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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
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Location: Aus_NZ > National > First Grade
Competition: NRL Telstra Premiership

Club: Newcastle Knights [Club Headlines]

Squad: Daniel Abraham, Riley Brown, Danny Buderus, Dane Campbell, George Carmont, Dustin Cooper, Kurt Gidley, Matthew Gidley, Craig Hall, Kurt Hancock, Mark Hughes, Andrew Johns, Matthew Kennedy, Todd Lowrie, Blake Mueller, Jarrod Mullen, Clint Newton, Josh Perry, Andrew Price, Luke Quigley, Anthony Quinn, Kirk Reynoldson, Trent Salkeld, David Seage, Steve Simpson, Craig Smith, Kade Snowden, Reegan Tanner, Milton Thaiday, Brad Tighe, Daniel Tolar, Matthew White, Steve Witt, Adam Woolnough, Brendan Worth
Gains Kirk Reynoldson, Dustin Cooper (Storm), Dane Campbell (Brisbane Easts)
Losses: Ben Kennedy (Manly), Timana Tahu (Eels), Michael Ennis (Dragons), Matt Parsons, Russell Richardson, Robbie O'Davis (retired), Jamie Fitzgerald (Released)
Coach: Michael Hagan
Club Season Index: Newcastle Knights [Season Matches Review]

