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2012 Newcastle Knights season
NRL Rank12th
2012 recordWins: 10; draws: 0; losses: 14
Points scoredFor: 448; against: 488
Team information
CEOMatthew Gidley
CoachWayne Bennett
Captain
StadiumHunter Stadium
Avg. attendance20,919
High attendance29,482
Top scorers
TriesAkuila Uate (18)
GoalsTyrone Roberts (40)
PointsTyrone Roberts (92)
← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 Newcastle Knights season was the 25th in the club's history. Coached by Wayne Bennett and captained by Kurt Gidley, they competed in the NRL's 2012 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 12th (out of 16).

Milestones[edit]

Squad[edit]

For the complete list of Newcastle Knights players, see List of Newcastle Knights players.
Newcastle Knights
2012 NRL premiership squad Extended squad players Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • (gk) Goal kicker

Updated: 31 December 2012
Source(s): Newcastle Knights Profile,
Rugby League Project


Transfers and Re-signings[edit]

Gains[edit]

Player/Coach Previous Club Length
Wayne Bennett (head coach) St. George Illawarra Dragons 2015
Darius Boyd St. George Illawarra Dragons 2015
Danny Buderus Leeds Rhinos 2012
Mick Crawley (assistant coach & NYC coach) North Queensland Cowboys 2014
Adam Cuthbertson St. George Illawarra Dragons 2014
Dane Gagai Brisbane Broncos 2014
Albert Kelly Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2012
Daine Laurie Macquarie Scorpions 2012
Lorenzo Ma'afu Ipswich Jets Train and trial
Willie Mason RC Toulonnais 2012
Alex McKinnon St. George Illawarra Dragons 2014
Robbie Rochow Melbourne Storm 2012
Simione Sawene Fiji under-20s Rugby Union team 2012
Kade Snowden Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2015
Timana Tahu Penrith Panthers 2013
Watisoni Votu Vuda Blues Train and trial
Mark Wade Merewether Carlton Rugby Club 2012

Losses[edit]

Player/Coach Club
Josh Ailaomai Sydney Roosters
Garth Brennan (NYC coach) Penrith Panthers
Cameron Ciraldo Penrith Panthers
Isaac De Gois Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Andrew Dunemann (assistant coach) Canberra Raiders
Beau Henry Gold Coast Titans
Marvin Karawana Hawke's Bay Rugby Union
Antonio Kaufusi London Broncos
Keith Lulia Bradford Bulls
Adam MacDougall Retirement
Shannon McDonnell Hull Kingston Rovers
Constantine Mika Hull Kingston Rovers
Cory Paterson North Queensland Cowboys
Ben Rogers Retirement
Craig Sandercock (assistant coach) Hull Kingston Rovers
Steve Southern Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Mark Taufua Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Daniel Tolar Retirement
Mitch Williams Released
Simon Williams Western Suburbs Rosellas

[edit]

Player Junior side
Sam Anderson Knights National Youth Competition
Adrian Davis Knights New South Wales Cup
Rodney Mason Knights National Youth Competition
Chanel Mata'utia Knights National Youth Competition
Maipele Morseau Knights National Youth Competition
Tyler Randell Knights National Youth Competition
Warren Schillings Central Coast Centurions
Korbin Sims Knights National Youth Competition
Will Smith Knights National Youth Competition

Change of role[edit]

Player/Coach New role
Api Pewhairangi Knights second-tier squad
Rick Stone (head coach) Knights assistant coach

Re-signings[edit]

Player/Coach Re-signed to
Chris Adams 2013
Danny Buderus 2013
Adrian Davis 2013
Marvin Filipo 2013
Chris Houston 2014
Siuatonga Likiliki 2013
Rodney Mason 2013
Willie Mason 2014
Chanel Mata'utia 2013
Kevin Naiqama 2013
Tyler Randell 2015
Chad Redman 2013
Tyrone Roberts 2014
Robbie Rochow 2014
Korbin Sims 2013
Will Smith 2013

Player contract situations[edit]

2012 (left) 2013 2014 2015
Sam Anderson[1] Chris Adams[2] Adam Cuthbertson[3] Darius Boyd[4]
Ethan Cook[1] Danny Buderus[5] Dane Gagai[6] Kurt Gidley[7]
Joel Edwards[8] Neville Costigan[9] Chris Houston[10] Tyler Randell[11]
Richard Fa'aoso[12] Adrian Davis[11] Willie Mason[13] Kade Snowden[14]
Albert Kelly[15] Marvin Filipo[16] Alex McKinnon[17]
Daine Laurie[18] Matt Hilder[19] Jarrod Mullen[20]
Lorenzo Ma'afu[21] Siuatonga Likiliki[22] Tyrone Roberts[23]
Maipele Morseau[24] Rodney Mason[25] Robbie Rochow[6]
Wes Naiqama[26] Chanel Mata'utia[27]
Kyle O'Donnell[28] Peter Mata'utia[29]
Junior Sa'u[30] James McManus[31]
Simione Sawene[32] Kevin Naiqama[33]
Warren Schillings[34] Chad Redman[35]
Zeb Taia[36] Korbin Sims[37]
Evarn Tuimavave[38] Will Smith[6]
Watisoni Votu[39] Ryan Stig[40]
Mark Wade[41] Timana Tahu[42]
Zane Tetevano[43]
Akuila Uate[44]

