2013 Newcastle Knights season

The 2013 Newcastle Knights season was the 26th in the club's history. Coached by Wayne Bennett and captained by Kurt Gidley, they competed in the NRL's 2013 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season in 7th place (out of 16), thus reaching the finals. The Knights then came within one match of the grand final but were knocked out by eventual premiers, the Sydney Roosters.

Milestones

 * Round 1: Beau Scott made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the St. George Illawarra Dragons.
 * Round 1: Jeremy Smith made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
 * Round 1: Travis Waddell made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Canberra Raiders.
 * Round 3: David Fa'alogo made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Huddersfield Giants.
 * Round 3: Korbin Sims made his NRL debut for the club.
 * Round 4: Adam Cuthbertson scored his 1st try for the club.
 * Round 4: Chris Houston played his 100th game for the club.
 * Round 5: Jarrod Mullen played his 150th game for the club, which was also his 150th career game.
 * Round 6: Joseph Leilua made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Sydney Roosters.
 * Round 7: David Fa'alogo scored his 1st try for the club.
 * Round 7: James McManus scored his 50th try for the club, which was also his 50th career try.
 * Round 9: Adam Clydsdale made his NRL debut for the club.
 * Round 9: Kurt Gidley played his 200th game for the club, which was also his 200th career game.
 * Round 10: David Fa'alogo played his 150th career game.
 * Round 10: Joseph Leilua scored his 1st try for the club.
 * Round 11: Akuila Uate played his 100th game for the club, which was also his 100th career game.
 * Round 12: Josh Mantellato made his NRL debut for the club, scored his 1st career try and kicked his 1st career goal.
 * Round 13: Wayne Bennett coached his 670th career game, becoming the most experienced coach ever in the NRL.
 * Round 14: Craig Gower made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the London Broncos.
 * Round 16: James McManus scored 4 tries, equalling Darren Albert, Adam MacDougall, Andrew Johns, Cooper Vuna and Akuila Uate's record of most tries scored in a match by 1 player for the Knights.
 * Round 17: Jeremy Smith played his 150th career game.
 * Round 19: Craig Gower scored his 1st try for the club.
 * Round 19: Kade Snowden played his 50th game for the club and scored his 1st try for the club.
 * Round 21: Neville Costigan played his 50th game for the club.
 * Round 21: Beau Scott scored his 1st try for the club.
 * Round 22: Danny Buderus played his 250th game for the club, which was also his 250th career game, breaking Andrew Johns' record of 249 games for most appearances for the Knights.
 * Round 25: Kurt Gidley kicked his 400th try for the club, which was also his 400th career goal.
 * Round 26: Danny Buderus kicked his 1st career goal.
 * Round 26: Jeremy Smith scored his 1st try for the club.
 * Finals Week 1: Tyrone Roberts played his 50th game for the club, which was also his 50th career game.
 * Finals Week 2: Matt Hilder played his 200th career game and 100th game for the club.
 * Finals Week 2: Willie Mason played his 250th career game.

Jerseys and sponsors
In 2013, the Knights' jerseys were made by ISC and their major sponsor was Hunter Ports.

Regular season
2013 Regular season fixtures

Statistics
29 players used.

Source:

Representative honours
The following players appeared in a representative match in 2013.

Australia
 * Darius Boyd
 * Kurt Gidley

Australian Schoolboys
 * Sione Mata'utia

Cook Islands
 * Zane Tetevano

Fiji
 * Kevin Naiqama
 * Korbin Sims
 * Rick Stone (coach)
 * Akuila Uate

Indigenous All Stars
 * Timana Tahu
 * Travis Waddell

Italy
 * Josh Mantellato
 * Kade Snowden

Junior Kiwis
 * Joseph Tapine

New South Wales
 * James McManus

New South Wales City
 * Adam Cuthbertson

New South Wales Country
 * Willie Mason
 * Alex McKinnon
 * James McManus
 * Akuila Uate

New South Wales Residents
 * Adrian Davis
 * Matt Hilder
 * Josh Mantellato
 * Peter Mata'utia
 * Kevin Naiqama

New South Wales under-16s
 * Jack Cogger
 * Brock Lamb

New South Wales under-18s
 * Sione Mata'utia

NRL All Stars
 * Wayne Bennett (coach)
 * Willie Mason
 * Akuila Uate

Papua New Guinea
 * Neville Costigan (captain)

Queensland
 * Darius Boyd

Samoa
 * David Fa'alogo
 * Joseph Leilua

Tonga
 * Siuatonga Likiliki

Teams and squads
New South Wales Cup Team of the Year
 * Josh Mantellato
 * Peter Mata'utia

Dally M awards
Top Try-scorer
 * James McManus (19 tries)

Player of the Year

 * National Rugby League (NRL) Player of the Year: Darius Boyd
 * New South Wales Cup Player of the Year: Kevin Naiqama
 * National Youth Competition (NYC) Player of the Year: Adam Clydsdale

Players' Player

 * National Rugby League (NRL) Players' Player: Danny Buderus
 * New South Wales Cup Players' Player: Matt Hilder
 * National Youth Competition (NYC) Players' Player: Jake Mamo

Coach's Award

 * National Rugby League (NRL) Coach's Award: Robbie Rochow
 * New South Wales Cup Coach's Award: Mitchell Frei
 * National Youth Competition (NYC) Coach's Award: Joseph Tapine

Brian Carlson Club-Andrew Johns Medal

 * Sione Mata'utia