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 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | qlf | pf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam MacDOUGALL | FB | FB | FB | FB | W | W | C | W | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | W | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | |||||||
| Lenny BECKETT | W | W | W | W | B | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||
| Matthew GIDLEY | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | FE | C | C | C | C | |||||||||
| Mark HUGHES | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | FE | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C |
| Timana TAHU | W | W | W | W | B | C | C | C | W | C | C | C | B | C | C | W | W | C | W | W | W | W | C | 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 | |||||
| Andrew JOHNS | HB | 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 | FR | FR | ||||
| Danny BUDERUS | H | H | H | H | H | H | HB | H | HB | HB | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | ||||
| Matt PARSONS | FR | B | B | B | FR | B | B | B | B | FR | FR | FR | B | B | B | B | B | FR | FR | B | B | FR | FR | FR | ||||
| Peter SHIELS | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | |||||||
| Ben KENNEDY | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | |||||||||||
| 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 | L | L | L |
| David FAIRLEIGH | B | FR | FR | FR | 2R | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | FR | FR | 2R | 2R | 2R | ||
| Steve SIMPSON | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | 2R | 2R | 2R | B | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | B | 2R | 2R | B | B | B |
| Sean RUDDER | B | B | B | B | H | H | H | B | B | B | B | B | FE | FE | FE | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | H | B | B | ||||||
| Glenn GRIEF | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | FR | B | B | B | |||||||||
| Justin RYDER | W | W | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darren ALBERT | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Troy FLETCHER | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | |||||||||||||||
| Robbie O'DAVIS | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Clinton O'BRIEN | B | B | B | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ben MacDOUGALL | W | W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ben DONALDSON | H | B | H | H | B | B | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul RAUHIHI | B | B | B | B | B | 2R | B | B | B | B | B | B | ||||||||||||||||
| Daniel SMAILES | B | B | B | B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel ABRAHAM | FB | FB | FB | FB | B | FB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jason TEMU | B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Justin HOLBROOK | HB | HB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Josh PERRY | B | B | B | B |
List of Matches
Displays a grid of matches along with player appearances. Blank cells indicate there was no change from the previous match.
| Competition | Round | Opposition | Score | FB W C C W FE HB FR HK FR 2R 2R L B B B B B B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telstra NRL Premiership | Round 1 | Northern Eagles | L | 14 | - | 24 | A. MacDougall Beckett Gidley Hughes Tahu M. Johns A. Johns Butterfield Buderus Parsons Shiels Kennedy Peden Fairleigh Simpson Rudder Grief Ryder | |
| Telstra NRL Premiership | Round 2 | Melbourne | W | 38 | - | 6 | A. MacDougall Albert Gidley Hughes Tahu M. Johns A. Johns Butterfield Buderus Fairleigh Shiels Kennedy Peden Parsons Simpson Rudder Grief Fletcher Beckett | |
| Telstra NRL Premiership | Round 3 | Wests Tigers | W | 46 | - | 8 | A. MacDougall Albert Gidley Hughes Tahu M. Johns A. Johns Butterfield Buderus Fairleigh Shiels Kennedy Peden Parsons Simpson Rudder Grief Fletcher Beckett | |
| Telstra NRL Premiership | Round 4 | Auckland | D | 18 | - | 18 | A. MacDougall Albert Gidley Hughes Tahu M. Johns A. Johns Butterfield Buderus Fairleigh Shiels Kennedy Peden Parsons Grief Rudder Simpson O'Davis | |
| Telstra NRL Premiership | Round 5 | Brisbane | L | 14 | - | 20 | O'Davis Albert Gidley Hughes A. MacDougall M. Johns A. Johns Butterfield Buderus Parsons Fairleigh Shiels Peden Simpson Fletcher O'Brien Tahu | |
| Telstra NRL Premiership | Round 6 | Canberra | W | 40 | - | 10 | O'Davis Albert Hughes Tahu Beckett M. Johns A. Johns Butterfield Rudder Fairleigh Shiels Kennedy Peden Parsons Grief Simpson Fletcher | |
