2012 Hull FC season

2012 Hull FC season
Super League XVII Rank6th
Play-off resultN/A
Challenge Cup4th Round
2012 recordWins: 15; draws: 2; losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 712; against: 653
Team information
ChairmanAdam Pearson
Head CoachPeter Gentle
Captain
StadiumKC Stadium
Avg. attendance12,402
High attendance18,979
Top scorers
TriesTom Briscoe - 21
GoalsDanny Tickle - 80
PointsDanny Tickle - 196
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This article details the Hull F.C. rugby league football club's 2012 season. This is the seventeenth season of the Super League era.

Season review

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Pre season friendlies

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Dragons score is first.

Date Competition Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Report
21 January 2012 Pre Season Knights A Huntington Stadium W 32-30 Crooks (2), Ellis, Lineham, Briscoe, Cunningham Crooks 4/6 N/A Report
22 January 2012 Pre Season Hull Kingston Rovers H KC Stadium L 18-36 Lynch, Green, Martin Tickle 2/2, Westerman 1/1 13,937 Report
29 January 2012 Pre Season Bulls H KC Stadium W 46-6 McKinnon (2), Yeaman (3), Briscoe, Horne, Tickle, Nicklas Tickle 4/8, Radford 1/1 5,500 (Est.) Report

Player appearances

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  • Friendly Games Only
FB=Fullback C=Centre W=Winger SO=Stand Off SH=Scrum half P=Prop H=Hooker SR=Second Row LF=Loose forward B=Bench
No Player 1 2 3
1 Wade McKinnon x FB FB
2 Will Sharp x W W
3 Tony Martin x B C
4 Kirk Yeaman x C C
5 Tom Briscoe x C W
6 Richard Horne x SO SO
7 Brett Seymour x SH SH
8 Mark O'Meley x B B
9 Danny Houghton x H H
10 Andy Lynch x P x
11 Willie Manu x SR SR
12 Danny Tickle x SR SR
13 Joe Westerman x L L
14 Aaron Heremaia x B x
15 Richard Whiting x B B
16 Eamon O'Carroll x B B
17 Sam Moa x P P
18 The Old Faithful x x x
19 Jordan Turner x C B
20 Jamie Ellis SO B x
21 Reece Lyne x B B
22 Martin Aspinwall x B B
23 Ben Crooks C B x
24 Liam Kent SR B x
25 Liam Cunningham C x x
26 Jack Briscoe W x x
27 Chris Green P B B
28 Danny Nicklas SH B B
29 Laurence Pearce x x B
30 Josh Bowden P x x
31 James Cunningham B x x
32 Lewis Brown L x x
33 Mike Burnett x x x

= Injured

= Suspended

Table

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Super League XVII
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Wigan Warriors (L) 27 21 0 6 994 449 +545 42 Play-offs
2 Warrington Wolves 27 20 1 6 909 539 +370 41
3 St Helens 27 17 2 8 795 480 +315 36
4 Catalans Dragons 27 18 0 9 812 611 +201 36
5 Leeds Rhinos (C) 27 16 0 11 823 662 +161 32
6 Hull F.C. 27 15 2 10 696 621 +75 32
7 Huddersfield Giants 27 14 0 13 699 664 +35 28
8 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 13 0 14 633 764 −131 26
9 Bradford Bulls 27 14 1 12 633 756 −123 23[a]
10 Hull Kingston Rovers 27 10 1 16 753 729 +24 21
11 Salford City Reds 27 8 1 18 618 844 −226 17
12 London Broncos 27 7 0 20 588 890 −302 14
13 Castleford Tigers 27 6 0 21 554 948 −394 12
14 Widnes Vikings 27 6 0 21 532 1082 −550 12
Source: superleague.co.uk and BBC Sport.
Rules for classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
Notes:
  1. ^ Bradford Bulls deducted 6 points on 25 July 2012 for entering administration[1]

