2012 Newcastle Knights season

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2012 Newcastle Knights season
NRL Rank12th
2012 recordWins: 10; draws: 0; losses: 14
Points scoredFor: 448; against: 488
Team information
CEO Matthew Gidley
Coach Wayne Bennett
Captain
Stadium Hunter Stadium
Avg. attendance20,919
High attendance29,482
Top scorers
Tries Akuila Uate (18)
Goals Tyrone Roberts (40)
Points Tyrone Roberts (92)
<  2011 2013  >

The 2012 Newcastle Knights season was the 25th in the club's history. Coached by Wayne Bennett and captained by Kurt Gidley, they competed in the NRL's 2012 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 12th (out of 16).

Contents

Milestones

Squad

Newcastle Knights
2012 NRL premiership squadExtended squad playersCoaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

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

Updated: 31 December 2012
Source(s): Newcastle Knights Profile,
Rugby League Project

Transfers and Re-signings

Gains

Player/CoachPrevious ClubLength
Wayne Bennett (head coach) St. George Illawarra Dragons 2015
Darius Boyd St. George Illawarra Dragons 2015
Danny Buderus Leeds Rhinos 2012
Mick Crawley (assistant coach & NYC coach) North Queensland Cowboys 2014
Adam Cuthbertson St. George Illawarra Dragons 2014
Dane Gagai Brisbane Broncos 2014
Albert Kelly Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2012
Daine Laurie Macquarie Scorpions 2012
Lorenzo Ma'afu Ipswich Jets Train and trial
Willie Mason RC Toulonnais 2012
Alex McKinnon St. George Illawarra Dragons 2014
Robbie Rochow Melbourne Storm 2012
Simione Sawene Fiji under-20s Rugby Union team 2012
Kade Snowden Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2015
Timana Tahu Penrith Panthers 2013
Watisoni Votu Vuda Blues Train and trial
Mark Wade Merewether Carlton Rugby Club 2012

Losses

Player/CoachClub
Josh Ailaomai Sydney Roosters
Garth Brennan (NYC coach) Penrith Panthers
Cameron Ciraldo Penrith Panthers
Isaac De Gois Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Andrew Dunemann (assistant coach) Canberra Raiders
Beau Henry Gold Coast Titans
Marvin Karawana Hawke's Bay Rugby Union
Antonio Kaufusi London Broncos
Keith Lulia Bradford Bulls
Adam MacDougall Retirement
Shannon McDonnell Hull Kingston Rovers
Constantine Mika Hull Kingston Rovers
Cory Paterson North Queensland Cowboys
Ben Rogers Retirement
Craig Sandercock (assistant coach) Hull Kingston Rovers
Steve Southern Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Mark Taufua Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Daniel Tolar Retirement
Mitch Williams Released
Simon Williams Western Suburbs Rosellas
PlayerJunior side
Sam Anderson Knights National Youth Competition
Adrian Davis Knights New South Wales Cup
Rodney Mason Knights National Youth Competition
Chanel Mata'utia Knights National Youth Competition
Maipele Morseau Knights National Youth Competition
Tyler Randell Knights National Youth Competition
Warren Schillings Central Coast Centurions
Korbin Sims Knights National Youth Competition
Will Smith Knights National Youth Competition

Change of role

Player/CoachNew role
Api Pewhairangi Knights second-tier squad
Rick Stone (head coach)Knights assistant coach

Re-signings

Player/CoachRe-signed to
Chris Adams 2013
Danny Buderus 2013
Adrian Davis 2013
Marvin Filipo 2013
Chris Houston 2014
Siuatonga Likiliki 2013
Rodney Mason 2013
Willie Mason 2014
Chanel Mata'utia 2013
Kevin Naiqama 2013
Tyler Randell 2015
Chad Redman 2013
Tyrone Roberts 2014
Robbie Rochow 2014
Korbin Sims 2013
Will Smith 2013

