| Super League XIV | 13 | Win | 24–30 | Away | 7,602 | 17 May 2009 | |||
| Super League XIV | 14 | Loss | 18–30 | Home | Brewery Field | 2,927 | 23 May 2009 | ||
| Super League XIV | 6 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Loss | 6–50 | Home | Brewery Field | 2,089 | 30 May 2009 | |
| Super League XIV | 15 | Harlequins RL | Loss | 26–6 | Away | Twickenham Stoop Stadium | 2,245 | 6 June 2009 | |
| Super League XIV | 16 | Wigan Warriors | Win | 22–16 | Home | Brewery Field | 5,253 | 13 June 2009 | |
| Super League XIV | 17 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Loss | 18–32 | Home | Brewery Field | 3,015 | 20 June 2009 | |
| Super League XIV | 18 | St Helens RLFC | Loss | 30–0 | Away | 8,684 | 26 June 2009 | ||
| Super League XIV | 19 | Warrington Wolves | Loss | 6–22 | Home | Brewery Field | 3,231 | 4 July 2009 | |
| Super League XIV | 20 | Salford City Reds | Win | 25–12 | Home | Brewery Field | 3,009 | 11 July 2009 | |
| Super League XIV | 21 | Hull FC | Loss | 22–6 | Away | 10,397 | 17 July 2009 | ||
| Super League XIV | 22 | Bradford Bulls | Loss | 12–34 | Home | Brewery Field | 3,089 | 25 July 2009 | |
| Super League XIV | 23 | Catalans Dragons | Loss | 34–0 | Away | 6,874 | 1 August 2009 | ||
| Super League XIV | 24 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Loss | 46–12 | Away | 7,893 | 16 August 2009 | ||
| Super League XIV | 25 | Leeds Rhinos | Loss | 0–68 | Home | 5,597 | 22 August 2009 | ||
| Super League XIV | 26 | Huddersfield Giants | Loss | 16–42 | Home | Brewery Field | 1,988 | 5 September 2009 | |
| Super League XIV | 27 | Castleford Tigers | Loss | 35–22 | Away | 6,547 | 13 September 2009 |
Game rearranged to 30 May 2009.