This page was last edited on 8 April 2020, at 13:23. Evergreen little master Matt Bowen is never short of a highlight reel-worthy play and Ray Thompson showed solid form in 2012 while winger Ashley Graham was equal best try-scorer in the NRL last year. Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round. The main competition, called the 2012 NRL Telstra Premiership due to sponsorship from Telstra Corporation was contested by the sixteen teams of the National Rugby League. The last time the club made the preliminary final was also in 1989.[2]. The sea… 2013 NRL Season: Predictions 8-5 2013 NRL Season: Predictions 4-1. While hulking representative forward Dave Taylor was lost to Gold Coast, the Burgess brothers (of which there are now three) and former Bronco Ben Te'o will pick up the slack. But 15 new faces have joined the club, including versatile young back Dean Whare, break-out former Cowboys rake James Segeyaro and veteran second rower Sika Manu from Melbourne. For the teams that did not feature last year, the Canberra Raiders last appeared in 2010, the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in 2009, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in 2008 and South Sydney in 2007. It has been a tough run over the last few the tri-colours, who went from the 2009 wooden spoon to the grand final a year later before slipping back into the mire for an 11th-placed finish in 2011 and unlucky 13th last year.

Last three seasons: 2012 - qualifying finalists, 2011 - 13th, 2010 - 14th, Gains: Michael Gordon (Panthers), Luke Lewis (Panthers), Jonathan Wright (Bulldogs), Beau Ryan (Tigers), Chris Heighington (Tigers), Tupou Sopoaga (Bulldogs), Losses: Tyson Frizell (Dragons), Colin Best (retirement), John Williams (retirement), Josh Cordoba (retirement), Jeremy Smith (Knights). Attacking power will come in the form of Manu "The Beast" Vatuvei (if he can stay out of judiciary trouble), impressive hooker Nathan Friend and rising star half-back Shaun Johnson, who has an elbow injury but is confident of returning for the first month of the season. It could be another long season at the foot of the Blue Mountains for Cleary and Phil Gould's mob. But he has come back up the M3 and coach Anthony Griffin will be hoping he'll bring plenty of big-game experience to the table. • Chairman Nick Politis was not shy about opening the chequebook as he looked ahead to 2013, bringing Warriors pivot James Maloney and ex-Panther Michael Jennings to Bondi Junction as well as luring Luke O'Donnell home from the English Super League. That can only be good news for the 2011 premiers, who will be guided around the park by rising star halves pairing Daly Cherry-Evans and Kieran Foran. If you are on a personal connection, like at home, you can run an anti-virus scan on your device to make sure it is not infected with malware. Canterbury's forward pack was a force to be reckoned with in 2012 and this time around it is even tougher with Manly enforcer Tony "T-Rex" Williams joining fellow internationals Krisnan Inu, Sam Perrett, Sam Kasiano and James Graham in the blue and white. Parramatta is another club to have suffered an exodus of experienced talent after the 2012 season. The lead-up to season 2013 may have been tainted by doping investigations and the Ben Barba suspension, but there is no denying the sense of anticipation around the opening kick-off. Cloudflare Ray ID: 5d85970b9829dfc3