• Source: 2013 Newcastle Knights season

The 2013 Newcastle Knights season was the 26th in the club's history. Coached by Wayne Bennett and captained by Kurt Gidley, they competed in the NRL's 2013 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season in 7th place (out of 16), thus reaching the finals. The Knights then came within one match of the grand final but were knocked out by eventual premiers, the Sydney Roosters.




Milestones


Round 1: Beau Scott made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the St. George Illawarra Dragons.
Round 1: Jeremy Smith made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
Round 1: Travis Waddell made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Canberra Raiders.
Round 3: David Fa'alogo made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Huddersfield Giants.
Round 3: Korbin Sims made his NRL debut for the club.
Round 4: Adam Cuthbertson scored his 1st try for the club.
Round 4: Chris Houston played his 100th game for the club.
Round 5: Jarrod Mullen played his 150th game for the club, which was also his 150th career game.
Round 6: Joseph Leilua made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Sydney Roosters.
Round 7: David Fa'alogo scored his 1st try for the club.
Round 7: James McManus scored his 50th try for the club, which was also his 50th career try.
Round 9: Adam Clydsdale made his NRL debut for the club.
Round 9: Kurt Gidley played his 200th game for the club, which was also his 200th career game.
Round 10: David Fa'alogo played his 150th career game.
Round 10: Joseph Leilua scored his 1st try for the club.
Round 11: Akuila Uate played his 100th game for the club, which was also his 100th career game.
Round 12: Josh Mantellato made his NRL debut for the club, scored his 1st career try and kicked his 1st career goal.
Round 13: Wayne Bennett coached his 670th career game, becoming the most experienced coach ever in the NRL.
Round 14: Craig Gower made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the London Broncos.
Round 16: James McManus scored 4 tries, equalling Darren Albert, Adam MacDougall, Andrew Johns, Cooper Vuna and Akuila Uate's record of most tries scored in a match by 1 player for the Knights.
Round 17: Jeremy Smith played his 150th career game.
Round 19: Craig Gower scored his 1st try for the club.
Round 19: Kade Snowden played his 50th game for the club and scored his 1st try for the club.
Round 21: Neville Costigan played his 50th game for the club.
Round 21: Beau Scott scored his 1st try for the club.
Round 22: Danny Buderus played his 250th game for the club, which was also his 250th career game, breaking Andrew Johns' record of 249 games for most appearances for the Knights.
Round 25: Kurt Gidley kicked his 400th try for the club, which was also his 400th career goal.
Round 26: Danny Buderus kicked his 1st career goal.
Round 26: Jeremy Smith scored his 1st try for the club.
Finals Week 1: Tyrone Roberts played his 50th game for the club, which was also his 50th career game.
Finals Week 2: Matt Hilder played his 200th career game and 100th game for the club.
Finals Week 2: Willie Mason played his 250th career game.




Squad






Transfers and Re-signings






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= Losses

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= Promoted juniors

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= Change of role

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= Re-signings

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Ladder






Jerseys and sponsors


In 2013, the Knights' jerseys were made by ISC and their major sponsor was Hunter Ports.




Fixtures






= Pre-season trials

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= Regular season

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2013 Regular season fixtures




Statistics



29 players used.
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Representative honours



The following players appeared in a representative match in 2013.
Australia

Darius Boyd
Kurt Gidley
Australian Schoolboys

Sione Mata'utia
Cook Islands

Zane Tetevano
Fiji

Kevin Naiqama
Korbin Sims
Rick Stone (coach)
Akuila Uate
Indigenous All Stars

Timana Tahu
Travis Waddell
Italy

Josh Mantellato
Kade Snowden
Junior Kiwis

Joseph Tapine
New South Wales

James McManus
New South Wales City

Adam Cuthbertson
New South Wales Country

Willie Mason
Alex McKinnon
James McManus
Akuila Uate
New South Wales Residents

Adrian Davis
Matt Hilder
Josh Mantellato
Peter Mata'utia
Kevin Naiqama
New South Wales under-16s

Jack Cogger
Brock Lamb
New South Wales under-18s

Sione Mata'utia
NRL All Stars

Wayne Bennett (coach)
Willie Mason
Akuila Uate
Papua New Guinea

Neville Costigan (captain)
Queensland

Darius Boyd
Samoa

David Fa'alogo
Joseph Leilua
Tonga

Siuatonga Likiliki




Individual honours






= Teams and squads

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New South Wales Cup Team of the Year

Josh Mantellato
Peter Mata'utia




= Dally M awards

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Top Try-scorer

James McManus (19 tries)




= Newcastle Knights awards

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Player of the Year

National Rugby League (NRL) Player of the Year: Darius Boyd
New South Wales Cup Player of the Year: Kevin Naiqama
National Youth Competition (NYC) Player of the Year: Adam Clydsdale



Players' Player

National Rugby League (NRL) Players' Player: Danny Buderus
New South Wales Cup Players' Player: Matt Hilder
National Youth Competition (NYC) Players' Player: Jake Mamo



Coach's Award

National Rugby League (NRL) Coach's Award: Robbie Rochow
New South Wales Cup Coach's Award: Mitchell Frei
National Youth Competition (NYC) Coach's Award: Joseph Tapine



Brian Carlson Club-Andrew Johns Medal

Sione Mata'utia




References

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• Derbi Sydney
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