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Wed April 4, 2012
Source: www.newcastleknights.com.auThe inaugural five inductees into the Newcastle Knights Hall of Fame, proudly supported by Aggreko, have been announced at a gala dinner at Wests New Lambton tonight.
The inductees are:
Matthew Gidley
Michael Hagan
Paul Harragon
Andrew Johns
Allan McMahonAll five Hall of Fame members have made immeasurable contributions to the Newcastle Knights Rugby League Club in their roles as players, coaches and/or administrators.
Gidley, a local Newcastle product, wore the red and blue on 221 occasions and was a key member of the Knights' Grand Final winning team in 2001. A powerful and skilled centre, Gidley scored 68 tries for his hometown Club. Gidley is also the Knights' current CEO of Football Operations.
"The Knights have allowed me the opportunity to remain in Newcastle, represent my home city at a national level and meet and make some life long friends who have had a huge influence over my life," Gidley said.
Hagan, a clever five-eighth, played for Newcastle 111 times between 1989 and 1993 and was an integral part in building the Club culture in the early days of the Knights. Hagan took over the coaching reigns at his former Club in 2001. He guided the Knights to a Grand Final victory in his first season in charge and was at the helm of the Club for 154 matches between 2001 and 2006.
"Newcastle is a great town with a great football Club and I'm very privileged to have been a part of it for nearly 12 years as a player and a coach. It's an honour to be inducted into the Knights Hall of Fame," Hagan said.
Harragon played a total of 169 matches during a sensational career for his hometown Club. The heroic prop's crowning glory in the red and blue was captaining the Knights to the 1997 Premiership, where they defeated the Manly Sea Eagles 22-16 in a dramatic Grand Final. Harragon now serves as the Chairman of the Newcastle Knights Advisory Board.
"Being able to play in the big time with Newcastle was a dream as a kid and to represent where you come from is great. Newcastle is the greatest city in the world for many reasons, but when it comes to passion, pride and support, you can't beat Newcastle," Harragon said.
Arguably one of the greatest players of all time, Johns played for the Knights a record 249 times and still holds the Club record for most career points with 2,176. Johns was a standout performer in the Club's two Premiership wins in 1997 and 2001 and was awarded the Clive Churchill Medal for man-of-the-match in the 2001 Grand Final.
"It was always my dream to play for the Knights. To have done this will always be very special to me," Johns said.
McMahon was the Knights' coach during their inaugural season in 1988 was in charge of the Club for 83 games. McMahon built a team full of local junior talent and instilled a set of standards that the Club has continued to build upon. He laid the foundations for the proud and passionate culture that still resonates throughout the Club today.
The selection panel, made up of Michael Hill, Leigh Maughan, Alan Bell, Mike Rabbitt and Brett Keeble, made the decision to induct five members into the Hall of Fame. Hereafter, up to two members will be inducted annually.
The five inductees will be further celebrated at this Sunday's game at Hunter Stadium by being presented to the crowd.
Memorabilia items will be available from Thursday morning. More information is available at newcastleknights.com.au
Fri March 16, 2012
Source: www.newcastleknights.com.auThe list of candidates to become the first inductees to the Newcastle Knights Hall of Fame, proudly supported by Aggreko, has today been reduced to 10.
The ten nominees will be acknowledged at tonight's Round 3 game against the Brisbane Broncos at Hunter Stadium.
Newcastle Knights Hall of Fame Top 10:
Tony Butterfield
Matthew Gidley
Michael Hagan
Paul Harragon
Andrew Johns
Matthew Johns
Allan McMahon
Robbie O'Davis
Mark Sargent
Steve SimpsonThe next step in the Hall of Fame process, is announcing the founding four members to be inducted into the Hall of Fame at the Hall of Fame and 25 Year Anniversary Dinner on April 4.
The four inductees will then be presented to the crowd at the Knights Round 6 clash with the Parramatta Eels, the Club's first opponent 25 years ago.
You can be a part of the Hall of Fame dinner,
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 2010 engage English Super League
St Helens
24 games; 6 tries, 24 points.