| Telstra NRL Premiership | Round 7 | Penrith | W | 30 | - | 10 | O'Davis Albert Tahu Hughes Beckett M. Johns A. Johns Butterfield Rudder Fairleigh Shiels Kennedy Peden Parsons Simpson Grief Fletcher | |
| Telstra NRL Premiership | Round 8 | St Geo Illa | L | 18 | - | 25 | O'Davis Beckett Tahu Hughes Ryder M. Johns A. Johns Butterfield Rudder Fairleigh Shiels Kennedy Peden Parsons Grief Simpson Fletcher | |
| Telstra NRL Premiership | Round 9 | Sydney | L | 18 | - | 20 | O'Davis Tahu Gidley Hughes A. MacDougall M. Johns A. Johns Butterfield Buderus Fairleigh Shiels Kennedy Peden Parsons Grief Simpson Beckett | |
| Telstra NRL Premiership | Round 10 | North Qld | W | 28 | - | 6 | O'Davis B. MacDougall Tahu A. MacDougall Beckett Hughes Buderus Parsons Donaldson Fairleigh Shiels Kennedy Peden Grief Simpson Rauhihi Fletcher | |
| Telstra NRL Premiership | Round 11 | Sharks | L | 16 | - | 42 | O'Davis Beckett Tahu Hughes A. MacDougall M. Johns A. Johns Parsons Buderus Fairleigh Shiels Kennedy Peden Grief Simpson Rauhihi Donaldson | |
| Telstra NRL Premiership | Round 12 | Parramatta | W | 26 | - | 23 | A. MacDougall Albert Hughes Tahu Beckett M. Johns Buderus Parsons Donaldson Fairleigh Shiels Kennedy Peden Grief Simpson Fletcher Smailes | |
| Telstra NRL Premiership | Round 13 | Melbourne | L | 4 | - | 40 | A. MacDougall Albert Gidley Hughes Beckett M. Johns Buderus Butterfield Donaldson Fairleigh Shiels Kennedy Peden Parsons Simpson Tahu Fletcher | |
| Telstra NRL Premiership | Round 14 | Penrith | L | 26 | - | 32 | Abraham B. MacDougall Tahu Hughes Beckett M. Johns A. Johns Butterfield Buderus Fairleigh Shiels Simpson Peden Parsons Rudder O'Brien Smailes | |
| Telstra NRL Premiership | Round 15 | Bulldogs | W | 30 | - | 24 | Abraham Ryder Tahu Hughes Beckett M. Johns A. Johns Butterfield Buderus Fairleigh Simpson Kennedy Peden O'Brien Rudder Grief Temu | |
| Telstra NRL Premiership | Round 16 | North Qld | W | 18 | - | 10 | Abraham Tahu Gidley Hughes Beckett M. Johns Holbrook Butterfield Buderus O'Brien Fairleigh Simpson Peden Parsons Fletcher Rudder Grief | |
| Telstra NRL Premiership | Round 17 | Auckland | W | 30 | - | 12 | A. MacDougall Beckett Gidley Hughes Tahu M. Johns A. Johns Butterfield Buderus O'Brien Fairleigh Kennedy Peden Parsons Perry Simpson Rudder | |
| Telstra NRL Premiership | Round 18 | Brisbane | W | 26 | - | 22 | Abraham Ryder Tahu Hughes Beckett M. Johns Holbrook Butterfield Buderus O'Brien Fairleigh Simpson Peden Perry Fletcher Rudder Rauhihi | |
| Telstra NRL Premiership | Round 19 | Canberra | L | 24 | - | 32 | A. MacDougall Tahu Gidley Hughes Beckett Rudder A. Johns Butterfield Buderus O'Brien Fairleigh Simpson Peden Perry Abraham Fletcher Rauhihi | |
| Telstra NRL Premiership | Round 20 | Northern Eagles | W | 52 | - | 20 | A. MacDougall Tahu Gidley Hughes Beckett Rudder A. Johns Butterfield Buderus O'Brien Fairleigh Simpson Peden Rauhihi Fletcher Perry Donaldson | |
| Telstra NRL Premiership | Round 21 | St Geo Illa | L | 24 | - | 36 | A. MacDougall Tahu Gidley Hughes Beckett Rudder A. Johns Butterfield Buderus O'Brien Rauhihi Simpson Peden Parsons Grief Donaldson Fletcher | |
| Telstra NRL Premiership | Round 22 | Sydney | W | 46 | - | 12 | Abraham A. MacDougall Gidley Hughes Beckett M. Johns A. Johns Butterfield Buderus Parsons Simpson Rudder Peden Rauhihi Grief Fletcher Shiels | |
| Telstra NRL Premiership | Round 23 | Parramatta | L | 18 | - | 22 | A. MacDougall Tahu Gidley Hughes Beckett M. Johns A. Johns Grief Buderus Parsons Fairleigh Rudder Peden Simpson Shiels Rauhihi Smailes | |
| Telstra NRL Premiership | Round 24 | Sharks | W | 20 | - | 16 | A. MacDougall Albert Tahu Hughes Beckett Gidley A. Johns Butterfield Buderus Fairleigh Simpson Rudder Peden Shiels Grief Parsons Smailes | |
| Telstra NRL Premiership | Round 25 | Wests Tigers | W | 34 | - | 26 | A. MacDougall Tahu Gidley Hughes Beckett M. Johns A. Johns Butterfield Buderus Fairleigh Simpson Rudder Peden Parsons Shiels Grief Rauhihi | |
| Telstra NRL Premiership | Round 26 | Bulldogs | W | 28 | - | 16 | A. MacDougall Albert Gidley Hughes Beckett M. Johns A. Johns Butterfield Rudder Parsons Fairleigh Kennedy Peden Simpson Shiels Grief Rauhihi | |
| Telstra NRL Premiership | Qualif Final | Melbourne | W | 30 | - | 16 | A. MacDougall Albert Gidley Hughes Tahu M. Johns A. Johns Butterfield Buderus Parsons Fairleigh Kennedy Peden Rudder Shiels Simpson Rauhihi | |
| Telstra NRL Premiership | Prelim Final | Sydney | L | 20 | - | 26 | A. MacDougall Albert Gidley Hughes Tahu M. Johns A. Johns Butterfield Buderus Parsons Fairleigh Kennedy Peden Rudder Shiels Simpson Rauhihi | |
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)