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2012 NRL Under-20s 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.

2012 NRL Under-20s season
Teams16
Premiers Wests Tigers (1st title)
Minor premiers Canterbury Bulldogs (1st title)
Matches played198
Points scored10466
Top points scorer(s) Manaia Rudolph 216
Top try-scorer(s) Kieran Moss 21

Season summary

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See also: 2012 NRL Under-20s season results

Ladder

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2012 National Youth Competition season[1]
Pos. Team Pld 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 (P) 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

Finals series

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Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand final
7 September, ANZ Stadium, Sydney
1  Canterbury20
4  Wests Tigers2414 September, Aillanz Stadium Sydney
  Canterbury20
7 September, ANZ Stadium, Sydney  St. George Illawarra46
5  Penrith20  Wests Tigers28
8  St. George Illawarra44  Sydney2230 September, ANZ Stadium, Sydney
  Wests Tigers46
8 September, AAMI Park, Melbourne  Canberra6
6  South Sydney22  Canberra44
7  Sydney2415 September, ANZ Stadium, Sydney  St. George Illawarra26
  New Zealand10
9 September, Canberra Stadium, Canberra  Sydney26
2  New Zealand38
3  Canberra39

Player statistics

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Leading try scorers

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Top 10 try scorers
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

Most tries in a game

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Top 5 most tries in a game
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

Leading point scorers

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Top 10 overall point scorers
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

Most points in a game

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Top 5 most points in a game
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

Leading goal scorers

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Top 10 goal scorers
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

Most goals in a game

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Top 5 most goals in a game
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

Leading field goal scorers

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Top 10 field goal scorers
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

Club statistics

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Biggest Wins

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Top 10 biggest winning margins
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

Winning Streaks

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Winning streak still active
Top 5 longest winning streaks
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
  • QF = Qualifying Finals
  • SF = Semi-finals
  • PF = Preliminary Finals
  • GF = Grand Final

Losing Streaks

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Losing streak still active
Top 5 longest losing streaks
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
  • QF = Qualifying Finals
  • SF = Semi-finals
  • PF = Preliminary Finals
  • GF = Grand Final

References

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  1. ^ Middleton, David (ed.). 2012 Official Rugby League Annual. Sydney: NewsLifeMedia. p. 107.
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