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Coach: Mick Potter

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After Daniel Anderson's three and a half year tenure came to an end, the Saints appointed another Australian incumbent to the role. Michael 'Mick' Potter was born in Parramatta and was an outstanding full-back in his playing days, initially with Canterbury Bulldogs [1983-88] where he won two Premierships in the mid-1980s. Potter moved to St George from 1989-93, winning the Prestigious Dally M Medal.

An Origin and Country Origin representative, Mick finished his career with a spell at the Western Reds in Perth in 1995-96 and really come to the fore in coaching circles after a two-year spell at Catalans Dragons, getting them to a Challenge Cup final in 2007 - the first at the 'new' Wembley – where they were defeated by the Saints. He was also Super League Coach of the Year in 2008, another reason why the St Helens club were more than willing to recruit him for the start of the 2009 season on an initial two-year deal.

Saints had been renowned for their attacking flair for several years and had been consistently in the mix for major honours. Perhaps the number of matches had started to take a toll on the squad, but the team did perform well in both league and cup competitions, although a 14-24 reversal at the hands of Huddersfield Giants was hard to swallow – their first defeat at that level since 2005. Second-placed Saints battled past Huddersfield and Wigan in the play-offs to play 'top Dogs' Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford, only to lose 10-18 in a dour, somewhat pragmatic affair.

Thoughtful and vastly experienced, Mick led the Saints into their final season at Knowsley Road in 2010 with the team once again finishing in second place, four points behind Wigan Warriors. Keiron Cunningham's last-gasp try against Castleford Tigers ensured two home play-offs against Warrington and Huddersfield, before Grand Final heartache struck once more, with Wigan Warriors winning 10-22 in front of over 70,000 fans. Leeds Rhinos also snatched a 28-32 win in the Challenge Cup semi-final.

It had been a season disrupted by injuries and changing personnel. Mick departed for Bradford Bulls from 2011-12, where he did an admirable job despite a dire financial outlook for the club. He returned Down Under with Wests Tigers [2013-14] and took charge of the Fijian National side in 2018, followed by a spell as interim Coach of Canterbury Bulldogs in 2022, following the dismissal of Trent Barratt. A great pity that he couldn't quite cross the line with the Saints during those final years at Knowsley Road.

