2015 Newcastle Knights season

The 2015 Newcastle Knights season was the 28th in the club's history. Coached by Rick Stone, interim coached by Danny Buderus after Stone's contract was terminated, and captained by Kurt Gidley, they competed in the NRL's 2015 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season in 16th place (out of 16).

2015 Newcastle Knights season
NRL Rank16th (last)
2015 recordWins: 8; losses: 16
Points scoredFor: 458; against: 612
Team information
CEOMatthew Gidley
CoachRick Stone then Danny Buderus (interim)
Captain
StadiumHunter Stadium
Avg. attendance15,891
High attendance23,604
Top scorers
TriesAkuila Uate (12)
GoalsTyrone Roberts (54)
PointsTyrone Roberts (120)
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Milestones

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Squad

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Newcastle Knights
2015 NRL premiership squad Extended squad players Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches


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

Updated: 31 December 2015
Source(s): Newcastle Knights Profiles,
Rugby League Project


Transfers and Re-signings

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Gains

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Player/Coach Previous Club Length
Jake Finn Western Suburbs Rosellas 2015
Jacob Gagai Brisbane Broncos 2015
Matt Lantry (NSW Cup coach) Central Newcastle Butcher Boys 2016
Craig Sandercock (assistant coach) Hull Kingston Rovers 2015
Tariq Sims North Queensland Cowboys 2016
Damian Sironen Tweed Heads Seagulls 2015
Jack Stockwell St. George Illawarra Dragons 2017
Carlos Tuimavave New Zealand Warriors 2016

Losses

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Player/Coach Club
Wayne Bennett (head coach) Brisbane Broncos
Joe Boyce Brisbane Broncos
Darius Boyd Brisbane Broncos
Mick Crawley (assistant coach & NYC coach) Canberra Raiders
Adam Cuthbertson Leeds Rhinos
Michael Dobson Salford Red Devils
Jacob Gagai Brisbane Broncos
Matt Hilder Retirement
Brenton Horwood Eastern Suburbs Tigers
Toka Likiliki Released
Josh Mantellato Hull Kingston Rovers
Willie Mason Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Alex McKinnon Retirement
Matt Minto Central Queensland Capras
Russell Packer Contract terminated
Chance Peni Wests Tigers
Anthony Quinn Retirement
Timana Tahu Retirement
Zane Tetevano Contract terminated
Travis Waddell Brisbane Broncos
Brayden Wiliame Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
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Player Junior side
Jack Cogger Knights New South Wales Cup
James Elias Knights New South Wales Cup
Jaelen Feeney Knights National Youth Competition
Lachlan Fitzgibbon Knights National Youth Competition
Sam Keenan Knights National Youth Competition
Josh King Knights National Youth Competition
Brock Lamb Knights National Youth Competition
Danny Levi Knights National Youth Competition
Jah Pakau Knights National Youth Competition
Pride Petterson-Robati Knights National Youth Competition
Dylan Phythian Knights National Youth Competition
Michael Steele Knights New South Wales Cup
Tuiala Togiatasi Knights National Youth Competition
Honeti Tuha Knights New South Wales Cup
Noel Underwood Knights New South Wales Cup
Luke Yates Knights National Youth Competition

Change of role

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Player/Coach New role
Danny Buderus (trainer) Knights assistant coach & interim head coach
Troy Pezet (High Performance Unit Manager) Knights National Youth Competition coach
Rick Stone (assistant coach & New South Wales Cup coach) Knights head coach
Ben Tupou Knights second-tier squad

Re-signings

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Player/Coach Re-signed to
Jack Cogger 2018
Jaelen Feeney 2017
Lachlan Fitzgibbon 2017
Dane Gagai 2017
Brock Lamb 2017
Danny Levi 2018
Jake Mamo 2017
Chanel Mata'utia 2018
Pat Mata'utia 2018
Sione Mata'utia 2018
Tyler Randell 2017
Korbin Sims 2017
Jeremy Smith 2016
Kade Snowden 2017
Luke Yates 2017

