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Tue May 15, 2007
Source: www.newcastleknights.com.auJarrod Mullen headlines a list of four Newcastle Knights selected in the New South Wales team for next week's State of Origin series opener at Suncorp Stadium.
The former Australian Schoolboy and New South Wales Under 19s representative has been at the centre of selection speculation for the last three weeks but says he didn't rate himself a chance when he wasn't picked for Country Origin.
"I honestly thought selectors weren't interested," Mullen said.
"There's been a lot of talk over the last few weeks but I've been ignoring it to focus on my job with the Knights.
"Since Joey retired we've been busy planning for the future and there's a lot of experienced half backs running around that I thought would be picked ahead of me.
"This is a dream come true. It's the reason young blokes play football."The Newcastle half back will be joined by his club and state captain Danny Buderus, Knights back rower, Steve Simpson and in-form Newcastle fullback, Kurt Gidley who has been pressuring selectors all season with constant "man of the match" performances.
The Prime Ministers XIII and Country Origin representative says he's still coming to terms with his selection.
"I've seen my brother and other team mates head into camp and always hoped one day I would get my chance but nothing prepared me for this," Gidley said.
"I had a taste of Origin football two years ago when Phil Gould selected me as 18th man but to be named in the top 17 is unbelievable."The four former Newcastle juniors make up one of the greatest representative contributions in the club's 20 year history and will join their Origin team mates in camp tomorrow morning.
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www.newcastleknights.com.auTue February 27, 2007
Source: www.newcastleknights.com.auNewcastle Coach, Brian Smith has announced a five-man leadership group for the Knights 20th Crusade.
Prime Ministers XIII representatives, Adam Woolnough and Jarrod Mullen will join senior players, Danny Buderus, Steve Simpson and Andrew Johns to form the five-person group.
"They'll be responsible for a range of leadership issues, including liaising with referees and management and communicating regularly with their team mates," said Brian Smith.
Former International, Andrew Johns will be team captain.
"The team captaincy issue was resolved after talking to Andrew about what he hopes to achieve out of the season," Smith said.
Johns said:
"The way the captaincy has been structured will take a lot of the pressure off me.
"Steve and Danny in particular will share a lot of the leadership responsibilities allowing me to concentrate on leading the team on the field.
"It's ultimately the coach's call and Brian wanted me to be Captain."Smith added:
"Something seemed wrong about the idea of having the world's best player and organiser not captain of the football team."Smith said Woolnough and Mullen's selection follows a successful trial in Darwin last weekend.
"Their leadership qualities became obvious in the Top End by the way they carried themselves both on and off the field."Meanwhile, Johns has been named for this weekend's trial against the Sharks in Cessnock.
Brian Smith will trial an extended squad for the Newcastle Knights final hit out before the season proper begins on March 18 against the Bulldogs.
Supporters travelling to Cessnock are urged to pre-purchase tickets. While Baddley Park has an 8,000 capacity, there are only two ticket windows available.
Tickets can be purchased from the Knights Kingdom Supporters Store at EnergyAustralia Stadium or the Cessnock Supporters Club.
