2012 NRL season

The 2012 NRL season was the 105th season of professional rugby league club competition in Australia, and the first run by the newly formed Australian Rugby League Commission. The main competition, called the 2012 NRL Telstra Premiership due to sponsorship from Telstra Corporation was contested by the sixteen teams of the National Rugby League. The season started with the 2012 NRL All Stars match and culminated in the 2012 NRL grand final. The 2012 Toyota Cup season also took place alongside the Premiership. The McIntyre 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
DurationMarch 1 – September 30, 2012
Teams16
Premiers Melbourne Storm (2nd title)
Minor premiers Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (7th title)
Wooden spoon Parramatta Eels
Matches played201
Attendance3486494
Top points scorer(s) Jarrod Croker (226)
Player of the year Ben Barba (Dally M Medal)
Top try-scorer(s) Ben Barba (22)

The 2012 Premiership was won by the Melbourne Storm, officially the club's second following the removal of their 2007 and 2009 premierships, among other titles, due to salary cap breaches exposed in April 2010. They defeated minor premiers the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 14-4 in the Grand Final, which was held on Sunday 30 September at ANZ Stadium in Sydney.

Season summary
See also: 2012 NRL season results

Halfway through the 2012 season, the NRL's Chief Executive Officer David Gallop stood down from his role after just over a decade in the role.

Records Set on 2012

  • The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs won 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.
  • The Melbourne Storm lost five consecutive matches from rounds 16 to 21 (around a bye in round 17), the longest losing streak in Craig Bellamy's coaching career and the second longest losing streak in the club's history.
  • For the first time since 1989, the South Sydney Rabbitohs finished in the top four, and they also won their first finals match since 1987.

Teams
Brisbane Broncos
25th season
Ground: Suncorp Stadium
Coach: Wayne Bennett
Captain: Justin Hodges
Canberra Raiders
31st season
Ground: Canberra Stadium
Coach: David Furner
Captain: Terry Campese→David Shillington
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
78th season
Ground: ANZ Stadium
Coach:Des Hasler
Captain: Michael Ennis		 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
46th season
Ground: Toyota Stadium
Coach: Shane Flanagan
Captain: Paul Gallen
Gold Coast Titans
6th season
Ground: Skilled Park
Coach: John Cartwright
Captain: Scott Prince		 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
63rd season
Grounds: Brookvale Oval
Coach: Geoff Toovey
Captains: Jamie Lyon & Jason King		 Melbourne Storm
15th season
Ground: AAMI Park
Coach: Craig Bellamy
Captain: Cameron Smith
Newcastle Knights
25th season
Ground: Hunter Stadium
Coach: Wayne Bennett
Captain: Kurt Gidley→Danny Buderus
New Zealand Warriors
18th season
Ground: Mt Smart Stadium
Coach: Brian McClennan→Tony Iro
Captain: Simon Mannering		 North Queensland Cowboys
18th season
Ground: Dairy Farmers Stadium
Coach: Neil Henry
Captains: Johnathan Thurston & Matt Scott		 Parramatta Eels
66th season
Ground: Parramatta Stadium
Coach: Stephen Kearney→Brad Arthur
Captain: Nathan Hindmarsh		 Penrith Panthers
46th season
Ground: Centrebet Stadium
Coach:Ivan Cleary
Captain: Luke Lewis→Kevin Kingston
South Sydney Rabbitohs
103rd season
Ground: ANZ Stadium
Coach: Michael Maguire
Captains: Michael Crocker, Roy Asotasi, John Sutton, Matt King, Sam Burgess,		 Sydney Roosters
105th season
Ground: Allianz Stadium
Coach: Brian Smith
Captain: Braith Anasta
St. George Illawarra Dragons
14th season
Grounds: WIN Jubilee Oval & WIN Stadium
Coach: Steve Price
Captain: Ben Hornby		 Wests Tigers
13th season
Grounds: Allianz Stadium, Campbelltown Stadium & Leichhardt Oval
Coach: Tim Sheens
Captain: Robbie Farah