2012 fixtures and results

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2012 Engage Super League

Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Live on TV Report
5 Feb 2012 Super League XVII 1 Wolves H KC Stadium D 20-20 Yeaman, Tickle (2), Briscoe Tickle 2/4 12,710 - Report
19 February 2012 Super League XVII 3 Broncos H KC Stadium W 22-14 Briscoe, Westerman, McKinnon, Yeaman Tickle 3/4 10,096 Sky Sports Report
24 February 2012 Super League XVII 4 Salford City Reds A City of Salford Stadium L 22-24 Seymour (2), McKinnon, Briscoe Tickle 3/4 5,186 - Report
4 March 2012 Super League XVII 5 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats H KC Stadium W 14-10 Yeaman, Sharp Tickle 3/3 11,105 - Report
9 March 2012 Super League XVII 6 Saints A Langtree Park W 22-10 McKinnon (2), Turner Tickle 5/6 14,875 - Report[permanent dead link]
18 March 2012 Super League XVII 7 Vikings H KC Stadium W 58-10 Tickle (4), Manu (2), Lynch, Whiting, Moa, Briscoe Tickle 9/10 10,705 - Report
25 March 2012 Super League XVII 8 Tigers A The Jungle W 42-28 Moa, Manu (2), Turner, Tickle, Seymour, Briscoe Tickle 7/7, Whiting 0/1 9,050 - Report
30 March 2012 Super League XVII 9 Bulls H KC Stadium W 24-18 Horne (2), Manu, Briscoe Tickle 4/5 11,673 - Report
6 April 2012 Super League XVII 10 Hull Kingston Rovers H KC Stadium W 36-6 Radford, Turner (3), Yeaman, Seymour Tickle 6/6 18,979 Sky Sports Report
9 April 2012 Super League XVII 11 Giants A Galpharm Stadium L 4-22 - Tickle 2/2 9,950 - Report
22 April 2012 Super League XVII 12 Warriors H KC Stadium L 12-56 Ellis, Sharp Tickle 2/2 11,549 - Report[permanent dead link]
5 Map 2012 Super League XVII 13 Rhinos H KC Stadium W 34-20 Tickle, Sharp, Briscoe (2), Crooks Tickle 7/8 11,677 Sky Sports Report
20 May 2012 Super League XVII 14 Broncos A Twickenham Stoop W 14-12 Crooks, Whiting Tickle 3/3 3,930 - Report
26 May 2012 Super League XVII 15 Hull Kingston Rovers N Etihad Stadium L 30-32 Seymour, Horne, Manu, Martin, Turner Tickle 5/5 30,763 Sky Sports Report
3 June 2012 Super League XVII 16 Saints H KC Stadium D 18-18 Whiting, Horne, Tickle Tickle 3/4 11,727 - Report
10 June 2012 Super League XVII 17 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats A Belle Vue L 30-32 Manu, Seymour, Crooks, Yeaman (2) Tickle 5/6 8,986 - Report
24 June 2012 Super League XVII 18 Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 18-40 Yeaman, Manu, Westerman Tickle 3/3 10,582 - Report
1 July 2012 Super League XVII 19 Giants H KC Stadium W 28-24 Crooks, Briscoe, Heremaia, Yeaman (2) Tickle 4/5 11,142 - Report
6 July 2012 Super League XVII 20 Rhinos A Headingley Stadium L 6-21 Horne Westerman 1/1 13,250 Sky Sports Report
14 July 2012 Super League XVII 2 Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus L 14-44 Crooks, Briscoe (2) Westerman 1/3 7,388 - Report
20 July 2012 Super League XVII 21 Hull Kingston Rovers A New Craven Park W 32-18 McGoldrick, Turner, Yeaman, Whiting, Briscoe Foster 6/7 9,086 Sky Sports Report
29 July 2012 Super League XVII 22 Salford City Reds H KC Stadium W 36-24 Lineham (2), Yeaman, Westerman, Turner Foster 7/7 10,776 - Report
3 August 2012 Super League XVII 23 Warriors A DW Stadium L 10-48 Lineham, Seymour Foster 1/2 17,736 Sky Sports Report
12 August 2012 Super League XVII 24 Dragons H KC Stadium W 30-10 Manu, Lineham, Green, Briscoe, Foster Foster 5/5 10,765 - Report
19 August 2012 Super League XVII 25 Vikings A Halton Stadium L 16-42 Turner, Westerman, Heremaia Foster 2/3 5,008 Sky Sports Report
2 September 2012 Super League XVII 26 Bulls A Odsal Stadium W 70-6 Westerman, Foster (2), Manu (2), Houghton, Heremaia (2), Briscoe (3), Crooks, Lynch Foster 9/13 10,616 Sky Sports Report
9 September 2012 Super League XVII 27 Tigers H KC Stadium W 36-10 Manu, Briscoe, Horne, Houghton, O'Meley, Green Foster 6/6 11,607 - Report

