Year Entered Premiership: 1988

First Match: March 5, 1988 - Lost 4-28 v Parramatta Eels, Newcastle International Sports Centre

Home Ground: McDonald Jones Stadium (formerly known as Newcastle International Sports Centre, Marathon Stadium, EnergyAustralia Stadium, Ausgrid Stadium and Hunter Stadium)

Capacity: 33,000

First Grade Premierships: 2 - 1997 (ARL), 2001

Finals Series: 15 - 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2020, 2021

Wooden Spoons: 4 - 2005, 2015, 2016, 2017

Top Home Attendances:

Rank	Crowd	Round	Opponent
1	32,642	Round 17, 1995	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
2	32,217	Round 22, 1990	Balmain Tigers
3	30,729	Round 26, 2011	South Sydney Rabbitohs
4	30,251	Round 12, 1994	St. George Dragons
5	30,220	Round 6, 1988	Brisbane Broncos

Top Attendance:

Rank	Crowd	Round	Opponent	Venue
1	104,583	Round 1, 1999	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Stadium Australia
2	90,414	Grand Final, 2001	Parramatta Eels	Stadium Australia

• 257, Danny Buderus (1997–2008, 2012–2013)
• 251, Kurt Gidley (2001–2015)
• 249, Andrew Johns (1993–2007)
• 229, Tony Butterfield (1988–2000)
• 223, Robbie O'Davis (1992–2004)
• 221, Matt Gidley (1996–2006)
• 216, Steve Simpson (1999–2010)
• 211, Jarrod Mullen (2005–2016)
• 190, Bill Peden (1994–2002)
• 188, Marc Glanville (1988–1997)

• 2,176 (80 tries, 917 goals, 22 field goals), Andrew Johns (1993–2007)
• 1,228 (80 tries, 452 goals, 4 field goals), Kurt Gidley (2001–2015)
• 636 (49 tries, 220 goals), Kalyn Ponga (2018–)
• 440 (110 tries), Akuila Uate (2008–2016)
• 410 (21 tries, 163 goals), Tyrone Roberts (2011–2015)
• 403 (78 tries, 45 goals, 1 field goal), Robbie O'Davis (1992–2004)

• 110, Akuila Uate (2008–2016)
• 93, Timana Tahu (1999–2004, 2012–2014)
• 87, Adam MacDougall (1997–2003, 2007 –2011)
• 80, Andrew Johns (1993–2007)
• 80, Kurt Gidley (2001–2015)
• 78, Robbie O'Davis (1992–2004)
• 72, James McManus (2007–2015)
• 68, Matt Gidley (1996–2006)
• 66, Mark Hughes (1997–2005)
• 65, Darren Albert (1996–2001)

Rank	Player	Tries	Goals	F/G	Points	Opponent	Venue	Date	Result
1	Andrew Johns	4	9	-	34	Canberra Raiders	Marathon Stadium	July 29, 2001	Newcastle won 54-26
2	Andrew Johns	2	11	-	30	Canberra Raiders	Canberra Stadium	March 19, 2006	Newcastle won 70-32
3	Andrew Johns	3	8	1	29	New Zealand Warriors	Marathon Stadium	March 31, 2001	Newcastle won 45-24
=4	Andrew Johns	2	8	-	24	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Marathon Stadium	August 8, 1999	Newcastle won 60-0
=4	Andrew Johns	1	10	-	24	North Queensland Cowboys	Dairy Farmers Stadium	August 9, 2003	Newcastle won 60-24
=4	Kalyn Ponga	2	8	-	24	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Glen Willow Stadium	May 19, 2019	Newcastle won 45-12

Tries	Player	Opponent	Venue	Date	Result
5	Edrick Lee	Gold Coast Titans	McDonald Jones Stadium	July 1, 2022	Newcastle won 38-12
4	Fletcher Sharpe	Wests Tigers	McDonald Jones Stadium	August 11, 2024	Newcastle won 34-18
4	Darren Albert	Wests Tigers	Marathon Stadium	February 20, 2000	Newcastle won 46-8
4	Adam MacDougall	New Zealand Warriors	Ericsson Stadium	July 22, 2001	Newcastle won 37-30
4	Andrew Johns	Canberra Raiders	Marathon Stadium	July 29, 2001	Newcastle won 54-26
4	Cooper Vuna	Brisbane Broncos	EnergyAustralia Stadium	August 20, 2010	Newcastle won 44-18
4	Akuila Uate	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Ausgrid Stadium	September 2, 2011	Newcastle won 40-24
4	James McManus	Gold Coast Titans	Hunter Stadium	June 30, 2013	Newcastle won 46-16

Goals	Player	Opponent	Venue	Date	Result
11	Andrew Johns	Canberra Raiders	Canberra Stadium	March 11, 2006	Newcastle won 70-32
11	Kalyn Ponga	Cantebury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Accor Stadium	July 2, 2023	Newcastle won 66-0
10	Andrew Johns	North Queensland Cowboys	Dairy Farmers Stadium	August 8, 2003	Newcastle won 60-24
9	Andrew Johns	Western Reds	Marathon Stadium	March 19, 1995	Newcastle won 54-14
9	Andrew Johns	Canberra Raiders	Marathon Stadium	July 29, 2001	Newcastle won 54-26
9	Andrew Johns	Cantebury-Bankstown Bulldogs	EnergyAustralia Stadium	March 24, 2006	Newcastle won 46-22
9	Andrew Johns	St. George Illawarra Dragons	WIN Stadium	April 8, 2006	Newcastle won 54-6

Note: 28 of the 800 games were in the finals (13 wins, 15 losses)

Last updated on 5 October 2020. Stats accurate by the end of the 2020 NRL season.

