2012 Newcastle Knights season

Updated on Dec 17, 2024

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NRL Rank 12th CEO Matthew Gidley Captain Kurt Gidley		Points scored For: 448; Against: 488 Coach Wayne Bennett

2012 record Wins: 10; Draws: 0; Losses: 14

The 2012 Newcastle Knights season was the 25th in the club's history. Coached by Wayne Bennett and captained by Kurt Gidley, they competed in the NRL's 2012 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 12th (out of 16).

Milestones

Round 1: Darius Boyd made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

Round 1: Adam Cuthbertson made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

Round 1: Alex McKinnon made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

Round 3: Matt Hilder kicked his 1st goal for the club.

Round 4: Alex McKinnon scored his 1st try for the club.

Round 4: Timana Tahu played his 100th game for the club.

Round 6: Tyrone Roberts kicked his 1st goal for the club, which was also his 1st career goal.

Round 8: Kurt Gidley scored his 1000th point for the club, which was also his 1000th career point.

Round 8: Willie Mason made his debut for the club, after previously playing for RC Toulonnais.

Round 10: Chris Adams made his NRL debut for the club.

Round 10: James McManus played his 100th game for the club, which was also his 100th career game.

Round 12: Tyrone Roberts scored his 1st try for the club, which was also his 1st career try.

Round 13: Chris Houston played his 100th career game.

Round 14: Dane Gagai made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Brisbane Broncos and scored his 1st try for the club.

Round 14: Willie Mason scored his 1st try for the club.

Round 17: Kevin Naiqama scored his 1st try for the club, which was also his 1st career try.

Round 18: Kyle O'Donnell made his NRL debut for the club.

Round 19: Robbie Rochow made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Melbourne Storm.

Round 19: Zeb Taia played his 100th career game.

Round 21: Darius Boyd scored his 1st try for the club.

Round 21: Robbie Rochow scored his 1st try for the club, which was also his 1st career try.

Round 25: Timana Tahu scored his 88th try for the club, breaking Adam MacDougall's record of 87 tries as the highest ever try-scorer for the Knights.

Round 25: Zeb Taia played his 100th game for the club.

Round 26: Neville Costigan played his 150th career game.