Newcastle Knights - Season Detail
Order by: First appearance, Number of appearances, Player name (alphabetical), Most used players by position, Most successful lineup
Legend: FB = Fullback; C = Centre; W = Winger; FE = Five-Eighth; HB = Half-back; FR = Front Row; H = Hooker; 2R = Back Row; L = Lock; B = Bench.
Season Player Summary
Note: Hold the mouse over the game number to see the date and opponent for that match.
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | qlf |
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| Mark HUGHES | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | C | FB | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C |
| Lenny BECKETT | W | W | W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew GIDLEY | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | ||||||
| Owen CRAIGIE | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | FB | C | C | FB | FB | ||||||||||
| Jason MOODIE | W | W | C | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||
| Matthew JOHNS | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE |
| Andrew JOHNS | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | |||
| Tony BUTTERFIELD | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | |||
| Steve WALTERS | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paul HARRAGON | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | |||||||||||||||||||
| Scott CONLEY | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | B | B | 2R | B | B | B | B | B | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | ||||||||
| David LOMAX | 2R | B | B | 2R | B | B | FR | FR | FR | B | B | B | B | 2R | 2R | B | B | ||||||||
| Bill PEDEN | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| Peter SHIELS | B | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | ||||||||
| Glenn GRIEF | B | FR | FR | B | B | B | B | FR | FR | FR | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | |||||||
| Clinton O'BRIEN | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | FR | B | FR | B | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | |||
| Sean RUDDER | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | |
| Grant STUART | C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jason TEMU | B | B | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greg SMITH | W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darren ALBERT | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||
| Danny BUDERUS | C | C | B | B | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | |||
| Troy FLETCHER | B | 2R | 2R | 2R | B | 2R | B | B | B | B | B | 2R | B | ||||||||||||
| Brock MUELLER | B | B | B | B | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shane O'GRADY | B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris MANDALIDIS | B | B | B | B | B | B | |||||||||||||||||||
| Steve SIMPSON | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | ||||||||
| Robbie O'DAVIS | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | ||||||||||||||
| Timana TAHU | C | W | W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adam MacDOUGALL | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Justin HOLBROOK | HB | HB | HB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel SMAILES | B | B | B | B | B | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul RAUHIHI | B | B | B | FR | B | B | B |
List of Matches
| Competition | Round | Opposition | Score | FB | W | C | C | W | FE | HB | FR | HK | FR | 2R | 2R | L | B | B | B | B | ||||
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| NRL Premiership | Round 1 | Manly | W | 41 | - | 18 | Hughes | Beckett | Gidley | Craigie | Moodie 2T | M. Johns | A. Johns 1T 6G 1F | Butterfield | Walters | Harragon 1T | Conley 1T | Lomax | Peden 1T | Shiels | Grief 1T | O'Brien | Rudder | |
| NRL Premiership | Round 2 | Parramatta | L | 8 | - | 18 | Hughes | Beckett | Stuart | Craigie | Moodie | M. Johns | A. Johns 2G | Butterfield | Walters | Grief | Shiels | Conley 1T | Peden | O'Brien | Lomax | Rudder | Temu | |
| NRL Premiership | Round 3 | Canterbury | L | 26 | - | 28 | Hughes | Beckett 1T | Moodie | Craigie | Smith | M. Johns | A. Johns 1T 5G | Butterfield | Walters 1T | Grief | Shiels 1T | Conley | Peden | Temu | O'Brien | Lomax | Rudder | |
| NRL Premiership | Round 4 | Manly | W | 32 | - | 16 | Hughes | Albert | Buderus | Craigie 1T | Moodie 1T | M. Johns | A. Johns 4G | Butterfield | Walters 1T | Harragon | Shiels 1T | Lomax | Peden | Grief 1T | Fletcher | O'Brien | Rudder 1T | |
| NRL Premiership | Round 5 | Western Suburbs | W | 26 | - | 2 | Hughes | Albert 2T | Buderus | Craigie 1T | Moodie 1T | M. Johns | A. Johns 3G | Butterfield | Walters | Harragon | Shiels | Conley | Peden 1T | Grief | O'Brien | Mueller | Rudder | |
| NRL Premiership | Round 6 | St Geo Illa | L | 12 | - | 26 | Hughes 1T | Albert | Gidley | Craigie | Moodie | M. Johns | A. Johns 2G | Butterfield | Walters | Harragon 1T | Shiels | Fletcher | Peden | Grief | O'Brien | Buderus | Rudder | |
