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
Dragons score is first.

Player appearances

 * Friendly Games Only

= Injured

= Suspended

2012 fixtures and results
2012 Engage Super League

Player appearances

 * Super League Only

= Injured

= Suspended

Player appearances

 * Challenge Cup Games only

Player appearances

 * Play Off Games only

2012 squad statistics

 * Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play Offs) as of 23 September 2012.

= Injured = Suspended

Out of contract 2012
Players out of contract in 2012:

2012 transfers in/out
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