2009 Newcastle Knights season
| 2009 Newcastle Knights season | ||||
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The 2009 Bulldogs.
Season summary
The Knights won 9 consecutive games at
Bulldogs, St. George Illawarra and the Gold Coast
with 14 points. However, during the representative season, the Knights struggled and went through a bad period of 7 losses in 11 games, the last three losses were recorded after news broke of Smith's departure from the club. With Stone in charge, the Knights won 3 of their last 4 games to secure 7th place and a finals berth for the first time since 2006.
Match results
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | Date | Crowd |
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| 1 |  Gold Coast Titans |
Lost | 20-34 | Skilled Park | Sunday, March 15 | 16,203 |
| 2 | Cronulla Sharks |
Won | 24-12 | Toyota Stadium | Monday, March 23 | 11,148 |
| 3 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Lost | 12-22 | Bluetongue Stadium | Sunday, March 29 | 15,227 |
| 4 | Manly Sea Eagles |
Won | 26-12 | EnergyAustralia Stadium | Sunday, April 5 | 15,324 |
| 5 |  New Zealand Warriors |
Won | 24-22 | EnergyAustralia Stadium | Sunday, April 12 | 13,626 |
| 6 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |
Won | 24-18 | WIN Jubilee Stadium | Saturday, April 18 | 14,477 |
| 7 |  Wests Tigers |
Lost | 24-26 | Campbelltown Stadium | Sunday, April 26 | 17,898 |
| 8 |  Brisbane Broncos |
Won | 28-12 | EnergyAustralia Stadium | Saturday, May 2 | 18,154 |
| 9 | Gold Coast Titans |
Won | 23-18 | EnergyAustralia Stadium | Sunday, May 10 | 11,258 |
| 10 |  Sydney Roosters |
Won | 38-6 | Sydney Football Stadium | Saturday, May 16 | 8,611 |
| 11 |  North Queensland Cowboys |
Lost | 10-36 | Dairy Farmers Stadium | Monday, May 25 | 11,892 |
| 12 | Bulldogs |
Won | 22-14 | EnergyAustralia Stadium | Sunday, May 31 | 18,322 |
| 13 |  Parramatta Eels |
Lost | 18-20 | EnergyAustralia Stadium | Sunday, June 7 | 18,085 |
| 14 | New Zealand Warriors |
Lost | 0-13 | Mt. Smart Stadium | Friday, June 12 | 14,255 |
| 15 | BYE | |||||
| 16 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Won | 25-20 | EnergyAustralia Stadium | Monday, June 29 | 14,204 |
| 17 |  Melbourne Storm |
Lost | 14-18 | Olympic Park | Saturday, July 4 | 9,041 |
| 18 |  Canberra Raiders |
Won | 23-4 | EnergyAustralia Stadium | Saturday, July 11 | 15,355 |
| 19 | BYE | |||||
| 20 | Manly Sea Eagles |
Lost | 20-44 | Bluetongue Stadium | Friday, July 24 | 15,857 |
| 21 | Sydney Roosters |
Lost | 18-30 | EnergyAustralia Stadium | Saturday, August 1 | 15,112 |
| 22 | Parramatta Eels |
Lost | 8-40 | Parramatta Stadium | Sunday, August 9 | 17,669 |
| 23 | Melbourne Storm |
Won | 26-14 | EnergyAustralia Stadium | Monday, August 17 | 13,580 |
| 24 | North Queensland Cowboys |
Won | 32-26 | EnergyAustralia Stadium | Saturday, August 22 | 15,408 |
| 25 | Canberra Raiders |
Lost | 14-30 | Canberra Stadium | Monday, August 31 | 9,400 |
| 26 |  Penrith Panthers |
Won | 35-0 | EnergyAustralia Stadium | Sunday, September 6 | 22,152 |
| QF | Bulldogs |
Lost | 12-26 | ANZ Stadium | Saturday, September 12 | 21,369 |
NRL Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| 1 | St. George Illawarra Dragons
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24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 548 | 329 | +219 | 38 |
| 2 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
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24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 575 | 428 | +147 | 381 |
| 3 | Gold Coast Titans
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24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 514 | 467 | +47 | 36 |
| 4 | Melbourne Storm
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24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 505 | 348 | +157 | 33 |
| 5 |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
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24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 549 | 459 | +90 | 32 |
| 6 | Brisbane Broncos
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24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 511 | 566 | −55 | 32 |
| 7 |  Newcastle Knights
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24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 508 | 491 | +17 | 30 |
| 8 | Parramatta Eels
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24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 476 | 473 | +3 | 29 |
| 9 | Wests Tigers
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24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 558 | 483 | +75 | 28 |
| 10 | South Sydney Rabbitohs
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24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 566 | 549 | +17 | 27 |
| 11 |  Penrith Panthers
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24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 515 | 589 | −74 | 27 |
| 12 | North Queensland Cowboys
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24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 558 | 474 | +84 | 26 |
| 13 | Canberra Raiders
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24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 489 | 520 | −31 | 22 |
| 14 | New Zealand Warriors
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24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 377 | 565 | −188 | 20 |
| 15 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
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24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 359 | 568 | −209 | 14 |
| 16 | Sydney Roosters
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24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 382 | 681 | −299 | 14 |
