2017 Newcastle Knights season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 16th (last) | |||
2017 record | Wins: 5; draws: 0; losses: 19 | |||
Points scored | For: 428; against: 648 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Matthew Gidley | |||
Coach | Nathan Brown | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | McDonald Jones Stadium | |||
Avg. attendance | 15,619 | |||
High attendance | 21,412 (vs. Roosters, round 7) | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Nathan Ross (10) | |||
Goals | Trent Hodkinson (46) | |||
Points | Trent Hodkinson (97) | |||
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The 2017 Newcastle Knights season was the 30th in the club's history. Coached by Nathan Brown and captained by Trent Hodkinson, before being replaced by Sione Mata'utia and Jamie Buhrer in the captaincy role, they competed in the NRL's 2017 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season in 16th place (out of 16).
Player/Coach | Previous Club | Length |
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Jamie Buhrer | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2018 |
Thomas Cronan | Canberra Raiders | 2017 |
Jacob Gagan | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2017 |
Shaun Kenny-Dowall | Sydney Roosters | 2019 |
Rory Kostjasyn | North Queensland Cowboys | 2018 |
Ken Sio | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2018 |
Josh Starling | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2017 |
Anthony Tupou | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 2017 |
Joe Wardle | Huddersfield Giants | 2019 |
Simon Woolford (ISP NSW coach) | Queanbeyan Blues | 2017 |
Kurt Wrigley (assistant coach) | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2017 |
Player/Coach | Club |
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Chris Adams | Lakes United |
Uiti Baker | Western Suburbs Rosellas |
Danny Buderus (assistant coach) | Released |
Krys Freeman | Central Queensland Capras |
Tama Koopu | Norths Devils |
Matt Lantry (ISP NSW coach) | Western Suburbs Rosellas |
Todd Lowrie | Retirement |
Robbie Rochow | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Tariq Sims | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
Jeremy Smith | Retirement |
Kade Snowden | Retirement |
Joseph Tapine | Canberra Raiders |
James Taylor | South Newcastle Lions |
Ken Tofilau | Central Queensland Capras |
Akuila Uate | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Tekina Vailea | Eastern Suburbs Tigers |
Player | Junior side |
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Tyrone Amey | Knights Intrust Super Premiership NSW |
Tom Hughes | Knights Intrust Super Premiership NSW |
Brodie Jones | Knights National Youth Competition |
Nick Meaney | Knights National Youth Competition |
Joe Morris | Knights Intrust Super Premiership NSW |
Pasami Saulo | Knights National Youth Competition |
Tom Starling | Knights National Youth Competition |
Sam Stone | Knights National Youth Competition |
Player/Coach | New role |
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Bryce Donovan | Knights second-tier squad |
Player/Coach | Re-signed to |
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Mitchell Barnett | 2020 |
Cory Denniss | 2018 |
Lachlan Fitzgibbon | 2019 |
Tom Hughes | 2018 |
Danny Levi | 2020 |
Nick Meaney | 2018 |
Dylan Phythian | 2018 |
Nathan Ross | 2020 |
Daniel Saifiti | 2020 |
Jacob Saifiti | 2020 |
Tom Starling | 2018 |
Sam Stone | 2018 |
Luke Yates | 2018 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Melbourne Storm (P) | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 633 | 336 | +297 | 44 |
2 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 500 | 428 | +72 | 38 |
3 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 597 | 433 | +164 | 36 |
4 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 496 | 457 | +39 | 36 |
5 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 476 | 407 | +69 | 34 |
6 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 552 | 512 | +40 | 32 |
7 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 504 | 459 | +45 | 30 |
8 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 467 | 443 | +24 | 30 |
9 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 533 | 450 | +83 | 28 |
10 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 558 | 497 | +61 | 26 |
11 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 360 | 455 | −95 | 24 |
12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 464 | 564 | −100 | 22 |
13 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 444 | 575 | −131 | 18 |
14 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 413 | 571 | −158 | 18 |
15 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 448 | 638 | −190 | 18 |
16 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 428 | 648 | −220 | 14 |
In 2017, the Knights' jerseys were made by ISC and their major sponsor was nib Health Funds.