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Round 1 - Mar 11-13
Sun: Storm 48 d. Knights 10
Date: Sunday March 13, 2005
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 10,484
Table Position: 15
Tries (2): Dustin Cooper 2 (57th, 61st)
Goals (1): Andrew Johns (1 from 2)
Round 2 - Mar 18-20
Sat: Raiders 39 d. Knights 14
Date: Saturday March 19, 2005
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
Crowd: 11,835
Table Position: 15
Tries (2): Reegan Tanner (38th), Brad Tighe (46th)
Goals (3): Andrew Johns (3 from 3)
Round 3 - Mar 25-27
Knights bye
Round 4 - Apr 1-3
Sat: Cowboys 52 d. Knights 18
Date: Saturday April 2, 2005
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 22,347
Table Position: 14
Tries (3): George Carmont (14th), Matthew Gidley (28th), Craig Smith (44th)
Goals (3): Andrew Johns (3 from 3)
Round 5 - Apr 8-10
Sun: Souths 37 d. Knights 12
Date: Sunday April 10, 2005
Venue: Express Advocate Stadium, Gosford, Central Coast (NSW)
Crowd: 16,162
Table Position: 15
Tries (2): Brad Tighe (26th), Kurt Gidley (48th)
Goals (2): Andrew Johns (2 from 2)
Round 6 - Apr 15-17
Sun: Knights 26 l. Warriors 30
Date: Sunday April 17, 2005
Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
Crowd: 18,173
Table Position: 15
Tries (5): George Carmont 2 (24th, 52nd), Daniel Abraham (10th), Todd Lowrie (30th), Brad Tighe (5th)
Goals (3): Andrew Johns (3 from 5)
Round 7 - Apr 23-25
Sun: Knights 20 l. Bulldogs 24
Date: Sunday April 24, 2005
Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
Crowd: 18,387
Table Position: 15
Tries (3): Trent Salkeld 2 (4th, 63rd), Adam Woolnough (67th)
Goals (4): Kurt Gidley (4 from 4)
Round 8 - Apr 29-May 1
Sun: Knights 10 l. Raiders 14
Date: Sunday May 1, 2005
Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
Crowd: 15,868
Table Position: 15
Tries (2): George Carmont (19th), Steve Witt (26th)
Goals (1): Brad Tighe (1 from 2)
Round 9 - May 7-8
Sun: Roosters 32 d. Knights 2
Date: Sunday May 8, 2005
Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 8,921
Table Position: 15
Goals (1): Kurt Gidley (1 from 1)
Round 10 - May 13-15
Sun: Knights 16 l. Tigers 32
Date: Sunday May 15, 2005
Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
Crowd: 15,881
Table Position: 15
Tries (3): Anthony Quinn 2 (42nd, 52nd), Milton Thaiday (15th)
Goals (2): Dane Campbell (2 from 3)
Round 11 - May 20-22
Sat: Knights 16 l. Dragons 18
Date: Saturday May 21, 2005
Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
Crowd: 19,018
Table Position: 15
Tries (3): Clint Newton (49th), Matthew Gidley (65th), George Carmont (71st)
Goals (2): Reegan Tanner (2 from 2), Dane Campbell (0 from 1)
Round 12 - May 27-29
Knights bye
Round 13 - Jun 3-5
Sun: Knights 16 l. Broncos 34
Date: Sunday June 5, 2005
Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
Crowd: 22,423
Table Position: 15
Tries (3): Milton Thaiday (13th), George Carmont (3rd), Reegan Tanner (80th)
Goals (2): Andrew Johns (2 from 3)
Round 14 - Jun 10-12
Sat: Knights 0 l. Eels 50
Date: Saturday June 11, 2005
Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
Crowd: 15,842
Table Position: 15
Round 15 - Jun 17-19
Sun: Sea Eagles 48 d. Knights 26
Date: Sunday June 19, 2005
Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 13,685
Table Position: 15
Tries (5): Milton Thaiday 2 (15th, 60th), Anthony Quinn (26th), Trent Salkeld (65th), Brendan Worth (75th)
Goals (3): Dane Campbell (3 from 5)
Round 16 - Jun 24-26
Sat: Panthers 24 l. Knights 28
Date: Saturday June 25, 2005
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 12,211
Table Position: 15
Tries (5): Clint Newton 2 (45th, 76th), Brad Tighe (48th), Anthony Quinn (56th), Milton Thaiday (63rd)
Goals (4): Andrew Johns (4 from 5)
Round 17 - Jul 1-3
Sat: Knights 14 l. Roosters 28
Date: Saturday July 2, 2005
Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
Crowd: 14,950
Table Position: 15
Tries (3): Trent Salkeld 3 (14th, 42nd, 74th)
Goals (1): Dane Campbell (1 from 3), Brad Tighe (0 from 1)
Round 18 - Jul 8-10
Sun: Knights 22 d. Cowboys 18
Date: Sunday July 10, 2005
Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
Crowd: 11,864
Table Position: 15
Tries (4): Jarrod Mullen 2 (59th, 72nd), Anthony Quinn (23rd), Luke Quigley (64th)
Goals (3): Andrew Johns (3 from 4)
Round 19 - Jul 15-17
Sun: Sharks 30 d. Knights 26
Date: Sunday July 17, 2005
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 14,027
Table Position: 15
Tries (4): Steve Simpson 2 (4th, 17th), Brad Tighe (41st), Trent Salkeld (62nd)
Goals (5): Andrew Johns (5 from 6)
Round 20 - Jul 22-24
Sat: Eels 10 l. Knights 16
Date: Saturday July 23, 2005
Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 16,168
Table Position: 15
Tries (3): Trent Salkeld (16th), Brad Tighe (31st), George Carmont (48th)
Goals (2): Andrew Johns (2 from 3)
Round 21 - Jul 29-31
Sat: Knights 37 d. Storm 18
Date: Saturday July 30, 2005
Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
Crowd: 20,023
Table Position: 15
Tries (6): Danny Buderus 2 (8th, 63rd), Andrew Johns (2nd), Josh Perry (31st), Trent Salkeld (46th), Anthony Quinn (57th)
Goals (6): Andrew Johns (6 from 6)
Field Goals (1): Andrew Johns
Round 22 - Aug 5-7
Sat: Bulldogs 13 l. Knights 28
Date: Saturday August 6, 2005
Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 13,962
Table Position: 15
Tries (4): Danny Buderus (49th), Anthony Quinn (54th), Brad Tighe (74th), George Carmont (7th)
Goals (6): Andrew Johns (5 from 6), Brad Tighe (1 from 1)
Round 23 - Aug 12-14
Sun: Knights 22 d. Sea Eagles 14
Date: Sunday August 14, 2005
Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
Crowd: 26,115
Table Position: 15
Tries (4): Milton Thaiday (2nd), Brad Tighe (43rd), Andrew Johns (66th), Trent Salkeld (75th)
Goals (3): Andrew Johns (3 from 5)
Round 24 - Aug 19-21
Sat: Warriors 4 l. Knights 16
Date: Saturday August 20, 2005
Venue: Ericsson Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 17,356
Table Position: 15
Tries (3): Brad Tighe (60th), Kurt Gidley (64th), Clint Newton (67th)
Goals (2): Andrew Johns (2 from 4)
Round 25 - Aug 26-28
Sat: Knights 44 d. Sharks 14
Date: Saturday August 27, 2005
Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
Crowd: 23,084
Table Position: 15
Tries (8): Anthony Quinn (13th), Milton Thaiday (17th), Daniel Tolar (23rd), Kurt Gidley (32nd), Clint Newton (37th), Dustin Cooper (44th), Andrew Johns (57th), Brad Tighe (8th)
Goals (6): Andrew Johns (6 from 8)
Round 26 - Sep 2-4
Sun: Dragons 36 d. Knights 28
Date: Sunday September 4, 2005
Venue: OKI Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 15,867
Table Position: 15
Tries (5): Steve Simpson 2 (4th, 61st), Brad Tighe 2 (51st, 71st), George Carmont (45th)
Goals (4): Andrew Johns (4 from 4), Kurt Gidley (0 from 1)

Position: 15
Played: 24 (Home 12, Away 12)
Won: 8, Drawn: 0, Lost: 16, Byes: 2
For: 467 (82 tries, 69 goals, 1 fgoals)
Against: 667 (118 tries, 94 goals, 3 fgoals)
Points: 20, Difference: -200

