Danny Buderus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Danny Buderus | |
| Date of birth | February 6, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Taree, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lbs) | |
| Nickname(s) | Bedsy | |
| School(s) | St Francis Xavier, Hamilton | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Hooker | |
| Current club |  Newcastle Knights |
|
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Chatham Cundle Red Rovers Taree United |
||
| Youth representative teams | ||
| 1995 | Australian Schoolboys | |
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1997 - 2008 2009 |
Newcastle Knights Leeds Rhinos |
206 (220) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 2001 - 08 2002 - 07 2001 - 07 |
 Country Origin New South Wales Australia |
2 17 24 |
|
* Professional club appearances and points |
||
Danny Buderus (born 6 February, 1978 in Taree, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League premiership. He is the incumbent New South Wales captain, and hooker and a former captain for the Australian national team. The Knights have only won once in the last ten years without both him and Andrew Johns (before the retirement of Johns).[citation needed]
Contents |
[edit] Year by year
- 1993 - Playing for local club Taree United
- 1995 - Danny signed to the Newcastle Knights as a teenager, and later played with the Australian Schoolboys team.
- 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 first Hooker to be awarded the medal). 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[1]
[edit] Career statistics
- Junior Club: Taree
- Career Stats: 203 career games to date scoring 53 tries
- Captain of the New South Wales State of Origin side[when?]
- Captain of the Kangaroos (2004-2005)
[edit] References
[edit] Sources
- Buderus reveals Rhinos move
- State of Origin Official website Rugby League Player Stats
- 2001 Ashes profile
- Newcastle Knights
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
|||||