Coach from : Jan 01st 2009 to Dec 31st 2010
DateMatchPosOpponentsCompVenueFTFTOTGDG
2009-01-18 --
W
 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats * Fr H 26 22 VIEW
2009-02-01 --
W
 Widnes Vikings * Fr A 54 6 VIEW
2009-02-13 1
W
 Warrington Wolves SL H 26 14 VIEW
2009-02-22 2
W
 Huddersfield Giants SL A 23 6 VIEW
2009-02-27 3
L
 Hull Kingston Rovers SL H 19 20 VIEW
2009-03-07 4
W
 Celtic Crusaders SL A 4 0 VIEW
2009-03-13 5
W
 Salford City Reds SL H 38 12 VIEW
2009-03-20 6
W
 Leeds Rhinos SL H 26 18 VIEW
2009-03-27 7
W
 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats SL A 42 18 VIEW
2009-04-05 8
W
 Leeds Rhinos CCC4 A 22 18 VIEW
2009-04-09 9
W
 Wigan Warriors SL A 19 12 VIEW
2009-04-13 10
W
 Hull FC SL H 44 22 VIEW
2009-04-19 11
W
 Castleford Tigers SL A 68 22 VIEW
2009-04-24 12
L
 Bradford Bulls SL H 30 34 VIEW
2009-05-02 13
L
 Wigan Warriors SL N 18 38 VIEW
2009-05-10 14
W
 Catalans Dragons CCC5 H 42 8 VIEW
2009-05-16 15
W
 Catalans Dragons SL A 32 28 VIEW
2009-05-22 16
W
 Harlequins RL SL H 22 12 VIEW
2009-05-30 17
W
 Gateshead Thunder CCC6 A 66 6 VIEW
2009-06-05 18
W
 Hull FC SL A 30 6 VIEW
2009-06-12 19
W
 Castleford Tigers SL H 50 10 VIEW
2009-06-21 20
W
 Bradford Bulls SL A 44 18 VIEW
2009-06-26 21
W
 Celtic Crusaders SL H 30 0 VIEW
2009-07-03 22
L
 Salford City Reds SL A 10 20 VIEW
2009-07-11 23
W
 Warrington Wolves SL A 40 26 VIEW
2009-07-17 24
L
 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats SL H 20 22 VIEW
2009-07-25 25
W
 Harlequins RL SL A 44 24 VIEW
2009-07-31 26
W
 Wigan Warriors SL H 10 6 VIEW
2009-08-09 27
L
 Huddersfield Giants CCCSF N 14 24 VIEW
2009-08-16 28
L
 Hull Kingston Rovers SL A 10 26 VIEW
2009-08-21 29
W
 Huddersfield Giants SL H 12 10 VIEW
2009-09-04 30
L
 Leeds Rhinos SL A 10 18 VIEW
2009-09-11 31
L
 Catalans Dragons SL H 12 24 VIEW
2009-09-19 32
W
 Huddersfield Giants SLQPO2 H 15 2 VIEW
2009-10-03 33
W
 Wigan Warriors SLQSF2 H 14 10 VIEW
2009-10-10 34
L
 Leeds Rhinos SLGF N 10 18 VIEW
2010-01-19 --
W
 Widnes Vikings * Fr A 42 26 VIEW
2010-01-22 --
W
 Halifax* Fr H 38 18 VIEW
2010-02-06 35
L
 Hull FC SL H 12 32 VIEW
2010-02-14 36
W
 Bradford Bulls SL A 38 6 VIEW
2010-02-20 37
W
 Catalans Dragons SL A 42 12 VIEW
2010-02-26 38
W
 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats SL H 22 16 VIEW
2010-03-07 39
L
 Hull Kingston Rovers SL A 24 28 VIEW
2010-03-12 40
W
 Crusaders SL H 37 30 VIEW
2010-03-19 41
W
 Warrington Wolves SL H 28 18 VIEW
2010-03-28 42
W
 Huddersfield Giants SL A 24 6 VIEW
2010-04-02 43
L
 Wigan Warriors SL H 10 18 VIEW
2010-04-05 44
W
 Castleford Tigers SL A 52 18 VIEW
2010-04-10 45
W
 Harlequins RL SL A 32 24 VIEW
2010-04-17 46
W
 Toulouse Olympique RLCC4 H 56 16 VIEW
2010-04-24 47
W
 Leeds Rhinos SL H 41 20 VIEW
2010-05-02 48
W
 Hull Kingston Rovers SL N 54 0 VIEW
2010-05-09 49
W
 Harlequins RL RLCC5 A 30 10 VIEW
2010-05-15 50
L
 Salford City Reds SL A 34 42 VIEW
2010-05-21 51
W
 Hull Kingston Rovers SL H 68 12 VIEW
2010-05-29 52
W
 Barrow Raiders RLCC6 H 32 12 VIEW
2010-06-04 53
L
 Hull FC SL A 26 27 VIEW
2010-06-11 54
W
 Huddersfield Giants SL H 30 22 VIEW
2010-06-20 55
W
 Wigan Warriors SL A 26 24 VIEW
2010-06-25 56
W
 Salford City Reds SL H 58 34 VIEW
2010-07-03 57
L
 Leeds Rhinos SL A 24 28 VIEW
2010-07-09 58
L
 Catalans Dragons SL H 20 30 VIEW
2010-07-18 59
W
 Harlequins RL SL H 32 18 VIEW
2010-07-25 60
W
 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats SL A 50 6 VIEW
2010-07-31 61
W
 Warrington Wolves SL A 26 24 VIEW
2010-08-07 62
L
 Leeds Rhinos RLCCSF N 28 32 VIEW
2010-08-13 63
W
 Bradford Bulls SL H 60 12 VIEW
2010-08-21 64
W
 Crusaders SL A 36 10 VIEW
2010-09-04 65
W
 Castleford Tigers SL H 40 30 VIEW
2010-09-10 66
W
 Warrington Wolves SLQSF H 28 12 VIEW
2010-09-24 67
W
 Huddersfield Giants SLQSF H 42 22 VIEW
2010-10-02 68
L
 Wigan Warriors SLGF N 10 22 VIEW
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.
WINS : 53 | LOSSES : 19 | DRAWS :




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