2011 Newcastle Knights season
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The 2011 Newcastle Knights season was the 24th in the club's history. Coached by Rick Stone and captained by Kurt Gidley, they competed in the NRL's 2011 Telstra Premiership. The Knights finished the regular season in 8th place (out of 16), thus reaching the finals but were knocked out after losing to the Melbourne Storm in week 1.
Milestones
- Round 1: Neville Costigan made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the St. George Illawarra Dragons.
- Round 1: Beau Henry made his NRL debut for the club and scored his 1st career try.
- Round 6: Tyrone Roberts made his NRL debut for the club.
- Round 6: Steve Southern made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the North Queensland Cowboys.
- Round 10: Marvin Filipo made his NRL debut for the club.
- Round 11: Peter Mata'utia made his NRL debut for the club and scored his 1st career try.
- Round 13: Neville Costigan scored his 1st try for the club.
- Round 13: Antonio Kaufusi scored his 1st try for the club.
- Round 15: Ryan Stig made his NRL debut for the club.
- Round 16: Wes Naiqama captained his 1st game for the club.
- Round 17: Ryan Stig scored his 1st career try.
- Round 19: Ryan Stig kicked his 1st career goal.
- Round 20: Zane Tetevano made his NRL debut for the club.
- Round 25: Siuatonga Likiliki made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the New Zealand Warriors.
- Round 25: Zane Tetevano scored his 1st career try.
- Round 26: Adam MacDougall kicked his 1st career goal.
- Round 26: Akuila Uate scored 4 tries, equalling Darren Albert, Adam MacDougall, Andrew Johns and Cooper Vuna's record of most tries scored in a match by 1 player for the Knights.
Squad
2011 NRL premiership squad | Extended squad players | Coaching staff | |||||||
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Updated: 31 December 2011 |
Transfers and Re-signings
Gains
Player/Coach | Previous Club | Length |
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Chris Adams | Cessnock Goannas | 2011 |
Neville Costigan | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2013 |
Beau Henry | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2013 |
Chris Houston | Free agent | 2012 |
Siuatonga Likiliki | New Zealand Warriors | 2012 |
Kyle O'Donnell | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2012 |
Steve Southern | North Queensland Cowboys | 2011 |
Ryan Stig | Northern Pride RLFC | 2011 |
Losses
Player/Coach | Club |
---|---|
Daniel Abraham | Kurri Kurri Bulldogs |
Ben Cross | Leeds Rhinos |
Scott Dureau | Catalans Dragons |
Jimmy Fawcett | Umina Bunnies |
Byron Fruean | Sydney Roosters |
George Ndaira | Wests Tigers |
Steve Simpson | Retirement |
Sione Tovo | Wests Tigers |
Cooper Vuna | Melbourne Rebels |
Promoted juniors
Player | Junior side |
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Ethan Cook | Knights National Youth Competition |
Api Pewhairangi | Knights National Youth Competition |
Chad Redman | Knights National Youth Competition |
Mitch Williams | Knights National Youth Competition |
Re-signings
Player/Coach | Re-signed to |
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Chris Adams | 2012 |
Ethan Cook | 2012 |
Marvin Filipo | 2012 |
Kurt Gidley | 2015 |
Matt Hilder | 2013 |
Peter Mata'utia | 2013 |
Kevin Naiqama | 2012 |
Wes Naiqama | 2014 |
Api Pewhairangi | 2012 |
Chad Redman | 2012 |
Tyrone Roberts | 2012 |
Junior Sa'u | 2013 |
Ryan Stig | 2013 |
Zane Tetevano | 2013 |
Evarn Tuimavave | 2012 |
Player contract situations
2011 (left) | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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Josh Ailaomai[1] | Chris Adams[2] | Neville Costigan[3] | Jarrod Mullen[4] | Kurt Gidley[5] |
Cameron Ciraldo[6] | Ethan Cook[7] | Matt Hilder[8] | Wes Naiqama[9] | |
Isaac De Gois[10] | Joel Edwards[11] | Peter Mata'utia[12] | ||
Beau Henry[13] | Richard Fa'aoso[14] | James McManus[15] | ||
Marvin Karawana[16] | Marvin Filipo[17] | Junior Sa'u[18] | ||
Antonio Kaufusi[19] | Chris Houston[20] | Ryan Stig[21] | ||
Keith Lulia[22] | Siuatonga Likiliki[23] | Zane Tetevano[24] | ||
Adam MacDougall[25] | Kevin Naiqama[26] | Akuila Uate[27] | ||
Shannon McDonnell[28] | Kyle O'Donnell[29] | |||
Constantine Mika[30] | Api Pewhairangi[31] | |||
Cory Paterson[32] | Chad Redman[33] | |||
Ben Rogers[34] | Tyrone Roberts[35] | |||
Steve Southern[36] | Zeb Taia[37] | |||
Mark Taufua[38] | Evarn Tuimavave[39] | |||
Daniel Tolar[40] | ||||
Mitch Williams[41] | ||||
Simon Williams[42] |
Ladder
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Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
1 | ![]() | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 521 | 308 | 213 | 42 |
2 | ![]() | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 539 | 331 | 208 | 40 |
3 | ![]() | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 511 | 372 | 139 | 40 |
4 | ![]() | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 519 | 430 | 89 | 34 |
5 | ![]() | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 483 | 341 | 142 | 33 |
6 | ![]() | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 504 | 393 | 111 | 32 |
7 | ![]() | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 532 | 480 | 52 | 32 |
8 | ![]() | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 478 | 443 | 35 | 28 |
9 | ![]() | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 449 | 489 | -40 | 28 |
10 | ![]() | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 531 | 562 | -31 | 26 |
11 | ![]() | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 417 | 500 | -83 | 24 |
12 | ![]() | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 430 | 517 | -87 | 22 |
13 | ![]() | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 428 | 557 | -129 | 18 |
14 | ![]() | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 385 | 538 | -153 | 17 |
15 | ![]() | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 423 | 623 | -200 | 16 |
16 | ![]() | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 363 | 629 | -266 | 16 |
Jerseys and sponsors
In 2011, the Knights' jerseys were made by XBlades and their major sponsor was Coal & Allied.
