1. Danny Buderus was born on 6 February 1978 and is an Australian rugby league commentator, coach and former professional footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.
32 Facts About Danny Buderus
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Danny Buderus set the record for most appearances as captain of the New South Wales State of Origin team at 15 and for most consecutive appearances for the side at 21.
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Danny Buderus played representative football for the Exiles and New South Wales Country.
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Danny Buderus played his junior football for Taree Red Rovers and played 1 season for Taree United.
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In 1995, while attending St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton, Danny Buderus played for the Australian Schoolboys team.
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In Round 3 of the 1997 ARL season Danny Buderus made his ARL debut for the Newcastle Knights against the South Queensland Crushers.
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Danny Buderus scored his first try in first-grade in 1998 against the Auckland Warriors in Round 7 of the 1998 NRL season.
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In 2001, Danny Buderus was selected for Country Origin in the annual City vs Country Origin match.
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In 2001, Danny Buderus made his international debut for Australia against New Zealand.
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Danny Buderus played at hooker, and scored a try in Newcastle's loss.
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Danny Buderus made his State of Origin debut for New South Wales in 2002.
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Danny Buderus played his 100th NRL game in Round 14 of the 2002 NRL season against the Parramatta Eels.
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In 2002, Danny Buderus was named the Dally M Hooker of the Year and Dally M Representative Player of the Year at the Dally M Awards at the end of the regular season.
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Danny Buderus played a pivotal role in Newcastle making the semi-finals again in 2003 and ended the season again named Hooker of the Year.
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In 2004, Danny Buderus was awarded the 2004 Dally M Medal for the Player of the Year, only the second hooker to be awarded the medal after Mal Cochrane as well as the 2004 Hooker of the Year.
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Danny Buderus was selected in the Australian team to go and compete in the end of season 2004 Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament.
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In 2005 Danny Buderus again won the Hooker of the Year award.
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On 13 March 2008, Danny Buderus signed a 2-year contract with the Leeds Rhinos starting in 2009.
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Danny Buderus commenced playing in the Super League for English club the Leeds Rhinos in 2009.
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Danny Buderus re-signed with the Rhinos on a 2-year contract during 2010.
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Danny Buderus played in the 2010 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.
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In 2011, Danny Buderus played hooker for the Leeds Rhinos in their 2011 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Wigan Warriors at Wembley Stadium.
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On 10 June 2011, Danny Buderus was selected in the Exiles squad for the Rugby League International Origin Match against England at Headingley while playing for the Leeds Rhinos of the Super League.
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Danny Buderus had been released from the final year of his Leeds Rhinos contract to sign with Newcastle.
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In 2012,7 weeks into his return to the National Rugby League, Danny Buderus was again selected for Country Origin at starting hooker, however he withdrew due to injury.
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On 12 June 2012, Danny Buderus re-signed with the Knights on a 1-year contract, 14 rounds into the 2012 season.
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In September 2013, Danny Buderus announced his retirement at the end of the 2013 NRL season.
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Danny Buderus stayed with the Knights as an assistant coach for 2014.
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In July 2015, Danny Buderus was made interim head coach, following the sacking of Rick Stone.
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Danny Buderus was a selector for the NSW Blues helping select the series winning side along with Greg Alexander and former Knights teammate and Rugby League Immortal Andrew Johns.
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On 28 September 2023, Danny Buderus was informed by the NSWRL board that his contract would not be renewed for the following season after New South Wales suffered another series loss.
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Danny Buderus is founder and co-owner of Steel City Beer Company with Andrew Johns, Matthew Johns, Kurt Gidley and Matt Hoy.