2013 Newcastle Knights season

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2013 Newcastle Knights season
NRL Rank7th
Play-off resultPreliminary Finalists (Week 3)
2013 recordWins: 12; draws: 1; losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 528; against: 422
Team information
CEO Matthew Gidley
Coach Wayne Bennett
Captain
Stadium Hunter Stadium
Avg. attendance18,836
High attendance26,822
Top scorers
Tries James McManus (19)
Goals Tyrone Roberts (48)
Points Tyrone Roberts (120)
<  2012 2014  >

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 (out of 16), 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.

Contents

Milestones

Squad

Newcastle Knights
2013 NRL premiership squadCoaching staff

Extended squad players

Head coach

Assistant coaches

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

Updated: 31 December 2013
Source(s): Newcastle Knights Profiles,
Rugby League Project

Transfers and Re-signings

Gains

Player/CoachPrevious ClubLength
David Fa'alogo Huddersfield Giants 2013
Mitchell Frei Brisbane Broncos 2013
Craig Gower London Broncos 2013
Joseph Leilua Sydney Roosters 2014
Toka Likiliki New Zealand Warriors 2014
Anthony Quinn Melbourne Storm 2013
Beau Scott St. George Illawarra Dragons 2016
Jeremy Smith Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2015
Travis Waddell Canberra Raiders 2014

Losses

Player/CoachClub
Sam Anderson Penrith Panthers
Ethan Cook Penrith Panthers
Joel Edwards Canberra Raiders
Richard Fa'aoso Melbourne Storm
Albert Kelly Contract terminated
Daine Laurie Wyong Roos
Lorenzo Ma'afu Parramatta Eels
Kurt Mann Melbourne Storm
Maipele Morseau Released
Wes Naiqama Penrith Panthers
Kyle O'Donnell Penrith Panthers
Api Pewhairangi Parramatta Eels
Junior Sa'u Melbourne Storm
Simione Sawene Released
Warren Schillings Western Suburbs Rosellas
Zeb Taia Catalans Dragons
Rip Taylor (NSW Cup coach) Wyong Roos
Evarn Tuimavave Hull Kingston Rovers
Watisoni Votu Fiji Rugby Union
Mark Wade Merewether Carlton Rugby Club
PlayerJunior side
Adam Clydsdale Knights National Youth Competition
Josh Mantellato Knights New South Wales Cup
Pat Mata'utia Knights National Youth Competition
Ben Roose Knights National Youth Competition
Nathan Ross Knights New South Wales Cup
Paterika Vaivai Knights National Youth Competition

Change of role

Player/CoachNew role
Rick Stone (assistant coach)Knights assistant coach & New South Wales Cup coach

Re-signings

Player/CoachRe-signed to
Adam Clydsdale 2016
David Fa'alogo 2014
Dane Gagai 2015
Matt Hilder 2014
Josh Mantellato 2014
Chanel Mata'utia 2014
Pat Mata'utia 2015
Sione Mata'utia 2015
James McManus 2016
Anthony Quinn 2014
Chad Redman 2014
Robbie Rochow 2016
Korbin Sims 2015
Timana Tahu 2014
Zane Tetevano 2015
Akuila Uate 2017
Paterika Vaivai 2014

Player contract situations

2013 (left)2014201520162017
Chris Adams [1] Adam Cuthbertson [2] Darius Boyd [3] Adam Clydsdale [4] Akuila Uate [5]
Danny Buderus [6] David Fa'alogo [7] Dane Gagai [8] James McManus [9]
Neville Costigan [10] Matt Hilder [11] Kurt Gidley [12] Robbie Rochow [13]
Adrian Davis [14] Chris Houston [15] Pat Mata'utia [16] Beau Scott [17]
Marvin Filipo [18] Joseph Leilua [19] Tyler Randell [20]
Mitchell Frei [21] Toka Likiliki [22] Korbin Sims [23]
Craig Gower [24] Josh Mantellato [25] Jeremy Smith [26]
Siuatonga Likiliki [27] Willie Mason [28] Kade Snowden [29]
Rodney Mason [30] Chanel Mata'utia [16] Zane Tetevano [16]
Peter Mata'utia [31] Alex McKinnon [32]
Kevin Naiqama [33] Jarrod Mullen [34]
Ben Roose [35] Anthony Quinn [11]
Nathan Ross [36] Chad Redman [37]
Will Smith [38] Tyrone Roberts [20]
Ryan Stig [39] Timana Tahu [11]
Travis Waddell [40]
Paterika Vaivai [41]

