2012 NRL Under-20s season
Rugby league season
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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.
Teams16
Premiers
Wests Tigers (1st title)
Wests Tigers (1st title)Minor premiers
Canterbury Bulldogs (1st title)
Canterbury Bulldogs (1st title)Matches played198
| 2012 NRL Under-20s season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 16 |
| Premiers | Wests Tigers (1st title) |
| Minor premiers | Canterbury Bulldogs (1st title) |
| Matches played | 198 |
| Points scored | 10466 |
| Top points scorer | Manaia Rudolph 216 |
| Top try-scorer |  Kieran Moss 21 |
Season summary
Ladder
| 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
| Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 September, ANZ Stadium, Sydney | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Canterbury | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 14 September, Aillanz Stadium Sydney | ||||||||||||||||
| Canterbury | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 September, ANZ Stadium, Sydney | St. George Illawarra | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Penrith | 20 | Wests Tigers | 28 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | St. George Illawarra | 44 | Sydney | 22 | 30 September, ANZ Stadium, Sydney | ||||||||||||||
| Wests Tigers | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 September, AAMI Park, Melbourne | Canberra | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | South Sydney | 22 | Canberra | 44 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sydney | 24 | 15 September, ANZ Stadium, Sydney | St. George Illawarra | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 September, Canberra Stadium, Canberra | Sydney | 26 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | New Zealand | 38 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Canberra | 39 | |||||||||||||||||
Player statistics
Leading try scorers
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
Biggest Wins
| 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
| 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
| 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