Ladder[edit]

2012 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 18 0 6 2 568 369 +199 40
2 Melbourne Storm (P) 24 17 0 7 2 579 361 +218 38
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 16 0 8 2 559 438 +121 36
4 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 16 0 8 2 497 403 +94 36
5 North Queensland Cowboys 24 15 0 9 2 597 445 +152 34
6 Canberra Raiders 24 13 0 11 2 545 536 +9 30
7 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 12 1 11 2 445 441 +4 29
8 Brisbane Broncos 24 12 0 12 2 481 447 +34 28
9 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 11 0 13 2 405 438 -33 26
10 Wests Tigers 24 11 0 13 2 506 551 -45 26
11 Gold Coast Titans 24 10 0 14 2 449 477 -28 24
12 Newcastle Knights 24 10 0 14 2 448 488 -40 24
13 Sydney Roosters 24 8 1 15 2 462 626 -164 21
14 New Zealand Warriors 24 8 0 16 2 497 609 -112 20
15 Penrith Panthers 24 8 0 16 2 409 575 -166 20
16 Parramatta Eels 24 6 0 18 2 431 674 -243 16

Jerseys and sponsors[edit]

In 2012, the Knights' jerseys were made by ISC and their major sponsor was Hunter Ports.

2012 Home Jersey 2012 Away Jersey 2012 Heritage Jersey

Fixtures[edit]

Pre-season trials[edit]

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 11 February Trial 1 Penrith Panthers Regional Sports Centre, Port Macquarie 18 – 18 J.McManus, K.Naiqama, M.Hilder K.Gidley (2/2), T.Roberts (1/1) 6,383
Saturday, 18 February Trial 2 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Olympic Park, Muswellbrook 22 – 18 A.Uate, J.McManus, K.Snowden, T.Tahu K.Gidley (3/4)
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

Regular season[edit]

2012 Regular season fixtures

Statistics[edit]

Name Appearances Tries Goals Field Goals Points Captain Age
Chris Adams 3 0 0 0 0 0 26
Darius Boyd 22 3 0 0 12 0 25
Danny Buderus 22 2 0 0 8 17 34
Neville Costigan 23 2 0 0 8 0 27
Adam Cuthbertson 22 0 0 0 0 0 27
Joel Edwards 19 0 0 0 0 0 24
Richard Fa'aoso 8 2 0 0 8 0 28
Marvin Filipo 2 0 0 0 0 0 25
Dane Gagai 12 5 0 0 20 0 21
Kurt Gidley 5 1 14 0 32 5 30
Matt Hilder 10 0 1 0 2 0 30
Chris Houston 24 4 0 0 16 2 27
Willie Mason 17 1 0 0 4 0 32
Peter Mata'utia 1 0 0 0 0 0 22
Alex McKinnon 24 2 0 0 8 0 20
James McManus 19 10 0 0 40 0 26
Jarrod Mullen 24 8 0 0 32 0 25
Kevin Naiqama 8 7 0 0 28 0 23
Wes Naiqama 6 1 9 0 22 0 30
Kyle O'Donnell 1 0 0 0 0 0 22
Tyrone Roberts 18 3 40 0 92 0 21
Robbie Rochow 8 1 0 0 4 0 22
Junior Sa'u 8 2 0 0 8 0 25
Kade Snowden 19 0 0 0 0 0 26
Timana Tahu 22 7 0 0 28 0 32
Zeb Taia 23 1 0 0 4 0 28
Zane Tetevano 13 0 0 0 0 0 22
Evarn Tuimavave 3 0 0 0 0 0 28
Akuila Uate 22 18 0 0 72 0 25
Totals 24 80 64 0 448 - Average: 26

29 players used.

Source: [45]

Representative honours[edit]

See also: List of Newcastle Knights representatives

The following players appeared in a representative match in 2012.

Australia

Junior Kangaroos

Junior Kiwis

New South Wales

New South Wales Country

New South Wales Residents

New South Wales under-16s

New South Wales under-20s

NRL All Stars

Prime Minister's XIII

Queensland

Queensland under-20s

Individual honours[edit]

Teams and squads[edit]

National Youth Competition (NYC) Team of the Year

New South Wales Cup Team of the Year

Dally M awards[edit]

Dally M Winger of the Year

Newcastle Knights awards[edit]

Player of the Year[edit]

Players' Player[edit]

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