Round 1 [13 Mar 05] L 10-48 v Storm (A)
Round 2 [19 Mar 05] L 14-39 v Raiders (A)
Round 3 Knights bye
Round 4 [02 Apr 05] L 18-52 v Cowboys (A)
Round 5 [10 Apr 05] L 12-37 v Souths (A)
Round 6 [17 Apr 05] L 26-30 v Warriors (H)
Round 7 [24 Apr 05] L 20-24 v Bulldogs (H)
Round 8 [01 May 05] L 10-14 v Raiders (H)
Round 9 [08 May 05] L 2-32 v Roosters (A)
Round 10 [15 May 05] L 16-32 v Tigers (H)
Round 11 [21 May 05] L 16-18 v Dragons (H)
Round 12 Knights bye
Round 13 [05 Jun 05] L 16-34 v Broncos (H)
Round 14 [11 Jun 05] L 0-50 v Eels (H)
Round 15 [19 Jun 05] L 26-48 v Sea Eagles (A)
Round 16 [25 Jun 05] W 28-24 v Panthers (A)
Round 17 [02 Jul 05] L 14-28 v Roosters (H)
Round 18 [10 Jul 05] W 22-18 v Cowboys (H)
Round 19 [17 Jul 05] L 26-30 v Sharks (A)
Round 20 [23 Jul 05] W 16-10 v Eels (A)
Round 21 [30 Jul 05] W 37-18 v Storm (H)
Round 22 [06 Aug 05] W 28-13 v Bulldogs (A)
Round 23 [14 Aug 05] W 22-14 v Sea Eagles (H)
Round 24 [20 Aug 05] W 16-4 v Warriors (A)
Round 25 [27 Aug 05] W 44-14 v Sharks (H)
Round 26 [04 Sep 05] L 28-36 v Dragons (A)

Player record for this season. Click player name for player profile

Player	P	T	G	FG	Pts
Daniel Abraham	5 (1)	1	0	0	4
Riley Brown	7 (6)	0	0	0	0
Danny Buderus	16 (1)	3	0	0	12
Dane Campbell	6	0	6	0	12
George Carmont	20 (1)	9	0	0	36
Dustin Cooper	13 (4)	3	0	0	12
Kurt Gidley	10 (2)	3	5	0	22
Matthew Gidley	12	2	0	0	8
Craig Hall	4	0	0	0	0
Kurt Hancock	1 (1)	0	0	0	0
Mark Hughes	5	0	0	0	0
Andrew Johns	16	3	54	1	121
Matthew Kennedy	8 (6)	0	0	0	0
Todd Lowrie	14 (5)	1	0	0	4
Blake Mueller	10 (9)	0	0	0	0
Jarrod Mullen	8 (1)	2	0	0	8
Clint Newton	15 (1)	5	0	0	20
Josh Perry	8 (3)	1	0	0	4
Andrew Price	2 (2)	0	0	0	0
Luke Quigley	16 (7)	1	0	0	4
Anthony Quinn	19	8	0	0	32
Kirk Reynoldson	7	0	0	0	0
Trent Salkeld	17	10	0	0	40
David Seage	5	0	0	0	0
Steve Simpson	21	4	0	0	16
Craig Smith	22 (1)	1	0	0	4
Kade Snowden	6 (5)	0	0	0	0
Reegan Tanner	24	2	2	0	12
Milton Thaiday	14	7	0	0	28
Brad Tighe	20 (2)	12	2	0	52
Daniel Tolar	20 (19)	1	0	0	4
Matthew White	10 (10)	0	0	0	0
Steve Witt	3	1	0	0	4
Adam Woolnough	20 (5)	1	0	0	4
Brendan Worth	6 (6)	1	0	0	4
35 players used

Appearances in brackets denote games off interchange/repl bench

Crowd Information:
Total: Games 24 - 394653 (Average: 16,444)
Home: Games 12 - 221628 (Average: 18,469)
Away: Games 12 - 173025 (Average: 14,419)

Leading Point Scorers:
121: Andrew Johns (16)
52: Brad Tighe (20)
40: Trent Salkeld (17)
36: George Carmont (20)
32: Anthony Quinn (19)

Leading Try Scorers:
12: Brad Tighe (20)
10: Trent Salkeld (17)
9: George Carmont (20)
8: Anthony Quinn (19)
7: Milton Thaiday (14)
5: Clint Newton (15)
4: Steve Simpson (21)
3: Danny Buderus (16), Dustin Cooper (13), Kurt Gidley (10), Andrew Johns (16)
2: Matthew Gidley (12), Jarrod Mullen (8), Reegan Tanner (24)
1: Daniel Abraham (5), Todd Lowrie (14), Josh Perry (8), Luke Quigley (16), Craig Smith (22), Daniel Tolar (20), Steve Witt (3), Adam Woolnough (20), Brendan Worth (6)

Leading Goal Scorers:
54: Andrew Johns (16)
6: Dane Campbell (6)
5: Kurt Gidley (10)
2: Reegan Tanner (24)
2: Brad Tighe (20)

Numbers in brackets denote appearances

2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
Newcastle Knights

Draw, results and other info.

2005 NRL Telstra Premiership Newcastle Knights

Draw, results and other info.

2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
Newcastle Knights