2019 Newcastle Knights season
Rugby league team season
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).
Milestones
Squad
2019 NRL premiership (Top 30) squad
Development players
Coaching staff
253 Sione Mata'utia – LK , SR , CE , FE
260 Danny Levi – HK
261 Lachlan Fitzgibbon – SR , FE
262 Nathan Ross – WG (mid-season retirement)
268 Daniel Saifiti – PR
269 Jacob Saifiti – PR
273 Josh King – PR , LK
276 Mitchell Barnett – SR , PR , LK , CE , FE (gk )
279 Jamie Buhrer (vc) – SR , LK , HK
282 Sam Stone – SR (mid-season loss)
287 Shaun Kenny-Dowall (vc) – WG
289 Herman Ese'ese – PR , LK
290 Slade Griffin – HK
291 Aidan Guerra – LK , PR , SR
294 Tautau Moga – CE
295 Mitchell Pearce (c ) – HB
296 Kalyn Ponga – FB , FE (gk )
297 Connor Watson – HK , FE , FB , CE
300 Pasami Saulo – PR
302 James Gavet – PR
303 Tim Glasby – LK , PR , SR
304 Hymel Hunt – CE , WG
Extended squad players
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Legend:
(c) Captain(s)
(vc) Vice-captain(s)
Updated: 9 September 2019 Source(s): Newcastle Knights Profiles ,
Rugby League Project
Transfers and Re-signings
Gains
Losses
Change of role
Re-signings
Player contract situations
Ladder
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
Fixtures
Pre-season trials
Regular season
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Score
Tries
Goals
Attendance
15 March
1
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
McDonald Jones Stadium
14 – 8 [ 40]
T. Glasby , E. Lee
K. Ponga (3/3)
21,813
23 March
2
Penrith Panthers
McDonald Jones Stadium
14 – 16 [ 41]
M. Barnett , E. Lee
K. Ponga (3/5)
19,451
29 March
3
Canberra Raiders
GIO Stadium
10 – 17 [ 42]
S. Kenny-Dowall , J. Ramien
K. Ponga (1/2)
10,585
7 April
4
St. George Illawarra Dragons
McDonald Jones Stadium
12-13[ 43]
E. Lee , H. Hunt.
K. Ponga (1/2)
19,105
13 April
5
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
McDonald Jones Stadium
18-26[ 43]
E. Lee , A. Guerra , M. Barnett
K. Ponga (3/3)
21,779
21 April
6
Gold Coast Titans
Cbus Super Stadium
38-14[ 43]
H. Hunt , M. Barnett , K. Ponga
M. Barnett (1/3)
11,654
28 April
7
Parramatta Eels
McDonald Jones Stadium
28-14[ 43]
K. Ponga , L. Fitzgibbon , J. Gavet , M. Pearce
K. Ponga (4/4)
19,604
5 May
8
New Zealand Warriors
Mt Smart Stadium
36-18[ 43]
M. Pearce , S. Kenny-Dowall , S. Mata'utia , H. Hunt , K. Ponga
K. Ponga (4/4)
14,975
11 May
9
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Suncorp Stadium
22-10[ 43]
H. Hunt , M. Pearce , L. Fitzgibbon , K. Ponga
K. Ponga (3/4)
25,292
19 May
10
St. George Illawarra Dragons
Glen Willow Oval
45-12[ 43]
T. Glasby , K. Ponga 2, K. Mann , S. Kenny-Dowall , M. Pearce , C. Watson
K. Ponga (6/7)
9,267
24 May
11
Sydney Roosters
McDonald Jones Stadium
38-12[ 43]
H. Hunt , K. Ponga , M. Pearce , C. Watson , E. Lee
K. Ponga (7/7) M. Barnett (2/2)
25,929
12
Bye
7 June
13
South Sydney Rabbitohs
ANZ Stadium
20-12[ 43]
H. Hunt , M. Barnett , C. Watson
M. Lino (4/5)
8,253
15 June
14
Melbourne Storm
AAMI Park
34-4[ 43]
H. Hunt
-
16,313
29 June
15
Brisbane Broncos
McDonald Jones Stadium
26-12[ 43]
E. Lee , L. Fitzgibbon , S. Kenny-Dowall , M. Lino
M. Lino (5/5)
24,397
6 July
16
New Zealand Warriors
McDonald Jones Stadium
12 July
17
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
McDonald Jones Stadium
20 July
18
Sydney Roosters
Sydney Cricket Ground
26 July
19
Wests Tigers
McDonald Jones Stadium
3 August
20
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Lottoland
10 August
21
Parramatta Eels
Bankwest Stadium
17 August
22
North Queensland Cowboys
McDonald Jones Stadium
24 August
23
Wests Tigers
Campbelltown Stadium
31 August
24
Gold Coast Titans
McDonald Jones Stadium
8 September
25
Penrith Panthers
Panthers Stadium
Legend : Win Loss Draw
Statistics
27 players used.
Source: [ 44]
Representative honours
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
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