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Danny Buderus
Personal information
Full name	Danny Buderus
Nickname	Bedsy
Born	6 February 1978 (1978-02-06) (age 31)
	Taree, New South Wales, Australia
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	91 kg (14 st 5 lbs)
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1998–2008	Newcastle Knights	220	58	0	0	232
2009–	Leeds Rhinos	16	2	0	0	8
	Total	236	60	0	0	240
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2001–2008	Country Origin	5	1	0	0	4
2002–2008	New South Wales	21	2	0	0	8
2001–2006	Australia	25	4	0	0	16
As of 24 August 2008
Source: NRL Stats and Rugby League Project

Danny Buderus (born 6 February 1978 in Taree, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league player currently playing for the Leeds Rhinos in the European Super League. He is the former New South Wales and Australian national team hooker and captain.

Buderus is famous for his time with the Australian National Rugby League team the Newcastle Knights^[1] and is considered one of the greatest Rugby League hookers of the modern era.

[edit] Year by year

• 1978- born
• 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.^[2]

• 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^[3]

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.^[4][5] Announced his retirement from the NRL on 25 August due to a season-ending biceps injury.

[edit] Records

• Most appearances 15 as Captain of the New South Wales State of Origin.
• Most consecutive appearances 21 for New South Wales State of Origin.

[edit] References

[edit] Sources

• Newcastle Knights profile
• Buderus reveals Rhinos move
• State of Origin Official website Rugby League Player Stats
• 2001 Ashes profile