Newcastle Knights - Season Summary
- Coach
- Warren Ryan
- Captains
- Tony Butterfield (24)
- Bill Peden (3)
- Andrew Johns (1)
- Biggest home crowd
- 25,948 (vs. Bulldogs in round 26)
- Average home crowd
- 19,031
- Top pointscorer
- Andrew Johns (200)
- Top tryscorer
- Timana Tahu (20)
Results
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| Date | Day | Competition | | Opposition | | Score | Captain(s) | Coach(es) | Venue | Crowd | Rank | |
|---|
| Feb 6 | Sun 8:00pm | Round 1 | A | Northern Eagles | L | 14 | - | 24 | T Butterfield | W Ryan | NorthPower | 20,059 | 2nd | > |
| 12 | Sat | Round 2 | H | Melbourne | W | 38 | - | 6 | T Butterfield | W Ryan | Marathon | 16,155 | 11th | > |
| 20 | Sun | Round 3 | H | Wests Tigers | W | 46 | - | 8 | T Butterfield | W Ryan | Marathon | 21,304 | 2nd | > |
| 26 | Sat | Round 4 | A | Auckland | D | 18 | - | 18 | T Butterfield | W Ryan | Ericsson | 12,560 | 4th | > |
| Mar 4 | Sat | Round 5 | A | Brisbane | L | 14 | - | 20 | T Butterfield | W Ryan | ANZ | 27,146 | 5th | > |
| 12 | Sun | Round 6 | H | Canberra | W | 40 | - | 10 | T Butterfield | W Ryan | Marathon | 18,443 | 9th | > |
| 19 | Sun 2:30pm | Round 7 | A | Penrith | W | 30 | - | 10 | T Butterfield | W Ryan | Penrith | 12,154 | 8th | > |
| 24 | Fri | Round 8 | H | St Geo Illa | L | 18 | - | 25 | T Butterfield | W Ryan | Marathon | 12,842 | 2nd | > |
| Apr 3 | Mon 7:30pm | Round 9 | A | Sydney | L | 18 | - | 20 | T Butterfield | W Ryan | SFS | 13,055 | 7th | > |
| 9 | Sun | Round 10 | H | North Qld | W | 28 | - | 6 | B Peden | W Ryan | Marathon | 19,210 | 3rd | > |
| 14 | Fri 7:30pm | Round 11 | A | Sharks | L | 16 | - | 42 | B Peden | W Ryan | Toyota | 13,206 | 5th | > |
| 23 | Sun 2:30pm | Round 12 | H | Parramatta | W | 26 | - | 23 | B Peden | W Ryan | Marathon | 22,396 | 7th | > |
| 30 | Sun | Round 13 | A | Melbourne | L | 4 | - | 40 | T Butterfield | W Ryan | Olympic Park | 13,389 | 5th | > |
| May 7 | Sun | Round 14 | H | Penrith | L | 26 | - | 32 | T Butterfield | W Ryan | Marathon | 16,447 | 8th | > |
| 13 | Sat | Round 15 | A | Bulldogs | W | 30 | - | 24 | T Butterfield | W Ryan | Stdm Australia | 14,712 | 5th | > |
| 21 | Sun | Round 16 | A | North Qld | W | 18 | - | 10 | T Butterfield | W Ryan | Dairy Farmers | 15,738 | 8th | > |
| 27 | Sat 2:30pm | Round 17 | H | Auckland | W | 30 | - | 12 | T Butterfield | W Ryan | Marathon | 13,954 | 5th | > |
| Jun 4 | Sun 2:30pm | Round 18 | H | Brisbane | W | 26 | - | 22 | T Butterfield | W Ryan | Marathon | 21,512 | 6th | > |
| 11 | Sun | Round 19 | A | Canberra | L | 24 | - | 32 | T Butterfield | W Ryan | Bruce | 12,122 | 4th | > |
| 17 | Sat | Round 20 | H | Northern Eagles | W | 52 | - | 20 | T Butterfield | W Ryan | Marathon | 16,543 | 5th | > |
| 25 | Sun | Round 21 | A | St Geo Illa | L | 24 | - | 36 | T Butterfield | W Ryan | SFS | 13,270 | 6th | > |
| 30 | Fri | Round 22 | H | Sydney | W | 46 | - | 12 | T Butterfield | W Ryan | Marathon | 15,394 | 3rd | > |
| Jul 7 | Fri | Round 23 | A | Parramatta | L | 18 | - | 22 | A Johns | W Ryan | Parramatta | 17,029 | 4th | > |
| 14 | Fri 7:30pm | Round 24 | H | Sharks | W | 20 | - | 16 | T Butterfield | W Ryan | Marathon | 25,685 | 2nd | > |
| 23 | Sun 2:30pm | Round 25 | A | Wests Tigers | W | 34 | - | 26 | T Butterfield | W Ryan | Campbelltown | 12,793 | 5th | > |
| 30 | Sun 2:30pm | Round 26 | H | Bulldogs | W | 28 | - | 16 | T Butterfield | W Ryan | Marathon | 25,948 | 3rd | > |
| Aug 5 | Sat | Qualif Final | H | Melbourne | W | 30 | - | 16 | T Butterfield | W Ryan | Marathon | 20,597 | - | > |
