2018 Newcastle Knights season
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
9 March 1 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles McDonald Jones Stadium , Newcastle 19-18 K. Ponga , S. Griffin , L. Fitzgibbon K. Ponga ( 3/3 ) , M. Pearce ( FG ) 23,516
18 March 2 Canberra Raiders GIO Stadium , Canberra 30-28 L. Fitzgibbon , A. Guerra , S. Mata'utia , T. Moga , C. Watson K. Ponga ( 5/6 ) 12,626
25 March 3 Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium , Sydney 8-38 A. Guerra K. Ponga ( 2/3 ) 15,153
1 April 4 St. George Illawarra Dragons WIN Stadium , Wollongong 12-30 T. Moga , C. Heighington K. Ponga ( 2/2 ) 18,589
7 April 5 Brisbane Broncos McDonald Jones Stadium , Newcastle 15-10 L. Fitzgibbon , D. Saifiti K. Ponga ( 3/3 ) , M. Pearce ( FG ) 21,969
13 April 6 Melbourne Storm AAMI Park , Melbourne 14-40 K. Sio ( 2 ) , L. Fitzgibbon K. Ponga ( 1/3 ) 12,386
21 April 7 Wests Tigers Scully Park , Tamworth 22-20 K. Sio ( 3 ) , S. Kenny-Dowall , M. Pearce K. Ponga ( 1/5 ) 10,082
27 April 8 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Lottoland , Manly 18-12 S. Griffin , N. Ross , C. Watson K. Sio ( 3/4 ) 5,715
4 May 9 South Sydney Rabbitohs McDonald Jones Stadium , Newcastle 18-36 S. Kenny-Dowall ( 2 ) , S. Mata'utai , L. Fitzgibbon K. Sio ( 1/4 ) 22,718
11 May 10 Penrith Panthers McDonald Jones Stadium , Newcastle 18-29 K. Ponga , N. Ross , C. Watson B. Lamb ( 2/2 ) , K. Sio ( 1/1 ) 14,801
19 May 11 Gold Coast Titans Cbus Super Stadium , Robina 26-33 H. Ese'ese , S. Mata'utia , K. Ponga , K. Sio B. Lamb ( 5/5 ) 11,008
27 May 12 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks McDonald Jones Stadium , Newcastle 10-48 L. Fitzgibbon , S. Mata'utia K. Sio ( 1/1 ) , K. Ponga ( 0/1 ) 20,913
2 June 13 Parramatta Eels ANZ Stadium , Sydney 30-4 J. Cogger , S. Mata'utia , D. Saifiti , K. Sio , C. Watson K. Ponga ( 5/6 ) 7,719
9 June 14 Sydney Roosters McDonald Jones Stadium , Newcastle 16-18 S. Mata'utia , K. Ponga K. Ponga ( 4/4 ) 18,029
17 June 15 Melbourne Storm McDonald Jones Stadium , Newcastle 10-28 K. Ponga , K. Sio K. Ponga ( 1/2 ) 14,803
30 June 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs McDonald Jones Stadium , Newcastle 16-36 C. Watson ( 2 ) , H. Ese'ese K. Sio ( 2/3 ) 17,755
13 July 18 Parramatta Eels McDonald Jones Stadium , Newcastle 18-16 C. Watson , S. Kenny-Dowall , M. Pearce K. Sio ( 3/4 ) 15,860
21 July 19 Gold Coast Titans McDonald Jones Stadium , Newcastle 30-24 M. Barnett ( 2 ) , N. Meaney , L. Fitzgibbon , S. Kenny-Dowall K. Sio ( 5/6 ) 14,095
27 July 20 North Queensland Cowboys 1300SMILES Stadium , Townsville 18-20 L. Fitzgibbon ( 2 ) , A. Guerra K. Sio ( 3/4 ) 11,709
Fixtures -- Regular Season
The 2018 Newcastle Knights season was the 31st in the club's history. Coached by Nathan Brown and co-captained by Jamie Buhrer and Mitchell Pearce, they competed in the NRL's 2018 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season in 11th place (out of 16).