[View] Round 1 [06 Feb 10] L 12-32 v Hull FC (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [14 Feb 10] W 38-6 v Bradford (A). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [20 Feb 10] W 42-12 v Les Catalans (A). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 4 [26 Feb 10] W 22-16 v Wakefield (H). [CT]
[View] Round 7 [19 Mar 10] W 28-18 v Warrington (H). [CT]
[View] Round 8 [28 Mar 10] W 24-6 v Huddersfield (A). [CT]
[View] Round 9 [02 Apr 10] L 10-18 v Wigan (H). [CT]
[View] Round 10 [05 Apr 10] W 52-18 v Castleford (A). [CT]
[View] Round 14 [15 May 10] L 34-42 v Salford City (A). [CT]
[View] Round 15 [21 May 10] W 68-12 v Hull KR (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 16 [04 Jun 10] L 26-27 v Hull FC (A). [CT]
[View] Round 17 [11 Jun 10] W 30-22 v Huddersfield (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 18 [20 Jun 10] W 26-24 v Wigan (A). [CT]
[View] Round 19 [25 Jun 10] W 58-34 v Salford City (H). [CT]
[View] Round 20 [03 Jul 10] L 24-28 v Leeds (A). [CT]
[View] Round 21 [09 Jul 10] L 20-30 v Catalans (H). [CT]
[View] Round 22 [18 Jul 10] W 32-18 v Harlequins (H). [CT]
[View] Round 23 [25 Jul 10] W 50-6 v Wakefield (A). [CT]
[View] Round 25 [13 Aug 10] W 60-12 v Bradford (H). [CT]
[View] Round 26 [21 Aug 10] W 36-10 v Crusaders (A). [CT]
[View] Round 27 [04 Sep 10] W 40-30 v Castleford (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week 1 [10 Sep 10] W 28-12 v Warrington (H). [CT]
[View] Finals Week 3 [24 Sep 10] W 42-22 v Huddersfield (H). [CT]
[View] Grand Final [02 Oct 10] L 10-22 v Wigan. [CT]
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2009 engage English Super League
St Helens
27 games; 9 tries, 2 goals, 40 points.
[View] Round 1 [13 Feb 09] W 26-14 v Warrington (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 2 [22 Feb 09] W 23-6 v Huddersfield (A). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [27 Feb 09] L 19-20 v Hull KR (H). [CT]
[View] Round 4 [07 Mar 09] W 4-0 v Celtic (A). [CT]
[View] Round 5 [13 Mar 09] W 38-12 v Salford City (H). [CT]
[View] Round 6 [20 Mar 09] W 26-18 v Leeds (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 7 [27 Mar 09] W 42-18 v Wakefield (A). [CT] 8 Pts; 1t, 2g
[View] Round 8 [09 Apr 09] W 19-12 v Wigan (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 9 [13 Apr 09] W 44-22 v Hull FC (H). [CT]
[View] Round 10 [19 Apr 09] W 68-22 v Castleford (A). [CT]
[View] Round 12 [02 May 09] L 18-38 v Wigan. [CT]
[View] Round 13 [16 May 09] W 32-28 v Les Catalans (A). [CT]
[View] Round 14 [22 May 09] W 22-12 v Harlequins (H). [CT]
[View] Round 15 [05 Jun 09] W 30-6 v Hull FC (A). [CT]
[View] Round 16 [12 Jun 09] W 50-10 v Castleford (H). [CT]
[View] Round 17 [21 Jun 09] W 44-18 v Bradford (A). [CT]
[View] Round 18 [26 Jun 09] W 30-0 v Celtic (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 21 [17 Jul 09] L 20-22 v Wakefield (H). [CT]
[View] Round 22 [25 Jul 09] W 44-24 v Harlequins (A). [FB]
[View] Round 23 [31 Jul 09] W 10-6 v Wigan (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [16 Aug 09] L 10-26 v Hull KR (A). [CT]
[View] Round 25 [21 Aug 09] W 12-10 v Huddersfield (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 26 [04 Sep 09] L 10-18 v Leeds (A). [CT]
[View] Round 27 [11 Sep 09] L 12-24 v Les Catalans (H). [CT]
[View] Finals Week 1 [19 Sep 09] W 15-2 v Huddersfield (H). [CT]
[View] Finals Week 3 [03 Oct 09] W 14-10 v Wigan (H). [CT]
[View] Grand Final [10 Oct 09] L 10-18 v Leeds. [CT]
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2008 engage English Super League
St Helens
27 games; 10 tries, 4 goals, 48 points.