Player appearances

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  • Super League Only
FB=Fullback C=Centre W=Winger SO=Stand-off SH=Scrum half PR=Prop H=Hooker SR=Second Row L=Loose forward B=Bench
No Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
1 Wade McKinnon FB x FB FB FB FB FB FB x FB FB FB x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
2 Will Sharp W x W W W W W W W W W W W W W W x x x x x x x x x x x
3 Tony Martin C x C C C C C C C x C x x x C x x x x x x x x x x x x
4 Kirk Yeaman C C C C C C x x x C C x x x x x C C C C C C C x x x C
5 Tom Briscoe W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W FB FB FB FB W W
6 Richard Horne SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO FB SO x x x B SO SO x SO FB SO SO x x x B FB FB
7 Brett Seymour x SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH x SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH x x SH SH SH B SO
8 Mark O'Meley P x B P P P x x x x x x B x x x x x x x x P B P B B B
9 Danny Houghton H x H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H x x H H x H H H H
10 Andy Lynch P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P B P B P P P
11 Willie Manu SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR B SR SR SR SR SR SR SR
12 Danny Tickle SR x SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR x x x x x x x B
13 Joe Westerman L L B x x x x x x x x x x B B L L L L SR SR SR SR x SR SR SR
14 Aaron Heremaia x H x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x B H H SH SH H B B SH SH
15 Richard Whiting B SR B B B L B B B L L B SO SO x B B H SO L L x C SR x x x
16 Eamon O'Carroll x x x x B B B B P x x x B B B B B x x x x x x x x x x
17 Sam Moa B x P x B B P P x x x P P P P P P P P x x x x x x x x
18 The Old Faithful x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
19 Jordan Turner B C x B x B C C C C C x C C C C C C C C C C x C C C x
20 Jamie Ellis x x x x B B B B SO B SO SH B x x x SO x x x x x x x x x x
21 Reece Lyne x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
22 Martin Aspinwall B B L L L x L L L B B x B B B B B B B B B L B L B B B
23 Ben Crooks x W x x x x x x x x x C C C x C W W W W x x x C C C C
24 Liam Kent x x x x x x x x B x B B x x B x x B x x x x x x x x x
25 Liam Cunningham x B x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
26 Jack Briscoe x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
27 Chris Green x B x x x x x x B x x x x x x x x x x x B B B B x B B
28 Danny Nicklas SH x B B x x x x x x x SO x x x x x x B B x B B x x x x
29 Laurence Pearce x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
30 Josh Bowden x x x B x x B B B B B B x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
31 James Cunningham x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
32 Lewis Brown x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
33 Mike Burnett x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
34 Jay Pitts x B x x x x x x x B B L L L L B B B B SR B B B B L L L
35 Lee Radford x x x x x x x x x P P B x x x x x x x B x x x x x x x
36 Matty Russell x x x x x x x x x x x x FB FB FB FB FB FB x x x x x x x x x
37 Liam Watts x P x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x B P P P P P P P P
38 Ryan McGoldrick x FB x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x FB FB SO SO SO SO SO x
39 Tom Lineham x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x B W W W W x x
40 Jamie Foster x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x W W W W W W W

