Danny Buderus

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Danny Buderus
New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1997–08 Newcastle Knights 220 58 0 0 232
2009–11 Leeds Rhinos 82 15 0 0 60
2012–13 Newcastle Knights 37 3 1 0 14
Total 339 76 1 0 306
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001–08 NSW Country 5 1 0 0 4
2002–08 New South Wales 21 2 0 0 8
2001–06
Australia
 24 2 0 0 8
2011
Exiles
 1 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2015 Newcastle Knights 6 2 0 4 33
Source: [1][2]

Danny Buderus (born 6 February 1978) is an Australian

Exiles and New South Wales Country
. In 2015, he took up an interim coaching role with the Knights and continued as an assistant coach in 2016.

Background

Buderus was born in

Taree, New South Wales, Australia
.

He played his junior football for Taree Red Rovers and played 1 season for Taree United. In 1995, while attending

Australian Schoolboys team.[4] Other players to also come through this well-known rugby league nursery under the tutelage of Mark Wright include Owen Craigie, Jarrod Mullen, Paul Dan and Anthony Tupou
.

Professional playing career

Newcastle Knights

In Round 3 of the

Dally M Representative Player of the Year at the Dally M Awards
at the end of the regular season. Buderus played a pivotal role in Newcastle making the semi-finals again in 2003 and ended the season again named Hooker of the Year.

In 2004, Buderus was awarded the 2004 Dally M Medal for the Player of the Year, only the second hooker to be awarded the medal after Mal Cochrane as well as the 2004 Hooker of the Year. Buderus was selected in the Australian team to go and compete in the end of season 2004 Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament. In the final against Great Britain he played at hooker in the Kangaroos' 44–4 victory. In 2005 Buderus again won the Hooker of the Year award. On 13 March 2008, Buderus signed a 2-year contract with the Leeds Rhinos starting in 2009.[5] 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. However Buderus wasn't selected to play in a game.[6][7]

Leeds Rhinos

Buderus playing for the Knights in 2012

Buderus commenced playing in the Super League for English club the Leeds Rhinos in 2009. He re-signed with the Rhinos on a 2-year contract during 2010.

He played in the

2010 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.[8][9]

In 2011, Buderus played

2011 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Wigan Warriors at Wembley Stadium.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]

On 10 June 2011, Buderus was selected in the

Rugby League International Origin Match against England at Headingley while playing for the Leeds Rhinos of the Super League. He also captained the side to a victory.[25]

In 2011, Buderus played hooker for Leeds in their 2011 Super League Grand Final win over St Helens, with Leeds winning 30–16 at Old Trafford, in which was his final game for the club.[26][27]

After new Newcastle Knights coach Wayne Bennett requested Buderus' services, Buderus signed a 1-year contract on 1 October 2011 with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2012, returning to the club he had played 220 games for. He had been released from the final year of his Leeds Rhinos contract to sign with Newcastle.

Return to Newcastle

In 2012, 7 weeks into his return to the National Rugby League, Buderus was again selected for Country Origin at starting hooker,[28] however he withdrew due to injury. Later in the year there was speculation he would be named at hooker for New South Wales in Game 1 of the 2012 State of Origin series but was injured and didn't get picked, Robbie Farah was instead picked and retained his spot for the rest of the series. On 12 June 2012, Buderus re-signed with the Knights on a 1-year contract, 14 rounds into the 2012 season.[29]

In September 2013, Buderus announced his retirement at the end of the 2013 NRL season. During the Knights vs Roosters Preliminary Final, Buderus entered a tackle and made contact with the elbow of Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, knocking him out. This saw Buderus stretchered from the field, ending his career. However, later scans in hospital cleared the retiring hooker of any serious head or neck injuries.[30]

Accolades

Dally M Hooker Of The Year 2002, 2004, 2005
Dally M Representative Player Of The Year 2002
Dally M Player Of The Year 2004
RLPA Player of the Year 2004
Brad Fittler Medal
2009

[31]

Coaching career

Buderus stayed with the Knights as an assistant coach for 2014. In July 2015, Buderus was made interim head coach, following the sacking of

