Английская Википедия:2020 Newcastle Knights season
Шаблон:Infobox rugby league team season
The 2020 Newcastle Knights season was the 33rd in the club's history. Coached by Adam O'Brien and captained by Mitchell Pearce, they competed in the NRL's 2020 Telstra Premiership. On 23 March, the NRL announced that the season would be suspended after round 2, until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The NRL returned on 28 May with a new draw,[2] the Knights' round 3 game coming on 31 May against the Penrith Panthers.[3] The Knights finished the regular season in 7th place (out of 16), thus reaching the finals but were knocked out after losing to the South Sydney Rabbitohs in week 1.
Squad
Transfers and Re-signings
Gains
Player/Coach | Previous Club | Length |
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Adam Bettridge (Jersey Flegg Cup coach) | Macquarie Scorpions | 2020 |
Jayden Brailey | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2022 |
Matt Cooper | Eastern Suburbs Tigers | 2020 |
David Furner (assistant coach) | Leeds Rhinos | 2022 |
Blake Green | New Zealand Warriors | 2020 |
Andrew McCullough | Brisbane Broncos | 2020 |
Adam O'Brien (head coach) | Sydney Roosters | 2022 |
Willie Peters (assistant coach) | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2020 |
Tyronne Roberts-Davis | Burleigh Bears | 2020 |
Gehamat Shibasaki | Brisbane Broncos | 2022 |
Matt Soper-Lawler | Souths Logan Magpies | 2020 |
Enari Tuala | North Queensland Cowboys | 2020 |
Losses
Player/Coach | Club |
---|---|
Mitch Andrews | Contract terminated |
Nathan Brown (head coach) | Contract terminated |
Jamie Buhrer | Retirement |
Kiah Cooper | Western Suburbs Rosellas |
Sale Finau | Sunbury United Rugby League |
Jacob Gagai | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
James Gavet | Huddersfield Giants |
Slade Griffin | Retirement |
Shaun Kenny-Dowall | Hull Kingston Rovers |
Brayden Musgrove | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Jesse Ramien | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
Nathan Ross | Retirement |
James Shepherd (assistant coach) | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
Sam Stone | Gold Coast Titans |
Kristian Woolf (assistant coach & interim head coach) | St Helens R.F.C. |
Zac Woolford | Newtown Jets |
Promoted juniors
Player | Junior side |
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Mitch Black | Knights Jersey Flegg Cup |
Jack Cameron | Knights Jersey Flegg Cup |
Zac Hosking | Knights Canterbury Cup NSW |
Dylan Lucas | Knights Jersey Flegg Cup |
Toby Marks | Knights Jersey Flegg Cup |
Brandon Russell | Knights Jersey Flegg Cup |
Bayden Searle | Knights Jersey Flegg Cup |
Change of role
Player/Coach | New role |
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Scott Dureau (Jersey Flegg Cup coach) | Knights junior development |
Tony Gleeson (Knights JFC assistant coach) | Knights Jersey Flegg Cup coach |
Rory Kostjasyn (Canterbury Cup NSW coach) | Knights development coach |
Re-signings
Player/Coach | Re-signed to |
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Mitchell Barnett | 2023 |
Blake Green | 2021 |
Hymel Hunt | 2021 |
Brodie Jones | 2021 |
Josh King | 2021 |
Christian Ma'anaima | 2023 |
Jirah Momoisea | 2022 |
Kalyn Ponga | 2024 |
Chris Randall | 2021 |
Daniel Saifiti | 2022 |
Jacob Saifiti | 2022 |
Simi Sasagi | 2022 |
Pasami Saulo | 2022 |
Enari Tuala | 2021 |
Connor Watson | 2021 |
Player contract situations
Ladder
Milestones
- Round 1: Jayden Brailey made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
- Round 1: Kalyn Ponga played his 50th career game.
- Round 1: Gehamat Shibasaki made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Brisbane Broncos.
- Round 1: Enari Tuala made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the North Queensland Cowboys.
- Round 2: Enari Tuala scored his 1st try for the club.
- Round 3: Tex Hoy made his NRL debut for the club and kicked his 1st career goal.
- Round 3: Brodie Jones made his NRL debut for the club.
- Round 3: Chris Randall made his NRL debut for the club and set a new record for amount of tackles made by a player making their debut, with 71 tackles.
- Round 4: Andrew McCullough made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Brisbane Broncos.
- Round 7: Tex Hoy scored his 1st career try.
- Round 7: Gehamat Shibasaki scored his 1st career try.
- Round 8: Andrew McCullough scored his 1st try for the club.
- Round 9: Herman Ese'ese played his 50th game for the club.
- Round 10: Aidan Guerra played his 200th career game.