2017 Home Jersey | 2017 Away Jersey | 2017 Indigenous Jersey | 2017 ISC Marvel Heroes Iron Patriot Jersey | 2017 NSW Mining Jersey |
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Squad: 1. Peter Mata'utia 2. Ken Sio 3. Brendan Elliot 4. Nathan Ross 5. Cory Denniss 6. Brock Lamb 7. Jaelen Feeney 8. Daniel Saifiti 9. Danny Levi 10. Jacob Saifiti 11. Mitchell Barnett 12. Jamie Buhrer (c) 13. Luke Yates 14. Tyler Randell 15. Jack Stockwell 16. Sam Stone 17. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 18. Nick Meaney 19. Sione Mata'utia (Emergency Player)
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Drop Goal Conversions | Attendance | |||
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Saturday, 4 February | Auckland Nines Game 5 | Wests Tigers | Eden Park | 18-10 | K.Sio, N.Ross, S.Stone, M.Barnett | B.Lamb (1/4) | ||||
Saturday, 4 February | Auckland Nines Game 13 | Brisbane Broncos | Eden Park | 8-21 | D.Levi, P.Mata'utia | |||||
Sunday, 5 February | Auckland Nines Game 22 | Melbourne Storm | Eden Park | 10-20 | B.Lamb, C.Denniss | T.Randell (1/1) | ||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |||
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Saturday, 18 February | Trial 1 | Canberra Raiders | Seiffert Oval | 44 – 0 | D.Levi, P.Mata'utia, J.Buhrer, S.Mata'utia, T.Hodkinson, B.Elliot, C.Mata'utia, K.Sio | T.Hodkinson (4/5), B.Lamb (2/3) | 6,350 [40] | |||
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |||
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Sunday 5 March | 1 | New Zealand Warriors | Mt Smart Stadium | 22 – 26 [41] | N. Ross (2), P. Mata'utia, J. Stockwell | T. Hodkinson (3/5) | 13,712 | |||
Saturday 11 March | 2 | Gold Coast Titans | McDonald Jones Stadium | 34 – 26 [42] | N. Ross (2), B. Elliot, P. Mata'utia, J. Stockwell, S. Stone | T. Hodkinson (5/6) | 12,869 | |||
Saturday 18 March | 3 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | McDonald Jones Stadium | 18 – 24 [43] | T. Hodkinson, P. Mata'utia, K. Sio | T. Hodkinson (2/3), B. Lamb (1/1) | 15,212 | |||
Friday 24 March | 4 | Penrith Panthers | Pepper Stadium | 0 – 40 [44] | 10,567 | |||||
Saturday 1 April | 5 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Southern Cross Stadium | 18 – 19 [45] | Brendan Elliot, Jacob Gagan, Joe Wardle | Trent Hodkinson (3/3) | 12,838 | |||
Friday 7 April | 6 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | McDonald Jones Stadium | 12 – 22 [46] | Dane Gagai, Nathan Ross | Trent Hodkinson (2/3) | 16,929 | |||
Friday 14 April | 7 | Sydney Roosters | McDonald Jones Stadium | 6 – 24 [47] | Ken Sio | Trent Hodkinson (1/1) | 21,412 | |||
Saturday 22 April | 8 | North Queensland Cowboys | 1300SMILES Stadium | 12 – 24 [48] | Brendan Elliot, Nathan Ross | Brock Lamb (2/2) | 13,878 | |||
Saturday 29 April | 9 | Gold Coast Titans | Cbus Super Stadium | 8 – 38 [49] | Sam Stone | Brock Lamb (2/2) | 10,511 | |||
Sunday 14 May | 10 | Canberra Raiders | McDonald Jones Stadium | 34 – 20 [50] | Sione Mata'utia (2), Brock Lamb, Peter Mata'utia, Nathan Ross, Joe Wardle | Brock Lamb (5/7) | 10,997 | |||
Sunday 21 May | 11 | Penrith Panthers | McDonald Jones Stadium | 20 – 30 [51] | Brock Lamb, Peter Mata'utia, Daniel Saifiti | Brock Lamb (4/4) | 13,319 | |||
12 | BYE | |||||||||
Friday 2 June | 13 | Melbourne Storm | AAMI Park | 12 – 40 [52] | Lachlan Fitzgibbon, Ken Sio | Brock Lamb (2/2) | 11,070 | |||
Friday 9 June | 14 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Brookvale Oval | 14 – 18 [53] | Jaelen Feeney, Daniel Levi | Brock Lamb (3/3) | 4,189 | |||
15 | BYE | |||||||||
Sunday 25 June | 16 | St George Illawarra | UOW Jubilee Oval | 28 – 32 [54] | Nathan Ross (3), Brendan Elliot, Lachlan Fitzgibbon | Brock Lamb (4/6) | 10,174 | |||
Sunday 2 July | 17 | Wests Tigers | McDonald Jones Stadium | 12 – 33 [55] | Lachlan Fitzgibbon, Joe Wardle | Trent Hodkinson (2/2) | 19,531 | |||
Sunday 9 July | 18 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Belmore | 18 – 20 [56] | Peter Mata'utia (2), Chanel Mata'utia | Trent Hodkinson (3/4), Brock Lamb (0/1) | 13,103 | |||