= Injured

= Suspended

Challenge Cup

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Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att TV Report
15 April 2012 Cup 4th Giants H KC Stadium L 16-42 Briscoe (2) Tickle 4/4 8,327 - Report

Player appearances

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  • Challenge Cup Games only
FB=Fullback C=Centre W=Winger SO=Stand Off SH=Scrum half PR=Prop H=Hooker SR=Second Row L=Loose forward B=Bench
No Player 4
1 Wade McKinnon x
2 Will Sharp W
3 Tony Martin C
4 Kirk Yeaman x
5 Tom Briscoe W
6 Richard Horne x
7 Brett Seymour SH
8 Mark O'Meley x
9 Danny Houghton H
10 Andy Lynch P
11 Willie Manu SR
12 Danny Tickle SR
13 Joe Westerman x
14 Aaron Heremaia x
15 Richard Whiting B
16 Eamon O'Carroll x
17 Sam Moa P
18 The Old Faithful x
19 Jordan Turner C
20 Jamie Ellis SO
21 Reece Lyne FB
22 Martin Aspinwall x
23 Ben Crooks B
24 Liam Kent B
25 Liam Cunningham x
26 Jack Briscoe x
27 Chris Green B
28 Danny Nicklas x
29 Laurence Pearce x
30 Josh Bowden x
31 James Cunningham x
32 Lewis Brown x
33 Mike Burnett x
34 Jay Pitts L

Playoffs

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Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att TV Report
16 September 2012 Play-offs QF Giants H KC Stadium W 46-10 Briscoe (2), Foster (2), Watts, Heremaia, Lynch, Horne Foster 7/9 8,662 Sky Sports Report
22 September 2012 Play-offs PSF Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 12-24 Briscoe, Crooks Foster 2/2 7,323 Sky Sports Report

Player appearances

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  • Play Off Games only
FB=Fullback C=Centre W=Winger SO=Stand Off SH=Scrum half PR=Prop H=Hooker SR=Second Row L=Loose forward B=Bench
No Player QF PSF SF GF
2 Will Sharp x x
3 Tony Martin x x
4 Kirk Yeaman C C
5 Tom Briscoe W W
6 Richard Horne FB FB
7 Brett Seymour SO SO
8 Mark O'Meley B B
9 Danny Houghton H H
10 Andy Lynch P P
11 Willie Manu SR SR
12 Danny Tickle x x
13 Joe Westerman SR SR
14 Aaron Heremaia SH SH
15 Richard Whiting x x
17 Sam Moa x x
18 The Old Faithful x x
19 Jordan Turner C C
21 Reece Lyne x x
22 Martin Aspinwall L L
23 Ben Crooks B B
24 Liam Kent x x
25 Liam Cunningham x x
26 Jack Briscoe x x
27 Chris Green B B
28 Danny Nicklas x x
29 Laurence Pearce x x
30 Josh Bowden x x
31 James Cunningham x x
32 Lewis Brown x x
33 Mike Burnett x x
34 Jay Pitts B B
35 Lee Radford x x
37 Liam Watts P P
38 Ryan McGoldrick x x
39 Tom Lineham x x
40 Jamie Foster W W

