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2012 Northern Pride RLFC season

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Nickname(s)
  
The Pride

Colours
  
Teal, Gold

Website
  
northernpride.com.au

Founded
  
2007

2012 Northern Pride RLFC season

Full name
  
Northern Pride Rugby League Football Club

Ground(s)
  
Barlow Park, Cairns (seating 1,700, standing 15,000)

2012 was the fifth competitive season for the Cairns based Skill360 Northern Pride Rugby League Football Club. They competed in the QRL state competition, the Intrust Super Cup. 12 clubs competed, with each club playing 22 matches (11 home and 11 away) over 25 weeks (In 2012 the Central Comets were renamed the CQ Capras).

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The Pride finished seventh, missing out on a finals appearance for the first time in their short history. At the end of the season, Head Coach David Maiden resigned, while fullback Chey Bird, who scored 572 points in 94 appearances for the Pride, retired along with former North Queensland Cowboys star Rod Jensen, who scored 36 tries in 69 games for the club, second on the Pride's all-time try scorer list.

Northern Pride 2012 ISC video highlights (7 videos).

Staff

  • Coach: David Maiden
  • Assistant Coach: David Westley
  • Team Captain: Ty Williams
  • Club Captain: Ben Laity
  • Chief Executive: Chris Sheppard
  • Chairman: Bob Fowler
  • Competition: Intrust Super Cup

    • Player awards

  • Sea Swift Most improved player - Brent Oosen
  • Sea Swift Photographers Choice Award - Scott Gibson
  • Sea Swift Season Members Player of the Year - Alex Starmer
  • Sea Swift Best Back - Brett Anderson
  • Sea Swift Best Forward - Ben Spina
  • Sea Swift Players' Player - Ben Spina
  • Club Pesron of the Year - O’Kane/Wilson Family
  • Skill360 Australia Northern Pride Player of the Year - Ben Spina
  • QRL Carbine Club Rookie of the Year - Ethan Lowe

    • 2012 player gains

  • Ethan Lowe from Sydney Roosters
  • Saia Makisi from Souths Logan Magpies
  • Jamie Frizzo from retirement
  • Joel Marama from Wests Panthers
  • Maddie Oosen from CDRL Southern Suburbs
  • Mitch Seri from TDRL Herbert River Crushers
  • Justin Castellaro from TDRL Herbert River Crushers
  • Scott Gibson from TDRL Herbert River Crushers

    • Player losses after 2011 season

  • Mark Cantoni to Pia Donkeys, Elite One Championship, France
  • Luke Harlen to North Queensland Cowboys
  • Sheldon Powe-Hobbs to Melbourne Storm
  • Aidan Day to Mackay Cutters
  • Lancen Joudo (released)
  • Mick Wilson (released)

    • 2012 Season Launch

  • Tuesday 31 January 2012, Barlow Park.

    • Pre-Season Boot Camp

  • Djarragun Farm in the Goldsborough Valley - Friday 16-Sunday 18 December 2011. 110 players and coaching staff from all three squads (Intrust Super Cup, Under-18 and Under-16) attended the boot camp. Video Highlights.

    • 2012 Jerseys

  • 2012 Skill360 Northern Pride jerseys

    • 2012 Televised Games

    In 2012 games were televised in Queensland and shown live at 2.00pm (AEST) on Sunday afternoons (except during coverage of the London Olympics) by Channel 9, WIN Television (RTQ) and in remote areas on Imparja Television. The commentary team was Andrew Voss, Ben Ikin and Nick Curry. The first home game broadcast from Barlow Park, Cairns was Round 13, Sunday 10 June 2012 against traditional rivals Mackay Cutters. From Round 1 2012 the Pride began live streaming their home games free to members via their website ($5 for non-members). From Round 5 2012 away games were streamed through the website as well ($5).

  • 1: Northern Pride lost 22-24 : Round 6, Saturday 14 April 2012 against Tweed Heads Seagulls from Piggabeen Sports Complex, Tweed Heads
  • 2: Northern Pride lost 14-38 : Round 12, Saturday 2 June 2012 against Ipswich Jets from North Ipswich Reserve, Ipswich
  • 3: Northern Pride won 36-10 : Round 13, Sunday 10 June 2012 against Mackay Cutters from Barlow Park, Cairns

    • References

    2012 Northern Pride RLFC season Wikipedia
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