The2012 NRL seasonwas the 105th season of professionalrugby leagueclub competition in Australia, and the first run by the newly formedAustralian Rugby League Commission.The main competition, called the2012 NRL Telstra Premiershipdue to sponsorship fromTelstra Corporationwas contested by the sixteen teams of theNational Rugby League.The season started with the2012 NRL All Stars matchand culminated in the2012 NRL grand final.The2012 Toyota Cupseason also took place alongside the Premiership. TheMcIntyre final eight system,in use since 1999, was replaced with the finals system previously used by the ARL in the 1990s.[1]
| 2012 National Rugby League | |
|---|---|
| Duration | March 1 – September 30, 2012 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Premiers |  Melbourne Storm(2nd title) |
| Minor premiers |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs(7th title) |
| Matches played | 201 |
| Average attendance | 17,346 |
| Attendance | 3,486,494 |
| Top points scorer(s) |  Jarrod Croker(226) |
| Dally M Medal | Ben Barba |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Ben Barba(22) |
The 2012 Premiership was won by theMelbourne Storm,officially the club's second following the removal of their2007and2009premierships, among other titles, due tosalary cap breachesexposed in April 2010. They defeated minor premiers theCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs14-4 in theGrand Final,which was held on Sunday 30 September at ANZ Stadium in Sydney.
Season summary
editHalfway through the 2012 season, the NRL's Chief Executive OfficerDavid Gallopstood down from his role after just over a decade in the role.
Records Set on 2012
- TheCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogswon twelve consecutive matches between Rounds 11 and 24, the longest winning streak for the club in 8 years. They also won their first minor premiership in 18 years.
- TheMelbourne Stormlost five consecutive matches from rounds 16 to 21 (around a bye in round 17), the longest losing streak inCraig Bellamy's coaching career and the second longest losing streak in the club's history.
- For the first time since 1989, theSouth Sydney Rabbitohsfinished in the top four, and they also won their first finals match since 1987.
Teams
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Ladder
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
|
24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 568 | 369 | +199 | 40 |
| 2 | Melbourne Storm(P)
|
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 579 | 361 | +218 | 38 |
| 3 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs
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24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 559 | 438 | +121 | 36 |
| 4 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
|
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 497 | 403 | +94 | 36 |
| 5 |  North Queensland Cowboys
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24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 597 | 445 | +152 | 34 |
| 6 | Canberra Raiders
|
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 545 | 536 | +9 | 30 |
| 7 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
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24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 445 | 441 | +4 | 29 |
| 8 |  Brisbane Broncos
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24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 481 | 447 | +34 | 28 |
| 9 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons
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24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 405 | 438 | -33 | 26 |
| 10 |  Wests Tigers
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24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 506 | 551 | -45 | 26 |
| 11 |  Gold Coast Titans
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24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 449 | 477 | -28 | 24 |
| 12 |  Newcastle Knights
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24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 448 | 488 | -40 | 24 |
| 13 |  Sydney Roosters
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24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 462 | 626 | -164 | 21 |
| 14 |  New Zealand Warriors
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24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 497 | 609 | -112 | 20 |
| 15 |  Penrith Panthers
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24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 409 | 575 | -166 | 20 |
| 16 |  Parramatta Eels
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24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 431 | 674 | -243 | 16 |
Ladder progression
edit- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
- Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canterbury-Bankstown
|
2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 40 |
| 2 | Melbourne
|
2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 |
| 3 | South Sydney
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 36 |
| 4 | Manly-Warringah
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2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 |
| 5 | North Queensland
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0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 |
| 6 | Canberra
|
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 |
| 7 | Cronulla-Sutherland
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0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| 8 | Brisbane
|
2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
| 9 | St. George Illawarra
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2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 |
| 10 | Wests
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2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| 11 | Gold Coast
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2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| 12 | Newcastle
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0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| 13 | Sydney
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2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
| 14 | New Zealand
|
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 15 | Penrith
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0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
| 16 | Parramatta
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Finals series
editFor details on the finals see2012 NRL season results.