| 19 | Sat | Prelim Final | A * | Sydney | L | 20 | - | 26 | T Butterfield | W Ryan | SFS | 33,727 | - | > |
28 games
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Legend
H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw
Players
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| Player ↓ | Age | Born | Rep | App | Int | Tot | T | G | FG | Pts | B | S | |
|---|
| ABRAHAM, Daniel | 19 | Newcastle |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 12 | - | - | List |
| ALBERT, Darren | 24 | Sydney |   | 12 | - | 12 | 11 | - | - | 44 | - | - | List |
| BECKETT, Lenny | 20 | |
| 21 | 3 | 24 | 12 | - | - | 48 | - | - | List |
| BUDERUS, Danny | 22 | Taree |
| 24 | - | 24 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 1 | - | List |
| BUTTERFIELD, Tony | 34 | |   | 24 | - | 24 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | List |
| DONALDSON, Ben | 21 | |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| FAIRLEIGH, David | 29 | Gosford |  | 25 | 1 | 26 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| FLETCHER, Troy | 26 | |
| - | 15 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| GIDLEY, Matthew | 23 | Newcastle-Maitland | | 19 | - | 19 | 9 | - | - | 36 | - | - | List |
| GRIEF, Glenn | 27 | Sydney | | 1 | 18 | 19 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | List |
| HOLBROOK, Justin | 24 | |
| 2 | - | 2 | - | 6 | - | 12 | - | - | List |
| HUGHES, Mark | 23 | Kurri Kurri |
| 28 | - | 28 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 2 | - | List |
| JOHNS, Andrew | 26 | Kurri Kurri | | 23 | - | 23 | 8 | 84 | - | 200 | - | - | List |
| JOHNS, Matthew | 29 | Kurri Kurri | | 23 | - | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| KENNEDY, Ben | 26 | Casino | | 17 | - | 17 | 4 | - | - | 16 | - | - | List |
| MacDOUGALL, Adam | 25 | Sydney | | 21 | - | 21 | 16 | - | - | 64 | - | - | List |
| MacDOUGALL, Ben | 23 | Sydney |
| 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| O'BRIEN, Clinton | 26 | Gold Coast |  | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| O'DAVIS, Robbie | 27 | Kurrajong | | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 22 | - | - | List |
| PARSONS, Matt | 27 | Tamworth |
| 10 | 14 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| PEDEN, Bill | 30 | Cessnock |
| 28 | - | 28 | 9 | 3 | - | 42 | - | - | List |
| PERRY, Josh | 19 | Sydney |
| - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| RAUHIHI, Paul | 27 | Porirua |  | 1 | 11 | 12 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | List |
| RUDDER, Sean | 21 | Singleton |
| 11 | 11 | 22 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| RYDER, Justin | 20 | Sydney |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | List |
| SHIELS, Peter | 27 | |
| 14 | 7 | 21 | 6 | - | - | 24 | - | - | List |
| SIMPSON, Steve | 20 | Maitland |
| 10 | 18 | 28 | 3 | - | - | 12 | - | - | List |
| SMAILES, Daniel | 24 | |
| - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| TAHU, Timana | 19 | Melbourne |
| 24 | 2 | 26 | 20 | - | - | 80 | - | - | List |
| TEMU, Jason | 28 | |  | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| 30 players | 25.01 | | 6 cur. / 13 tot. | 28 matches | 135 | 98 | 0 | 736 | 3 | 0 | |
* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 19 Aug 2000.
Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.
Legend
Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Paul Carter, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann
Sources:David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present)