Player contract situations

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2015 (left) 2016 2017 2018
Adam Clydsdale[1] Bryce Donovan[2] Jaelen Feeney[3] Jack Cogger[4]
James Elias[5] Josh King[6] Lachlan Fitzgibbon[7] Danny Levi[4]
David Fa'alogo[8] Dylan Phythian[9] Dane Gagai[10] Chanel Mata'utia[11]
Marvin Filipo[12] Robbie Rochow[13] Brock Lamb[14] Pat Mata'utia[11]
Jake Finn[15] Nathan Ross[16] Jake Mamo[17] Sione Mata'utia[11]
Jacob Gagai[18] Tariq Sims[19] Sam Mataora[20] Jarrod Mullen[21]
Kurt Gidley[22] Jeremy Smith[23] Tyler Randell[24]
Chris Houston[25] Joseph Tapine[26] Korbin Sims[27]
Sam Keenan[28] James Taylor[29] Kade Snowden[17]
Joseph Leilua[30] Jack Stockwell[25]
James McManus[31] Akuila Uate[32]
Clint Newton[33] Luke Yates[34]
Jah Pakau[35]
Pride Petterson-Robati[36]
Chad Redman[37]
Tyrone Roberts[38]
Beau Scott[39]
Damian Sironen[40]
Michael Steele[41]
Tuiala Togiatasi[42]
Honeti Tuha[43]
Carlos Tuimavave[44]
Noel Underwood[45]
Paterika Vaivai[46]

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1   Sydney Roosters 24 18 0 6 2 591 300 +291 40
2   Brisbane Broncos 24 17 0 7 2 574 379 +195 38
3   North Queensland Cowboys (P) 24 17 0 7 2 587 454 +133 38
4   Melbourne Storm 24 14 0 10 2 467 348 +119 32
5   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 14 0 10 2 522 480 +42 32
6   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 14 0 10 2 469 476 −7 32
7   South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 13 0 11 2 465 467 −2 30
8   St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 12 0 12 2 435 408 +27 28
9   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 11 0 13 2 458 492 −34 26
10   Canberra Raiders 24 10 0 14 2 577 569 +8 24
11   Penrith Panthers 24 9 0 15 2 399 477 −78 22
12   Parramatta Eels 24 9 0 15 2 448 573 −125 22
13   New Zealand Warriors 24 9 0 15 2 445 588 −143 22
14   Gold Coast Titans 24 9 0 15 2 439 636 −197 22
15   Wests Tigers 24 8 0 16 2 487 562 −75 20
16   Newcastle Knights 24 8 0 16 2 458 612 −154 20

Jerseys and sponsors

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In 2015, the Knights' jerseys were made by ISC and their major sponsor was Newpave Asphalt.

2015 Home Jersey 2015 Away Jersey 2015 ANZAC Jersey 2015 Heritage Jersey 2015 ISC Marvel Heroes Spider-Man Jersey 2015 NSW Mining Jersey
     

Fixtures

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Auckland Nines

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Squad: 1. Sione Mata'utia 2. Jake Mamo 3. Dane Gagai 4. Chanel Mata'utia 5. Carlos Tuimavave 6. Jarrod Mullen (c) 7. Tyrone Roberts 8. Pat Mata'utia 9. Adam Clydsdale 10. Paterika Vaivai 11. Tyler Randell 12. Chris Houston 13. Robbie Rochow 14. Nathan Ross 15. Korbin Sims 16. Joseph Tapine 17. Jack Stockwell 18. Danny Levi

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Drop Goal Conversions Attendance
Saturday, 31 January Auckland Nines Game 2   St. George Illawarra Dragons Eden Park 18 – 7 J.Mamo (3), D.Gagai J.Mullen (1/4)
Saturday, 31 January Auckland Nines Game 9   Parramatta Eels Eden Park 15 – 21 N.Ross, C.Houston, J.Tapine T.Roberts (1/3)
Sunday, 1 February Auckland Nines Game 18   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Eden Park 20 – 17 T.Randell, T.Roberts, S.Mata'utia, A.Clydsdale T.Roberts (1/2), J.Mullen (1/2)
Sunday, 1 February Auckland Nines Quarter-Final 2   South Sydney Rabbitohs Eden Park 6 – 30 J.Mamo J.Mullen (1/1)
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

