2017 Newcastle Knights season

Rugby league team season

2017 Newcastle Knights season

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|

* Jamie Buhrer, Trent Hodkinson & Sione Mata'utia

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)
| ← 2016 |  | 2018 →

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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

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* 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 NRL 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

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For the complete list of Newcastle Knights players, see List of Newcastle Knights players.

Newcastle Knights  2017 NRL premiership squad  |  | Coaching staff

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* 179  Jarrod Mullen – FE (mid-season termination)

* 226  Peter Mata'utia – CE, FB, WG

* 235  Dane Gagai – CE, FB, WG

* 242  Korbin Sims – PR (pre-season loss)

* 249  Jake Mamo – FB (pre-season loss)

* 252  Chanel Mata'utia – WG

* 253  Sione Mata'utia (c) – SR, CE, FE

* 254  Tyler Randell – HK (mid-season loss)

* 255  Jack Stockwell – PR, LK

* 258  Sam Mataora – PR (mid-season retirement)

* 260  Danny Levi – HK

* 261  Lachlan Fitzgibbon – SR, PR

* 262  Nathan Ross – WG, FB, CE

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* 263  David Bhana – LK

* 264  Jaelen Feeney – HB, FE, HK

* 265  Trent Hodkinson (c) – HB, FE, HK (gk)

* 266  Pat Mata'utia – SR

* 267  Pauli Pauli – PR

* 268  Daniel Saifiti – PR

* 269  Jacob Saifiti – PR, LK

* 270  Cory Denniss – WG

* 271  Mickey Paea – PR

* 272  Will Pearsall – FE

* 273  Josh King – LK, PR

* 274  Brock Lamb – FE, HB (gk)

* 275  Jack Cogger – FE

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* 276  Mitchell Barnett – LK, PR, SR

* 277  Brendan Elliot – FB, WG, CE

* 278  Dylan Phythian – FB

* 279  Jamie Buhrer (c) – LK, SR, HK, FE

* 280  Ken Sio – WG

* 281  Josh Starling – PR

* 282  Sam Stone – SR, LK, FE, CE

* 283  Luke Yates – LK, PR

* 284  Joe Wardle – CE, SR, LK

* 285  Jacob Gagan – WG

* 286  Anthony Tupou – PR, LK (mid-season retirement)

* 287  Shaun Kenny-Dowall – WG

* 288  Tyrone Amey – PR

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* 000  Tom Hughes – WG

* 000  Brodie Jones – SR

* 000  Rory Kostjasyn – HK (mid-season retirement)

* 000  Nick Meaney – FB

* 000  Braden Robson – SR

* 000  Pasami Saulo – PR

* 000  Bradie Smith – SR

Extended squad players

* Thomas Cronan – WG

* Joe Morris – HK

* Tom Starling – HK

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Head coach

* Nathan Brown

Assistant coaches

* Michael Potter

* Kurt Wrigley

* Simon Woolford \- ISP NSW coach

* Todd Lowrie \- NYC coach

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Legend:

* (c) Captain(s)
* (vc) Vice-captain(s)

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

## Transfers and Re-signings

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### Gains

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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

### Losses

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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

### Promoted juniors

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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

### Change of role

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Player/Coach | New role

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Bryce Donovan | Knights second-tier squad

### Re-signings

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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

### Player contract situations

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2017 (left) | 2018 | 2019 | 2020

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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

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2017 NRL season

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts
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

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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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## Fixtures

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### Auckland Nines

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Main article: 2017 NRL 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

### Preseason trials

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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

### Regular season

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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

## Statistics

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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]

## Representative honours

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See also: List of Newcastle Knights representatives

The following players appeared in a representative match in 2017.

Australia

* Dane Gagai

Australian Schoolboys

* Luke Huth (squad member)

Cook Islands

* Sam Mataora

Fiji

* Michael Potter (coach)
* Daniel Saifiti
* Jacob Saifiti

Indigenous All Stars

* Dane Gagai

Italy

* Jack Johns

Junior Kangaroos

* Sam Stone

New South Wales City

* Pauli Pauli
* Nathan Ross

New South Wales Residents

* Josh King (18th man)
* Nick Meaney (19th man)

New South Wales under-16s

* Bradman Best
* Harry Croker
* Cooper Jenkins
* Jaron Purcell (captain)

New South Wales under-20s

* Nick Meaney

New Zealand

* Danny Levi

Prime Minister's XIII

* Dane Gagai

Queensland

* Dane Gagai

Samoa

* Peter Mata'utia
* Sione Mata'utia

Scotland

* Joe Wardle (train-on squad)

World All Stars

* Sione Mata'utia

## Individual honours

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### Teams and squads

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Intrust Super Premiership New South Wales Team of the Year

* Tom Hughes

### Newcastle Knights awards

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#### Player of the Year

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* 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

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* 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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* 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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Newcastle Knights

Est. 1988 in Newcastle, New South Wales

The Club|

* History
* Records
* Honours
* Players
* Women
* Women Players
* Coaches
* Alex McKinnon Cup

Home grounds|

* McDonald Jones Stadium

Important figures|

* Danny Buderus
* Paul Harragon
* Michael Hagan
* Johns brothers
* Gidley brothers
* MacDougall brothers
* Mal Reilly
* Mark Sargent

League|

* NSWRL
* ARL
* NRL

Premierships (2)|

* 1997
* 2001

Seasons (30)|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Other
competitions|

Present
NRL Women's Premiership
NRL Auckland Nines
New South Wales Cup
Jersey Flegg Cup
S. G. Ball Cup
Harold Matthews Cup

Past
Amco Cup
National Youth Competition

Affiliations|

Current (as of 2012)
Newcastle Rugby League
New York Knights
Past/Minor
Central Coast Centurions
The Entrance Tigers

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2017 in rugby league

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International Rugby League|

| Competitions|

* International rugby league in 2017
* World Club Series
* Anzac Test
* Pacific Tests
* World Cup
* Festival
* Wheelchair
* Women's

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Related articles|

* RLIF Awards
* Rugby League World Golden Boot Award

Rugby Football League|

| Competitions|

* Super League
* Results
* Super 8s
* Grand Final
* RFL Championship
* Results
* The Summer Bash
* League 1
* Results
* Challenge Cup
* Final
* League 1 Cup
* Women's Super League
* Women's Challenge Cup

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Teams|

* Castleford Tigers
* Catalans Dragons
* Huddersfield Giants
* Hull FC
* Leeds Rhinos
* Leigh Centurions
* Salford Red Devils
* St Helens
* Wakefield Trinity
* Warrington Wolves
* Widnes Vikings
* Wigan Warriors

Other|

* Bradford Bulls
* London Broncos
* Toronto Wolfpack

Related articles|

* Man of Steel Awards

Australian Rugby League
Commission|

| Competitions|

* State of Origin
* Auckland Nines
* NRL season
* Results
* Finals Series
* Grand Final
* National Youth Competition
* Results
* State Championship
* Queensland Cup
* Intrust Super Premiership NSW
* Finals
* Ron Massey Cup

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* Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
* Gold Coast Titans
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* Newcastle Knights
* New Zealand Warriors
* North Queensland Cowboys
* Parramatta Eels
* Penrith Panthers
* South Sydney Rabbitohs
* Sydney Roosters
* St. George Illawarra Dragons
* Wests Tigers

Related articles|

* All Stars match
* Dally M Awards
* Northern Pride
* PNG Hunters
* Townsville Blackhawks

Other domestic competitions|

* France
* 2016–2017
* 2017–2018
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* United States
* Spain

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