2012 squad statistics

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  • Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play Offs) as of 23 September 2012.
No Nat Player Position Age Previous Club Contracted Until Apps Tries Goals DG Points
1 Australia Wade McKinnon Fullback 30 New Zealand Warriors 2014 10 4 0 0 16
2 England Will Sharp Wing 25 Harlequins RL N/A 16 3 0 0 12
3 Australia Tony Martin Centre 33 Crusaders N/A 11 1 0 0 4
4 England Kirk Yeaman Centre 28 Hull FC Academy N/A 18 11 0 0 44
5 England Tom Briscoe Wing 21 Hull FC Academy N/A 30 22 0 0 90
6 England Richard Horne Stand off 29 Hull FC Academy N/A 22 7 0 0 28
7 Australia Brett Seymour Scrum half 27 New Zealand Warriors 2014 26 7 0 0 28
8 Australia Mark O'Meley Prop 30 Sydney Roosters 2012 14 1 0 0 4
9 England Danny Houghton Hooker 23 Hull FC Academy 2012 26 2 0 0 8
10 England Andy Lynch Prop 32 Bradford Bulls 2013 30 3 0 0 12
11 Tonga Willie Manu Second row 31 Castleford Tigers 2012 30 12 0 0 48
12 England Danny Tickle Second row 28 Wigan Warriors 2012 20 9 80 0 196
13 England Joe Westerman Loose forward 22 Castleford Tigers 2014 18 5 2 0 24
14 New Zealand Aaron Heremaia Hooker 29 New Zealand Warriors 2013 13 5 0 0 20
15 England Richard Whiting Centre 27 Featherstone Rovers 2012 23 4 0 0 16
16 Republic of Ireland Eamon O'Carroll Prop 24 Wigan Warriors 2014 10 0 0 0 0
17 Tonga Sam Moa Prop 25 Cronulla Sharks 2012 15 2 0 0 8
18 England The Old Faithful N/A N/A Hull FC 2012 0 0 0 0 0
19 England Jordan Turner Centre 23 Salford City Reds 2012 25 9 0 0 36
20 England Jamie Ellis Half back 22 Leigh Centurions 2012 12 1 0 0 4
21 England Reece Lyne Winger 19 Hull FC Academy 2012 1 0 0 0 0
22 England Martin Aspinwall Second row 30 Castleford Tigers 2012 26 0 0 0 0
23 England Ben Crooks Centre 18 Hull FC Academy 2012 16 7 0 0 28
24 England Liam Kent Second row 18 Hull FC Academy 2012 6 0 0 0 0
25 England Liam Cunningham Centre 18 Hull FC Academy 2012 0 0 0 0 0
26 England Jack Briscoe Fullback 18 Hull FC Academy 2012 0 0 0 0 0
27 England Chris Green Second row 18 Hull FC Academy 2012 11 2 0 0 8
28 England Danny Nicklas Halfback 20 Hull FC Academy 2012 8 0 0 0 0
29 England Laurence Pearce Second row 18 Hull FC Academy 2012 0 0 0 0 0
30 England Josh Bowden Prop 18 Hull FC Academy 2012 7 0 0 0 0
31 England James Cunningham Hooker 18 Hull FC Academy 2012 1 0 0 0 0
32 England Lewis Brown Centre 18 Hull FC Academy 2012 0 0 0 0 0
33 England Mike Burnett Second row 23 Hull FC Academy 2012 0 0 0 0 0
34 England Jay Pitts Prop N/A Leeds Rhinos - Loan 2012 22 0 0 0 0
35 England Lee Radford Prop N/A Hull FC 2012 4 1 0 0 4
36 England Matty Russell Fullback 18 Wigan Warriors - Loan 2012 6 0 0 0 0
37 England Liam Watts Prop N/A Hull Kingston Rovers 2014 12 1 0 0 4
38 Australia Ryan McGoldrick Fullback N/A Castleford Tigers 2012 8 1 0 0 4
39 England Tom Lineham Wing N/A Hull FC 2012 5 4 0 0 16
40 England Jamie Foster Wing 23 St. Helens - Loan 2012 9 5 45 0 110

= Injured = Suspended

Out of contract 2012

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Players out of contract in 2012:

2012 transfers in/out

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In

Name Position Signed from Date
Australia Brett Seymour Scrum half New Zealand Warriors -
England Andy Lynch Prop Bulls -

Out

Name Position Club Signed Date
England Danny Washbrook Loose forward Wakefield Trinity Wildcats -

References

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Pre-Season
Super League XVI
Challenge Cup
Notes
  1. ^ "Bradford Bulls handed six-point deduction by RFL". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
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