Margin	Score	Opponent	Venue	Round	Date
66	66-0	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Accor Stadium	Round 18	July 2, 2023
60	60-0	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Marathon Stadium	Round 23	August 8, 1999
50	56-6	Wests Tigers	Marathon Stadium	Round 10	April 22, 2001
48	54-6	St. George Illawarra Dragons	WIN Stadium	Round 5	April 8, 2006
48	54-6	Parramatta Eels	Hunter Stadium	Round 26	September 8, 2013
46	52-6	Canberra Raiders	EnergyAustralia Stadium	Round 4	April 7, 2002
44	50-6	Gold Coast Seagulls	Marathon Stadium	Round 21	August 22, 1993
44	44-0	South Queensland Crushers	Marathon Stadium	Round 3	March 23, 1997
44	44-0	Brisbane Broncos	Marathon Stadium	Round 18	July 6, 2001
44	52-8	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	EnergyAustralia Stadium	Round 6	April 19, 2002
44	56-12	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	EnergyAustralia Stadium	Round 16	June 27, 2004

Points	Score	Opponent	Venue	Round	Date
70	70-32	Canberra Raiders	Canberra Stadium	Round 2	March 19, 2006
66	66-0	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Accor Stadium	Round 18	July 2, 2023
60	60-0	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Marathon Stadium	Round 23	August 8, 1999
60	60-18	Penrith Panthers	Marathon Stadium	Round 26	September 1, 2001
60	60-24	North Queensland Cowboys	Dairy Farmers Stadium	Round 22	August 9, 2003
56	56-6	Wests Tigers	Marathon Stadium	Round 10	April 22, 2001
56	56-12	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	EnergyAustralia Stadium	Round 16	June 27, 2004

Margin	Score	Opponent	Venue	Round	Date
65	6-71	Brisbane Broncos	Suncorp Stadium	Round 11	May 27, 2007
62	0-62	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Hunter Stadium	Round 10	May 15, 2016
53	0-53	Brisbane Broncos	Suncorp Stadium	Round 7	April 16, 2016
50	14-64	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Toyota Park	Round 22	August 11, 2002
50	0-50	Parramatta Eels	EnergyAustralia Stadium	Round 14	June 11, 2005
46	2-48	St. George Illawarra Dragons	WIN Stadium	Round 4	April 4, 2004
46	6-52	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Telstra Stadium	Round 25	August 27, 2004
46	6-52	Melbourne Storm	Olympic Park	Round 7	April 22, 2006
46	6-52	South Sydney Rabbitohs	ANZ Stadium	Round 20	July 25, 2015

Points	Score	Opponent	Venue	Round	Date
71	6-71	Brisbane Broncos	Suncorp Stadium	Round 11	May 27, 2007
64	14-64	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Toyota Park	Round 22	August 11, 2002
62	0-62	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Hunter Stadium	Round 10	May 15, 2016
53	0-53	Brisbane Broncos	Suncorp Stadium	Round 7	April 16, 2016

Longest Winning Streaks:

• 11 (25 August 2001 to 19 April 2002)
• 10 (2 July 2023 to 10 September 2023)
• 9 (11 March 1995 to 7 May 1995)
• 8 (9 June 1990 to 29 July 1990)
• 8 (25 March 2001 to 19 May 2001)

Longest Home Win Streaks:

• 9 (July 27, 2008 to May 31, 2009)
• 8 (March 19, 1995 to July 9, 1995)

Longest Losing Streaks:

• 19 (April 16, 2016 to March 5, 2017)
• 13 (March 13, 2005 to June 19, 2005)
• 8 (May 21, 2017 to July 21, 2017)
• 7 (June 16, 1991 to July 28, 1991)
• 7 (July 17, 1994 to August 26, 1994)
• 7 (July 16, 2007 to August 24, 2007)
• 7 (April 18, 2014 to June 24, 2014)
• 7 (March 18, 2017 to April 29, 2017)

Biggest Comeback Trailed an 18-point deficit.

• Trailed Parramatta Eels 18-0 after 18 minutes to win 28-20 at SFS (September 7, 1997)
• Trailed Brisbane Broncos 22-4 after 44 minutes to win 26-22 at Marathon Stadium (June 4, 2000)
• Trailed Cronulla Sharks 18-0 after 38 minutes to win 31-18 at Remondis Stadium (July 13, 2014)

Worst Collapse Surrendered a 24-point lead.

• Led Wests Tigers 24-0 after 26 minutes to lose 36-32 at Campbelltown Stadium (August 11, 2001)

1996: 10 home games played due to Cronulla's forfeit in Round 1 during the Super League strike.

1998: 26,482 at home final vs. Sydney City

2000: 20,597 at home final vs. Melbourne

2001: 22,061 at home final vs. Sydney Roosters

2002: 21,051 at home final vs. St. George Illawarra

2006: 23,752 at home final vs. Manly

2020: Due to the COVID-19 crisis, not all home crowd figures were available for corresponding season

2021: Due to the COVID-19 crisis in NSW, only 9 games were played at McDonald Jones Stadium as the competition was moved to Queensland