2016 Newcastle Knights season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 16th (last) | |||
2016 record | Wins: 1; draws: 1; losses: 22 | |||
Points scored | For: 305; against: 800 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Matthew Gidley | |||
Coach | Nathan Brown | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Hunter Stadium | |||
Avg. attendance | 14,457 | |||
High attendance | 21,653 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Nathan Ross (9) | |||
Goals | Trent Hodkinson (47) | |||
Points | Trent Hodkinson (99) | |||
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The 2016 Newcastle Knights season was the 29th in the club's history. Coached by Nathan Brown and co-captained by Trent Hodkinson, Tariq Sims and Jeremy Smith, they competed in the NRL's 2016 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season in 16th place (out of 16). In the pre-season the Knights competed in the 2016 Auckland Nines tournament, reaching the quarter-finals. Mid-way through the 2016 season the team had only one member selected to play in the 2016 State of Origin series. Notably, all four Mata'utia brothers, Chanel, Pat, Peter and Sione featured in the NRL team for the Knights throughout the year. [1]
Player | Previous Club | Length |
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Chris Adams | Lakes United | 2016 |
Uiti Baker | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2016 |
Mitchell Barnett | Canberra Raiders | 2017 |
David Bhana | New Zealand Warriors | 2017 |
Nathan Brown (head coach) | Melbourne Storm | 2018 |
Brendan Elliot | Sydney Roosters | 2017 |
Krys Freeman | Norths Devils | 2016 |
Trent Hodkinson | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 2018 |
Todd Lowrie (NYC coach) | Brisbane Broncos | 2016 |
Peter Mata'utia | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2017 |
Mickey Paea | Hull F.C. | 2017 |
Pauli Pauli | Parramatta Eels | 2017 |
Will Pearsall | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2017 |
Michael Potter (assistant coach) | Fiji under-20s team | 2016 |
Tekina Vailea | Illawarra Cutters | 2016 |
Player | Junior side |
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Cory Denniss | Knights National Youth Competition |
Tama Koopu | Knights New South Wales Cup |
Braden Robson | Knights National Youth Competition |
Daniel Saifiti | Knights National Youth Competition |
Jacob Saifiti | Knights National Youth Competition |
Bradie Smith | Knights National Youth Competition |
Ken Tofilau | Knights National Youth Competition |
Player/Coach | New role |
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Danny Buderus (interim head coach) | Knights assistant coach |
James Elias | Knights second-tier squad |
Jacob Gagai | Knights second-tier squad |
Troy Pezet (NYC coach) | Knights Elite Pathways Recruitment Manager |
Michael Steele | Knights second-tier squad |
Player/Coach | Re-signed to |
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Josh King | 2018 |
Brock Lamb | 2018 |
Dylan Phythian | 2017 |
Nathan Ross | 2018 |
Daniel Saifiti | 2018 |
Jacob Saifiti | 2018 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 563 | 302 | +261 | 42 |
2 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 688 | 456 | +232 | 39 |
3 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (P) | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 580 | 404 | +176 | 39 |
4 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 584 | 355 | +229 | 34 |
5 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 554 | 434 | +120 | 34 |
6 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 563 | 463 | +100 | 32 |
7 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 506 | 448 | +58 | 32 |
8 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 508 | 497 | +11 | 27 |
9 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 499 | 607 | −108 | 26 |
10 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 513 | 601 | −88 | 24 |
11 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 341 | 538 | −197 | 24 |
12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 473 | 549 | −76 | 22 |
13 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 454 | 563 | −109 | 20 |
14 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 298 | 324 | −26 | 181 |
15 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 443 | 576 | −133 | 16 |
16 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 305 | 800 | −495 | 7 |
1 Parramatta were deducted 12 competition points and their for/against tally accumulated between rounds 1-9 for gross long-term salary cap breaches.
In 2016, the Knights' jerseys were made by ISC and their major sponsor was Newpave Asphalt.
