2012_NRL_Under-20s_season
2012 NRL Under-20s season
Rugby league season
The 2012 NRL Under-20s season was the fifth season of the National Rugby League's Under-20s competition. Known commercially as the 2012 Toyota Cup due to sponsorship from Toyota, the competition was solely for under-20 players. The draw and structure of the competition mirrored that of the NRL's 2012 Telstra Premiership season.
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Quick Facts Teams, Premiers ...
| 2012 NRL Under-20s season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 16 |
| Premiers |  Wests Tigers (1st title) |
| Minor premiers |  Canterbury Bulldogs (1st title) |
| Matches played | 198 |
| Points scored | 10466 |
| Top points scorer(s) | Manaia Rudolph 216 |
| Top try-scorer(s) |  Kieran Moss 21 |
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See also: 2012 NRL Under-20s season results
| Team has qualified for top 8 playoffs. |
| Team can not qualify for top 8 playoffs. |
More information Pos, Team ...
Overall Standings | ||||||||||||
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 774 | 517 | +257 | 39 | ||
| 2 |  New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 680 | 516 | +164 | 39 | ||
| 3 |  Canberra Raiders | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 766 | 599 | +167 | 36 | ||
| 4 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 666 | 514 | +152 | 34 | ||
| 5 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 694 | 501 | +193 | 33 | ||
| 6 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 734 | 592 | +142 | 33 | ||
| 7 |  Sydney Roosters | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 694 | 570 | +124 | 32 | ||
| 8 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 638 | 553 | +85 | 31 | ||
| 9 |  Melbourne Storm | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 547 | 556 | −9 | 30 | ||
| 10 |  Cronulla Sharks | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 619 | 684 | −65 | 28 | ||
| 11 |  Newcastle Knights | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 646 | 574 | +72 | 25 | ||
| 12 |  Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 629 | 790 | −161 | 22 | ||
| 13 |  North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 545 | 732 | −187 | 20 | ||
| 14 |  Manly Sea Eagles | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 519 | 811 | −292 | 18 | ||
| 15 |  Parramatta Eels | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 558 | 814 | −256 | 14 | ||
| 16 |  Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 424 | 810 | −386 | 14 | ||
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| Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 September, ANZ Stadium, Sydney | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Canterbury | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 14 September, Aillanz Stadium Sydney | ||||||||||||||||
| Canterbury | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 September, ANZ Stadium, Sydney | St. George Illawarra | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Penrith | 20 | Wests Tigers | 28 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | St. George Illawarra | 44 | Sydney | 22 | 30 September, ANZ Stadium, Sydney | ||||||||||||||
| Wests Tigers | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 September, AAMI Park, Melbourne | Canberra | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | South Sydney | 22 | Canberra | 44 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sydney | 24 | 15 September, ANZ Stadium, Sydney | St. George Illawarra | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 September, Canberra Stadium, Canberra | Sydney | 26 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | New Zealand | 38 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Canberra | 39 | |||||||||||||||||
Leading try scorers
More information Top 10 try scorers, Pos ...
| Top 10 try scorers | ||||||||
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| Pos | Name | Tries | Team | |||||
| 1 | Kieren Moss | 21 | Penrith Panthers | |||||
| 2= | Kirisome Auva'a | 20 | Melbourne Storm | |||||
| 2= | Luke Keary | 20 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |||||
| 2= | Chanel Mata'utia | 20 | Newcastle Knights | |||||
| 5= | Zac Santo | 19 | North Queensland Cowboys | |||||
| 5= | Charly Runciman | 19 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | |||||
| 5= | Caleb Timu | 19 | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
| 8= | Vaipuna Tia Kilifi | 18 | Penrith Panthers | |||||
| 8= | Jordan Tongahai | 18 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |||||
| 10 | Jon Sila | 17 | Canterbury Bulldogs | |||||
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Most tries in a game
More information Top 5 most tries in a game, Pos ...
| Top 5 most tries in a game | ||||||
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| Pos | Name | Team | Opponent | Round | Tries | |
| 1 | Gerard McCallum | Canterbury Bulldogs | Gold Coast Titans | 5 | 5 | |
| 2= | Kirisome Auva'a | Melbourne Storm | North Queensland Cowboys | 19 | 4 | |
| 2= | Zac Mackay | Penrith Panthers | Gold Coast Titans | 25 | 4 | |
| 2= | Ed Murphy | Canterbury Bulldogs | Gold Coast Titans | 10 | 4 | |
| 2= | Jon Sila | Canterbury Bulldogs | Manly Sea Eagles | 8 | 4 | |
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Leading point scorers
More information Top 10 overall point scorers, Pos ...
