Newcastle Knights - Season Summary
- Coach
- Malcolm Reilly
- Captains
- Paul Harragon (13)
- Matthew Johns (11)
- Andrew Johns (2)
- Biggest home crowd
- 27,119 (vs. Brisbane in round 8)
- Average home crowd
- 20,293
- Top pointscorer
- Andrew Johns (181)
- Top tryscorer
- Owen Craigie (15)
Results
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| Date | Day | Competition | | Opposition | | Score | Captain(s) | Coach(es) | Venue | Crowd | Rank | |
|---|
| Mar 15 | Sun 2:30pm | Round 1 | A | North Sydney | W | 18 | - | 14 | P Harragon | M Reilly | North Sydney | 11,268 | 8th | > |
| 21 | Sat 7:30pm | Round 2 | H | Auckland | W | 33 | - | 4 | P Harragon | M Reilly | Marathon | 23,503 | 9th | > |
| 28 | Sat 3:30pm | Round 3 | A | Illawarra | W | 37 | - | 18 | P Harragon | M Reilly | WIN | 9,141 | 1st | > |
| Apr 5 | Sun 2:30pm | Round 4 | H | Western Suburbs | W | 34 | - | 18 | P Harragon | M Reilly | Marathon | 17,408 | 4th | > |
| 10 | Fri 7:30pm | Round 5 | H | Cronulla | W | 24 | - | 10 | P Harragon | M Reilly | Marathon | 20,073 | 1st | > |
| 18 | Sat 7:30pm | Round 6 | A | North Qld | L | 4 | - | 17 | M Johns | M Reilly | Malanda | 18,428 | 2nd | > |
| 26 | Sun | Round 7 | A | Auckland | W | 38 | - | 14 | P Harragon | M Reilly | Ericsson | 9,420 | 4th | > |
| May 1 | Fri | Round 8 | H | Brisbane | L | 6 | - | 26 | P Harragon | M Reilly | Marathon | 27,119 | 2nd | > |
| 10 | Sun | Round 9 | A | Manly | W | 50 | - | 16 | P Harragon | M Reilly | Brookvale | 13,048 | 2nd | > |
| 15 | Fri | Round 10 | H | North Sydney | W | 16 | - | 14 | P Harragon | M Reilly | Marathon | 13,021 | 1st | > |
| 24 | Sun | Round 11 | H | Souths | W | 20 | - | 12 | M Johns | M Reilly | Marathon | 21,357 | 4th | > |
| 29 | Fri | Round 12 | A | Sydney City | W | 20 | - | 4 | P Harragon | M Reilly | SFS | 15,786 | 1st | > |
| Jun 6 | Sat | Round 13 | A | Cronulla | W | 18 | - | 16 | P Harragon | M Reilly | Shark Park | 14,583 | 1st | > |
| 14 | Sun | Round 14 | H | Canterbury | W | 12 | - | 4 | M Johns | M Reilly | Marathon | 21,717 | 2nd | > |
| 21 | Sun 2:30pm | Round 15 | A | Canberra | L | 12 | - | 22 | M Johns | M Reilly | Bruce | 7,686 | 2nd | > |
| 28 | Sun | Round 16 | H | Parramatta | W | 36 | - | 12 | M Johns | M Reilly | Marathon | 25,094 | 2nd | > |
| Jul 4 | Sat 7:30pm | Round 17 | A | Penrith | D | 13 | - | 13 | M Johns | M Reilly | Penrith | 12,284 | 1st | > |
| 12 | Sun 2:30pm | Round 18 | A | Western Suburbs | W | 18 | - | 17 | M Johns | M Reilly | Campbelltown | 8,010 | 2nd | > |
| 19 | Sun 2:30pm | Round 19 | H | St George | W | 28 | - | 22 | M Johns | M Reilly | Marathon | 25,475 | 1st | > |
| 24 | Fri 7:30pm | Round 20 | A | Melbourne | L | 16 | - | 32 | M Johns | M Reilly | Olympic Park | 14,214 | 1st | > |
| Aug 1 | Sat | Round 21 | H | Illawarra | L | 26 | - | 28 | M Johns | M Reilly | Marathon | 20,026 | 1st | > |
| 9 | Sun | Round 22 | H | Gold Coast | W | 19 | - | 12 | P Harragon | M Reilly | Marathon | 11,444 | 4th | > |
| 16 | Sun | Round 23 | A | Balmain | W | 30 | - | 16 | A Johns | M Reilly | Leichhardt | 4,864 | 1st | > |
| 22 | Sat | Round 24 | H | Adelaide | W | 34 | - | 20 | A Johns | M Reilly | Marathon | 17,281 | 1st | > |
| Sep 5 | Sat | Major Semi | H * | Sydney City | L | 15 | - | 26 | M Johns | M Reilly | Marathon | 26,482 | - | > |