[View] Round 1 [10 Feb 08] L 22-24 v Hull KR (A). [CT]
[View] Round 2 [15 Feb 08] W 30-22 v Warrington (H). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [22 Feb 08] W 22-16 v Bradford (A). [CT]
[View] Round 4 [02 Mar 08] W 34-30 v Wakefield (H). [CT]
[View] Round 5 [07 Mar 08] W 30-29 v Hull FC (H). [CT]
[View] Round 6 [15 Mar 08] L 10-24 v Les Catalans (A). [CT]
[View] Round 7 [21 Mar 08] W 46-10 v Wigan (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 8 [24 Mar 08] L 26-28 v Huddersfield (A). [CT]
[View] Round 9 [28 Mar 08] L 10-14 v Leeds (H). [CT]
[View] Round 10 [06 Apr 08] L 24-30 v Castleford (A). [CT]
[View] Round 11 [11 Apr 08] W 58-12 v Harlequins (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 12 [25 Apr 08] W 30-22 v Warrington (A). [FB]
[View] Round 13 [04 May 08] W 57-16 v Wigan. [CT] 2 Pts; 1g
[View] Round 14 [17 May 08] W 28-10 v Les Catalans (H). [CT]
[View] Round 15 [25 May 08] W 16-8 v Hull FC (A). [CT]
[View] Round 16 [06 Jun 08] W 52-10 v Hull KR (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 18 [20 Jun 08] W 26-12 v Leeds (A). [CT]
[View] Round 19 [29 Jun 08] W 46-16 v Huddersfield (H). [CT]
[View] Round 20 [05 Jul 08] W 54-0 v Harlequins (A). [CT]
[View] Round 21 [11 Jul 08] W 68-12 v Castleford (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [18 Jul 08] W 46-12 v Wigan (A). [CT] 6 Pts; 1t, 1g
[View] Round 23 [03 Aug 08] W 42-10 v Wakefield (A). [CT] 2 Pts; 1g
[View] Round 24 [09 Aug 08] W 17-16 v Warrington (H). [CT]
[View] Round 25 [17 Aug 08] W 32-16 v Harlequins (A). [CT] 2 Pts; 1g
[View] Round 27 [05 Sep 08] D 16-16 v Wigan (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Finals Week 2 [19 Sep 08] W 38-10 v Leeds (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Grand Final [04 Oct 08] L 16-24 v Leeds. [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
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2007 World Club Challenge
St Helens
1 games; [View] WCC [23 Feb 07] W 18-14 v Broncos (H). [CT]
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2007 engage English Super League
St Helens
27 games; 15 tries, 60 points.
[View] Round 1 [09 Feb 07] L 6-14 v Harlequins (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [18 Feb 07] L 22-29 v Wakefield (A). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [04 Feb 07] W 18-10 v Huddersfield (A). [CT]
[View] Round 4 [02 Mar 07] W 34-22 v Bradford (H). [CT]
[View] Round 5 [09 Mar 07] W 48-12 v Warrington (A). [CT] 12 Pts; 3t
[View] Round 6 [17 Mar 07] L 12-24 v Hull FC (A). [CT]
[View] Round 7 [23 Mar 07] W 42-14 v Hull KR (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 8 [06 Apr 07] W 32-14 v Wigan (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 9 [09 Apr 07] W 48-4 v Salford City (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [13 Apr 07] W 53-10 v Catalans (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 12 [29 Apr 07] W 44-6 v Harlequins (A). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 13 [05 May 07] W 34-18 v Wigan. [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 14 [18 May 07] W 34-14 v Wakefield (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 15 [28 May 07] W 40-12 v Warrington (A). [CT]
[View] Round 17 [17 Jun 07] W 40-0 v Hull KR (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 18 [30 Jun 07] W 54-4 v Huddersfield (H). [CT]
[View] Round 19 [06 Jul 07] L 10-22 v Leeds (H). [CT]
[View] Round 20 [13 Jul 07] L 4-10 v Bradford (A). [CT]
[View] Round 21 [20 Jul 07] W 19-12 v Wigan (H). [CT]
[View] Round 22 [03 Aug 07] W 31-20 v Hull FC (H). [CT]
[View] Round 23 [11 Aug 07] L 0-21 v Les Catalans (A). [CT]
[View] Round 24 [17 Aug 07] W 32-20 v Salford City (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [31 Aug 07] W 32-10 v Harlequins (H). [CT]
[View] Round 26 [07 Sep 07] W 36-16 v Warrington (H). [CT]
[View] Round 27 [14 Sep 07] L 12-20 v Wigan (A). [CT]
[View] Finals Week 2 [28 Sep 07] W 10-8 v Leeds (H). [CT]
[View] Grand Final [13 Oct 07] L 6-33 v Leeds. [CT]
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
Newcastle Knights
26 games; 9 tries, 36 points.
