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2019 Newcastle Knights Season
The 2019 Newcastle Knights season was the 32nd in the club's history. Coached by Nathan Brown, interim coached by Kristian Woolf after Brown's contract was terminated, and captained by Mitchell Pearce, they competed in the NRL's 2019 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season in 11th place (out of 16). Milestones * Round 1: James Gavet made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the New Zealand Warriors. * Round 1: Tim Glasby made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Melbourne Storm and scored his 1st try for the club. * Round 1: Hymel Hunt made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the South Sydney Rabbitohs. * Round 1: David Klemmer made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. * Round 1: Edrick Lee made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and scored his 1st try for the club. * Round 1: Kurt Mann made his debut for the club, af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 NRL Season
The 2019 NRL season was the 112th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 22nd season run by the National Rugby League. The Sydney Roosters became the first team to win back-to-back Premierships since the Brisbane Broncos in 1992–93, and the first to achieve the feat since the unified NRL competition started in 1998. Teams The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 13th consecutive year. Pre-season The 2019 pre-season featured the All Stars match held on February 15 at AAMI Park. The 2019 World Club Challenge match saw the NRL premiers Sydney Roosters defeat the Super League champions Wigan Warriors. Regular season For the first time, the NRL announced that the entirety of a round of games would be hosted at a single venue, adopting the Super League's Magic Weekend concept. Magic Round took place during Round 9 at Suncorp Stadium. State of Origin was played in Perth for the first time, with Game 2 of the 2019 series played at Optus Stadium. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Klemmer
David Klemmer (born 22 December 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Wests Tigers in the NRL and Australia international level. He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. Klemmer has played for City Origin and New South Wales in the State of Origin series. Background Klemmer was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and is of German descent. He played his junior rugby league for the All Saints Toongabbie Tigers, before being signed by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. He also played Australian rules football and played for the Sydney Swans academy. Playing career At 15 years of age, Klemmer signed with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. In 2010 and 2011, Klemmer played for the Australian Schoolboys. In 2011, Klemmer also played for the New South Wales under 18s team. He played for Canterbury-Bankstown's NYC team in 2011 and 2012, scoring 6 tries in 28 games. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Saifiti
Jacob Saifiti (born 1 May 1996) is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. Background Saifiti was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Fijian and Samoan descent and moved to the Central Coast at a young age. He is the identical twin brother of Knights teammate Daniel Saifiti. Saifiti played his junior rugby league for the Terrigal Sharks and The Entrance Tigers, before joining the Newcastle Knights in 2015. Playing career 2015 In 2015, Saifiti played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team. On 2 May, he played for Fiji against Papua New Guinea, alongside his twin brother Daniel. On 27 September, he played in Newcastle's 2015 New South Wales Cup Grand Final win over the Wyong Roos. During the year, he re-signed with the Newcastle club on a two-year contract. 2016 In round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, Saifiti made his NRL debut for the Newcastle Knights against the Gold Coast Titans, playing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun Kenny-Dowall
Shaun Kenny-Dowall (born 23 January 1988) is a New Zealand international rugby league footballer who plays as a and er for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. He is the current club captain. He previously played for the Sydney Roosters, winning the 2013 NRL Grand Final with them and the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. He has played for the New Zealand Māori and NRL All Stars, and played in New Zealand's 2010 Four Nations-winning side as well as the 2014 Four Nations-winning side. Early years Kenny-Dowall was born in Woodridge, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He is of English& Māori descent specifically the Ngāti Ākarana Iwi (tribe). He moved to Auckland as a three-year-old and began his rugby league career playing for the East Coast Bays Barracudas on Auckland's North Shore. Kenny-Dowall later resided in Ngāruawāhia, where he attended Ngaruawahia High School and played for the Ngaruawahia Panthers. Kenny-Dowall was a New Zealand Warriors junior but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoenix Crossland
Phoenix Crossland (born 7 July 2000) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. Background Crossland was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and moved to Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia with his family as a child. He played his junior rugby league for the Erina Eagles, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights. Playing career Early years In 2018, Crossland captained the Newcastle S. G. Ball Cup team and played 9 games for their Jersey Flegg Cup team. In November 2018, he re-signed with the Newcastle outfit on a three-year contract until the end of 2021. 2019 In 2019, Crossland played most of his football for the Knights' Canterbury Cup NSW side. On 1 July, he was named 20th man for the New South Wales under-20s side. In round 16 of the 2019 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Newcastle club, in a loss to the New Zealand Warriors, becoming the first person to play for Newcastle born in the 2000s. 2020 Cross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sione Mata'utia
