2011 Newcastle Knights season

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2011 Newcastle Knights season
NRL Rank8th
Play-off resultElimination Finalists (Week 1)
2011 recordWins: 12; draws: 0; losses: 12
Points scoredFor: 478; against: 443
Team information
CEO Steve Burraston, Matthew Gidley
Coach Rick Stone
Captain
Stadium Hunter Stadium
Avg. attendance19,186
High attendance30,729
Top scorers
Tries Akuila Uate (20)
Goals Kurt Gidley (55)
Points Kurt Gidley (130)
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The 2011 Newcastle Knights season was the 24th in the club's history. Coached by Rick Stone and captained by Kurt Gidley, they competed in the NRL's 2011 Telstra Premiership. The Knights finished the regular season in 8th place (out of 16), thus reaching the finals but were knocked out after losing to the Melbourne Storm in week 1.

Contents

Milestones

Squad

Newcastle Knights
2011 NRL premiership squadExtended squad playersCoaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 31 December 2011
Source(s): Newcastle Knights Profiles,
Rugby League Project

Transfers and Re-signings

Gains

Player/CoachPrevious ClubLength
Chris Adams Cessnock Goannas 2011
Neville Costigan St. George Illawarra Dragons 2013
Beau Henry St. George Illawarra Dragons 2013
Chris Houston Free agent2012
Siuatonga Likiliki New Zealand Warriors 2012
Kyle O'Donnell Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2012
Steve Southern North Queensland Cowboys 2011
Ryan Stig Northern Pride RLFC 2011

Losses

Player/CoachClub
Daniel Abraham Kurri Kurri Bulldogs
Ben Cross Leeds Rhinos
Scott Dureau Catalans Dragons
Jimmy Fawcett Umina Bunnies
Byron Fruean Sydney Roosters
George Ndaira Wests Tigers
Steve Simpson Retirement
Sione Tovo Wests Tigers
Cooper Vuna Melbourne Rebels
PlayerJunior side
Ethan Cook Knights National Youth Competition
Api Pewhairangi Knights National Youth Competition
Chad Redman Knights National Youth Competition
Mitch Williams Knights National Youth Competition

Re-signings

Player/CoachRe-signed to
Chris Adams 2012
Ethan Cook 2012
Marvin Filipo 2012
Kurt Gidley 2015
Matt Hilder 2013
Peter Mata'utia 2013
Kevin Naiqama 2012
Wes Naiqama 2014
Api Pewhairangi 2012
Chad Redman 2012
Tyrone Roberts 2012
Junior Sa'u 2013
Ryan Stig 2013
Zane Tetevano 2013
Evarn Tuimavave 2012

Player contract situations

2011 (left)2012201320142015
Josh Ailaomai [1] Chris Adams [2] Neville Costigan [3] Jarrod Mullen [4] Kurt Gidley [5]
Cameron Ciraldo [6] Ethan Cook [7] Matt Hilder [8] Wes Naiqama [9]
Isaac De Gois [10] Joel Edwards [11] Peter Mata'utia [12]
Beau Henry [13] Richard Fa'aoso [14] James McManus [15]
Marvin Karawana [16] Marvin Filipo [17] Junior Sa'u [18]
Antonio Kaufusi [19] Chris Houston [20] Ryan Stig [21]
Keith Lulia [22] Siuatonga Likiliki [23] Zane Tetevano [24]
Adam MacDougall [25] Kevin Naiqama [26] Akuila Uate [27]
Shannon McDonnell [28] Kyle O'Donnell [29]
Constantine Mika [30] Api Pewhairangi [31]
Cory Paterson [32] Chad Redman [33]
Ben Rogers [34] Tyrone Roberts [35]
Steve Southern [36] Zeb Taia [37]
Mark Taufua [38] Evarn Tuimavave [39]
Daniel Tolar [40]
Mitch Williams [41]
Simon Williams [42]