| NRL Premiership | Round 7 | Brisbane | W | 19 | - | 18 | Hughes | Albert 2T | Gidley | Craigie | Moodie 1T | M. Johns 1F | A. Johns 3G | Butterfield | Walters | Harragon | Shiels | Fletcher | Peden | Grief | O'Brien | Conley | Buderus | |
| NRL Premiership | Round 8 | Canberra | D | 21 | - | 21 | Hughes | Albert 3T | Gidley 1T | Craigie | Moodie | M. Johns | A. Johns 2G 1F | O'Brien | Buderus | Grief | Shiels | Fletcher | Peden | Conley | O'Grady | Mandalidis | Rudder | |
| NRL Premiership | Round 9 | Parramatta | L | 22 | - | 29 | Hughes | Albert | Gidley | Craigie | Moodie 2T | M. Johns 1T | A. Johns 3G | Butterfield 1T | Buderus | Grief | Shiels | Conley | Peden | Simpson | O'Brien | Fletcher | Rudder | |
| NRL Premiership | Round 10 | North Sydney | W | 32 | - | 16 | Hughes | Albert 1T | Gidley | Craigie | Moodie 1T | M. Johns | A. Johns 1T 4G | O'Brien | Buderus 1T | Grief | Shiels 1T | Fletcher | Peden | Lomax | Simpson | Conley | Rudder 1T | |
| NRL Premiership | Round 11 | Penrith | W | 20 | - | 15 | O'Davis | Albert 1T | Gidley | Hughes | Moodie 1T | M. Johns | A. Johns 1T 2G | Butterfield | Buderus | Harragon | Shiels | Rudder | Peden 1T | Grief | Lomax | Simpson | Fletcher | |
| NRL Premiership | Round 12 | Souths | L | 4 | - | 27 | Hughes | Moodie | Gidley | Tahu | MacDougall | M. Johns | Holbrook 1T | Butterfield | Buderus | Lomax | Shiels | Rudder | Peden | Simpson | Conley | Fletcher | Smailes | |
| NRL Premiership | Round 13 | Cronulla | W | 26 | - | 18 | O'Davis 2T | Albert 1T | Gidley | Hughes 1T | MacDougall | M. Johns | A. Johns 5G | Butterfield | Buderus | Lomax | Shiels | Rudder | Peden | Simpson | Conley | Fletcher | Smailes | |
| NRL Premiership | Round 15 | Melbourne | W | 27 | - | 26 | O'Davis | Albert 1T | Gidley | Hughes 1T | MacDougall 1T | M. Johns | A. Johns 1T 3G 1F | Butterfield | Buderus | Lomax | Shiels | Rudder 1T | Peden | O'Brien | Simpson | Conley | Fletcher | |
| NRL Premiership | Round 16 | North Qld | W | 24 | - | 8 | Craigie 1T | Albert 1T | Gidley | Hughes | Tahu 1T | M. Johns | Holbrook 2G | Butterfield | Buderus 1T | O'Brien | Shiels | Rudder | Peden 1T | Simpson | Conley | Mueller | Mandalidis | |
| NRL Premiership | Round 17 | Western Suburbs | W | 48 | - | 10 | O'Davis | Albert 1T | Gidley 1T | Hughes 3T | MacDougall | M. Johns | A. Johns 6G | Butterfield | Buderus 1T | O'Brien | Conley 2T | Rudder 1T | Peden | Simpson | Rauhihi | Mueller | Mandalidis | |
| NRL Premiership | Round 18 | North Sydney | W | 46 | - | 20 | O'Davis | MacDougall 1T | Gidley 1T | Hughes 2T | Albert | M. Johns 1T | A. Johns 6G | Butterfield▮ | Buderus 1T | O'Brien | Conley 1T | Rudder | Peden 1G | Rauhihi 1T | Lomax | Simpson | Mandalidis | |
| NRL Premiership | Round 20 | Penrith | W | 21 | - | 14 | O'Davis 1T | Moodie | Gidley | Hughes 1T | MacDougall 1T | M. Johns | A. Johns 4G 1F | Butterfield | Buderus | O'Brien | Conley | Rudder | Peden | Lomax | Rauhihi | Simpson | Mandalidis | |
| NRL Premiership | Round 21 | Balmain | L | 16 | - | 20 | O'Davis | Moodie | Gidley | Hughes | Tahu | M. Johns | Holbrook 1T 2G | Rauhihi | Buderus | O'Brien | Conley | Rudder | Peden | Grief 1T | Mandalidis | Mueller 1T | Simpson | |
| NRL Premiership | Round 22 | Brisbane | L | 6 | - | 38 | O'Davis | Moodie | Hughes | Craigie | MacDougall | M. Johns | A. Johns 1G | Butterfield | Buderus▮ | O'Brien | Conley | Rudder | Peden | Grief 1T | Fletcher | Simpson | Lomax | |
| NRL Premiership | Round 23 | Souths | W | 60 | - | 0 | O'Davis 2T | Moodie | Craigie 2G | Hughes 3T | MacDougall 1T | M. Johns | A. Johns 2T 8G | Butterfield | Buderus 1T | O'Brien | Fletcher | Rudder | Peden 1T | Grief | Lomax | Simpson | Rauhihi | |
| NRL Premiership | Round 24 | St Geo Illa | W | 22 | - | 20 | Craigie 1T | Albert 1T | Gidley | Hughes | Moodie | M. Johns 1T | A. Johns 3G | Butterfield 1T | Buderus | O'Brien | Lomax | Rudder | Peden | Grief | Simpson | Rauhihi | Smailes | |
| NRL Premiership | Round 25 | Auckland | L | 0 | - | 42 | O'Davis | Albert | Gidley | Hughes | Moodie | M. Johns | A. Johns | Butterfield | Buderus | O'Brien | Lomax | Rudder | Peden | Grief | Simpson | Rauhihi | Smailes | |
| NRL Premiership | Round 26 | Sydney City | L | 16 | - | 34 | Craigie | Albert 1T | Gidley | Hughes | Moodie 1T | M. Johns 1T | A. Johns 2G | Butterfield | Buderus | O'Brien | Shiels | Rudder | Peden | Grief | Lomax | Simpson | Fletcher | |
| NRL Premiership | Qualif Final | Parramatta | L | 16 | - | 30 | O'Davis | Albert 1T | Gidley 1T | Hughes | MacDougall | M. Johns | A. Johns 2G | Butterfield 1T | Buderus | O'Brien | Shiels | Rudder | Peden | Grief | Lomax | Smailes | Simpson | |
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Nick Jones, Max Turner
Sources:David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present)