Ladder
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2418062568369+19940
2 Melbourne Storm (P) 2417072579361+21838
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2416082559438+12136
4 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2416082497403+9436
5 North Queensland Cowboys 2415092597445+15234
6 Canberra Raiders 24130112545536+930
7 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24121112445441+429
8 Brisbane Broncos 24120122481447+3428
9 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24110132405438-3326
10 Wests Tigers 24110132506551-4526
11 Gold Coast Titans 24100142449477-2824
12 Newcastle Knights 24100142448488-4024
13 Sydney Roosters 2481152462626-16421
14 New Zealand Warriors 2480162497609-11220
15 Penrith Panthers 2480162409575-16620
16 Parramatta Eels 2460182431674-24316

Ladder progression
  • 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 24668888101012141618202224262830323436383840
2 Melbourne 246810121416181820222424262628282828283032343638
3 South Sydney 00224668101214161618202022242628303232323436
4 Manly-Warringah 24444668101214141618182022242424262830323436
5 North Queensland 02446688101214141416182020222426262628303234
6 Canberra 022446666810101012141416181820202224262830
7 Cronulla-Sutherland 0024681012121414161618202224252525252727292929
8 Brisbane 22468101214141416161820202222242626262626262628
9 St. George Illawarra 224666810101010121214141616182020222222222426
10 Wests 2222224681012141618181820202222222426262626
11 Gold Coast 22222244468101212141416161820222222242424
12 Newcastle 022446688810101010121416161820222224242424
13 Sydney 22446888101010101212141416171717171919192121
14 New Zealand 0224446681010121214141618202020202020202020
15 Penrith 0224444446681010101010121214161616182020
16 Parramatta 0000222222446881010101012141416161616

Finals series

For details on the finals see 2012 NRL season results.

The NRL returned 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 the McIntyre Final Eight System that was used for the past 12 seasons. Only four of last year's finalists will feature in this year's finals series: Melbourne Storm, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Brisbane Broncos and the North Queensland Cowboys. For the teams that did not feature last year, the Canberra Raiders last appeared in 2010, the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in 2009, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in 2008 and South Sydney in 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 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 8 September 2012, 5:45pm AAMI Park Shayne Hayne
Jason Robinson		 19,750
North Queensland Cowboys 33 – 16 Brisbane Broncos 8 September 2012, 7:45pm Dairy Farmers Stadium Matt Cecchin
Gerard Sutton		 21,307
Canberra Raiders 34 – 16 Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 9 September 2012, 4:00pm Canberra Stadium Tony Archer
Chris James		 24,450
SEMI FINALS
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 22 – 12 North Queensland Cowboys 14 September 2012, 7:45pm Allianz Stadium Shayne Hayne
Ben Cummins		 16,678
South Sydney Rabbitohs 38 – 16 Canberra Raiders 15 September 2012, 7:45pm ANZ Stadium Tony Archer
Matt Cecchin		 35,874
PRELIMINARY FINALS
Melbourne Storm 40 – 12 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 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
  Qualifying / Elimination finals Semi-finals Preliminary finals Grand final
                                   
  QF1: 7 Sept, ANZ Stadium  
1   Canterbury-Bankstown 16  
4   Manly-Warringah 10     SF1: 14 Sept, Allianz Stadium  
      Manly-Warringah 22    
EF1: 8 Sept, Dairy Farmers Stadium       North Queensland 12       PF1: 21 Sept, ANZ Stadium
5   North Queensland 33         Canterbury-Bankstown 32  
8   Brisbane 16           South Sydney 8     GF: 30 Sept, ANZ Stadium
          Canterbury-Bankstown 4
  EF2: 9 Sept, Canberra Stadium       PF2: 22 Sept, AAMI Park       Melbourne 14
6   Canberra 34           Melbourne 40  
7   Cronulla-Sutherland 16     SF2: 15 Sept, ANZ Stadium         Manly-Warringah 12  
      South Sydney 38    
QF2: 8 Sept, AAMI Park       Canberra 16    
2   Melbourne 24  
3   South Sydney 6  