KNIGHTS v SHARKS
Baddley Park, Cessnock
NRL Trial
Saturday 3 March, 2007
FIRST GRADE
Coach: Brian Smith
1. Kurt Gidley
2. James McManus
3. George Carmont
4. Adam MacDougall
5. Akuila Uate
6. Jarrod Mullen
7. Andrew Johns (c)
8. Josh Perry
9. Luke Quigley
10. Adam Woolnough
11. Steve Simpson
12. Cory Paterson
13. Daniel Abraham
Interchange:
14. Matthew White
15. Daniel Tolar
16. Mitchell Sargent
17. Clint Newton
18. Terrence Seu Seu
KNIGHTS v SHARKS
Baddley Park, Cessnock
NRL Trial
Saturday 3 March, 2007
Premier League
Coach: Trent Robinson
1. Milton Thaiday
2. Aaron Hartman
3. Paul Franze
4. Brad Tighe
5. Todd Polglase
6. Marvin Karawana
7. Scott Dureau
8. Tim Natusch
9. Riley Brown
10. Jesse Royal
11. Willie Tupou
12. Hanan Laban
13. Kirk Reynoldson
Interchange:
14. Reegan Tanner
15. Luke Davico
16. Kade Snowden
17. Sam Wooden
18. Michael Young
19. Williw Poleo
20. Nathan Hinton
21. Brendan Hunt
Unavailable
Chris Bailey
Danny Buderus
Trent Salkeld
David Seage
Mark Tafua
Larry Tafua
Luke Walsh
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 2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
Newcastle Knights
12 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 1 [15 Mar 08] W 30-14 v Raiders (H). [LK]
[View] Round 10 [18 May 08] L 26-38 v Tigers (H). [SR]
[View] Round 12 [31 May 08] L 16-18 v Warriors (H). [PR]
[View] Round 14 [16 Jun 08] W 30-18 v Cowboys (A). [PR]
[View] Round 15 [22 Jun 08] L 14-16 v Roosters (H). [SR]
[View] Round 16 [28 Jun 08] L 12-28 v Sea Eagles (A). [PR]
[View] Round 17 [05 Jul 08] L 16-24 v Dragons (H). [SR]
[View] Round 21 [04 Aug 08] W 32-12 v Eels (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [11 Aug 08] W 32-12 v Gold Coast (A). [SR]
[View] Round 23 [17 Aug 08] L 18-38 v Raiders (A). [SR]
[View] Round 25 [30 Aug 08] W 17-16 v Storm (H). [SR]
[View] Round 26 [05 Sep 08] L 2-24 v Broncos (A). [SR]
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2007 State of Origin
New South Wales Origin
3 games; [View] Origin [13 Jun 07] L 6-10 v QLD Origin (H). [SR]
[View] Origin [23 May 07] L 18-25 v QLD Origin (A). [BE]
[View] Origin [04 Jul 07] W 18-4 v QLD Origin (A). [BE]
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership
Newcastle Knights
19 games; 4 tries, 16 points.
[View] Round 1 [18 Mar 07] W 25-24 v Bulldogs (H). [SR]
[View] Round 2 [23 Mar 07] W 16-12 v Dragons (A). [SR]
[View] Round 3 [02 Apr 07] L 18-48 v Raiders (A). [SR]
[View] Round 4 [07 Apr 07] L 12-22 v Storm (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t (18th)
[View] Round 5 [15 Apr 07] W 23-22 v Rabbitohs (A). [SR]
[View] Round 6 [22 Apr 07] L 16-20 v Broncos (H). [SR]
[View] Round 7 [30 Apr 07] W 20-16 v Sharks (H). [SR]
[View] Round 8 [06 May 07] L 16-30 v Bulldogs (A). [SR]
[View] Round 9 [12 May 07] W 24-18 v Warriors (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 12 [02 Jun 07] W 22-18 v Roosters (A). [SR]
[View] Round 14 [18 Jun 07] W 22-18 v Raiders (H). [SR]
[View] Round 15 [23 Jun 07] L 22-28 v Gold Coast (A). [SR]
[View] Round 17 [09 Jul 07] W 34-10 v Eels (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 18 [16 Jul 07] L 0-44 v Storm (A). [SR]
[View] Round 19 [21 Jul 07] L 17-20 v Roosters (H). [SR]
[View] Round 20 [28 Jul 07] L 10-52 v Warriors (A). [SR]
[View] Round 21 [03 Aug 07] L 4-20 v Dragons (H). [PR]
[View] Round 23 [19 Aug 07] L 12-46 v Panthers (H). [PR]
[View] Round 25 [31 Aug 07] W 26-24 v Tigers (A). [SR]
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2007 International Test Matches
Australia Kangaroos
1 games; [View] Bundaberg Rum Test [20 Apr 07] W 30-6 v New Zealand (H). [BE]
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2006 State of Origin
New South Wales Origin
3 games; [View] Origin [24 May 06] W 17-16 v QLD Origin (H). [BE]
[View] Origin [14 Jun 06] L 6-30 v QLD Origin (A). [SR]
[View] Origin [05 Jul 06] L 14-16 v QLD Origin. [BE]
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
Newcastle Knights
22 games; 5 tries, 20 points.
