2017 Newcastle Knights season

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2017 Newcastle Knights season
NRL Rank16th (last)
2017 recordWins: 5; draws: 0; losses: 19
Points scoredFor: 428; against: 648
Team information
CEO Matthew Gidley
Coach Nathan Brown
Captain
Stadium McDonald Jones Stadium
Avg. attendance15,619
High attendance21,412 (vs. Roosters, round 7)
Top scorers
Tries Nathan Ross (10)
Goals Trent Hodkinson (46)
Points Trent Hodkinson (97)
<  2016 2018  >

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).

Contents

Milestones

Squad

Newcastle Knights
2017 NRL premiership squadCoaching staff

Extended squad players

Head coach

Assistant coaches


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

Updated: 3 September 2017
Source(s): Newcastle Knights Profiles,
Rugby League Project

Transfers and Re-signings

Gains

Player/CoachPrevious ClubLength
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

Losses

Player/CoachClub
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
PlayerJunior side
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

Change of role

Player/CoachNew role
Bryce Donovan Knights second-tier squad

Re-signings

Player/CoachRe-signed to
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

Player contract situations

2017 (left)201820192020
David Bhana [1] Tyrone Amey [2] Lachlan Fitzgibbon [3] Mitchell Barnett [4]
Brendan Elliot [5] Jamie Buhrer [6] Shaun Kenny-Dowall [7] Danny Levi [8]
Jaelen Feeney [9] Jack Cogger [10] Nathan Ross [11]
Dane Gagai [12] Thomas Cronan [13] Daniel Saifiti [14]
Jacob Gagan [15] Cory Denniss [16] Jacob Saifiti [14]
Rory Kostjasyn [17] Trent Hodkinson [18]
Jake Mamo [19] Tom Hughes [20]
Sam Mataora [21] Brodie Jones [22]
Peter Mata'utia [23] Josh King [24]
Joe Morris [25] Brock Lamb [26]
Jarrod Mullen [27] Chanel Mata'utia [28]
Mickey Paea [29] Pat Mata'utia [28]
Pauli Pauli [30] Sione Mata'utia [28]
Will Pearsall [9] Nick Meaney [20]
Tyler Randell [31] Dylan Phythian [20]
Braden Robson [32] Pasami Saulo [33]
Korbin Sims [34] Ken Sio [35]
Bradie Smith [32] Tom Starling [20]
Josh Starling [36] Sam Stone [20]
Jack Stockwell [37] Luke Yates [20]
Anthony Tupou [38]
Joe Wardle [39]

Ladder

PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm (P)2420042633336+29744
2 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 2417072500428+7238
3 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 2416082597433+16436
4 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 2416082496457+3936
5 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2415092476407+6934
6 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24140102552512+4032
7 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 24130112504459+4530
8 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 24130112467443+2430
9 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 24120122533450+8328
10 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 24110132558497+6126
11 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24100142360455−9524
12 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 2490152464564−10022
13 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 2470172444575−13118
14 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 2470172413571−15818
15 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 2470172448638−19018
16 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 2450192428648−22014

Jerseys and sponsors

In 2017, the Knights' jerseys were made by ISC and their major sponsor was nib Health Funds.

2017 Home Jersey2017 Away Jersey2017 Indigenous Jersey2017 ISC Marvel Heroes Iron Patriot Jersey2017 NSW Mining Jersey
Newcastle Knights 1997 Home Jersey.png Newcastle Knights away jersey 2000.svg

Fixtures

Auckland Nines

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)

DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreTriesDrop Goal ConversionsAttendance
Saturday, 4 FebruaryAuckland Nines Game 5 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Eden Park 18-10 K.Sio, N.Ross, S.Stone, M.Barnett B.Lamb (1/4)
Saturday, 4 FebruaryAuckland Nines Game 13 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Eden Park 8-21 D.Levi, P.Mata'utia
Sunday, 5 FebruaryAuckland Nines Game 22 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Eden Park 10-20 B.Lamb, C.Denniss T.Randell (1/1)
Legend:   Win  Loss  Draw

Preseason trials

DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoalsAttendance
Saturday, 18 FebruaryTrial 1 Canberra colours.svg 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