- Round 11: Kalyn Ponga played his 50th game for the club.
- Round 12: Mitchell Pearce played his 50th game for the club.
- Round 13: Phoenix Crossland scored his 1st career try.
- Round 13: Blake Green made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the New Zealand Warriors.
- Round 14: Aidan Guerra played his 50th game for the club.
- Round 16: David Klemmer played his 150th career game.
- Round 17: Josh King scored his 1st career try.
- Finals Week 1: Aidan Guerra kicked his 1st career goal.
Jerseys and sponsors
In 2020, the Knights' jerseys were made by O'Neills and their major sponsor was nib Health Funds.
2020 Home Jersey | 2020 Away Jersey | 2020 Indigenous Jersey | 2020 NSW Mining Jersey |
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Файл:Newcastle Knights heritage jersey 2009.png |
Fixtures
NRL Nines
Squad: 1. Kurt Gidley 2. Jirah Momoisea 3. Hymel Hunt 4. Brodie Jones 5. Gehamat Shibasaki 6. Aidan Guerra (c) 7. Starford To'a 8. Jacob Saifiti 9. Pasami Saulo 10. Kurt Mann (c) 11. Tyronne Roberts-Davis 12. Mason Lino 13. Sione Mata'utia 14. Mitchell Barnett 15. Bayden Searle 16. Tex Hoy 17. Simi Sasagi 18. Matt Soper-Lawler
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Drop Goal Conversions | Attendance | |||
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Friday, 14 February | Round 1 | Шаблон:Leagueicon New Zealand Warriors | HBF Park | 34–0 | M.Lino, S.Mata'utia, T.Hoy, M.Soper-Lawler | M.Lino (4/4) | ||||
Saturday, 15 February | Round 2 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Penrith Panthers | HBF Park | 16–4 | S.Sasagi, J.Saifiti, T.Hoy | M.Lino (2/3) | ||||
Saturday, 15 February | Quarter Finals | Шаблон:Leagueicon Parramatta Eels | HBF Park | 7–14 | T.Hoy | T.Roberts-Davis (1/1) | ||||
Legend: Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Legend2 |
Pre-season Trials
Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Conversions | Attendance | ||||
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Saturday, 22 February | Шаблон:Leagueicon St. George Illawarra Dragons | Maitland Sportsground | 12–38 | C.Randall, L.Huth | M.Lino (1) T.Hoy (1) | |||||
Saturday, 29 February | Шаблон:Leagueicon Sydney Roosters | Central Coast Stadium | 58–0 | M.Barnett, J.Brailey, K.Ponga, G.Shibasaki, H.Hunt, L.Fitzgibbon, C.Watson, S.Sasagi, T.Hoy, M.Barnett | K.Ponga (3), M.Lino (6) | |||||
Legend: Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Legend2 |
Regular season
- From Round 2 the NRL announced matches would be played behind closed doors until further notice due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation[45]
- * Match relocated to Canberra due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation[46]
- ** Season suspended from Round 3 until further notice due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation[47]
Updated Regular Season - 21 May 2020
Finals series
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time (Local) | Venue | Referees | Crowd | |||||
QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION FINALS | ||||||||
Шаблон:Leagueicon South Sydney Rabbitohs | 46–20 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Newcastle Knights | 4 October 2020, 4:05Шаблон:Nbsppm | ANZ Stadium | B.Cummins | 17,212* Restricted Capacity |
{{#lst:2020 NRL Finals Series|2020 NRL finals bracket}}
Statistics
Name | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points | Captain | Age |
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Шаблон:Sortname | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 19 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 32 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 27 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 28 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 26 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 27 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 30 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 31 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 19 | 10 | 46 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 22 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 24 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 24 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 22 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 20 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 22 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
Totals | 21 | 78 | 64 | 1 | 441 | – | Average: 25 |
30 players used.
Source:[49]
Representative honours
The following players appeared in a representative match or were named in a representative squad in 2020.
Indigenous All Stars
Māori All Stars
New South Wales extended 64-man squad
- David Klemmer (Senior squad)
- Mitchell Pearce (Senior squad)
- Jonah Pezet (Future Blues)
- Daniel Saifiti (Senior squad)
New South Wales
Queensland
- Hymel Hunt (train-on squad)
- Edrick Lee
- Kalyn Ponga (train-on squad)
Individual honours
Newcastle Knights awards
- Player of the Year: Kalyn Ponga
- Players' Player: Kalyn Ponga
- Gladiator of the Year Award: Kurt Mann
- Community Player of the Year: Connor Watson
- Rookie of the Year: Chris Randall
- Knight in Shining Armor: Mitchell Barnett
- Club Person of the Year: Luke Huth
References
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