Player contract situations

2012 (left)201320142015
Sam Anderson [1] Chris Adams [2] Adam Cuthbertson [3] Darius Boyd [4]
Ethan Cook [1] Danny Buderus [5] Dane Gagai [6] Kurt Gidley [7]
Joel Edwards [8] Neville Costigan [9] Chris Houston [10] Tyler Randell [11]
Richard Fa'aoso [12] Adrian Davis [11] Willie Mason [13] Kade Snowden [14]
Albert Kelly [15] Marvin Filipo [16] Alex McKinnon [17]
Daine Laurie [18] Matt Hilder [19] Jarrod Mullen [20]
Lorenzo Ma'afu [21] Siuatonga Likiliki [22] Tyrone Roberts [23]
Maipele Morseau [24] Rodney Mason [25] Robbie Rochow [6]
Wes Naiqama [26] Chanel Mata'utia [27]
Kyle O'Donnell [28] Peter Mata'utia [29]
Junior Sa'u [30] James McManus [31]
Simione Sawene [32] Kevin Naiqama [33]
Warren Schillings [34] Chad Redman [35]
Zeb Taia [36] Korbin Sims [37]
Evarn Tuimavave [38] Will Smith [6]
Watisoni Votu [39] Ryan Stig [40]
Mark Wade [41] Timana Tahu [42]
Zane Tetevano [43]
Akuila Uate [44]

Ladder

2012 NRL season
PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2418062568369+19940
2 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm (P)2417072579361+21838
3 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 2416082559438+12136
4 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2416082497403+9436
5 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 2415092597445+15234
6 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 24130112545536+930
7 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24121112445441+429
8 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 24120122481447+3428
9 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 24110132405438-3326
10 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 24110132506551-4526
11 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 24100142449477-2824
12 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 24100142448488-4024
13 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 2481152462626-16421
14 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 2480162497609-11220
15 Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers 2480162409575-16620
16 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 2460182431674-24316

Jerseys and sponsors

In 2012, the Knights' jerseys were made by ISC and their major sponsor was Hunter Ports.

2012 Home Jersey2012 Away Jersey2012 Heritage Jersey
Newcastle Knights home jersey 2011.png Newcastle Knights 2012 Away Jersey.png Newcastle Knights 2012 Heritage Jersey.png

Fixtures

Pre-season trials

DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoalsAttendance
Saturday, 11 FebruaryTrial 1 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Regional Sports Centre, Port Macquarie 18 – 18 J.McManus, K.Naiqama, M.Hilder K.Gidley (2/2), T.Roberts (1/1)6,383
Saturday, 18 FebruaryTrial 2 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Olympic Park, Muswellbrook 22 – 18 A.Uate, J.McManus, K.Snowden, T.Tahu K.Gidley (3/4)
Legend:   Win  Loss  Draw

Regular season

2012 Regular season fixtures

Statistics

NameAppearancesTriesGoalsField GoalsPointsCaptainAge
Chris Adams 30000026
Darius Boyd 2230012025
Danny Buderus 2220081734
Neville Costigan 232008027
Adam Cuthbertson 220000027
Joel Edwards 190000024
Richard Fa'aoso 82008028
Marvin Filipo 20000025
Dane Gagai 1250020021
Kurt Gidley 5114032530
Matt Hilder 100102030
Chris Houston 2440016227
Willie Mason 171004032
Peter Mata'utia 10000022
Alex McKinnon 242008020
James McManus 19100040026
Jarrod Mullen 2480032025
Kevin Naiqama 870028023
Wes Naiqama 619022030
Kyle O'Donnell 10000022
Tyrone Roberts 18340092021
Robbie Rochow 81004022
Junior Sa'u 82008025
Kade Snowden 190000026
Timana Tahu 2270028032
Zeb Taia 231004028
Zane Tetevano 130000022
Evarn Tuimavave 30000028
Akuila Uate 22180072025
Totals2480640448-Average: 26

29 players used.

Source: [45]

Representative honours

The following players appeared in a representative match in 2012.

Australia

Junior Kangaroos

Junior Kiwis

New South Wales

New South Wales Country

New South Wales Residents

New South Wales under-16s

New South Wales under-20s

NRL All Stars

Prime Minister's XIII

Queensland

Queensland under-20s

Individual honours

Teams and squads

National Youth Competition (NYC) Team of the Year

New South Wales Cup Team of the Year

Dally M awards

Dally M Winger of the Year

Newcastle Knights awards

Player of the Year

Players' Player

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