T’Other Side: Barrow Raiders

T’Other Side: Barrow Raiders

2019 Matches

FIRST TEAM SQUAD

LAST TIME OUT

Head Coach: Paul Crarey

Paul Crarey has been the Barrow head coach since 2015 and he was also head coach in 2006 and 2007. He had a very brief stint as head coach at Whitehaven in 2008 but departed in March of that year. He has re-built the Barrow side which includes many players who have come up through the amateur clubs in Cumbria.

In 2017 his team won promotion through the League One play-offs and despite being heavily tipped for relegation in 2018 they finished 5th in the Championship Shield, above Sheffield, Rochdale and Swinton.

His playing career was as a hooker, mainly with Barrow but he also played for Carlisle.

Captain: Martin Aspinwall

Barrow Raiders captain, Martin Aspinwall, brings a lot of super league experience to their side. He began his career as an 18 year-old with Wigan, his hometown club in 2001 and stayed there until 2005. That was followed by five years at Huddersfield Giants and then a year each at Castleford Tigers and Hull FC. He had three years at Leigh with a short loan spell at Swinton. He joined Barrow in 2016. He has also played for Lancashire, England A and Great Britain.

At the back

Stargroth Amean, winger or centre, was signed this year from PNG Hunters. He has played 5 games for the PNG national team including 3 during the 2017 World Cup.

Deon Lewis Cross, centre or winger, made his professional début last season with Rochdale and remarkably, in his first season, he made 29 appearances out of a possible 32 and scored 11 tries. He came through the Saint Helens Academy and Rochdale took him on trial at the beginning of 2018. He impressed in pre-season and was given a contract. He is currently Barrow’s leading try scorer in 2019 with 9 tries.

Theerapol (Tee) Ritson, fullback or wing, began his career with Workington in 2014 and joined Newcastle Thunder last year. He is the only player we know of in the UK competition to have played internationally for Thailand.

Jake Spedding, centre, was signed this year from Saint Helens. He made his début for Saints in 2016 and in 2017 and 2018 he also played for Sheffield on dual registration.

Jarrad Stack, second row or centre, joined Barrow in 2017 having started at Workington in 2009. He is an Australian. Prior to this year he played mostly in the second row but this year he has been playing at centre most of the time.

In the halves

Lewis Charnock, scrum-half or loose forward, started with Saint Helens in 2013 from where he joined Barrow in 2017. While he was at Saints he also played on loan or dual reg for Rochdale (2015), Leigh (2016) and Bradford (2016). In 2013 he played for England Academy. He usually takes over the goal kicking duties if Jamie Dallimore is not available.

Jamie Dallimore, stand-off, began his career with Oldham in 2011. In June 2013 he moved to North Wales Crusaders. During 2016 he was released by North Wales and joined Barrow. He has also played for Wales Select XIII and Cumbria. Jamie is Barrow’s main goal kicker.

Ryan Johnston, scrum-half or stand-off, joined Barrow in 2017 from Warrington Wolves Academy.

At Hooker

Nathan Mossop has been mostly starting on the bench this year. He made his début with Barrow in 2009 and has been there ever since apart from 2012 when he spent the season with South Wales Scorpions.

Wartovo Puara, often known as Wartovo Puara Junior, is another 2019 signing from PNG Hunters. He made 1 appearance for PNG in the 2017 World Cup. He is Barrow’s usual starting hooker.

In the pack

Josh Johnson, prop, has been recruited from Hull Kingston Rovers. He began his career with Huddersfield (2013-2016) and whilst there had loan or dual reg spells with Doncaster, Batley and Oldham. He joined Hull KR in 2017 and last year played 6 games for York on dual reg. He has become a regular member of the starting team.

Yet another signing from PNG Hunters is Willie Minoga, prop or second row. He is a PNG international and played in the 2017 World Cup.

Jono Smith, second row, is in his second season with Barrow. He started with North Wales in 2012 and spent four years there. In 2016 he moved to Rochdale Hornets.

Alec Susino, prop or loose forward, is an Australian. He joined Barrow last year from Mounties, a New South Wales Cup side. In 2017 he played for Italy in a match against Malta which was played in Sydney.

Jordan Walne, prop, second row or loose forward, began his career with Salford in 2013 and he remained a Salford player until the end of 2017. While at Salford he played on dual reg at various times for Oldham, Workington, North Wales and Halifax. Last year he was a Hull KR player and also played for York on dual reg and Leigh on loan.

Dual Registration and loan signings

Barrow do not have a dual registration agreement. Nor do they have any players on loan. Jake Carter spent a month earlier this year on loan at  Whitehaven.

The Fev connection

No one in the 2019 Fev squad has ever played for Barrow.

The only player in Barrow’s 2019 squad to have played for Fev is Gareth Hock but he got injured in a boxing match pre-season, was later released without ever playing for Barrow, and has now been signed by Leigh Centurions.