Regular season

DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoalsAttendance
Sunday 5 March1 Auckland colours.svg 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 March2 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans McDonald Jones Stadium 34 26 [42] N. Ross (2), B. Elliot, P. Mata'utia, J. Stockwell, S. StoneT. Hodkinson (5/6)12,869
Saturday 18 March3 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs McDonald Jones Stadium18 24 [43] T. Hodkinson, P. Mata'utia, K. SioT. Hodkinson (2/3), B. Lamb (1/1)15,212
Friday 24 March4 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Pepper Stadium 0 40 [44] 10,567
Saturday 1 April5 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Southern Cross Stadium 18 19 [45] Brendan Elliot, Jacob Gagan, Joe WardleTrent Hodkinson (3/3)12,838
Friday 7 April6 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs McDonald Jones Stadium12 22 [46] Dane Gagai, Nathan RossTrent Hodkinson (2/3)16,929
Friday 14 April7 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters McDonald Jones Stadium6 24 [47] Ken SioTrent Hodkinson (1/1)21,412
Saturday 22 April8 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 1300SMILES Stadium 12 24 [48] Brendan Elliot, Nathan RossBrock Lamb (2/2)13,878
Saturday 29 April9 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Cbus Super Stadium 8 38 [49] Sam StoneBrock Lamb (2/2)10,511
Sunday 14 May10 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders McDonald Jones Stadium34 20 [50] Sione Mata'utia (2), Brock Lamb, Peter Mata'utia, Nathan Ross, Joe WardleBrock Lamb (5/7)10,997
Sunday 21 May11 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers McDonald Jones Stadium20 30 [51] Brock Lamb, Peter Mata'utia, Daniel SaifitiBrock Lamb (4/4)13,319
12BYE
Friday 2 June13 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm AAMI Park 12 40 [52] Lachlan Fitzgibbon, Ken SioBrock Lamb (2/2)11,070
Friday 9 June14 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Brookvale Oval 14 18 [53] Jaelen Feeney, Daniel LeviBrock Lamb (3/3)4,189
15BYE
Sunday 25 June16 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra UOW Jubilee Oval 28 32 [54] Nathan Ross (3), Brendan Elliot, Lachlan FitzgibbonBrock Lamb (4/6)10,174
Sunday 2 July17 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers McDonald Jones Stadium12 33 [55] Lachlan Fitzgibbon, Joe WardleTrent Hodkinson (2/2)19,531
Sunday 9 July18 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Belmore 18 20 [56] Peter Mata'utia (2), Chanel Mata'utiaTrent Hodkinson (3/4), Brock Lamb (0/1)13,103
15 July 201719 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos McDonald Jones Stadium34 22 [57] Dane Gagai, Daniel Levi, Chanel Mata'utia, Sione Mata'utiaTrent Hodkinson (3/4)13,773
Friday 21 July20 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium 4 28 [58] Shaun Kenny-DowallTrent Hodkinson (0/1)7,121
29 July 201721 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons McDonald Jones Stadium21 14 [59] Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Brock Lamb, Jacob SifitiTrent Hodkinson (4/4) and (FG)15,031 [60]
Saturday 5 August22 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors McDonald Jones Stadium26 10 [61] Mitchell Barnett (2), Lachlan Fitzgibbon, Brock LambTrent Hodkinson (5/6)11,824 [62]
Friday 11 August23 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels ANZ Stadium 29 10 [63] Ken Sio, Mitchell Barnett, Lachlan Fitzgibbon, Brock LambTrent Hodkinson (4/5), Brett Lamb (FG)13,141
Saturday 19 August24 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm McDonald Jones Stadium12 44 [64] Lachlan Fitzgibbon, Joe WardleTrent Hodkinson (2/2)16,001 [65]
Friday 25 August25 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders GIO Stadium 28 46 [66] Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Mitchell Barnett, Jamie Buhrer, Daniel SaifitiTrent Hodkinson (4/5)10,523
Sunday 3 September26 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks McDonald Jones Stadium18 26 [67] Lachlan Fitzgibbon (2), Daniel LeviTrent Hodkinson (3/3)20,535 [68]
Legend:   Win  Loss  Draw

Statistics

NameAppearancesTriesGoalsField GoalsPointsCaptainAge
Tyrone Amey 10000021
Mitchell Barnett 2240016023
Jamie Buhrer 161004928
Jack Cogger 20000020
Brendan Elliot 1240016023
Jaelen Feeney 81004023
Lachlan Fitzgibbon 1480032023
Dane Gagai 232008026
Jacob Gagan 11004024
Trent Hodkinson 17146197729
Shaun Kenny-Dowall 640016029
Josh King 150000022
Brock Lamb 21523167020
Danny Levi 2430012022
Sam Mataora 10000027
Chanel Mata'utia 42008025
Peter Mata'utia 2470028027
Sione Mata'utia 22300121521
Mickey Paea 50000031
Dylan Phythian 10000022
Tyler Randell 50000025
Nathan Ross 20100040029
Daniel Saifiti 232008021
Jacob Saifiti 211004021
Ken Sio 2150020027
Josh Starling 130000027
Jack Stockwell 102008025
Sam Stone 162008020
Anthony Tupou 40000034
Joe Wardle 1740016026
Luke Yates 190000022
Totals2472692418-Average: 25

31 players used.

Source: [69]

Representative honours

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

Individual honours

Teams and squads

Intrust Super Premiership New South Wales Team of the Year

Newcastle Knights awards

Player of the Year

  • National Rugby League (NRL) Player of the Year: Mitchell Barnett
  • Intrust Super Premiership NSW Player of the Year: Nick Meaney
  • National Youth Competition (NYC) Player of the Year: Zac Hosking

Players' Player

  • National Rugby League (NRL) Players' Player: Daniel Saifiti
  • Intrust Super Premiership NSW Players' Player: Tom Hughes
  • National Youth Competition (NYC) Players' Player: Matt Cooper

Coach's Award

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