| 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 |
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| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Chatham Cundle Red Rovers Taree United |
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| 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 |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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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. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Taree is a city on the Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Newcastle New South Wales. He is the incumbent New South Wales captain, and hooker and a former captain for the Australian national team. The New South Wales Rugby League team represents the state of New South Wales annually in the Rugby League State of Origin competition against arch-rivals Queensland A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench The Knights have only won once in the last ten years without both him and Andrew Johns (before the retirement of Johns). Andrew Gary "Joey" Johns (born 19 May 1974 in Cessnock New South Wales) is an Australian former Rugby league footballer
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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. The New Zealand Warriors (formerly the Auckland Warriors) are a professional Rugby league team based in Auckland, New Zealand 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]
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
- Captain of the Kangaroos (2004-2005)
References
- ^ Rhinos sign Aussie star Buderus. Leeds Rhinos, or informally Leeds or Rhinos, are an English professional Rugby league football club based in Leeds State of Origin is an annual best-of-three series of Rugby league matches between the Maroons, representing the state of Queensland, and the Blues BBC (2008-03-13). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Retrieved on 2008-03-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II.
Sources
- Buderus reveals Rhinos move
- State of Origin Official website Rugby League Player Stats
- 2001 Ashes profile
- Newcastle Knights
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