Pre-season trials

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Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 14 February Trial 1 Port Macquarie Sharks/Wauchope Blues Lank Bain Sporting Complex, Wauchope 86 – 0 T.Randell (2), P.Mata'utia (2), J.Feeney (2), J.Mamo (2), J.Elias (2), S.Mataora, N.Ross, J.Leilua, S.Keenan, M.Filipo, J.Finn T.Randell (7/9), H.Tuha (2/5), D.Levi (1/1)
Saturday, 21 February Trial 2   Canberra Raiders Seiffert Oval 26 – 4 A.Uate (3), J.Leilua, A.Clydsdale T.Roberts (3/3), K.Gidley (0/2) 6,350
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

Regular season

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday 7 March 1 New Zealand Warriors Hunter Stadium 24-14[47] D. Gagai (2), T. Randell, Robbie Rochow T. Roberts (3/3)
T. Randell (1/1)
16,146
Saturday 14 March 2 North Queensland Cowboys 1300SMILES Stadium 16-14[48] J. Leilua (2), A. Uate T. Roberts (2/3) 13,006
Sunday 22 March 3 Gold Coast Titans Cbus Super Stadium 20-18[49] D. Gagai, B. Scott, J. Smith T. Roberts (4/4) 6,962
Saturday 28 March 4 Penrith Panthers Hunter Stadium 26-14[50] A. Clydsdale, K. Gidley, C. Houston, A. Uate T. Roberts (5/5) 20,114
Saturday 4 April 5 St George Illawarra Dragons Hunter Stadium 0-13[51] 14,261
Friday 10 April 6 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Remondis Stadium 6-22[52] A. Uate T. Roberts (1/2) 10,054
Sunday 19 April 7 Parramatta Eels Hunter Stadium 22-28[53] D. Gagai, C. Houston, J. McManus, A. Uate T. Roberts (3/5) 16,953
Saturday 25 April 8 North Queensland Cowboys Hunter Stadium 24-26[54] C. Houston, J. Leilua, S. Mata'utia, A. Uate T. Roberts (4/4) 15,518
Sunday 10 May 9 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Brookvale Oval 10-30[55] J. McManus, T. Sims T. Roberts (1/2) 10,065[56]
Sunday 17 May 10 Wests Tigers Hunter Stadium 22-12[57] D. Fa'alogo, J. Leilua, J. McManus, C. Redman T. Roberts (3/4) 15,573
Monday 25 May 11 Brisbane Broncos Hunter Stadium 18-31[58] J. Leilua, T. Randell, K. Sims T. Roberts (3/3) 12,673[59]
Sunday 31 May 12 New Zealand Warriors Mount Smart Stadium 20-24[60] A. Uate (2), D. Gagai, J. McManus D. Gagai (1/1)
T. Randell (1/3)
13,203
Saturday 6 June 13 Canberra Raiders Hunter Stadium 22-44[61] D. Gagai, J. Leilua, S. Mata'utia, A. Uate K. Gidley (3/4) 13,504
14 Bye
Sunday 21 June 15 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Hunter Stadium 28-30[62] J. Mamo, B. Scott, K. Snowden, C. Tuimavave K. Gidley (6/6) 14,081
Friday 26 June 16 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium 22-44[63] D. Gagai, D. Levi, K. Sims, A. Uate K. Gidley (2/3)
D. Gagai(1/1)
27,246
17 Bye
Friday 10 July 18 Canberra Raiders GIO Stadium 22-36[64] A. Uate (2), J. McManus, K. Snowden T. Roberts (3/4) 6,015[65]
Saturday 18 July 19 Gold Coast Titans Hunter Stadium 30-2[66] K. Gidley, D. Levi, Jake Mamo, J. Mullen, T. Sims T. Roberts (5/6) 10,546[67]
Saturday 25 July 20 South Sydney Rabbitohs ANZ Stadium 6-52[68] K. Snowden T. Roberts 14,603[69]
Sunday 2 August 21 St George Illawarra Dragons WIN Jubilee 24-46[70] A. Clydsdale, K. Gidley, J. Mamo, T. Randell, N. Ross T. Roberts (2/5) 10,236
Sunday 9 August 22 Sydney Roosters Hunter Stadium 22-38[71] K. Gidley, S. Mata'utia, J. Smith, J. Tapine T. Roberts (3/4) 17,718
Saturday 15 August 23 Wests Tigers Campbelltown Stadium 24-18[72] T. Roberts (2), T. Randell, A. Uate T. Roberts (3/4)
K. Gidley (1/1)
10,963
Monday 24 August 24 Melbourne Storm AAMI Park 20-6[73] K. Gidley, T. Roberts, T. Sims T. Roberts (4/5) 8,743
Saturday 29 August 25 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Hunter Stadium 18-20[74] K. Gidley. N. Ross, T. Sims T. Roberts (2/2)
K. Gidley (1/1)
23,605
Saturday 5 September 26 Penrith Panthers Sportingbet Stadium 12-30 J. Mamo, C. Newton T. Roberts (1/1) 8,936
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