| 12 | Sat | Elim Prelim Final | A * | Canterbury | L | 16 | - | 28 | P Harragon | M Reilly | SFS | 24,449 | - | > |
26 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 | |
|---|
| ALBERT, Darren | 22 | Sydney |  | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| ALLEN, Jason | 22 | Rockhampton |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| BUDERUS, Danny | 20 | Taree |
| 6 | 13 | 19 | 4 | - | - | 16 | - | - | List |
| BUTTERFIELD, Tony | 32 | |    | 25 | - | 25 | 3 | - | - | 12 | - | - | List |
| CLEMENTS, Brett | 25 | |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| COCHRANE, Evan | 25 | |
| 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | List |
| CRAIGIE, Owen | 20 | Inverell |
| 22 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 4 | - | 68 | - | - | List |
| CROWE, Steve | 29 | |
| - | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| FLETCHER, Troy | 25 | |
| 16 | 2 | 18 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| GIDLEY, Matthew | 21 | Newcastle-Maitland | | 26 | - | 26 | 12 | - | - | 48 | - | - | List |
| GRAINGER, Aaron | 20 | |
| - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| GRIEF, Glenn | 25 | Sydney | | 8 | 15 | 23 | 3 | - | - | 12 | - | - | List |
| GROGAN, Brett | 25 | |
| 15 | 1 | 16 | 8 | - | - | 32 | - | - | List |
| HARRAGON, Paul | 29 | Kurri Kurri |  | 13 | 1 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| HUGHES, Mark | 21 | Kurri Kurri |
| 18 | 1 | 19 | 5 | - | - | 20 | - | - | List |
| JACKSON, Lee | 29 | |   | 18 | 2 | 20 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | List |
| JENKINS, Mick | 26 | Gold Coast |
| - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| JOHNS, Andrew | 24 | Kurri Kurri | | 26 | - | 26 | 7 | 74 | 5 | 181 | - | - | List |
| JOHNS, Matthew | 27 | Kurri Kurri | | 23 | - | 23 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | List |
| LOMAX, David | 27 | |  | 3 | 9 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| MacDOUGALL, Adam | 23 | Sydney | | 8 | 4 | 12 | 7 | - | - | 28 | - | - | List |
| MOODIE, Jason | 24 | Narrabri |
| 21 | 2 | 23 | 12 | - | - | 48 | - | - | List |
| MUELLER, Brock | 20 | |
| - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| O'DAVIS, Robbie | 26 | Kurrajong |  | 12 | - | 12 | 5 | - | - | 20 | - | - | List |
| O'DOHERTY, Jarrod | 20 | Newcastle-Maitland |
| - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| PEDEN, Bill | 28 | Cessnock |
| 21 | - | 21 | 7 | - | - | 28 | - | - | List |
| PICCINELLI, Neil | 31 | | | 19 | 7 | 26 | 6 | - | - | 24 | - | - | List |
| RICHARDS, Wayne | 28 | | | 11 | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| RUDDER, Sean | 19 | Singleton |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| SHIELS, Peter | 26 | |
| 13 | 10 | 23 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 1 | - | List |
| SMAILES, Daniel | 22 | |
| 1 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| STUART, Grant | 23 | |
| - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | List |
| 32 players | 24.92 | | 6 cur. / 13 tot. | 26 matches | 108 | 78 | 5 | 593 | 1 | 0 | |
* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 12 Sep 1998.
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, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin, AJ Lucantonio
Sources:David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present)