TheNRLreturned to the top-eight system used by the ARL in the 1990s to decide the grand finalists from the top eight finishing teams. This replaced theMcIntyre final eight systemthat was used for the past 12 seasons. Only four of last year's finalists were featured in this year's finals series:Melbourne Storm,Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles,Brisbane Broncosand theNorth Queensland Cowboys.For the teams that did not feature last year, theCanberra Raiderslast appeared in 2010, theCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogsin 2009, theCronulla-Sutherland Sharksin 2008 andSouth Sydneyin 2007. South Sydney made only their second finals appearance since 1989 and also their second preliminary final since winning the premiership in 1971. The last time the club made the preliminary final was also in 1989.[2]
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time (Local) | Venue | Referees | Crowd | |||||
| QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION FINALS | ||||||||
| Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
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16 – 10 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
|
7 September 2012, 7:45pm | ANZ Stadium | Ben Cummins Ashley Klein |
36,420 | ||
| Melbourne Storm
|
24 – 6 | South Sydney Rabbitohs
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8 September 2012, 5:45pm | AAMI Park | Shayne Hayne Jason Robinson |
19,750 | ||
| North Queensland Cowboys
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33 – 16 | Brisbane Broncos
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8 September 2012, 7:45pm | Dairy Farmers Stadium | Matt Cecchin Gerard Sutton |
21,307 | ||
| Canberra Raiders
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34 – 16 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
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9 September 2012, 4:00pm | Canberra Stadium | Tony Archer Chris James |
24,450 | ||
| SEMI FINALS | ||||||||
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
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22 – 12 | North Queensland Cowboys
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14 September 2012, 7:45pm | Allianz Stadium | Shayne Hayne Ben Cummins |
16,678 | ||
| South Sydney Rabbitohs
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38 – 16 | Canberra Raiders
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15 September 2012, 7:45pm | ANZ Stadium | Tony Archer Matt Cecchin |
35,874 | ||
| PRELIMINARY FINALS | ||||||||
| Melbourne Storm
|
40 – 12 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
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21 September 2012, 7:45pm | AAMI Park | Matt Cecchin Tony Archer |
25,543 | ||
| Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
|
32 – 8 | South Sydney Rabbitohs
|
22 September 2012, 7:45pm | ANZ Stadium | Shayne Hayne Ben Cummins |
70,354 | ||
Chart
edit| Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 Sept,ANZ Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Manly-Warringah | 10 | 14 Sept,Allianz Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
| Manly-Warringah | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 Sept,Dairy Farmers Stadium | North Queensland | 12 | 22 Sept,ANZ Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | North Queensland | 33 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 32 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Brisbane | 16 | South Sydney | 8 | 30 Sept,ANZ Stadium | ||||||||||||||
| Canterbury-Bankstown | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 Sept,Canberra Stadium | 21 Sept,AAMI Park | Melbourne | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Canberra | 34 | Melbourne | 40 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 16 | 15 Sept,ANZ Stadium | Manly-Warringah | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| South Sydney | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 Sept,AAMI Park | Canberra | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Melbourne | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | South Sydney | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Grand final
edit| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
|
4 – 14 | Melbourne Storm
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries:1 Perrett  25'Goals: Inu(0/1) |
1st: 4–14 2nd: 0–0 Report |
Tries:3 Hoffman 7'Slater 32'O'Neill 39'Goals:1 Smith  32'(1/3) |
ANZ Stadium,Sydney
Attendance: 82,976 Referees:Tony Archer,Ben Cummins Clive Churchill Medal:Cooper Cronk(Melbourne) |
Regular season player statistics
editThe following statistics are correct as of the conclusion of Round 26.
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Top 5 point scorers
Top 5 try scorers
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Top 5 goal scorers
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Attendance figures
editHome ground figures
edit| Club | Total | Average | Best Crowd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Broncos | 400,528 | 33,377 | 43,171 vs North Queensland Cowboys, Round 2 |
| Canterbury Bulldogs | 282,864 | 23,572 | 70,354 vs South Sydney Rabbitohs, Finals Week 3 |
| Newcastle Knights | 251,024 | 20,919 | 29,482 vs Canterbury Bulldogs, Round 22 |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 226,848 | 18,904 | 35,874 vs Canberra Raiders, Finals Week 2 |
| New Zealand Warriors | 205,334 | 17,111 | 37,502 vs Manly Sea Eagles, Round 12 |
| Parramatta Eels | 201,663 | 16,803 | 45,863 vs St George Illawarra Dragons, Round 26 |
| St George Illawarra Dragons | 197,111 | 16,426 | 40,164 vs Sydney Roosters, Round 83 |
| Wests Tigers | 194,726 | 16,227 | 25,608 vs South Sydney Rabbitohs, Round 5 |
| Manly Sea Eagles | 175,120 | 14,593 | 20,095 vs New Zealand Warriors, Round 214 |
| North Queensland Cowboys | 172,978 | 14,415 | 20,367 vs Brisbane Broncos, Round 15 |
| Gold Coast Titans | 172,865 | 14,405 | 20,187 vs South Sydney Rabbitohs, Round 22 |
| Cronulla Sharks | 158,802 | 13,234 | 21,380 vs St George Illawarra Dragons, Round 6 |
| Melbourne Storm | 152,217 | 12,685 | 25,534 vs Manly Sea Eagles, Finals Week 3 |
| Sydney Roosters | 149,790 | 12,482 | 19,934 vs South Sydney Rabbitohs, Round 19 |
| Penrith Panthers | 130,301 | 10,858 | 15,579 vs Wests Tigers, Round 7 |
| Canberra Raiders | 122,274 | 10,190 | 24,450 vs Cronulla Sharks, Finals Week 1 |
2012 Transfers
editPlayers
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Coaches
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^AAP(22 February 2012)."NRL dumps McIntyre system".ABC News.Retrieved12 September2012.
- ^"Canterbury Bulldogs beat South Sydney Rabbitohs 32-8 to win through to NRL grand final".Adelaide Now.
External links
edit- NRL – Official site of the NRL,National Rugby League
- NRL final eight Calculator,footy.au