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Danny Buderus 
Buderus playing for Leeds in 2010 Personal information Nickname Bedsy[1] Born 6 February 1978
Taree, New South Wales, AustraliaHeight 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) Weight 91 kg (14 st 5 lb) [2] Playing information Position Hooker, Halfback Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1998–08 Newcastle Knights 220 58 0 0 232 2009–11 Leeds Rhinos 81 15 0 0 60 2012– Newcastle Knights 0 0 0 0 0 Total 301 73 0 0 292 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2001–08 Country Origin 5 1 0 0 4 2002–08 New South Wales 21 2 0 0 8 2001–06 Australia 24 2 0 0 8 2011 Exiles 1 0 0 0 0 As of 24 August 2008 Source: RLP & NRL Stats Danny Buderus (born 6 February 1978 in Taree, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league player who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. He is the former New South Wales and Australian national team hooker and captain.
Buderus is known for his time with the Australian National Rugby League team the Newcastle Knights[3] and is considered one of the greatest Rugby League hookers of the modern era. At the end of the 2001 NRL season, he went on the 2001 Kangaroo tour, and after the 2003 NRL season he went on the 2003 Kangaroo tour.
Contents
Year by year
- 1993 – Playing for local club Taree United
- 1994 – Danny signed to the Newcastle Knights as a teenager
While attending St. Francis Xavier's College Hamilton, Buderus played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1995.[4]
- 1997 – He attended the Knight's Premiership victory ticker tape parade in Newcastle as one of the club's up and coming stars, despite playing no part in the entire season.
- 1998 – Made his NRL debut against the Auckland Warriors.
- 2001 – A member of the Newcastle Knights Premiership winning team. Mid season made his international debut for the Kangaroos.
- 2002 – State of Origin selection, for the first match against Queensland. Named NRL 'Hooker of the Year'.
- 2003 – Buderus played a pivotal role in Newcastle making the Semi-Finals, and ends the season again named 'Hooker of the Year'.
- 2004 – Awarded the 2004 Dally M Medal for the best player in the NRL (the second Hooker to be awarded the medal after Mal Cochrane). Named in the 'NRL Team of the Year', and 'Hooker of the Year'. Club form and leadership capability led to the captaincy of the NSW State of Origin team. Steered the Blues to a 2–1 victory over Queensland. After a toe ligament injury in round 21 he played in pain for the rest of the season.
- 2005 – Led NSW to a 2–1 victory in the 2005 State of Origin Series.
- 2006 – Although NSW were defeated 2–1 in the State of Origin Series, Buderus confirmed his position as one of the top players in the game with a phenomenal individual performance in the 3rd game.
- 2007 – Played his 200th NRL game in Round 14 against the Canberra Raiders.
- 2008 – Announced 2008 will be his last season for Newcastle after working out a deal with the Leeds Rhinos to finish his career in England.[5]
- 2012 – Announced he will play one more season for the Newcastle Knights.[6]
In August, 2008, Buderus was named in the preliminary 46-man Kangaroos squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup despite comments by Kangaroos' coach, Ricky Stuart, that he would not select players leaving Australia to play in England in 2009.[7][8] Announced his retirement from the NRL on 25 August due to a season-ending biceps injury.
Rugby League International Origin Match
Danny Buderus was selected for the Exiles squad for the Rugby League International Origin Match against England at Headingley on 10 June 2011.[9]
Records
- Most appearances 15 as Captain of the New South Wales State of Origin.
- Most consecutive appearances 21 for New South Wales State of Origin.
References
- ^ Toohey, Barry (27 August 2008). "Knights retire No.9 for Bedsy". The Daily Telegraph (Australia: New Limited). http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/knights-retire-no9-for-bedsy/story-e6frexq9-1111117310829. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ^ "Leeds Rhinos Players & Coaches 1st Team". web page. Leeds Rhinos. 2011. http://www.therhinos.co.uk/rugby/players/first_team.php?player=81955&includeref=dynamic. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ "2009 NRL Player Movements". NRL Live. 4 October 2008. http://www.nrllive.com.au/2009-nrl-player-movements/. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
- ^ "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ^ "Rhinos sign Aussie star Buderus". BBC News. 13 March 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/leeds/7293457.stm. Retrieved 13 March 2008.
