List of Newcastle Knights records

Newcastle Knights Club Records

General Records

Year Entered Premiership: 1988

First Match: March 5, 1988 - Lost 4-28 v Parramatta Eels, Newcastle International Sports Centre

Home Ground: McDonald Jones Stadium (formerly known as Newcastle International Sports Centre, Marathon Stadium, EnergyAustralia Stadium, Ausgrid Stadium and Hunter Stadium)

Capacity: 33,000

First Grade Premierships: 2 - 1997 (ARL), 2001

Finals Series: 17 - 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024

Wooden Spoons: 4 - 2005, 2015, 2016, 2017 2025

Top Home Attendances:

Top Attendance:

Individual Records

Career

Most First Grade Games

• 257, Danny Buderus (1997–2008, 2012–2013)
• 251, Kurt Gidley (2001–2015)
• 249, Andrew Johns (1993–2007)
• 229, Tony Butterfield (1988–2000)
• 223, Robbie O'Davis (1992–2004)
• 221, Matt Gidley (1996–2006)
• 216, Dane Gagai (2012-2017, 2022- Present)
• 216, Steve Simpson (1999–2010)
• 211, Jarrod Mullen (2005–2016)
• 190, Bill Peden (1994–2002)
• 188, Marc Glanville (1988–1997)

Most Points For Club

• 2,176 (80 tries, 917 goals, 22 field goals), Andrew Johns (1993–2007)
• 1,228 (80 tries, 452 goals, 4 field goals), Kurt Gidley (2001–2015)
• 636 (49 tries, 220 goals), Kalyn Ponga (2018–)
• 440 (110 tries), Akuila Uate (2008–2016)
• 410 (21 tries, 163 goals), Tyrone Roberts (2011–2015)
• 403 (78 tries, 45 goals, 1 field goal), Robbie O'Davis (1992–2004)

Most Tries For Club

• 110, Akuila Uate (2008–2016)
• 93, Timana Tahu (1999–2004, 2012–2014)
• 87, Adam MacDougall (1997–2003, 2007 –2011)
• 80, Andrew Johns (1993–2007)
• 80, Kurt Gidley (2001–2015)
• 78, Robbie O'Davis (1992–2004)
• 72, James McManus (2007–2015)
• 68, Matt Gidley (1996–2006)
• 66, Mark Hughes (1997–2005)
• 65, Darren Albert (1996–2001)

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Season

Most Points

Most Tries in a Single Season

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Match

Most Points in a Match

Most Tries in a Match

Most Goals in a Match

Player of the year (Danny Buderus Medal)

Club Records

Alltime Wins & Losses Record

Note: 28 of the 800 games were in the finals (13 wins, 15 losses)

Last updated on 5 October 2020. Stats accurate by the end of the 2020 NRL season.

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Biggest Wins

Highest Scores

Biggest Losses

Highest Scores Conceded

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Streaks

Longest Winning Streaks:

• 11 (25 August 2001 to 19 April 2002)
• 10 (2 July 2023 to 10 September 2023)
• 9 (11 March 1995 to 7 May 1995)
• 8 (9 June 1990 to 29 July 1990)
• 8 (25 March 2001 to 19 May 2001)

Longest Home Win Streaks:

• 9 (July 27, 2008 to May 31, 2009)
• 8 (March 19, 1995 to July 9, 1995)

Longest Losing Streaks:

• 19 (April 16, 2016 to March 5, 2017)
• 13 (March 13, 2005 to June 19, 2005)
• 8 (May 21, 2017 to July 21, 2017)
• 7 (June 16, 1991 to July 28, 1991)
• 7 (July 17, 1994 to August 26, 1994)
• 7 (July 16, 2007 to August 24, 2007)
• 7 (April 18, 2014 to June 24, 2014)
• 7 (March 18, 2017 to April 29, 2017)

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Comebacks

Biggest Comeback Trailed an 18-point deficit.

• Trailed Parramatta Eels 18-0 after 18 minutes to win 28-20 at SFS (September 7, 1997)
• Trailed Brisbane Broncos 22-4 after 44 minutes to win 26-22 at Marathon Stadium (June 4, 2000)
• Trailed Cronulla Sharks 18-0 after 38 minutes to win 31-18 at Remondis Stadium (July 13, 2014)

Worst Collapse Surrendered a 24-point lead.

• Led Wests Tigers 24-0 after 26 minutes to lose 36-32 at Campbelltown Stadium (August 11, 2001)

Home Crowds 1988-2022

1996: 10 home games played due to Cronulla's forfeit in Round 1 during the Super League strike.

1998: 26,482 at home final vs. Sydney City

2000: 20,597 at home final vs. Melbourne

2001: 22,061 at home final vs. Sydney Roosters

2002: 21,051 at home final vs. St. George Illawarra

2006: 23,752 at home final vs. Manly

2020: Due to the COVID-19 crisis, not all home crowd figures were available for corresponding season

2021: Due to the COVID-19 crisis in NSW, only 9 games were played at McDonald Jones Stadium as the competition was moved to Queensland

Representatives

Awards and achievements