2017_Newcastle_Knights_season

2017 Newcastle Knights season

2017 Newcastle Knights season

Rugby league team season

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).

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Milestones

Squad

For the complete list of Newcastle Knights players, see List of Newcastle Knights players.
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Transfers and Re-signings

Gains

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Losses

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Change of role

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Re-signings

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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

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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

Fixtures

Auckland Nines

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)

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Preseason trials

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Regular season

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Statistics

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31 players used.

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Representative honours

See also: List of Newcastle Knights representatives

The following players appeared in a representative match in 2017.

Australia

Australian Schoolboys

  • Luke Huth (squad member)

Cook Islands

Fiji

Indigenous All Stars

Italy

Junior Kangaroos

New South Wales City

New South Wales Residents

New South Wales under-16s

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

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

  • Tom Hughes

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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