- ^ http://www.nrl.com/buderus-to-return-to-nrl-with-knights/tabid/10874/newsid/65084/default.aspx
- ^ Liam FitzGibbon (1 August 2008). "Surprises in Kangaroos squad". "Fox Sports News (Australia)". http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24111780-23214,00.html. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
- ^ "Veteran Lockyer named in Australian squad". International Herald Tribune. 1 August 2008. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/01/sports/AS-RGL-Australia-Squad.php. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
- ^ "Warrington dominate Exiles picks for Origin fixture". bbc.co.uk. 2011-05-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/13278410.stm. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
Sources
- Newcastle Knights profile
- Buderus reveals Rhinos move
- State of Origin Official website Rugby League Player Stats
- 2001 Ashes profile
Newcastle Knights Fulltime Squad 2012
Fulltime NRL Squad members:
• Darius Boyd • Danny Buderus • Neville Costigan • Adam Cuthbertson • Joel Edwards • Richard Fa'aoso • Marvin Filipo • Kurt Gidley (c) • Matt Hilder • Chris Houston • Daine Laurie • Siuatonga Likiliki • Peter Mata'utia • Alex McKinnon • James McManus • Jarrod Mullen • Kevin Naiqama • Wes Naiqama • Kyle O'Donnell • Tyrone Roberts • Robbie Rochow • Junior Sa'u • Kade Snowden • Ryan Stig • Timana Tahu • Zeb Taia • Zane Tetevano • Evarn Tuimavave • Akuila Uate • Mark Wade
Pre-Season Train-On Squad members:
• Chris Adams • Sam Anderson • Ethan Cook • Rodney Mason • Chanel Mata'utia • Chad Redman • Korbin Sims • Will Smith • Simon Williams
Coach: Wayne Bennett
Assistant Coach: Rick Stone
CEO: Matthew Gidley
HPU - Director of Coaching: Graham MurrayNewcastle Knights Team of the Era 1988-2007 1. Robbie O'Davis • 2. Timana Tahu • 3. Matthew Gidley • 4. Mark Hughes • 5. Adam MacDougall • 6. Matthew Johns • 7. Andrew Johns
8. Mark Sargent • 9. Danny Buderus • 10. Paul Harragon • 11. Steve Simpson • 12. Ben Kennedy • 13. Marc Glanville
14. Michael Hagan • 15. Kurt Gidley • 16. Tony Butterfield • 17. Adam Muir
Coach: Malcom ReillyNewcastle Knights squad – 2001 NRL Premiers (2nd Title) 1 Robbie O'Davis • 2 Timana Tahu • 3 Matthew Gidley • 4 Mark Hughes • 5 Adam MacDougall • 6 Sean Rudder • 7 Andrew Johns (c)
• 8 Josh Perry • 9 Danny Buderus • 10 Matt Parsons • 11 Steve Simpson • 12 Ben Kennedy • 13 Bill Peden
• 14 Paul Marquet • 15 Clinton O'Brien • 16 Glenn Grief • 17 Daniel Abraham
• Coach: Michael HaganDally M Medallists 1980 Robert Laurie • 1981 Steve Rogers • 1982 Ray Price • 1983 Terry Lamb • 1984 Michael Potter • 1985 Greg Alexander • 1986 Peter Sterling • 1987 Peter Sterling • 1988 Gavin Miller • 1989 Gavin Miller • 1990 Cliff Lyons • 1991 Michael Potter • 1992 Gary Freeman • 1993 Ricky Stuart • 1994 Cliff Lyons • 1995 Laurie Daley • 1996 Allan Langer • 1998 Andrew Johns • 1999 Andrew Johns • 2000 Trent Barrett • 2001 Preston Campbell • 2002 Andrew Johns • 2004 Danny Buderus • 2005 Johnathan Thurston • 2006 Cameron Smith • 2007 Johnathan Thurston • 2008 Matt Orford • 2009 Jarryd Hayne • 2010 Todd Carney • 2011 Billy Slater
Categories:- 1978 births
- People from Taree, New South Wales
- Australian rugby league players
- Newcastle Knights players
- Newcastle Knights captains
- New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players
- New South Wales Country rugby league team players
- New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin captains
- Australia national rugby league team players
- Australia national rugby league team captains
- Leeds Rhinos players
- Living people
- Exiles rugby league team players
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