| Top 10 overall point scorers | ||||||
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| Pos | Player | Team | T | G | FG | Points |
| 1 | Manaia Rudolph | Wests Tigers | 13 | 82 | - | 216 |
| 2 | Apisai Koroisau | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 12 | 82 | - | 212 |
| 3= | Daniel Burke | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2 | 82 | - | 172 |
| 3= | Frederick Robinson | Canterbury Bulldogs | 3 | 80 | - | 172 |
| 5 | Mitch Cornish | Canberra Raiders | 11 | 57 | - | 158 |
| 6 | Jake Walsh | Cronulla Sharks | 3 | 66 | - | 144 |
| 7 | Mason Lino | New Zealand Warriors | 3 | 63 | - | 138 |
| 8 | Josh Drinkwater | Manly Sea Eagles | 10 | 48 | 1 | 137 |
| 9 | Anthony Milford | Canberra Raiders | 12 | 39 | 1 | 127 |
| 10= | Harry Siejka | Penrith Panthers | 6 | 51 | - | 126 |
| 10= | Will Smith | Newcastle Knights | 10 | 43 | - | 126 |
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Most points in a game
More information Top 5 most points in a game, Pos ...
| Top 5 most points in a game | ||||||||
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| Pos | Player | Team | Opponent | Round | T | G | FG | Points |
| 1 | Zac Mackay | Penrith Panthers | Gold Coast Titans | 25 | 4 | 11 | - | 38 |
| 2 | Kurt French | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Brisbane Broncos | 4 | 3 | 9 | - | 30 |
| 3= | Mitch Cornish | Canberra Raiders | Cronulla Sharks | 8 | 3 | 7 | - | 26 |
| 3= | Adam Quinlan | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Canterbury Bulldogs | SF | 3 | 7 | - | 26 |
| 3= | Manaia Rudolph | Wests Tigers | New Zealand Warriors | 11 | 3 | 7 | - | 26 |
| 3= | Patrick Templeman | Canterbury Bulldogs | Canberra Raiders | 25 | 3 | 7 | - | 26 |
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Leading goal scorers
More information Top 10 goal scorers, Pos ...
| Top 10 goal scorers | ||||||||
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| Pos | Player | Goals | Team | |||||
| 1= | Daniel Burke | 82 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | |||||
| 1= | Apisai Koroisau | 82 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |||||
| 1= | Manaia Rudolph | 82 | Wests Tigers | |||||
| 4 | Frederick Robinson | 80 | Canterbury Bulldogs | |||||
| 5 | Jake Walsh | 66 | Cronulla Sharks | |||||
| 6 | Mason Lino | 63 | New Zealand Warriors | |||||
| 7 | Mitch Cornish | 57 | Canberra Raiders | |||||
| 8 | Harry Siejka | 51 | Penrith Panthers | |||||
| 9 | Josh Drinkwater | 48 | Manly Sea Eagles | |||||
| 10= | Sam Foster | 47 | North Queensland Cowboys | |||||
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Most goals in a game
More information Top 5 most goals in a game, Pos ...
| Top 5 most goals in a game | ||||||||
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| Pos | Player | Team | Opponent | Round | Goals | |||
| 1= | Zac Mackay | Penrith Panthers | Gold Coast Titans | 25 | 11 | |||
| 1= | Jake Walsh | Cronulla Sharks | Manly Sea Eagles | 3 | 11 | |||
| 3= | Mitch Cornish | Canberra Raiders | Parramatta Eels | 10 | 9 | |||
| 3= | Kurt French | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Brisbane Broncos | 4 | 9 | |||
| 3= | Frederick Robinson | Canterbury Bulldogs | Parramatta Eels | 9 | 9 | |||
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Leading field goal scorers
More information Top 10 field goal scorers, Pos ...