Ladder

2011 NRL Telstra Premiership
Pos.TeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 241905252130821342
2 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (P)241806253933120840
3 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 241806251137213940
4 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 24150925194308934
5 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 241419248334114233
6 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 2414010250439311132
7 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 241401025324805232
8 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 241201224784433528
9 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24120122449489-4028
10 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 24110132531562-3126
11 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 24100142417500-8324
12 Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers 2490152430517-8722
13 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2470172428557-12918
14 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 2461172385538-15317
15 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 2460182423623-20016
16 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 2460182363629-26616

Jerseys and sponsors

In 2011, the Knights' jerseys were made by XBlades and their major sponsor was Coal & Allied.

2011 Home Jersey2011 Away Jersey2011 Close the Gap Jersey2011 Heritage Jersey
Newcastle Knights home jersey 2011.png Newcastle Knights away jersey 2010.svg Newcastle Knights heritage jersey 2009.png

Fixtures

Pre-season trials

DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoalsAttendance
Saturday, 5 FebruaryTrial 1 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Wingham Park 22 – 22 J.Edwards, C.Houston, C.Adams, S.Williams P.Mata'utia (3/4)
Sunday, 13 FebruaryTrial 2 Fijibaticolours.PNG Fiji Bati EnergyAustralia Stadium 72 – 0 P.Mata'utia (2), J.Ailaomai (2), K.Lulia, B.Henry, E.Cook, Z.Tetevano, S.Williams, C.Adams, K.Naiqama, W.Naiqama, S.Likiliki, A.Pewhairangi W.Naiqama (3), P.Mata'utia (3), B.Henry (2)2000
Saturday, 19 FebruaryTrial 3 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Regional Stadium, Port Macquarie 22 – 28 M.Karawana, E.Tuimavave, I.De Gois, M.Taufua W.Naiqama (2), C.Paterson (1)
Saturday, 26 FebruaryTrial 4 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Olympic Park, Muswellbrook 32 – 10 J.Sa'u (2), I.De Gois (2), A.Uate, S.McDonnell K.Gidley (3), W.Naiqama (1)
Legend:   Win  Loss  Draw

Regular season

2011 Regular season fixtures

Statistics

NameAppearancesTriesGoalsField GoalsPointsCaptainAge
Cameron Ciraldo 141004027
Neville Costigan 1530012026
Isaac De Gois 171004027
Joel Edwards 220000023
Richard Fa'aoso 222008027
Marvin Filipo 20000024
Kurt Gidley 1855501301829
Beau Henry 62008021
Matt Hilder 2140016029
Chris Houston 2530012026
Marvin Karawana 60000025
Antonio Kaufusi 242008027
Siuatonga Likiliki 20000021
Keith Lulia 132008024
Adam MacDougall 941018036
Peter Mata'utia 52008021
Shannon McDonnell 740016024
James McManus 23100040025
Constantine Mika 20000022
Jarrod Mullen 212008524
Wes Naiqama 17421058229
Cory Paterson 730012024
Tyrone Roberts 70000020
Ben Rogers 20000026
Junior Sa'u 2140016024
Steve Southern 70000029
Ryan Stig 131208022
Zeb Taia 52008027
Mark Taufua 100000030
Zane Tetevano 51004021
Daniel Tolar 140000029
Evarn Tuimavave 200000027
Akuila Uate 23200080024
Totals2582790486-Average: 25

33 players used.

Source: [43]

Representative honours

The following players appeared in a representative match in 2011.

Australia

Cook Islands

Indigenous All Stars

Italy

Junior Kangaroos

New South Wales

New South Wales Country

New South Wales Residents

New South Wales under-18s

NRL All Stars

Queensland under-18s

Tonga

Individual honours

Dally M awards

Dally M Winger of the Year

Newcastle Knights awards

Player of the Year

  • National Youth Competition (NYC) Player of the Year: Sam Anderson

Players' Player

  • National Youth Competition (NYC) Players' Player: Sam Anderson

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