always leads the chase will miss him.

Danny Buderus is a professional out of the very top drawer. His attitude and work rate has been first class and his commitment this season when all seemed lost is one of the reason we turned the corner. Without his him we would not have made the GF and without him we not have won it.

IMO he ran JJB a close second as our Man of the Season and must have had a positive influence on the development of our young hookers.

Its a great shame that injuries and having to share equal time with Diskin robbed us of seeing more of this great player. Although not in his prime we have been privileged to see one of the all time greats ply his trade. Thanks Danny.

Someone metioned his tackle stats. Has anyone got the full stats for the final?

Buderus made 46 tackles 0 missed tackles 10carries 55m 2offloads and no errors. Great tackle effort

Got to agree with all of the above. Glad I got to meet one of the true greats of the game and I truly wish his all the best in his 'swansong' year with Newcastle.

Buderus made 46 tackles 0 missed tackles 10carries 55m 2offloads and no errors. Great tackle effort

An example of why the Aussies have held the upper hand for so long over us Brits.

I used to marvel when the likes of a Craig Izzard or Mark Laurie used to hit these shores and set new standards in enthusiasm, commitment and technique and those were player's I'd literally never even heard of.

Buderus = Champion. Really pleased for him that his team-mates found it within themselves to match his standards and send him home on an unbelieveable high with a final 160 minutes (against the current best in SL) that will stay forever in the memory and a fitting reward for all his efforts.

Watching him play for Leeds has been an absolute pleasure and as far as an individual contribution to the club reminded me very much of Ellery Hanley's time at Headingley at a similar stage of his career.