Ladder

2013 NRL season
PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters (P)2418062640325+31540
2 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 2418062588384+20440
3 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 2416172589373+21637
4 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2415182588366+22235
5 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24140102468460+832
6 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24130112529463+6630
7 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 24121112528422+10629
8 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 24120122507431+7628
9 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 24110132500518−1826
10 Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers 24110132495532−3726
11 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 24110132495554−5926
12 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 24101132434477−4325
13 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 24100142434624−19024
14 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 2470172379530−15118
15 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 2470172386687−30118
16 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 2450192326740−41414

Jerseys and sponsors

In 2013, the Knights' jerseys were made by ISC and their major sponsor was Hunter Ports.

2013 Home Jersey2013 Away Jersey
Newcastle Knights 2014 Home Jersey.png Newcastle Knights away jersey 2013.png

Fixtures

Pre-season trials

DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoalsAttendance
Saturday, 16 FebruaryTrial 1 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs BCU International Stadium 18 – 6 T.Roberts (2), M.Hilder K.Gidley (1/1), T.Roberts (1/1), P.Mata'utia (1/1)
Saturday, 23 FebruaryTrial 2 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Scully Park 16 – 22 K.Naiqama, A.Uate, P.Mata'utia K.Gidley (1/2), T.Roberts (1/1)
Legend:   Win  Loss  Draw

Regular season

2013 Regular season fixtures

Statistics

NameAppearancesTriesGoalsField GoalsPointsCaptainAge
Darius Boyd 26110042026
Danny Buderus 151106035
Adam Clydsdale 20000020
Neville Costigan 191004028
Adam Cuthbertson 132008028
David Fa'alogo 222008033
Dane Gagai 2350020022
Kurt Gidley 142380841131
Craig Gower 61004035
Matt Hilder 61004031
Chris Houston 2430012128
Joseph Leilua 19130052022
Josh Mantellato 113010026
Willie Mason 220000033
Alex McKinnon 192008021
James McManus 24190076027
Jarrod Mullen 2620081526
Kevin Naiqama 62008024
Anthony Quinn 41004030
Tyrone Roberts 276480120022
Robbie Rochow 272008023
Beau Scott 162008029
Korbin Sims 120000021
Jeremy Smith 192008033
Kade Snowden 201004027
Timana Tahu 52008033
Zane Tetevano 81004023
Akuila Uate 24150060026
Travis Waddell 100000024
Totals27100910582-Average: 27

29 players used.

Source: [42]

Representative honours

The following players appeared in a representative match in 2013.

Australia

Australian Schoolboys

Cook Islands

Fiji

Indigenous All Stars

Italy

Junior Kiwis

New South Wales

New South Wales City

New South Wales Country

New South Wales Residents

New South Wales under-16s

New South Wales under-18s

NRL All Stars

Papua New Guinea

Queensland

Samoa

Tonga

Individual honours

Teams and squads

New South Wales Cup Team of the Year

Dally M awards

Top Try-scorer

Newcastle Knights awards

Player of the Year

Players' Player

  • National Rugby League (NRL) Players' Player: Danny Buderus
  • New South Wales Cup Players' Player: Matt Hilder
  • National Youth Competition (NYC) Players' Player: Jake Mamo

Coach's Award

Brian Carlson Club-Andrew Johns Medal

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