2012 Sydney Roosters season explained

Year:2012
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League:NRL
League Rank:13th
League Wins:8
League Draws:1
League Losses:15
Difference:-164
Ceo Title:CEO
Ceo:Steve Noyce
Coach Title:Head Coach
Avg Attendance:12,707
Highest Attendance:40,164 vs Dragons, 25 April, Sydney Football Stadium
Lowest Attendance:10,008
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List Link:Sydney Roosters#Season summaries

The 2012 Sydney Roosters season was the 105th in the club's history. Coached by Brian Smith and captained by Braith Anasta, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2012 Telstra Premiership. The Roosters finished the regular season 13th (out of 16), failing to reach the finals for the second consecutive year.

Pre-season

Results

The Sydney Roosters will play 2 Trial games in 2012. The first game will be against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the second against the Wests Tigers. In the Roosters' first trial game of the year they went up against the Bulldogs at Belmore Sports Ground which was attended by around 12,000 fans, the game ended with the Roosters winning 28–16. In the second trial match they went up against the Wests Tigers at Campbelltown Stadium which was attended by 7,426 fans, The game ended with the roosters rallying from behind to win 28–24.

DateRound Opponent VenueResultAttendanceGame Report
12 FebruaryTrial 1 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsBelmore Sports Ground16–2812,000Game Report
18 FebruaryTrial 2 Wests TigersCampbelltown Stadium24–287,426Game Report
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Regular season

Results

These are the results and fixtures of the Sydney Roosters 2012 Season. They started their 2012 season well against their longtime rivals the South Sydney Rabbitohs, with a comeback with the clock showing two and a half minutes.

DateRound Opponent VenueResultAttendanceGame Report
5 MarchRound 1 South Sydney RabbitohsANZ Stadium20–24[1] [2]
11 MarchRound 2 Penrith PanthersSydney Football Stadium18-0
18 MarchRound 3 Canberra RaidersSydney Football Stadium14-8
25 MarchRound 4 Melbourne StormAAMI Park44-4
31 MarchRound 5 New Zealand WarriorsSydney Football Stadium26-8
7 AprilRound 6 Gold Coast TitansSkilled Park12–18
14 AprilRound 7 North Queensland CowboysTIO Stadium12–50
Rep WeekendBYE
25 AprilRound 8 St. George Illawarra DragonsSydney Football Stadium28-24
6 MayRound 9 Newcastle KnightsSydney Football Stadium24-6
12 MayRound 10 New Zealand WarriorsMount Smart Stadium30-26
20 MayRound 11 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesBrookvale Oval18-10
28 MayRound 12 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSydney Football Stadium30-12
Round 13BYE
10 JuneRound 14 Brisbane BroncosSydney Football Stadium40-22
17 JuneRound 15 Wests TigersLeichhardt Oval42-28
24 JuneRound 16 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesSydney Football Stadium52-14
Round 17BYE
9 JulyRound 18 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksToyota Stadium14-14
16 JulyRound 19 South Sydney RabbitohsSydney Cricket Groundalign=center-
22 JulyRound 20 Penrith PanthersCentrebet Stadium28-16
27 JulyRound 21 Gold Coast TitansAllianz Stadium36-16
3 AugustRound 22 St. George Illawarra DragonsAllianz Stadium26-10
11 AugustRound 23 Parramatta EelsParramatta Stadium36-22
18 AugustRound 24 Canberra RaidersCanberra Stadium20–24
26 AugustRound 25 Wests TigersAllianz Stadium44-20
1 SeptemberRound 26 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium10–42
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Squad

See also: List of Sydney Roosters players.

2012 NRL Sydney Roosters Team

Player Summary

Sydney Roosters 2012 Appearance Interchange Tries Goals F/G Points
22 4 62 140
4 16 3 12
22 2 3 12
1 3 1 4
5 0
15 7 4 16
20 4 2 8
18 1 5 20
4 1 4
17 7 1 4
17 8 32
19 6 24
1 13 0
24 9 36
4 2 1 4
14 7 28
4 4 2 5 18
18 1 2 8
22 10 40
15 3 12
7 0
1 1 1 4
5 0
5 11 1 4
3 16 2 8
6 0
3 3 12
23 3 4012
Total 312 96 82 67 0 462

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Game Report Roosters beat Rabbitohs . 26 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306211716/http://live.nrlstats.com/matches/nrl/match12964.html . 6 March 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Draw Results – 2012 Roosters Draw . 6 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120314065722/http://www.sydneyroosters.com.au/default.aspx?s=draw-results . 14 March 2012 . dead . dmy-all .