[View] Round 1 [11 Mar 06] W 25-6 v Eels (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [19 Mar 06] W 70-32 v Raiders (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t (62nd)
[View] Round 3 [24 Mar 06] W 46-22 v Bulldogs (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 4 [02 Apr 06] L 22-26 v Warriors (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 5 [08 Apr 06] W 54-6 v Dragons (A). [CT]
[View] Round 6 [16 Apr 06] L 16-18 v Cowboys (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 7 [22 Apr 06] L 6-52 v Storm (A). [CT]
[View] Round 8 [30 Apr 06] W 24-18 v Rabbitohs (A). [CT]
[View] Round 9 [07 May 06] W 32-30 v Broncos (H). [CT]
[View] Round 10 [14 May 06] W 18-16 v Tigers (A). [CT]
[View] Round 11 [20 May 06] W 22-12 v Raiders (H). [CT]
[View] Round 12 [26 May 06] L 12-38 v Dragons (H). [CT]
[View] Round 13 [03 Jun 06] L 22-38 v Bulldogs (A). [CT]
[View] Round 15 [18 Jun 06] L 18-30 v Warriors (A). [CT]
[View] Round 16 [24 Jun 06] L 16-26 v Sharks (H). [CT]
[View] Round 17 [30 Jun 06] W 26-12 v Sea Eagles (A). [CT]
[View] Round 18 [08 Jul 06] L 12-46 v Eels (A). [CT]
[View] Round 19 [16 Jul 06] L 16-24 v Storm (H). [CT]
[View] Round 20 [22 Jul 06] W 24-18 v Rabbitohs (H). [CT]
[View] Round 21 [28 Jul 06] W 22-18 v Sharks (A). [CT]
[View] Round 22 [06 Aug 06] W 32-18 v Roosters (A). [CT]
[View] Round 23 [11 Aug 06] L 14-16 v Sea Eagles (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [19 Aug 06] W 19-12 v Cowboys (A). [CT]
[View] Round 25 [26 Aug 06] W 40-4 v Panthers (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Finals Week One [08 Sep 06] W 25-18 v Sea Eagles (H). [CT]
[View] Finals Week Two [16 Sep 06] L 6-50 v Broncos (H). [CT]
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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
Newcastle Knights
12 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 1 [13 Mar 05] L 10-48 v Storm (A). [CT]
[View] Round 2 [19 Mar 05] L 14-39 v Raiders (A). [CT]
[View] Round 4 [02 Apr 05] L 18-52 v Cowboys (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t (28th)
[View] Round 5 [10 Apr 05] L 12-37 v Souths (A). [CT]
[View] Round 6 [17 Apr 05] L 26-30 v Warriors (H). [CT]
[View] Round 7 [24 Apr 05] L 20-24 v Bulldogs (H). [CT]
[View] Round 8 [01 May 05] L 10-14 v Raiders (H). [CT]
[View] Round 10 [15 May 05] L 16-32 v Tigers (H). [CT]
[View] Round 11 [21 May 05] L 16-18 v Dragons (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t (65th)
[View] Round 13 [05 Jun 05] L 16-34 v Broncos (H). [CT]
[View] Round 21 [30 Jul 05] W 37-18 v Storm (H). [CT]
[View] Round 23 [14 Aug 05] W 22-14 v Sea Eagles (H). [CT]
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2004 NRL Telstra Premiership
Newcastle Knights
1 games; [View] Round 1 [12 Mar 04] W 20-14 v Panthers (A). [CT]
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