2019 Newcastle Knights season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 11th | |||
2019 record | Wins: 10; draws: 0; losses: 14 | |||
Points scored | For: 485; against: 522 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Phil Gardner | |||
Coach | Nathan Brown then Kristian Woolf (interim) | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | McDonald Jones Stadium | |||
Avg. attendance | 19,053 | |||
High attendance | 25,929 (vs. Roosters, round 11) | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Kalyn Ponga (11) | |||
Goals | Kalyn Ponga (48) | |||
Points | Kalyn Ponga (140) | |||
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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 (out of 16).
For the complete list of Newcastle Knights players, see List of Newcastle Knights players. |
2019 NRL premiership (Top 30) squad | Development players | Coaching staff | |||||||
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Head coach
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Updated: 9 September 2019 |
Player/Coach | Previous Club | Length |
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Sale Finau | Melbourne Storm | 2019 |
James Gavet | New Zealand Warriors | 2020 |
Tim Glasby | Melbourne Storm | 2021 |
Hymel Hunt | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2019 |
David Klemmer | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 2023 |
Edrick Lee | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2021 |
Mason Lino | New Zealand Warriors | 2020 |
Kurt Mann | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2021 |
Jesse Ramien | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2020 |
Kristian Woolf (assistant coach & interim head coach) | Townsville Blackhawks | 2019 |
Zac Woolford | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 2019 |
Player/Coach | Club |
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Tyrone Amey | Maitland Pickers |
Jack Cogger | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
Matt Cooper | Eastern Suburbs Tigers |
Thomas Cronan | South Newcastle Lions |
Cory Denniss | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
JJ Felise | Canberra Raiders |
Christian Hazard | Tweed Heads Seagulls |
Chris Heighington | Retirement |
Trent Hodkinson | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
Tom Hughes | Eastern Suburbs Tigers |
Jack Johns | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Brock Lamb | Sydney Roosters |
Jacob Lillyman | Retirement |
Todd Lowrie (Jersey Flegg Cup coach) | Released |
Jock Madden | Wests Tigers |
Chanel Mata'utia | Cessnock Goannas |
Pat Mata'utia | Western Suburbs Rosellas |
Nick Meaney | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
Brent Naden | Penrith Panthers |
Dylan Phythian | Contract terminated |
Michael Potter (assistant coach) | Released |
Ken Sio | Salford Red Devils |
Tom Starling | Canberra Raiders |
Simon Woolford (ISP NSW coach) | Huddersfield Giants |
Luke Yates | London Broncos |
Player | Junior side |
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Mitch Andrews | Knights Jersey Flegg Cup |
Bradman Best | Knights Jersey Flegg Cup |
Kiah Cooper | Knights Intrust Super Premiership NSW |
Mat Croker | Knights Jersey Flegg Cup |
Phoenix Crossland | Knights Jersey Flegg Cup |
Beau Fermor | Knights Jersey Flegg Cup |
Jacob Gagai | Knights Intrust Super Premiership NSW |
Tex Hoy | Knights Jersey Flegg Cup |
Luke Huth | Knights Jersey Flegg Cup |
Jirah Momoisea | Knights Jersey Flegg Cup |
Chris Randall | Knights Intrust Super Premiership NSW |
Simi Sasagi | Knights Jersey Flegg Cup |
Starford To'a | Knights Jersey Flegg Cup |
Player/Coach | New role |
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Scott Dureau (S. G. Ball Cup coach) | Knights Jersey Flegg Cup coach |
Zac Hosking | Knights second-tier squad |
Player/Coach | Re-signed to |
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Bradman Best | 2022 |
Phoenix Crossland | 2021 |
Beau Fermor | 2020 |
Lachlan Fitzgibbon | 2021 |
Tex Hoy | 2021 |
Jirah Momoisea | 2020 |
Simi Sasagi | 2020 |
Starford To'a | 2021 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 631 | 300 | +331 | 42 |
2 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 627 | 363 | +264 | 36 |
3 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 521 | 417 | +104 | 34 |
4 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 524 | 374 | +150 | 32 |
5 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 533 | 473 | +60 | 30 |
6 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 496 | 446 | +50 | 30 |
7 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 514 | 464 | +50 | 26 |
8 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 432 | 489 | −57 | 25 |
9 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 475 | 486 | −11 | 24 |
10 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 413 | 474 | −61 | 24 |
11 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 485 | 522 | −37 | 22 |
12 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 326 | 477 | −151 | 22 |
13 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 433 | 574 | −141 | 21 |
14 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 378 | 500 | −122 | 20 |
15 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 427 | 575 | −148 | 18 |
16 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 370 | 651 | −281 | 10 |
In 2019, the Knights' jerseys were made by ISC and their major sponsor is nib Health Funds.
2019 Home Jersey | 2019 Away Jersey | 2019 Indigenous Jersey | 2019 NSW Mining Jersey |
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Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |||
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Saturday, 23 February | Trial 1 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | WIN Stadium | 10 – 18 | L.Fitzgibbon, E.Lee | K.Ponga (1/2) | ||||
Saturday, 2 March | Trial 2 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Maitland No.1 Sportsground | 6 – 30 | S.To'a | K.Ponga (1/1) | ||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
Name | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points | Captain | Age |
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Mitchell Barnett | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 25 |
Bradman Best | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
Jamie Buhrer | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
Phoenix Crossland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Herman Ese'ese | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 25 |
Lachlan Fitzgibbon | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 25 |
James Gavet | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 |
Tim Glasby | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 30 |
Aidan Guerra | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 31 |
Hymel Hunt | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 26 |
Shaun Kenny-Dowall | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 31 |
Josh King | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
David Klemmer | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Edrick Lee | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 27 |
Danny Levi | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Mason Lino | 12 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 25 |
Kurt Mann | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
Sione Mata'utia | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 23 |
Tautau Moga | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 26 |
Mitchell Pearce | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 23 | 30 |
Kalyn Ponga | 20 | 11 | 48 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 21 |
Jesse Ramien | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
Daniel Saifiti | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Jacob Saifiti | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Pasami Saulo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Starford To'a | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
Connor Watson | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 23 |
Totals | 24 | 79 | 84 | 1 | 485 | - | Average: 25 |
27 players used.
Source:[44]
The following players appeared in a representative match in 2019.
Australia
Australian Men's Nines
Australian Schoolboys
Indigenous All Stars
Junior Kangaroos
Junior Kiwis
Māori All Stars
New South Wales
New South Wales under-16s
New South Wales under-18s
New South Wales under-20s
New Zealand Nines
Queensland
Queensland under-20s
Samoa
Samoan Nines
Tonga