[View] Round 1 [11 Mar 06] W 25-6 v Eels (H). [SR]
[View] Round 2 [19 Mar 06] W 70-32 v Raiders (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t (73rd)
[View] Round 3 [24 Mar 06] W 46-22 v Bulldogs (H). [SR]
[View] Round 4 [02 Apr 06] L 22-26 v Warriors (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 5 [08 Apr 06] W 54-6 v Dragons (A). [SR]
[View] Round 6 [16 Apr 06] L 16-18 v Cowboys (H). [SR]
[View] Round 7 [22 Apr 06] L 6-52 v Storm (A). [SR]
[View] Round 8 [30 Apr 06] W 24-18 v Rabbitohs (A). [SR]
[View] Round 9 [07 May 06] W 32-30 v Broncos (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [14 May 06] W 18-16 v Tigers (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 13 [03 Jun 06] L 22-38 v Bulldogs (A). [SR]
[View] Round 15 [18 Jun 06] L 18-30 v Warriors (A). [SR]
[View] Round 16 [24 Jun 06] L 16-26 v Sharks (H). [SR]
[View] Round 18 [08 Jul 06] L 12-46 v Eels (A). [SR]
[View] Round 19 [16 Jul 06] L 16-24 v Storm (H). [SR]
[View] Round 20 [22 Jul 06] W 24-18 v Rabbitohs (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 21 [28 Jul 06] W 22-18 v Sharks (A). [SR]
[View] Round 22 [06 Aug 06] W 32-18 v Roosters (A). [SR]
[View] Round 23 [11 Aug 06] L 14-16 v Sea Eagles (H). [PR]
[View] Round 24 [19 Aug 06] W 19-12 v Cowboys (A). [SR]
[View] Round 25 [26 Aug 06] W 40-4 v Panthers (H). [SR]
[View] Finals Week One [08 Sep 06] W 25-18 v Sea Eagles (H). [SR]
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2006 International Test Matches
Australia Kangaroos
1 games; [View] Bundaberg Rum Test [05 May 06] W 50-12 v New Zealand (H). [BE]
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2005 State of Origin
New South Wales Origin
3 games; [View] Origin [25 May 05] L 20-24 v QLD Origin (A). [BE]
[View] Origin [15 Jun 05] W 32-22 v QLD Origin (H). [PR]
[View] Origin [06 Jul 05] W 32-10 v QLD Origin (A). [PR]
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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
Newcastle Knights
21 games; 4 tries, 16 points.
[View] Round 1 [13 Mar 05] L 10-48 v Storm (A). [SR]
[View] Round 2 [19 Mar 05] L 14-39 v Raiders (A). [SR]
[View] Round 4 [02 Apr 05] L 18-52 v Cowboys (A). [PR]
[View] Round 5 [10 Apr 05] L 12-37 v Souths (A). [PR]
[View] Round 6 [17 Apr 05] L 26-30 v Warriors (H). [SR]
[View] Round 7 [24 Apr 05] L 20-24 v Bulldogs (H). [SR]
[View] Round 8 [01 May 05] L 10-14 v Raiders (H). [SR]
[View] Round 9 [08 May 05] L 2-32 v Roosters (A). [SR]
[View] Round 10 [15 May 05] L 16-32 v Tigers (H). [SR]
[View] Round 13 [05 Jun 05] L 16-34 v Broncos (H). [SR]
[View] Round 15 [19 Jun 05] L 26-48 v Sea Eagles (A). [SR]
[View] Round 16 [25 Jun 05] W 28-24 v Panthers (A). [PR]
[View] Round 18 [10 Jul 05] W 22-18 v Cowboys (H). [SR]
[View] Round 19 [17 Jul 05] L 26-30 v Sharks (A). [SR] 8 Pts; 2t (4th, 17th)
[View] Round 20 [23 Jul 05] W 16-10 v Eels (A). [SR]
[View] Round 21 [30 Jul 05] W 37-18 v Storm (H). [SR]
[View] Round 22 [06 Aug 05] W 28-13 v Bulldogs (A). [SR]
[View] Round 23 [14 Aug 05] W 22-14 v Sea Eagles (H). [SR]
[View] Round 24 [20 Aug 05] W 16-4 v Warriors (A). [SR]
[View] Round 25 [27 Aug 05] W 44-14 v Sharks (H). [SR]
[View] Round 26 [04 Sep 05] L 28-36 v Dragons (A). [SR] 8 Pts; 2t (4th, 61st)
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2004 NRL Telstra Premiership
Newcastle Knights
1 games; [View] Round 1 [12 Mar 04] W 20-14 v Panthers (A). [SR]
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Simpson, Steve