1 The Bulldogs were deducted 2 competition points after an interchange breach in Round 2.
2009 Squad
| Newcastle Knights 2009 Full-time Squad | ||||||||||
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| Player | Position | DOB (Age) | Height | Weight | Junior Club | Previous Club(s) | ||||
| Cameron Ciraldo | 
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Second Row, Lock | 30/10/1984 (24) | 197 cm | 103 kg | Menai | Cronulla Sharks
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| Ben Cross |
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Prop | 06/12/1978 (30) | 190 cm | 110 kg | Batemans Bay | Canberra Raiders, Melbourne Storm | |||
Isaac de Gois
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Hooker | 24/12/1984 (24) | 180 cm | 85 kg | All Saints Liverpool | Cronulla Sharks, Wests Tigers
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| Scott Dureau |
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Halfback | 29/07/1986 (23) | 173 cm | 82 kg | Port Macquarie Sharks | Nil | |||
| Joel Edwards |
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Prop, Second Row | Cessnock Goannas | Nil | ||||||
Richard Fa'aoso
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Prop, Second Row | 08/05/1984 (25) | 182 cm | 104 kg | North Aspley | Penrith Panthers, Sydney Roosters, Parramatta Eels | |||
| Jimmy Fawcett |
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Fullback | 21/04/1988 (21) | 191 cm | 86 kg | Umina Bunnies | Canterbury Bulldogs
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| Kurt Gidley (C) (GK) |
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Fullback, 5/8 | 07/07/1982 (27) | 178 cm | 89 kg | Wests Newcastle | Nil | |||
| Matt Hilder |
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Lock, Hooker | 30/04/1982 (27) | 184 cm | 94 kg | Cronulla Caringbah | Cronulla Sharks, Gold Coast Titans
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| Chris Houston |
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Second Row, Lock | 15/02/1985 (24) | 193 cm | 106 kg | Narooma | St George Illawarra Dragons
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| Marvin Karawana | 
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Hooker, Lock | 30/07/1986 (23) | 181 cm | 98 kg | Wainui Lions | Canterbury Bulldogs
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| Keith Lulia | 
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Centre, Wing | 17/06/1987 (22) | 190 cm | 97 kg | Port Kembla | St George Illawarra Dragons
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| Adam MacDougall |
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Centre, Wing | 08/05/1975 (34) | 183 cm | 95 kg | Harbord Diggers | Sydney Roosters, South Sydney | |||
| Luke MacDougall |
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Centre, Wing | 05/02/1982 (27) | 183 cm | 94 kg | Cronulla Caringbah | St George Illawarra Dragons
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| Shannon McDonnell |
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Fullback, Wing | - | Wests Tigers | ||||||
| James McManus | 
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Wing, Centre | 15/01/1986 (24) | 186 cm | 91 kg | Palmerston Raiders | Nil | |||
| Constantine Mika |
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Second Row, Lock | 14/09/1989 (19) | 183 cm | 98 kg | - | New Zealand Warriors | |||
| Jarrod Mullen |
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5/8, Halfback | 09/04/1987 (22) | 179 cm | 88 kg | Taree Panthers, Wests Newcastle, Old Bar Pirates | Nil | |||
| Wes Naiqama | 
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Centre, Wing, Fullback | 19/10/1982 (26) | 184 cm | 95 kg | Arncliffe Scots | St George Illawarra Dragons
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| Tim Natusch |
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Prop | 03/07/1986 (23) | 184 cm | 108 kg | Wellington (NZ) | Nil | |||
| George Ndaira | 
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Hooker | 22/02/1985 (23) | 175 cm | 88 kg | Arncliffe Scots | St George Illawarra Dragons, Sydney Roosters, South Sydney Rabbitohs
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| Cory Paterson |
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Second Row, Lock | 14/07/1987 (22) | 195 cm | 107 kg | South Perth Lions | Nil | |||
| Ben Rogers |
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5/8, Lock | 26/04/1985 (24) | 184 cm | 92 kg | St Dominics | St George Illawarra Dragons, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Penrith Panthers
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| Junior Sa'u | 
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Centre | 18/04/1987 (22) | 173 cm | 102 kg | Logan Brothers | Canberra Raiders | |||
| Steve Simpson |
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Second Row | 27/09/1979 (29) | 191 cm | 103 kg | Singleton Greyhounds | Nil | |||
| Zeb Taia |
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Lock, Second Row | 11/10/1984 (24) | 185 cm | 106 kg | St Clair Comets | Parramatta Eels | |||
| Mark Taufua |
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Second Row, Prop | 24/10/1981 (27) | 187 cm | 104 kg | Woodberry Warriors | Nil | |||
| Daniel Tolar |
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Prop, Second Row | 11/04/1982 (27) | 188 cm | 103 kg | Central Charlestown | Nil | |||
| Sione Tovo |
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Prop | 19/07/1988 (21) | 178 cm | 110 kg | Mascot Jets
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South Sydney Rabbitohs | |||
| Akuila Uate |
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Wing | 6/10/1987 (21) | 185 cm | 94 kg | Woy Woy | Nil | |||
| Cooper Vuna |
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Wing, Centre | 05/07/1987 (22) | 194 cm | 103 kg | Otahuhu Leopards | New Zealand Warriors | |||
| Danny Wicks |
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Prop | 05/12/1985 (23) | 190 cm | 124 kg | Grafton Ghosts | St George Illawarra Dragons
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