| Year: | 2016 |
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| League: | Super League |
| League Rank: | 8th |
| League Wins: | 10 |
| League Draws: | 0 |
| League Losses: | 12 |
| Points For: | 465 |
| Points Against: | 608 |
| Playoff Result: | N/A |
| Cup: | Challenge Cup |
| Cup Result: | Semi-finals |
| Cup Wins: | 3 |
| Cup Losses: | 0 |
| Ceo Title: | Chairman |
| Ceo: | Michael Carter |
| Coach Title: | Head Coach |
| Coach: | Chris Chester (was Brian Smith) |
| Top Tries: | Tom Johnstone - 9 |
| Top Goals: | Liam Finn - 45 |
| Top Points: | Liam Finn - 102 |
| List: | yes |
| List Link: | List of Wakefield Trinity Wildcats seasons |
This article details the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats rugby league football club's 2016 season.
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2016 Super League Fixtures
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/2/16 | 1 | H | L | 16-24 | Finn 2/3 | 5,240 | - | |||||
| 14/2/16 | 2 | A | L | 6-40 | Finn 1/1 | 9,761 | - | |||||
| 21/2/16 | 11 | A | W | 14-12 | Finn 3/3 | 7,207 | - | |||||
| 26/2/16 | 3 | A | L | 16-34 | Finn 2/3 | 10,631 | - | |||||
| 6/3/16 | 4 | H | L | 28-42 | Finn 4/5 | 4,442 | - | |||||
| 11/3/16 | 5 | A | L | 4-44 | Finn 0/1 | Attendance | - | |||||
| 18/3/16 | 6 | A | L | 4-22 | Finn 0/1 | 9,600 | - | |||||
| 25/3/16 | 7 | H | W | 36-22 | Finn 6/6 | Attendance | - | |||||
| 28/3/16 | 8 | A | W | 20-16 | Finn 4/4 | 16,314 | - | |||||
| 2/4/16 | 9 | H | W | 32-18 | Finn 4/6 | 2,500 | Sky Sports | |||||
| 10/4/16 | 10 | H | W | 62-0 | Finn 9/11 | 5,751 | - | |||||
| 24/4/16 | 12 | H | L | 28-46 | Finn 4/6 | 6,701 | - | |||||
| 29/4/16 | 13 | A | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | - | ||||
2016 Super 8's
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0/0/16 | S1 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | Sky Sports | |
| 0/0/16 | S2 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | Sky Sports | |
| 0/0/16 | S3 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | Sky Sports | |
| 0/0/16 | S4 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | Sky Sports | |
| 0/0/16 | S5 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | Sky Sports | |
| 0/0/16 | S6 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | Sky Sports | |
| 0/0/16 | S7 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | Sky Sports | |
2016 Play-offs
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0/0/16 | Semi-final | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | Sky Sports | |
| 0/0/16 | Grand Final | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | Sky Sports | |
| No | Player | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | SF |
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| 1 | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | W | W | W | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
| 2 | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| 3 | C | W | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||||
| 4 | C | C | C | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
| 5 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
| 6 | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| 7 | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| 8 | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| 9 | H | H | H | H | H | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
| 10 | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| 11 | P | L | L | B | B | B | P | B | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| 12 | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
| 13 | B | B | SR | B | B | SR | L | SR | SR | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
| 14 | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | C | C | C | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| 15 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| 16 | L | L | L | B | B | L | B | B | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| 17 | SR | SR | x | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| 18 | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| 19 | B | SR | SR | SR | SR | B | L | B | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| 20 | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | L | B | L | L | L | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| 21 | x | x | x | x | x | x | W | FB | x | FB | FB | FB | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| 22 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| 23 | B | B | B | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
| 24 | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
| 25 | x | x | x | FB | C | C | FB | x | FB | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
| 26 | x | x | B | B | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
| 27 | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| 28 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| 29 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| 30 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| 31 | x | B | B | C | C | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
= Injured
= Suspended
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| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | TV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/4/16 | 5th | H | W | 44-10 | Finn 6/8 | 2,257 | - | |||||
| 8/5/16 | 6th | H | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | TV | ||||
| 0/0/16 | QF | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | TV | ||
| 0/0/16 | SF | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | BBC Sport | ||
| No | Player | 5 | 6 | QF | SF |
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| 31 | B | x | x | x | |
| width=3% | No | width=47% | Player | width=15% | Position | width=1% | Age | width=17% | Previous Club | Apps | Tries | Goals | DG | Points | ||
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| 1 | Ben Jones-Bishop | Fullback | width=10% | N/A | Salford Red Devils | align=centre | 10 | align=centre | 3 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 12 | |
| 2 | Tom Johnstone | Winger | width=10% | N/A | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Academy | align=centre | 12 | align=centre | 9 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 36 | |
| 3 | Bill Tupou | Centre | width=10% | N/A | Canberra Raiders | align=centre | 3 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | |
