| 2012 National Rugby League | |
|---|---|
| Duration | March 1 – September 30, 2012 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Premiers |  Melbourne Storm (2nd title) |
| Minor premiers |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (7th title) |
| Matches played | 201 |
| Average attendance | 17,346 |
| Attendance | 3,486,494 |
| Top points scorer(s) |  Jarrod Croker (226) |
| Player of the year | Ben Barba (Dally M Medal) |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Ben Barba (22) |
The 2012 NRL season was the 105th season of professional rugby league club competition in Australia, and the first run by the newly formed Australian Rugby League Commission. The main competition, called the 2012 NRL Telstra Premiership due to sponsorship from Telstra Corporation was contested by the sixteen teams of the National Rugby League. The season started with the 2012 NRL All Stars match and culminated in the 2012 NRL grand final. The 2012 Toyota Cup season also took place alongside the Premiership. The McIntyre final eight system, in use since 1999, was replaced with the finals system previously used by the ARL in the 1990s.[1]
The 2012 Premiership was won by the Melbourne Storm, officially the club's second following the removal of their 2007 and 2009 premierships, among other titles, due to salary cap breaches exposed in April 2010. They defeated minor premiers the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 14-4 in the Grand Final, which was held on Sunday 30 September at ANZ Stadium in Sydney.
- ^ AAP (22 February 2012). "NRL dumps McIntyre system". ABC News. Retrieved 12 September 2012.