æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə sˈiːzən, hiː ɐnˈaʊnst hiː wʊd biː ɹᵻtˈaɪɚɹɪŋ fɹʌmðɪ ˌɛnˌɑːɹɹˈɛl ænd wʊd plˈeɪ fɚðə ʃˈɛlhɑːɹbɚ ʃˈɑːɹks ɪnðɪ ɪlˈæwɔːɹɚ ɹˈʌɡbi lˈiːɡ kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn.
At the end of the season, he announced he would be retiring from the NRL and would play for the Shellharbour Sharks in the Illawarra Rugby League competition in 2013.