2016 Home Jersey | 2016 Away Jersey | 2016 ANZAC Jersey | 2016 NSW Mining Jersey |
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Squad: 1. Jake Mamo 2. Nathan Ross 3. Jaelen Feeney 4. Akuila Uate 6. Brock Lamb 7. Will Pearsall 8. Pauli Pauli 9. Tyler Randell (c) 10. Daniel Saifiti 11. Korbin Sims 12. Robbie Rochow (c) 13. Jacob Saifiti 14. Sione Mata'utia 15. Joseph Tapine 16. Tariq Sims (c) 17. Chanel Mata'utia 18. Danny Levi 19. Pat Mata'utia
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Drop Goal Conversions | Attendance | |||
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Saturday, 6 February | Auckland Nines Game 3 | North Queensland Cowboys | Eden Park | 12-28 | B.Lamb, D.Levi | B.Lamb (2/2) | ||||
Saturday, 6 February | Auckland Nines Game 11 | Penrith Panthers | Eden Park | 15-14 | J.Mamo (2), C.Mata'utia | D.Levi (1/3) | ||||
Sunday, 7 February | Auckland Nines Game 19 | Wests Tigers | Eden Park | 21-16 | D.Levi, R.Rochow, A.Uate, J.Mamo | B.Lamb (2/4) | ||||
Sunday, 7 February | Auckland Nines Quarter-Final 1 | Parramatta Eels | Eden Park | 8-12 | J.Mamo, J.Feeney | B.Lamb (0/2) | ||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |||
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Saturday, 20 February | Trial 1 | Canberra Raiders | Wade Park | 28 – 34 | J.Feeney, L.Fitzgibbon, A.Uate, C.Mata'utia, B.Lamb | T.Hodkinson (3/3), T.Randell (0/1), B.Lamb (1/1) | ||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
Source: [43]
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals/Field Goals | Attendance | ||
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3 March | 1 | Gold Coast Titans | Cbus Super Stadium, Robina | Lost | 12-30 | Pat Mata'utia, Daniel Saifiti | Trent Hodkinson (2/2) | 8,313 | ||
12 March | 2 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | Lost | 6-48 | Nathan Ross | Trent Hodkinson (1/1) | 13,364 | ||
19 March | 3 | Canberra Raiders | Hunter Stadium, Newcastle | Draw | 24-24 (GP) | Cory Denniss 2, Pat Mata'utia, Sam Mataora | Trent Hodkinson (4/4) | 13,745 | ||
28 March | 4 | New Zealand Warriors | Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland | Lost | 18-40 | Sam Mataora, Dane Gagai, Nathan Ross | Trent Hodkinson (3/3) | 13,895 | ||
2 April | 5 | Melbourne Storm | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Lost | 14-18 | Jacob Saifiti, Korbin Sims | Trent Hodkinson (3/3) | 11,443 | ||
10 April | 6 | Wests Tigers | Hunter Stadium, Newcastle | Won | 18-16 | Akuila Uate, Korbin Sims, Nathan Ross | Trent Hodkinson (3/3) | 21,653 | ||
16 April | 7 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Lost | 0-53 | 30,394 | ||||
25 April | 8 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Hunter Stadium, Newcastle | Lost | 10-26 | Tyler Randell, Nathan Ross | Trent Hodkinson (1/2) | 19,072 | ||
30 April | 9 | Sydney Roosters | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | Lost | 0-38 | 9,502 | ||||
15 May | 10 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Hunter Stadium, Newcastle | Lost | 0-62 | 16,150 | ||||
21 May | 11 | Wests Tigers | Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown | Lost | 12-20 | Trent Hodkinson, Dane Gagai | Trent Hodkinson (2/2) | 8,658 | ||
30 May | 12 | Parramatta Eels | Hunter Stadium, Newcastle | Lost | 18-20 | Sione Mata'utia, Pauli Pauli, Nathan Ross | Trent Hodkinson (3/5) | 12,856 | ||
4 June | 13 | North Queensland Cowboys | 1300SMILES Stadium, Townsville | Lost | 16-46 | Cory Denniss, Jake Mamo, Lachlan Fitzgibbon | Trent Hodkinson (2/3) | 14,651 | ||
11 June | 14 | New Zealand Warriors | Hunter Stadium, Newcastle | Lost | 14-50 | Sione Mata'utia, Brendan Elliot | Trent Hodkinson (3/3) | 12,222 | ||
16-20 June | 15 | Bye | ||||||||
25 June | 16 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Hunter Stadium, Newcastle | Lost | 18-30 | Mitchell Barnett, Sione Mata'utia, Nathan Ross | Trent Hodkinson (3/3) | 13,777 | ||
3 July | 17 | Canberra Raiders | GIO Stadium, Canberra | Lost | 25-29 (GP) | Sione Mata'utia, Korbin Sims, Jake Mamo, Peter Mata'utia | Trent Hodkinson (4/5) (1FG) | 9,731 | ||
7-11 July | 18 | Bye | ||||||||
17 July | 19 | Melbourne Storm | Hunter Stadium, Newcastle | Lost | 16-20 | Jake Mamo 2, Brendan Elliot | Trent Hodkinson (2/3) | 10,748 | ||