Rugby League Immortal Andrew Johns. On 28 September 2023, Buderus was informed by the NSWRL board that his contract would not be renewed for the following season after New South Wales suffered another series loss.[33]

Personal life

Buderus is founder and co-owner of Steel City Beer Company with Andrew Johns, Matthew Johns, Kurt Gidley and Matt Hoy.[34][35]

References

  1. ^ Danny Buderus rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. ^ loverugbyleague
  3. News Limited
    . Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  4. ^ "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  5. ^ "Rhinos sign Aussie star Buderus". BBC News. 13 March 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2008.
  6. ^ Liam FitzGibbon (1 August 2008). "Surprises in Kangaroos squad". "Fox Sports News (Australia)". Archived from the original on 8 August 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
  7. ^ "Veteran Lockyer named in Australian squad". International Herald Tribune. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
  8. ^ Scott, Ged (28 August 2010). "Leeds 6–30 Warrington". BBC. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  9. ^ Wilson, Andy (28 August 2010). "Chris Hicks hat-trick leads Warrington to Challenge Cup triumph over Leeds". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Wigan edge thrilling cup final". uk.eurosport.yahoo.com. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  11. ^ Scott, Ged (27 August 2011). "Wigan's Challenge Cup win a team effort - Joel Tomkins". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  12. ^ skysports.com (27 August 2011). "Maguire salutes Wembley heroes". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  13. ^ ESPN staff (27 August 2011). "Challenge Cup glory for Wigan Warriors". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  14. ^ wiganwarriors.com (28 August 2011). "Wigan are 2011 Cup Champions". rleague.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  15. ^ Scott, Ged (27 August 2011). "Leeds 18-28 Wigan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  16. ^ Wilson, Andy (27 August 2011). "Leeds Rhinos 18-28 Wigan Warriors – Challenge Cup final match report". The Guardian. London.
  17. ^ therfl.co.uk (28 August 2011). "Challenge Cup: Lima inspires Wigan win". rleague.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  18. ^ Brown, Oliver (27 August 2011). "Challenge Cup final: Leeds Rhinos 18 Wigan Warriors 28". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  19. Wide World of Sports. Archived from the original
    on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  20. ^ Henson, Mike (27 August 2011). "Challenge Cup final - as it happened". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  21. ^ Brown, Oliver (28 August 2011). "Challenge Cup final 2011: Wigan's warrior spirit shades controversy in emphatic win over Leeds Rhinos". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  22. Press Association (27 August 2011). "Wigan edge thrilling cup final". Free Press. Archived from the original
    on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  23. ^ "O'Loughlin savours special cup win". uk.eurosport.yahoo.com. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  24. ^ bbc.co.uk (30 August 2011). "Wigan's Sam Tomkins punished for gesture at Leeds fans". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  25. ^ "Warrington dominate Exiles picks for Origin fixture". bbc.co.uk. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  26. ^ "Leeds claim Grand Final glory as inspired Rob Burrow sinks St Helens". Guardian. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  27. ^ "St Helens 16 Leeds 32". Daily Telegraph. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  28. ^ http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/newsdisplay/Four-Knights-players-selected-in-Country-side/53360[permanent dead link]
  29. ^ "Buderus re-signs for 2013 - Newcastle Knights". Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  30. ^ "Motorsport Video |Motorsport Highlights, Replays, News, Clips".
  31. ^ "Danny Buderus - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  32. ^ "Newcastle Knights sack coach Rick Stone with Danny Buderus his replacement". theage.com.au. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  33. ^ "Fittler quits: NSW on lookout for new Origin coach". www.nrl.com. 28 September 2023.
  34. ^ "Newcastle Legends Behind Launch of Steel City Beer Co". 16 April 2021.
  35. ^ "Knights say cheers to stadium beers". 18 March 2022.

Sources

Preceded by
Captain
Australia
Australia

2004–2005 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Coach (interim)

Newcastle Knights
2015 		Succeeded by
Nathan Brown

2016-2019
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