2014 Newcastle Knights season

The 2014 Newcastle Knights season was the 27th in the club's history. Coached by Wayne Bennett and captained by Kurt Gidley, they competed in the NRL's 2014 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season in 12th place (out of 16).

Milestones

• Round 1: Michael Dobson made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Hull Kingston Rovers.
• Round 2: Matt Minto made his NRL debut for the club.
• Round 4: Darius Boyd played his 50th game for the club.
• Round 6: Adam Clydsdale scored his 1st try for the club, which was also his 1st career try.
• Round 6: Tyrone Roberts kicked his 100th goal for the club, which was also his 100th career goal.
• Round 7: Jake Mamo made his NRL debut for the club.
• Round 7: Korbin Sims scored his 1st try for the club, which was also his 1st career try.
• Round 8: Dane Gagai played his 50th career game.
• Round 9: Joseph Tapine made his NRL debut for the club.
• Round 9: Paterika Vaivai made his NRL debut for the club.
• Round 13: Darius Boyd played his 200th career game.
• Round 13: Akuila Uate scored his 92nd career try, breaking Timana Tahu's record of 91 tries as the highest ever try-scorer for the Knights.
• Round 14: Jake Mamo scored his 1st try for the club, which was also his 1st career try.
• Round 14: Willie Mason played his 50th game for the club.
• Round 14: Robbie Rochow played his 50th career game.
• Round 16: Dane Gagai played his 50th game for the club.
• Round 16: Robbie Rochow played his 50th game for the club.
• Round 18: Wayne Bennett coached his 700th career game.
• Round 20: Dane Gagai kicked his 1st goal for the club, which was also his 1st career goal.
• Round 20: Chanel Mata'utia made his NRL debut for the club.
• Round 20: Sione Mata'utia made his NRL debut for the club.
• Round 20: Kade Snowden played his 150th career game.
• Round 22: Chris Houston played his 150th career game.
• Round 22: Chanel Mata'utia scored his 1st try for the club, which was also his 1st career try.
• Round 22: Travis Waddell scored his 1st try for the club.
• Round 23: Adam Cuthbertson played his 50th game for the club.
• Round 23: Sione Mata'utia scored his 1st try for the club, which was also his 1st career try.
• Round 25: Kurt Gidley captained his 100th game for the club.
• Round 25: Tyler Randell made his NRL debut for the club.
• Round 26: Joseph Leilua played his 100th career game.

Squad

Transfers and Re-signings

Gains

Losses

Re-signings

Player contract situations

Ladder

2014 NRL season
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Sydney Roosters	24	16	0	8	2	615	385	+230	36
2	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	24	16	0	8	2	502	399	+103	36
3	South Sydney Rabbitohs (P)	24	15	0	9	2	585	361	+224	34
4	Penrith Panthers	24	15	0	9	2	506	426	+80	34
5	North Queensland Cowboys	24	14	0	10	2	596	406	+190	32
6	Melbourne Storm	24	14	0	10	2	536	460	+76	32
7	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	13	0	11	2	446	439	+7	30
8	Brisbane Broncos	24	12	0	12	2	549	456	+93	28
9	New Zealand Warriors	24	12	0	12	2	571	491	+80	28
10	Parramatta Eels	24	12	0	12	2	477	580	−103	28
11	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24	11	0	13	2	469	528	−59	26
12	Newcastle Knights	24	10	0	14	2	463	571	−108	24
13	Wests Tigers	24	10	0	14	2	420	631	−211	24
14	Gold Coast Titans	24	9	0	15	2	372	538	−166	22
15	Canberra Raiders	24	8	0	16	2	466	623	−157	20
16	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	5	0	19	2	334	613	−279	14

Jerseys and sponsors

In 2014, the Knights' jerseys were made by ISC and their major sponsor was Hunter Ports.