15 July 2017 | 19 | Brisbane Broncos | McDonald Jones Stadium | 34 – 22 [57] | Dane Gagai, Daniel Levi, Chanel Mata'utia, Sione Mata'utia | Trent Hodkinson (3/4) | 13,773 | |||
Friday 21 July | 20 | Sydney Roosters | Allianz Stadium | 4 – 28 [58] | Shaun Kenny-Dowall | Trent Hodkinson (0/1) | 7,121 | |||
29 July 2017 | 21 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | McDonald Jones Stadium | 21 – 14 [59] | Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Brock Lamb, Jacob Sifiti | Trent Hodkinson (4/4) and (FG) | 15,031 [60] | |||
Saturday 5 August | 22 | New Zealand Warriors | McDonald Jones Stadium | 26 – 10 [61] | Mitchell Barnett (2), Lachlan Fitzgibbon, Brock Lamb | Trent Hodkinson (5/6) | 11,824 [62] | |||
Friday 11 August | 23 | Parramatta Eels | ANZ Stadium | 29 – 10 [63] | Ken Sio, Mitchell Barnett, Lachlan Fitzgibbon, Brock Lamb | Trent Hodkinson (4/5), Brett Lamb (FG) | 13,141 | |||
Saturday 19 August | 24 | Melbourne Storm | McDonald Jones Stadium | 12 – 44 [64] | Lachlan Fitzgibbon, Joe Wardle | Trent Hodkinson (2/2) | 16,001 [65] | |||
Friday 25 August | 25 | Canberra Raiders | GIO Stadium | 28 – 46 [66] | Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Mitchell Barnett, Jamie Buhrer, Daniel Saifiti | Trent Hodkinson (4/5) | 10,523 | |||
Sunday 3 September | 26 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | McDonald Jones Stadium | 18 – 26 [67] | Lachlan Fitzgibbon (2), Daniel Levi | Trent Hodkinson (3/3) | 20,535 [68] | |||
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
Name | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points | Captain | Age |
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Tyrone Amey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Mitchell Barnett | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 23 |
Jamie Buhrer | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 28 |
Jack Cogger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Brendan Elliot | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 23 |
Jaelen Feeney | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
Lachlan Fitzgibbon | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 23 |
Dane Gagai | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 26 |
Jacob Gagan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
Trent Hodkinson | 17 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 97 | 7 | 29 |
Shaun Kenny-Dowall | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 29 |
Josh King | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Brock Lamb | 21 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 20 |
Danny Levi | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
Sam Mataora | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Chanel Mata'utia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 25 |
Peter Mata'utia | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 27 |
Sione Mata'utia | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 21 |
Mickey Paea | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Dylan Phythian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Tyler Randell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Nathan Ross | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 29 |
Daniel Saifiti | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
Jacob Saifiti | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
Ken Sio | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 27 |
Josh Starling | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Jack Stockwell | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 25 |
Sam Stone | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
Anthony Tupou | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
Joe Wardle | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 26 |
Luke Yates | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Totals | 24 | 72 | 69 | 2 | 418 | - | Average: 25 |
31 players used.