| Top 10 field goal scorers | ||||||||
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| Pos | Player | Team | FG | |||||
| 1= | Jamal Fogerty | Gold Coast Titans | 2 | |||||
| 1= | Jacob Miller | Wests Tigers | 2 | |||||
| 3= | Chris Binge | Brisbane Broncos | 1 | |||||
| 3= | Tim Dengate | Penrith Panthers | 1 | |||||
| 3= | Josh Drinkwater | Manly Sea Eagles | 1 | |||||
| 3= | Sam Foster | North Queensland Cowboys | 1 | |||||
| 3= | Chris Knight | Penrith Panthers | 1 | |||||
| 3= | Penani Manumalealii | Cronulla Sharks | 1 | |||||
| 3= | Matt McGahan | Melbourne Storm | 1 | |||||
| 3= | Anthony Milford | Canberra Raiders | 1 | |||||
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Biggest Wins
More information Top 10 biggest winning margins, Pos ...
| Top 10 biggest winning margins | ||||||||
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| Pos | Winning Team | Losing Team | Round | Score | Margin | |||
| 1 | Penrith Panthers | Gold Coast Titans | 25 | 78–0 | 78 | |||
| 2 | Cronulla Sharks | Manly Sea Eagles | 3 | 78–10 | 68 | |||
| 3 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Parramatta Eels | 25 | 54–6 | 48 | |||
| 4 | Canterbury Bulldogs | Gold Coast Titans | 10 | 52–6 | 46 | |||
| 5 | Penrith Panthers | Manly Sea Eagles | 6 | 44–0 | 44 | |||
| 6= | Canberra Raiders | Cronulla Sharks | 8 | 54–12 | 42 | |||
| 6= | Melbourne Storm | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 60–18 | 42 | |||
| 6= | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Gold Coast Titans | 22 | 48–6 | 42 | |||
| 6= | Wests Tigers | New Zealand Warriors | 11 | 54–12 | 42 | |||
| 10= | Canterbury Bulldogs | Gold Coast Titans | 5 | 60–20 | 40 | |||
| 10= | Newcastle Knights | Cronulla Sharks | 2 | 40–0 | 40 | |||
| 10= | Penrith Panthers | Gold Coast Titans | 15 | 52–12 | 40 | |||
| 10= | Wests Tigers | Canberra Raiders | GF | 46–6 | 40 | |||
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Winning Streaks
| Winning streak still active |
More information Top 5 longest winning streaks, Pos ...
| Top 5 longest winning streaks | ||||||||
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| Pos | Team | First Win | Round | Last Win | Round | Wins | ||
| 1 | Canberra Raiders | 42–18 vs North Queensland Cowboys | 5 | 36–24 vs South Sydney Rabbitohs | 12 | 7 | ||
| 2= | New Zealand Warriors | 24–18 vs Cronulla Sharks | 15 | 42–22 vs Manly Sea Eagles | 21 | 6 | ||
| 2= | Penrith Panthers | 20–18 vs St. George Illawarra Dragons | 10 | 24–12 vs Parramatta Eels | 16 | 6 | ||
| 2= | Canterbury Bulldogs | 38–26 vs Newcastle Knights | 22 | 36–28 vs Sydney Roosters | 26 | 5 | ||
| 4= | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 32–30 vs Canberra Raiders | 17 | 28–26 vs Sydney Roosters | 22 | 5 | ||
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- QF = Qualifying Finals
- SF = Semi-finals
- PF = Preliminary Finals
- GF = Grand Final
Losing Streaks
| Losing streak still active |
More information Top 5 longest losing streaks, Pos ...
| Top 5 longest losing streaks | ||||||||
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| Pos | Team | First Loss | Round | Last Loss | Round | Losses | ||
| 1 | Parramatta Eels | 22–24 vs Manly Sea Eagles | 18 | Current Streak | - | 9 | ||
| 2 | Newcastle Knights | 20–28 vs Canberra Raiders | 14 | 26–38 vs Canterbury Bulldogs | 23 | 8 | ||
| 3= | Gold Coast Titans | 26–34 vs North Queensland Cowboys | 1 | 24–28 vs Manly Sea Eagles | 7 | 7 | ||
| 3= | North Queensland Cowboys | 20–26 vs Brisbane Broncos | 2 | 14–36 vs South Sydney Rabbitohs | 8 | 7 | ||
| 3= | Parramatta Eels | 22–58 vs Canterbury Bulldogs | 9 | 12–24 vs Penrith Panthers | 16 | 7 | ||
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- QF = Qualifying Finals
- SF = Semi-finals
- PF = Preliminary Finals
- GF = Grand Final