| 4 | Ashley Gibson | Centre | width=10% | N/A | Castleford Tigers | align=centre | 5 | align=centre | 3 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 12 | |
| 5 | Richard Owen | Wing | width=10% | N/A | Castleford Tigers | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | |
| 6 | Jacob Miller | Stand off | width=10% | N/A | Hull F.C. | align=centre | 13 | align=centre | 5 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 20 | |
| 7 | Liam Finn | Scrum half | width=10% | N/A | Castleford Tigers | align=centre | 13 | align=centre | 3 | align=centre | 45 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 102 | |
| 8 | Nick Scruton | Prop | width=10% | N/A | Bradford Bulls | align=centre | 11 | align=centre | 3 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 12 | |
| 9 | Scott Moore | Hooker | width=10% | N/A | Castleford Tigers | align=centre | 5 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | |
| 10 | Anthony England | Prop | width=10% | N/A | Warrington Wolves | align=centre | 12 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | |
| 11 | Michael Simon | Second row | width=10% | N/A | Catalans Dragons | align=centre | 11 | align=centre | 3 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 12 | |
| 12 | Danny Kirmond | Second row | width=10% | N/A | Huddersfield Giants | align=centre | 7 | align=centre | 3 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 12 | |
| 13 | Anthony Tupou | Loose forward | width=10% | N/A | Cronulla Sharks | align=centre | 10 | align=centre | 2 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 8 | |
| 14 | Reece Lyne | Centre | width=10% | N/A | Hull F.C. | align=centre | 11 | align=centre | 4 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 16 | |
| 15 | Jordan Tansey | Fullback | width=10% | N/A | Castleford Tigers | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | |
| 16 | Tinirau Arona | Loose forward | width=10% | N/A | align=centre | 11 | align=centre | 2 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 8 | ||
| 17 | Matty Ashurst | Second row | width=10% | N/A | Salford Red Devils | align=centre | 12 | align=centre | 1 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 4 | |
| 18 | Joe Arundel | Centre | width=10% | N/A | Hull F.C. | align=centre | 11 | align=centre | 2 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 8 | |
| 19 | Jon Molloy | Second row | width=10% | N/A | Huddersfield Giants | align=centre | 10 | align=centre | 1 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 4 | |
| 20 | Michael Sio | Hooker | width=10% | N/A | Mackay Cutters | align=centre | 13 | align=centre | 4 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 16 | |
| 21 | Max Jowitt | Fullback | width=10% | N/A | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Academy | align=centre | 5 | align=centre | 2 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 8 | |
| 22 | Jordan Crowther | Second row | width=10% | N/A | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Academy | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | |
| 23 | Scott Anderson | Prop | width=10% | N/A | Brisbane Broncos | align=centre | 5 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | |
| 24 | Stuart Howarth | Hooker | width=10% | N/A | Hull F.C. | align=centre | 9 | align=centre | 3 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 12 | |
| 25 | Craig Hall | Fullback | width=10% | N/A | Hull Kingston Rovers | align=centre | 6 | align=centre | 2 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 8 | |
| 26 | Chris Annakin | Second row | width=10% | N/A | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Academy | align=centre | 5 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | |
| 27 | Anthony Walker | Prop | width=10% | N/A | St Helens R.F.C. | align=centre | 2 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | |
| 28 | Andy Yates | Prop | width=10% | N/A | Leeds Rhinos | align=centre | 2 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | |
| 29 | Sean Morris | Wing | width=10% | N/A | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Academy | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | |
| 30 | Ben Shulver | Prop | width=10% | N/A | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Academy | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | |
| 31 | Jason Walton | Centre | width=10% | N/A | London Broncos | align=centre | 7 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 | align=centre | 0 |
= Injured = Suspended
In
| Nat | width=30% | Name | width=30% | Moved From | width=15% | Length | width=30% | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony England | Warrington Wolves | 2 Years | October 2015 | |||||
| Ben Shulver | Australia | 2 Years | October 2015 | |||||
| Sean Morris | London Broncos | 1 Year | October 2015 | |||||
| Liam Finn | Castleford Tigers | 2 Years | October 2015 | |||||
| Ashley Gibson | Castleford Tigers | 2 Years | October 2015 | |||||
 | Bill Tupou | Canberra Raiders | 1 Year | October 2015 | ||||
| Anthony Walker | St. Helens | 2 Years | October 2015 | |||||
 | Anthony Tupou | Cronulla Sharks | 2 Years | November 2015 | ||||
 | Tinirau Arona | Cronulla Sharks | 1 Year | November 2015 | ||||
| Ben Jones-Bishop | Salford Red Devils | 1 Year | November 2015 | |||||
| Scott Moore | Castleford Tigers | 2 Years | November 2015 | |||||
| Jason Walton | London Broncos | 1 Year | December 2015 |
Out
| Nat | width=30% | Name | width=30% | Moved To | width=15% | Length | width=30% | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Washbrook | Hull F.C. | 1 Year | August 2015 | |||||
| Anthony Mullally | Leeds Rhinos | 3 Years | September 2015 | |||||
| Ben Kavanagh | Widnes Vikings | Loan return | October 2015 | |||||
| Kyle Trout | Dewsbury Rams | 1 Year | November 2015 | |||||
| Tim Smith | Retirement | N/A | November 2015 | ||||
 | Ali Lauitiiti | New Zealand Warriors | 1 Year | November 2015 | ||||
| Ian Kirke | Retirement | N/A | November 2015 | |||||
 | Jarrod Sammut | Workington Town | 2 Years | December 2015 | ||||
| Chris Riley | Rochdale Hornets | 2 Years | December 2015 | |||||
| Dean Collis | Released | ||||||
| Pita Godinet | Released | |||||||
| Kevin Locke | Released | ||||||
| Lopini Paea | Released | |||||||
| Matt Ryan | Released | ||||||
| Lee Smith | Released |