2011 Home Jersey | 2011 Away Jersey | 2011 Close the Gap Jersey | 2011 Heritage Jersey |
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Fixtures
Pre-season trials
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |||
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Saturday, 5 February | Trial 1 | ![]() | Wingham Park | 22 – 22 | J.Edwards, C.Houston, C.Adams, S.Williams | P.Mata'utia (3/4) | ||||
Sunday, 13 February | Trial 2 | EnergyAustralia Stadium | 72 – 0 | P.Mata'utia (2), J.Ailaomai (2), K.Lulia, B.Henry, E.Cook, Z.Tetevano, S.Williams, C.Adams, K.Naiqama, W.Naiqama, S.Likiliki, A.Pewhairangi | W.Naiqama (3), P.Mata'utia (3), B.Henry (2) | 2000 | ||||
Saturday, 19 February | Trial 3 | ![]() | Regional Stadium, Port Macquarie | 22 – 28 | M.Karawana, E.Tuimavave, I.De Gois, M.Taufua | W.Naiqama (2), C.Paterson (1) | ||||
Saturday, 26 February | Trial 4 | ![]() | Olympic Park, Muswellbrook | 32 – 10 | J.Sa'u (2), I.De Gois (2), A.Uate, S.McDonnell | K.Gidley (3), W.Naiqama (1) | ||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
Regular season
2011 Regular season fixtures
Statistics
Name | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points | Captain | Age |
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Cameron Ciraldo | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
Neville Costigan | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 26 |
Isaac De Gois | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
Joel Edwards | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Richard Fa'aoso | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 27 |
Marvin Filipo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Kurt Gidley | 18 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 130 | 18 | 29 |
Beau Henry | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
Matt Hilder | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 29 |
Chris Houston | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 26 |
Marvin Karawana | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Antonio Kaufusi | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 27 |
Siuatonga Likiliki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Keith Lulia | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 24 |
Adam MacDougall | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 36 |
Peter Mata'utia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
Shannon McDonnell | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 24 |
James McManus | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 25 |
Constantine Mika | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Jarrod Mullen | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
Wes Naiqama | 17 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 58 | 2 | 29 |
Cory Paterson | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 24 |
Tyrone Roberts | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Ben Rogers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Junior Sa'u | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 24 |
Steve Southern | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
Ryan Stig | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
Zeb Taia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 27 |
Mark Taufua | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Zane Tetevano | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
Daniel Tolar | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
Evarn Tuimavave | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Akuila Uate | 23 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 24 |
Totals | 25 | 82 | 79 | 0 | 486 | - | Average: 25 |
33 players used.
Source:[43]
Representative honours
The following players appeared in a representative match in 2011.
Australia
Cook Islands
Indigenous All Stars
Italy
Junior Kangaroos
- Tyrone Roberts (18th man)
New South Wales
- Kurt Gidley (captain)
- Akuila Uate
New South Wales Country
- Chris Houston
- Jarrod Mullen
- Akuila Uate
New South Wales Residents
- Constantine Mika
- Rip Taylor (assistant coach)
New South Wales under-18s
- Pat Mata'utia
- Ben Roose
- Tom Rouse
- Michael Steele
NRL All Stars
Queensland under-18s
Tonga
Individual honours
Dally M awards
Dally M Winger of the Year
Newcastle Knights awards
Player of the Year
- National Youth Competition (NYC) Player of the Year: Sam Anderson
Players' Player
- National Youth Competition (NYC) Players' Player: Sam Anderson
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