Statistics

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Name Appearances Tries Goals Field Goals Points Captain Age
Adam Clydsdale 17 2 0 0 8 0 22
David Fa'alogo 16 1 0 0 4 0 35
Lachlan Fitzgibbon 1 0 0 0 0 0 21
Dane Gagai 24 7 2 0 32 0 24
Kurt Gidley 22 6 13 0 50 22 33
Chris Houston 22 3 0 0 12 0 30
Joseph Leilua 13 6 0 0 24 0 24
Danny Levi 7 2 0 0 8 0 20
Jake Mamo 9 4 0 0 16 0 21
Sam Mataora 9 0 0 0 0 0 25
Chanel Mata'utia 1 0 0 0 0 0 23
Sione Mata'utia 22 3 0 0 12 0 19
James McManus 17 5 0 0 20 0 29
Jarrod Mullen 10 1 0 0 4 0 28
Clint Newton 10 1 0 0 4 0 34
Tyler Randell 20 4 2 0 20 0 23
Chad Redman 2 1 0 0 4 0 23
Tyrone Roberts 21 3 54 0 120 0 24
Robbie Rochow 5 1 0 0 4 0 25
Nathan Ross 6 2 0 0 8 0 27
Beau Scott 18 2 0 0 8 2 31
Korbin Sims 22 2 0 0 8 0 23
Tariq Sims 19 4 0 0 16 0 25
Jeremy Smith 17 2 0 0 8 0 35
Kade Snowden 21 3 0 0 12 0 29
Jack Stockwell 12 0 0 0 0 0 23
Joseph Tapine 13 1 0 0 4 0 21
Carlos Tuimavave 5 1 0 0 4 0 23
Akuila Uate 22 12 0 0 48 0 28
Paterika Vaivai 5 0 0 0 0 0 23
Totals 24 79 71 0 458 - Average: 26

30 players used.

Source:[75]

Representative honours

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The following players appeared in a representative match in 2015.

Australian Schoolboys

Cook Islands

Fiji

Indigenous All Stars

Junior Kiwis

Lebanon

New South Wales

New South Wales Country

New South Wales Residents

New South Wales under-16s

New South Wales under-18s

New South Wales under-20s

NRL All Stars

Prime Minister's XIII

Queensland

Samoa

Individual honours

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Teams and squads

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National Youth Competition (NYC) Team of the Year

New South Wales Cup Team of the Year

New South Wales Under-20s Origin Pathways Camp

Queensland Academy of Sport Emerging Origin Squad


Newcastle Knights awards

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Player of the Year

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Players' Player

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Coach's Award

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Brian Carlson Club-Andrew Johns Medal

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