Grand final
Main article: 2012 NRL Grand Final
Sunday, 30 September
17:00
Melbourne Storm 14 – 4 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Tries:
Ryan Hoffman
Justin O'Neill
Billy Slater
Goals:
Cameron Smith (1/4)		 report Tries:
Sam Perrett


Goals:
Krisnan Inu (0/1)
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 82,976
Referee: Tony Archer & Ben Cummins
Man of the Match: Cooper Cronk

Player statistics

The following statistics are inclusion of the finals series.

Attendance figures

Home ground figures
ClubTotalAverageBest 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 1 2
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 8 3
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 21 4
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

Players
Player 2011 Club 2012 Club
Nick Kenny Brisbane Broncos Retirement
Darren Lockyer Brisbane Broncos Retirement
Shane Tronc Brisbane Broncos Retirement
Danny Galea Canberra Raiders Penrith Panthers
Josh Miller Canberra Raiders St. George Illawarra Dragons
David Milne Canberra Raiders Mackay Cutters (Intrust Super Cup)
Matt Orford Canberra Raiders Retirement
Alan Tongue Canberra Raiders Retirement
Daniel Vidot Canberra Raiders St. George Illawarra Dragons
Chris Armit Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Penrith Panthers
Michael Hodgson Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Retirement
Jamal Idris Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Gold Coast Titans
Grant Millington Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Super League: Castleford Tigers
Mickey Paea Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Ben Roberts Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Parramatta Eels
Andrew Ryan Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Retirement
Gary Warburton Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Retirement
Paul Aiton Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Dean Collis Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Josh Cordoba Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks N/A
Luke Douglas Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Gold Coast Titans
Tim Smith Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Kade Snowden Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Newcastle Knights
Taulima Tautai Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Parramatta Eels
Riley Brown Gold Coast Titans Retirement
Preston Campbell Gold Coast Titans Retirement
Luke Capewell Gold Coast Titans Brisbane Broncos
Nathan Friend Gold Coast Titans New Zealand Warriors
Anthony Laffranchi Gold Coast Titans Super League: St. Helens
Will Matthews Gold Coast Titans St. George Illawarra Dragons
Brad Meyers Gold Coast Titans Retirement
Mat Rogers Gold Coast Titans Retirement
Sam Tagataese Gold Coast Titans Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Joe Tomane Gold Coast Titans ACT Brumbies (Super Rugby)
Esikeli Tonga Gold Coast Titans Parramatta Eels
Clinton Toopi Gold Coast Titans Retirement
Michael Robertson Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Super League: London Broncos
Shane Rodney Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Super League: London Broncos
Terence Seu Seu Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Retirement
Adam Blair Melbourne Storm Wests Tigers
Beau Champion Melbourne Storm Gold Coast Titans
Chase Stanley Melbourne Storm St. George Illawarra Dragons
Troy Thompson Melbourne Storm Retirement
Adam Woolnough Melbourne Storm Retirement
Cameron Ciraldo Newcastle Knights Penrith Panthers
Isaac De Gois Newcastle Knights Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Antonio Kaufusi Newcastle Knights Super League: London Broncos
Keith Lulia Newcastle Knights Super League: Bradford Bulls
Adam MacDougall Newcastle Knights Retirement
Shannon McDonnell Newcastle Knights Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Cory Paterson Newcastle Knights North Queensland Cowboys
Ben Rogers Newcastle Knights Retirement
Steve Southern Newcastle Knights Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Mark Taufua Newcastle Knights Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Daniel Tolar Newcastle Knights Retirement
Shaun Berrigan New Zealand Warriors Canberra Raiders
Aaron Heremaia New Zealand Warriors Super League: Hull F.C.
