2010 Newcastle Knights season
The 2010 Newcastle Knights season was the 23rd in the club's history. Coached by Rick Stone and captined by Kurt Gidley, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2010 Telstra Permiership, finishing the regular season 11th (out of 16), failing to reach the finals.
Newcastle's captain, Kurt Gidley was also selected to captain New South Wales throughout the mid-season 2010 State of Origin series.
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons (P)
|
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 518 | 299 | +219 | 38 |
| 2 |  Penrith Panthers
|
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 645 | 489 | +156 | 34 |
| 3 |  Wests Tigers
|
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 537 | 503 | +34 | 34 |
| 4 |  Gold Coast Titans
|
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 520 | 498 | +22 | 34 |
| 5 |  New Zealand Warriors
|
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 539 | 486 | +53 | 32 |
| 6 |  Sydney Roosters
|
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 559 | 510 | +49 | 32 |
| 7 |  Canberra Raiders
|
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 499 | 493 | +6 | 30 |
| 8 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
|
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 545 | 510 | +35 | 28 |
| 9 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs
|
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 584 | 567 | +17 | 26 |
| 10 |  Brisbane Broncos
|
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 508 | 535 | −27 | 26 |
| 11 |  Newcastle Knights
|
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 499 | 569 | −70 | 24 |
| 12 |  Parramatta Eels
|
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 413 | 491 | −78 | 24 |
| 13 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
|
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 494 | 539 | −45 | 22 |
| 14 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
|
24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 354 | 609 | −255 | 18 |
| 15 |  North Queensland Cowboys
|
24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 425 | 667 | −242 | 14 |
| 16 |  Melbourne Storm
|
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 489 | 363 | +126 | 01 |
1 Melbourne were deducted eight premiership points and barred from receiving premiership points for the rest of the season due to gross long-term salary cap breaches.[1]
References
- ^ Stuart Honeysett and Brent Read (23 April 2010) Shocking end to the Melbourne Storm era The Australian