24 July | 20 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Southern Cross Group Stadium, Cronulla | Lost | 4-36 | Nathan Ross | Trent Hodkinson (0/1) | 16,882 | ||
31 July | 21 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Brookvale Oval, Manly | Lost | 16-36 | Peter Mata'utia, David Bhana, Brendan Elliot | Trent Hodkinson (2/3) | 11,222 | ||
6 August | 22 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Hunter Stadium, Newcastle | Lost | 14-28 | Brendan Elliot 2 | Trent Hodkinson (3/3) | 13,318 | ||
14 August | 23 | Penrith Panthers | Hunter Stadium, Newcastle | Lost | 6-42 | Brendan Elliot | Trent Hodkinson (1/1) | 13,771 | ||
20 August | 24 | Gold Coast Titans | Hunter Stadium, Newcastle | Lost | 6-26 | Nathan Ross | Trent Hodkinson (1/1) | 10,960 | ||
28 August | 25 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Hunter Stadium, Newcastle | Lost | 12-34 | Dylan Phythian, Jake Mamo | Trent Hodkinson (1/1), Jeremy Smith (1/1) | 15,212 | ||
3 September | 26 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Jubilee Oval, Kogarah | Lost | 26-28 | Mitchell Barnett, Dane Gagai, Peter Mata'utia, Nathan Ross, Jacob Saifiti | Trent Hodkinson (3/5) | 8,726 | ||
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
Name | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points | Captain | Age |
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Chris Adams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Mitchell Barnett | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
David Bhana | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
Jack Cogger | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Cory Denniss | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 19 |
Brendan Elliot | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 22 |
Jaelen Feeney | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Lachlan Fitzgibbon | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
Dane Gagai | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 25 |
Trent Hodkinson | 23 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 99 | 23 | 28 |
Josh King | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Brock Lamb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Danny Levi | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Jake Mamo | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 22 |
Sam Mataora | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 26 |
Chanel Mata'utia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Pat Mata'utia | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
Peter Mata'utia | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 26 |
Sione Mata'utia | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 20 |
Jarrod Mullen | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
Mickey Paea | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Pauli Pauli | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
Will Pearsall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Dylan Phythian | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
Tyler Randell | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
Robbie Rochow | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Nathan Ross | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 28 |
Daniel Saifiti | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
Jacob Saifiti | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
Korbin Sims | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 24 |
Tariq Sims | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 26 |
Jeremy Smith | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 36 |
Kade Snowden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Jack Stockwell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Akuila Uate | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 |
Totals | 24 | 52 | 48 | 1 | 305 | - | Average: 24 |
35 players used.
Source: [44]
The following players appeared in a representative match in 2016.
Australian Schoolboys
Fiji
Indigenous All Stars
Junior Kiwis
Malta
New South Wales Country
New South Wales Residents
New South Wales under-16s
New South Wales under-18s
New South Wales under-20s
New Zealand
Tonga
World All Stars
Emerging Blues Camp
New South Wales Under-20s Origin Pathways Camp
Queensland Academy of Sport Emerging Origin Squad
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