2014 Home Jersey	2014 Away Jersey	2014 Close the Gap Jersey	2014 NSW Mining Jersey	2014 Women In League Jersey
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Fixtures

Pre-season trials

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance
Saturday, 8 February	Trial 1	First Nations Goannas	Hunter Stadium	52 – 12	J.Mamo (3), J.Tapine (2), A.McKinnon, K.Sims, S.Mata'utia, J.Mantellato, M.Minto	J.Mantellato (6/10)	6,826
Saturday, 22 February	Trial 2	Canberra Raiders	Scully Park	34 – 14	J.McManus, A.Uate, J.Leilua, C.Redman, J.Mamo, K.Gidley	T.Roberts (2/2), M.Dobson (3/4)
Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw

Auckland Nines

Squad: 1. Adam Cuthbertson 2. Jake Mamo 3. Dane Gagai 4. Joseph Leilua 5. Akuila Uate 6. Jarrod Mullen (c) 7. Tyrone Roberts 8. Willie Mason 9. Adam Clydsdale 10. Chris Houston 11. Beau Scott 12. Robbie Rochow 13. Jeremy Smith 14. Michael Dobson 15. Alex McKinnon 16. Zane Tetevano

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Drop Goal Conversions	Attendance
Saturday, 15 February	Auckland Nines Game 1	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Eden Park	12 – 15	T.Roberts, J.Leilua	J.Mullen (2/2)	89,003
Saturday, 15 February	Auckland Nines Game 10	Gold Coast Titans	Eden Park	25 – 14	J.Leilua (3), J.Smith, J.Mamo	J.Mullen (2/5)	89,003
Sunday, 16 February	Auckland Nines Game 18	Wests Tigers	Eden Park	25 – 0	J.Mamo, T.Roberts, C.Houston, W.Mason, D.Gagai	J.Mullen (2/5)	89,003
Sunday, 16 February	Auckland Nines Quarter-Final 1	Brisbane Broncos	Eden Park	11 – 16	J.Mullen, A.McKinnon	T.Roberts (1/2)	89,003
Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw

Regular season

2014 Regular season fixtures

Statistics

32 players used.

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Representative honours

The following players appeared in a representative match in 2014.

Australia

• Darius Boyd
• Kurt Gidley (Train-on squad)
• Willie Mason (Train-on squad)
• Sione Mata'utia
• Beau Scott

Australian Schoolboys

• Jack Cogger
• Brock Lamb
• Braden Robson

Fiji

• Korbin Sims
• Rick Stone (Coach)

Junior Kangaroos

• Jake Mamo
• Sione Mata'utia (Train-on squad)

Junior Kiwis

• Danny Levi
• Chance Peni
• Pride Petterson-Robati (Train-on squad)
• Joseph Tapine
• James Taylor (Train-on squad)

Lebanon

• James Elias

New South Wales

• James McManus
• Beau Scott

New South Wales Country

• James McManus
• Jarrod Mullen
• Tyrone Roberts
• Robbie Rochow
• Beau Scott (Captain)

New South Wales Residents

• Chanel Mata'utia
• Tyler Randell

New South Wales Under-20s

• Jake Mamo
• Sione Mata'utia

Prime Minister's XIII

• Sione Mata'utia
• Beau Scott

Queensland

• Darius Boyd

Queensland Under-20s

• Jaelen Feeney

Samoa

• David Fa'alogo (Captain)
• Joseph Leilua
• Chanel Mata'utia (Train-on squad)
• Sione Mata'utia (Train-on squad)

Individual honours

Teams and squads

2014 National Youth Competition (NYC) Team of the Year

• Mick Crawley (Coach)
• Danny Levi
• Jake Mamo
• Sione Mata'utia
• Joseph Tapine

2014 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year

• Michael Dobson
• Josh Mantellato
• Tyler Randell
• Nathan Ross

2014 Qeensland Academy of Sport Emerging Origin Squad

• Dane Gagai
• Korbin Sims

2014 Queensland Academy of Sport Under-20s Emerging Origin Squad

• Jaelen Feeney

2014 New South Wales Under-20s Origin Pathways Camp

• Jake Mamo
• Sione Mata'utia

Dally M awards

2014 Dally M Second Rower of the Year

• Beau Scott

Newcastle Knights awards

Player of the Year

• 2014 National Rugby League (NRL) Player of the Year: Beau Scott
• 2014 New South Wales Cup Player of the Year: Paterika Vaivai
• 2014 National Youth Competition (NYC) Player of the Year: Sione Mata'utia

Players' Player

• 2014 National Rugby League (NRL) Players' Player: Kurt Gidley
• 2014 New South Wales Cup Players' Player: Chad Redman
• 2014 National Youth Competition (NYC) Players' Player: Luke Yates

Coach's Award

• 2014 National Rugby League (NRL) Coach's Award: Alex McKinnon & Beau Scott
• 2014 New South Wales Cup Coach's Award: Tyler Randell
• 2014 National Youth Competition (NYC) Coach's Award: Lachlan Fitzgibbon

2014 Brian Carlson Club-Andrew Johns Medal

• Jack Cogger

References