2017 Newcastle Knights season
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 | |||
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).
Milestones
- Round 1: Jamie Buhrer made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.
- Round 1: Ken Sio made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Hull Kingston Rovers.
- Round 1: Josh Starling made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.
- Round 1: Jack Stockwell scored his 1st try for the club.
- Round 1: Sam Stone made his NRL debut for the club.
- Round 1: Luke Yates made his NRL debut for the club.
- Round 2: Sam Stone scored his 1st career try.
- Round 3: Brock Lamb kicked his 1st career goal.
- Round 3: Ken Sio scored his 1st try for the club.
- Round 4: Joe Wardle made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Huddersfield Giants.
- Round 5: Jacob Gagan made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and scored his 1st try for the club.
- Round 5: Sione Mata'utia played his 50th career game.
- Round 5: Anthony Tupou made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
- Round 5: Joe Wardle scored his 1st try for the club.
- Round 8: Sione Mata'utia captained his 1st game for the club.
- Round 10: Brock Lamb scored his 1st career try.
- Round 14: Jaelen Feeney scored his 1st career try.
- Round 18: Jamie Buhrer captained his 1st game for the club.
- Round 20: Trent Hodkinson played his 150th career game.
- Round 20: Shaun Kenny-Dowall made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Sydney Roosters, and scored his 1st try for the club.
- Round 25: Jamie Buhrer scored his 1st try for the club.
Squad
Transfers and Re-signings
Gains
Player | Previous Club | Length |
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Tyrone Amey | Newcastle Knights ISP NSW | Promoted |
Jamie Buhrer | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2018 |
Thomas Cronan | Canberra Raiders | 2017 |
Jacob Gagan | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2017 |
Tom Hughes | Newcastle Knights ISP NSW | Promoted |
Brodie Jones | Newcastle Knights NYC | Promoted |
Shaun Kenny-Dowall | Sydney Roosters | 2019 |
Rory Kostjasyn | North Queensland Cowboys | 2018 |
Nick Meaney | Newcastle Knights NYC | Promoted |
Joe Morris | Newcastle Knights ISP NSW | Promoted |
Pasami Saulo | Newcastle Knights NYC | Promoted |
Ken Sio | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2018 |
Josh Starling | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2017 |
Tom Starling | Newcastle Knights NYC | Promoted |
Sam Stone | Newcastle Knights NYC | Promoted |
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 | Club |
---|---|
Chris Adams | Lakes United |
Uiti Baker | Western Suburbs Rosellas |
Danny Buderus (assistant coach) | Released |
Bryce Donovan | Part-time squad |
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 |
Re-signings
Player | 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 |
Player contract situations
Ladder
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 |
Jerseys and sponsors
In 2017, the Knights' jerseys were made by ISC and their major sponsor was nib.
2017 Home Jersey | 2017 Away Jersey | 2017 Indigenous Jersey | 2017 ISC Marvel Heroes Iron Patriot Jersey | 2017 NSW Mining Jersey |
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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)
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 |
Pre-season trials
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) | ||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
Statistics
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:[42]
Representative honours
The following players appeared in a representative match in 2017.
Australia
- Dane Gagai (squad member)
Australian Schoolboys
- Luke Huth (squad member)
Cook Islands
Fiji
Indigenous All Stars
Italy
- Jack Johns (squad member)
Junior Kangaroos
New South Wales City
New South Wales Residents
- Josh King (18th man)
- Nick Meaney (19th man)
New South Wales under-20s
New Zealand
- Danny Levi (squad member)
Prime Minister's XIII
Queensland
Samoa
Scotland
- Joe Wardle (train-on squad)
Wales
- Josh Ralph (squad member)
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
- National Rugby League (NRL) Coach's Award: Jamie Buhrer
- Intrust Super Premiership NSW Coach's Award: Braden Robson
- National Youth Competition (NYC) Coach's Award: Heath Gibbs
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