Sione Mata'utia-Leifi (pronounced ma-ta-oo-tee-a) (born 25 June 1996) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and forward for St Helens in the Betfred Super League. He has represented both Australia and Samoa at international level. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL, as well as the Prime Minister's XIII and World All Stars at representative level. Mata'utia played as and on the earlier in his career, before moving into the forwards. Background Mata'utia was born in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Samoan descent and moved to Newcastle, New South Wales when he was 5 years old. He played his junior football for the Raymond Terrace Magpies and South Newcastle Lions in the Newcastle Rugby League, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights. Mata'utia is the younger brother of former Knights players Peter Mata'utia, Chanel Mata'utia and Pat Mata'utia. Playing career Early career In 2013 and 2014, Mata'utia play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Brown (rugby League, Born 1973)
Nathan Brown (born 31 July 1973) is an Australian professional rugby league football coach who was the Head Coach of the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL and former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played as a for the St. George Dragons and St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League, also coaching the latter. He then spent time in the Super League coaching the Huddersfield Giants and St Helens, with whom he won the 2014 Super League Grand Final, before returning to Australia to coach the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. Playing career At the end of his debut season Brown played for the St. George Dragons in the 1993 Winfield Cup Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Broncos. He also played for them in the 1996 ARL season grand final loss to the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. Brown played for the newly formed St. George Illawarra Dragons at hooker in their 1999 NRL Grand Final loss to the Melbourne Storm. He was forced to retire f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lachlan Fitzgibbon
Lachlan Fitzgibbon (born 5 January 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as forward for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. Background Fitzgibbon was born in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and moved to Newcastle at a young age. He played his junior rugby league for the South Newcastle Lions in the Newcastle Rugby League. He was then signed by the Newcastle Knights. Fitzgibbon is the son of nib CEO Mark Fitzgibbon and nephew of Australian Labor Party MP Joel Fitzgibbon. Lachlan's grandfather is Eric Fitzgibbon who was an MP for the electorate of Hunter. Playing career Early career In 2013 and 2014, Fitzgibbon played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team. 2015 In 2015, Fitzgibbon moved on to the Knights' New South Wales Cup team. In round 21 of the 2015 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Knights against the St. George Illawarra Dragons. This would be Fitzgibbon's only appearance for the first grade team in the 2015 NRL season as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitchell Barnett
Mitchell Barnett (born 15 April 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or forward for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL). He previously played for the Canberra Raiders and Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. Background Barnett was born in Taree, New South Wales, Australia. He started his junior rugby league career with Wingham Tigers Junior Rugby League in 1999, and remained with Wingham JRL until the end of under-16s in 2011, when he was signed by the Newcastle Knights. Playing career Early career After playing in the lower grades at the Newcastle Knights, Barnett joined the Canberra Raiders. In 2013 and 2014, he played for Canberra's NYC team. 2015 In 2015, Barnett graduated to Canberra's New South Wales Cup team, Mount Pritchard Mounties. On 10 April, he re-signed with Canberra on a two-year contract. On 3 May, he played for the New South Wales Residents against the Queensland Res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mason Lino
Mason Lino (born 4 February 1994) is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and for Wakefield Trinity in the Betfred Super League and Samoa at the international level. He previously played for the New Zealand Warriors and the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. Background Lino was born in Apia, Samoa. Early years Lino was a Marist Saints junior and attended Avondale College.Mason Lino ''warriors.kiwi'' Lino is of Samoan and descent. Playing career 2012 Lino trialled for the New Zealand Warriors'[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Ramien
Jesse Ramien (born 27 April 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL. He has previously played for the Newcastle Knights as well as a previous spell at the Cronulla club in the National Rugby League. Ramien has also played at representative level for the Indigenous All Stars. Background Ramien was born in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, and is of Indigenous Australian descent. He played his junior rugby league for the Coonamble Bears, before being signed by the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. Playing career Early career From 2014 to 2016, Ramien played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles' NYC team. Mid-season in 2016, he made the switch to the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks' NYC team. 2017 In February, Ramien played for the Sharks' first-grade side in the 2017 World Club Challenge match against the Wigan Warriors, a game in which he scored a try. In May, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Mann
Kurt Mann (born 1 March 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. A utility player, he has started games in the positions of , and . He previously played for the Melbourne Storm and St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League. Background Mann was born in Winton, Queensland, Australia and was educated at St. Brendan's College, Yeppoon. Mann played his junior rugby league for the Winton Diamantina Devils, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights. Playing career Early career In 2011 and 2012, Mann played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team. On 21 April 2012, he played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team. On 20 June 2012, he signed a three-year contract with the Melbourne Storm starting in 2013. He played for the Storm's NYC team in 2013. On 20 April 2013, he again played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
