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.
[edit] 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]
- 2011 - Won the Super League Grand Final with the Leeds Rhinos in his final game for the club.
- 2012 – Announced he will play one more season for the Newcastle Knights.[6]
[edit] Representative career
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]
Buderus was selected for the Exiles squad for the Rugby League International Origin Match against England at Headingley on 10 June 2011.[9]
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6 February 1978 |
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Taree, New South Wales |
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