This article details the Hull F.C. rugby league football club's 2012 season. This is the seventeenth season of the Super League era.

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
← 2011 List of seasons 2013 →

Season review edit

Pre season friendlies edit

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss

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 edit

  • 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 edit

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 edit

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss

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 edit

  • 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 edit

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss
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 edit

  • 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 edit

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss
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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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   Wade McKinnon Fullback 30 New Zealand Warriors 2014 10 4 0 0 16
2   Will Sharp Wing 25 Harlequins RL N/A 16 3 0 0 12
3   Tony Martin Centre 33 Crusaders N/A 11 1 0 0 4
4   Kirk Yeaman Centre 28 Hull FC Academy N/A 18 11 0 0 44
5   Tom Briscoe Wing 21 Hull FC Academy N/A 30 22 0 0 90
6   Richard Horne Stand off 29 Hull FC Academy N/A 22 7 0 0 28
7   Brett Seymour Scrum half 27 New Zealand Warriors 2014 26 7 0 0 28
8   Mark O'Meley Prop 30 Sydney Roosters 2012 14 1 0 0 4
9   Danny Houghton Hooker 23 Hull FC Academy 2012 26 2 0 0 8
10   Andy Lynch Prop 32 Bradford Bulls 2013 30 3 0 0 12
11   Willie Manu Second row 31 Castleford Tigers 2012 30 12 0 0 48
12   Danny Tickle Second row 28 Wigan Warriors 2012 20 9 80 0 196
13   Joe Westerman Loose forward 22 Castleford Tigers 2014 18 5 2 0 24
14   Aaron Heremaia Hooker 29 New Zealand Warriors 2013 13 5 0 0 20
15   Richard Whiting Centre 27 Featherstone Rovers 2012 23 4 0 0 16
16   Eamon O'Carroll Prop 24 Wigan Warriors 2014 10 0 0 0 0
17   Sam Moa Prop 25 Cronulla Sharks 2012 15 2 0 0 8
18   The Old Faithful N/A N/A Hull FC 2012 0 0 0 0 0
19   Jordan Turner Centre 23 Salford City Reds 2012 25 9 0 0 36
20   Jamie Ellis Half back 22 Leigh Centurions 2012 12 1 0 0 4
21   Reece Lyne Winger 19 Hull FC Academy 2012 1 0 0 0 0
22   Martin Aspinwall Second row 30 Castleford Tigers 2012 26 0 0 0 0
23   Ben Crooks Centre 18 Hull FC Academy 2012 16 7 0 0 28
24   Liam Kent Second row 18 Hull FC Academy 2012 6 0 0 0 0
25   Liam Cunningham Centre 18 Hull FC Academy 2012 0 0 0 0 0
26   Jack Briscoe Fullback 18 Hull FC Academy 2012 0 0 0 0 0
27   Chris Green Second row 18 Hull FC Academy 2012 11 2 0 0 8
28   Danny Nicklas Halfback 20 Hull FC Academy 2012 8 0 0 0 0
29   Laurence Pearce Second row 18 Hull FC Academy 2012 0 0 0 0 0
30   Josh Bowden Prop 18 Hull FC Academy 2012 7 0 0 0 0
31   James Cunningham Hooker 18 Hull FC Academy 2012 1 0 0 0 0
32   Lewis Brown Centre 18 Hull FC Academy 2012 0 0 0 0 0
33   Mike Burnett Second row 23 Hull FC Academy 2012 0 0 0 0 0
34   Jay Pitts Prop N/A Leeds Rhinos - Loan 2012 22 0 0 0 0
35   Lee Radford Prop N/A Hull FC 2012 4 1 0 0 4
36   Matty Russell Fullback 18 Wigan Warriors - Loan 2012 6 0 0 0 0
37   Liam Watts Prop N/A Hull Kingston Rovers 2014 12 1 0 0 4
38   Ryan McGoldrick Fullback N/A Castleford Tigers 2012 8 1 0 0 4
39   Tom Lineham Wing N/A Hull FC 2012 5 4 0 0 16
40   Jamie Foster Wing 23 St. Helens - Loan 2012 9 5 45 0 110

  = Injured   = Suspended

Out of contract 2012 edit

Players out of contract in 2012:

2012 transfers in/out edit

In

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

Out

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

References edit

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

External links edit