Source: [69]
The following players appeared in a representative match in 2017.
Australia
Australian Schoolboys
Cook Islands
Fiji
Indigenous All Stars
Italy
Junior Kangaroos
New South Wales City
New South Wales Residents
New South Wales under-16s
New South Wales under-20s
New Zealand
Prime Minister's XIII
Queensland
Samoa
Scotland
World All Stars
Intrust Super Premiership New South Wales Team of the Year
Zane Tetevano is a professional rugby league footballer, who plays as a prop and loose forward. He has played for both the Cook Islands and New Zealand at international level.
Peter Mata'utia-Leifi, also known by the nickname of "Peanut", is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a centre, fullback or stand-off for the Lakes United Seagulls in the Newcastle Rugby League.
Jamie Buhrer is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a hooker, second-row and lock for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. He also played for NSW City and New South Wales.
Robbie Rochow is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a second-row forward in the 2010s.
The 2013 Newcastle Knights season was the 26th in the club's history. Coached by Wayne Bennett and captained by Kurt Gidley, they competed in the NRL's 2013 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season in 7th place, thus reaching the finals. The Knights then came within one match of the grand final but were knocked out by eventual premiers, the Sydney Roosters.
The 2014 Newcastle Knights season was the 27th in the club's history. Coached by Wayne Bennett and captained by Kurt Gidley, they competed in the NRL's 2014 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season in 12th place.
Chanel Mata'utia-Leifi is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He plays for the Cessnock Goannas in the Newcastle Rugby League. His positions are wing and centre. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League.
Sione Mata'utia-Leifi is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a loose forward and second-row forward for St Helens in the Betfred Super League. He has represented both Australia and Samoa at international level.
The 2015 Newcastle Knights season was the 28th in the club's history. Coached by Rick Stone, interim coached by Danny Buderus after Stone's contract was terminated, and captained by Kurt Gidley, they competed in the NRL's 2015 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season in 16th place.
Pat Mata'utia-Leifi is a Samoa international rugby league footballer. His positions are second-row and centre. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League.
Lachlan Fitzgibbon is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as second-row forward for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL.
Nathan Ross, nicknamed "White Lightning" or "Ross Dog", is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a wing, fullback and centre.
Sione Katoa is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who last played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL.
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. 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.
Daniel Saifiti is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL.
Jacob Saifiti is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop forward for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL.
The 2018 Newcastle Knights season was the 31st in the club's history. Coached by Nathan Brown and co-captained by Jamie Buhrer and Mitchell Pearce, they competed in the NRL's 2018 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season in 11th place.
The 2019 Newcastle Knights season was the 32nd in the club's history. Coached by Nathan Brown, interim coached by Kristian Woolf after Brown's contract was terminated, and captained by Mitchell Pearce, they competed in the NRL's 2019 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season in 11th place.
The 2020 Newcastle Knights season was the 33rd in the club's history. Coached by Adam O'Brien and captained by Mitchell Pearce, they competed in the NRL's 2020 Telstra Premiership. On 23 March, the NRL announced that the season would be suspended after round 2, until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NRL returned on 28 May with a new draw, the Knights' round 3 game coming on 31 May against the Penrith Panthers. The Knights finished the regular season in 7th place, thus reaching the finals but were knocked out after losing to the South Sydney Rabbitohs in week 1.
The 2021 Newcastle Knights season was the 34th in the club's history. Coached by Adam O'Brien and co-captained by Jayden Brailey, Kalyn Ponga and Daniel Saifiti, they competed in the NRL's 2021 Telstra Premiership. In July, the NRL relocated the competition to Queensland to avoid an outbreak of the Deltra variant COVID-19 virus in New South Wales. The Knights finished the regular season in 7th place, thus reaching the finals but were knocked out after losing to the Parramatta Eels in week 1.