Lance Hohaia New Zealand Warriors Super League: St. Helens
Krisnan Inu New Zealand Warriors Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Jeremy Latimore New Zealand Warriors St. George Illawarra Dragons
Joel Moon New Zealand Warriors Super League: Salford City Reds
Brett Seymour New Zealand Warriors Super League: Hull F.C.
Leeson Ah Mau North Queensland Cowboys St. George Illawarra Dragons
Willie Tonga North Queensland Cowboys Parramatta Eels
Chris Hicks Parramatta Eels Retirement
Manase Manuokafoa Parramatta Eels Super League: Bradford Bulls
Daniel Mortimer Parramatta Eels Sydney Roosters
Joel Reddy Parramatta Eels Wests Tigers
Jeff Robson Parramatta Eels Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Shane Shackleton Parramatta Eels Penrith Panthers
Chris Walker Parramatta Eels Retirement
Carl Webb Parramatta Eels Retirement
Paul Whatuira Parramatta Eels Retirement
Matthew Bell Penrith Panthers Wests Tigers
Petero Civoniceva Penrith Panthers Brisbane Broncos
Yileen Gordon Penrith Panthers Retirement
Masada Iosefa Penrith Panthers Wests Tigers
Joseph Paulo Penrith Panthers Parramatta Eels
Adrian Purtell Penrith Panthers Super League: Bradford Bulls
Timana Tahu Penrith Panthers Newcastle Knights
Trent Waterhouse Penrith Panthers Super League: Warrington Wolves
Beau Falloon South Sydney Rabbitohs Gold Coast Titans
Shannan McPherson South Sydney Rabbitohs Super League: Salford City Reds
Ben Ross South Sydney Rabbitohs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Chris Sandow South Sydney Rabbitohs Parramatta Eels
Luke Stuart South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement
Rhys Wesser South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement
Darius Boyd St. George Illawarra Dragons Newcastle Knights
Adam Cuthbertson St. George Illawarra Dragons Newcastle Knights
Mark Gasnier St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Jon Green St. George Illawarra Dragons Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Michael Greenfield St. George Illawarra Dragons Melbourne Storm
Reece Simmonds St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Todd Carney Sydney Roosters Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Daniel Conn Sydney Roosters Retirement
Phil Graham Sydney Roosters Gold Coast Titans
Nate Myles Sydney Roosters Gold Coast Titans
Sam Perrett Sydney Roosters Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Mark Riddell Sydney Roosters Retirement
Jason Ryles Sydney Roosters Melbourne Storm
Geoff Daniela Wests Tigers Penrith Panthers
Andrew Fifita Wests Tigers Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Mark Flanagan Wests Tigers Super League: St. Helens
Bryce Gibbs Wests Tigers Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Robert Lui Wests Tigers North Queensland Cowboys
Wade McKinnon Wests Tigers Super League: Hull F.C.
Todd Payten Wests Tigers Retirement
Clint Newton Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers Penrith Panthers
Danny Buderus Super League: Leeds Rhinos Newcastle Knights
Luke Burgess Super League: Leeds Rhinos South Sydney Rabbitohs
Ray Cashmere Super League: Salford City Reds Wests Tigers
James Graham Super League: St. Helens Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Matt King Super League: Warrington Wolves South Sydney Rabbitohs
Ryan Hoffman Super League: Wigan Warriors Melbourne Storm
Luke MacDougall Saracens F.C. (English rugby union) Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Dimitri Pelo Montpellier Hérault (French rugby union) Canberra Raiders
Willie Mason RC Toulonnais (French rugby union) Newcastle Knights
Will Chambers Munster (Irish rugby union) Melbourne Storm

Coaches
Coach 2011 Club 2012 Club
Des Hasler Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Ivan Cleary New Zealand Warriors Penrith Panthers
Wayne Bennett St. George Illawarra Dragons Newcastle Knights
Michael Maguire Super League: Wigan Warriors South Sydney Rabbitohs
Brian McClennan N/A New Zealand Warriors
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See also

References
  1. AAP (22 February 2012). "NRL dumps McIntyre system". ABC News. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  2. "Canterbury Bulldogs beat South Sydney Rabbitohs 32-8 to win through to NRL grand final". Adelaide Now.
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