# 2012 Hull FC season

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

* Hull acquire new coach Peter Gentle from Wests Tigers.
* Lee Radford retires as a player and becomes an assistant coach at Hull.
* Shaun McRae and Andy Hay become assistant coaches for the club.
* Veteran Sean Long leaves Hull FC to become an assistant coach at Salford City Reds.
* Hull FC sign scrum-half Jamie Ellis from Leigh Centurions on a 2-year deal.
* Hull FC sign fullback Wade McKinnon from Wests Tigers on a 3-year deal.
* Hull FC sign hooker Aaron Heremaia on a 2-year deal and scrum half Brett Seymour on a 3-year deal from the New Zealand Warriors.
* Danny Washbrook and Ewan Dowes join Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on 3-year and 1 year deals.
* Epalahame Lauaki signs for Wigan Warriors on a 3-year deal.
* Youngster Luke Briscoe joins Leeds Rhinos on a 4-year deal.
* Veteran Craig Fitzgibbon retires from playing and joins Sydney Roosters as an assistant coach.
* Cameron Phelps and Martin Gleeson were both released from the club.
* Hull sign centre Tony Martin on a 1-year deal from Crusaders.
* Hull sign Martin Aspinwall from Castleford Tigers on a 1-year deal.
* Hull sign prop Eamon O'Carroll on a 3-year deal from Wigan Warriors.
* Hull sign prop Andy Lynch from Bradford Bulls on a 3-year deal.
* Hull sign Mike Burnett on a 1-year deal from London Broncos.
* Sam Obst joins Championship side Keighley Cougars on a 1-year deal.
* The 2012 Super League fixtures were announced and Hull FC will play Warrington Wolves at the KC Stadium in Round 1.
* Hull FC announce that they will play 3 pre-season friendlies - 21 Jan vs. York City Knights away, 22 Jan vs. Hull Kingston Rovers at home and 27–29 Jan vs. Bradford Bulls at home.
* Hull officially announce Andy Lynch as their captain for the 2012 season.
* Hull FC draw their Round 1 game 20–20 against Warrington Wolves.
* The Round 2 game against Catalans Dragons was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
* Hull beat London Broncos 22–14 in Round 3.
* Salford City Reds beat Hull 24–22 in Round 4.
* Hull beat Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 14–10 in Round 5.
* Hull beat St Helens R.F.C. 22–10 in Round 6.
* Hull hammer Widnes Vikings 58–10 in Round 7.
* Former Leeds Rhinos player Gareth Ellis signs for Hull on a 3-year deal.
* Hull beat Castleford Tigers 42–28 in Round 8.
* Hull defeat Bradford Bulls 24–18 in Round 9.
* Hull go top of the table by beating rivals Hull Kingston Rovers 36–6 in Round 10.
* Hull lose to Huddersfield Giants 22–4 in Round 11.
* Hull are knocked out of the Challenge Cup 42-16 by Huddersfield Giants in the 4th Round.
* Hull are heavily beating 56–12 in Round 12 by Wigan Warriors.
* Wade McKinnon left the club with immediate effect.
* Matty Russell joins the club on a one-month loan.
* Andy Lynch signs a new contract keeping him at the KC Stadium until 2014.
* Hull FC beat champions Leeds Rhinos 34–20 in Round 13.
* Hull FC beat London Broncos 14–12 in Round 14.
* Hull FC lose their Round 15 Magic Weekend encounter 32–30 against rivals Hull Kingston Rovers.
* Jordan Turner signs a 3 Year Deal with St Helens R.F.C. for the 2013 season.
* Hull F.C. announce the signing of Castleford Tigers centre Joe Arundel on a 4 Year Deal.
* Hull F.C. draw with St Helens R.F.C. 18–18 in Round 16.
* Hull F.C. lost 32–30 to Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in Round 17.
* Fullback Matty Russell signs a one-month extension to his loan.
* Hull F.C. sign prop Liam Watts from rivals Hull Kingston Rovers on a 3+1⁄2-year deal.
* Hull F.C. lost 40–18 to Warrington Wolves in Round 18.
* Prop Eamon O'Carroll moves to Widnes Vikings on an immediate 2+1⁄2-year deal.
* Hull narrowly beat Huddersfield Giants 28–24 in Round 19.
* Jamie Ellis is released and signs for Castleford Tigers whilst Ryan McGoldrick comes the opposite way and signs with the Black and Whites until the end of the year.
* Hull lose 21–6 to Leeds Rhinos in Round 20.
* Hull lose 44–14 to Catalans Dragons in Round 2.
* Hull sign St. Helens winger Jamie Foster on a months loan while Matty Russell goes back to Wigan Warriors.
* Hull beat rivals Hull Kingston Rovers 32–18 in Round 21.
* Hull beat Salford City Reds 36–24 in Round 22.
* Hull lose 48–10 to Wigan Warriors in Round 23.
* Hull beat Catalans Dragons 30–10 in Round 24.
* Hull lose 42–16 to Widnes Vikings in Round 25.
* Hull batter Bradford Bulls 70–6 in Round 26.
* Hull beat Castleford Tigers 36–10 in final weekly round game.
* Hull beat Huddersfield Giants 46–10 in the first playoff game.

## Pre season friendlies

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

* 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

Super League XVII :
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Play-offs |
| 3 | St Helens | 27 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 795 | 480 | +315 | 36 | Play-offs |
| 4 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 812 | 611 | +201 | 36 | Play-offs |
| 5 | Leeds Rhinos (C) | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 823 | 662 | +161 | 32 | Play-offs |
| 6 | Hull F.C. | 27 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 696 | 621 | +75 | 32 | Play-offs |
| 7 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 699 | 664 | +35 | 28 | Play-offs |
| 8 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 633 | 764 | −131 | 26 | Play-offs |
| 9 | Bradford Bulls | 27 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 633 | 756 | −123 | 23 | |
| 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 | |
* ↑ Bradford Bulls deducted 6 points on 25 July 2012 for entering administration

## 2012 fixtures and results

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 |
| 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 |
| 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

* 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

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

* 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

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

* 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 |
| 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

* Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play Offs) as of 23 September 2012.
| No | 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

Players out of contract in 2012:

## 2012 transfers in/out

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 | - |