Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are a team that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, the Knights joined the top tier competition in 1988, 79 years after the previous Newcastle based team, the Newcastle Rebels had departed the Sydney competition with the formation of a separate league competition based in the Newcastle region. (Wikipedia)
STANDINGS
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Differential | Goal difference | Won home | Lost home | Won away | Lost away | Drawn home | Drawn away | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Penrith Panthers |
24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 645 - 312 | 333 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | LWWWW |
| 2 |
 Brisbane Broncos |
24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 639 - 425 | 214 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | WLWWL |
| 3 |
 Melbourne Storm |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 627 - 459 | 168 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WWLWL |
| 4 |
 Warriors |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 572 - 448 | 124 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WLLWL |
| 5 |
 Newcastle Knights |
24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 626 - 451 | 175 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | WWWWL |
| 6 |
 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 619 - 497 | 122 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WWLWL |
| 7 |
 Sydney Roosters |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 472 - 496 | -24 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WWWWL |
| 8 |
 Canberra Raiders |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 486 - 623 | -137 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | LWLLL |
| 9 |
 South Sydney Rabbitohs |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 564 - 505 | 59 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WLWLL |
| 10 |
 Parramatta Eels |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 587 - 574 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | LWLLW |
| 11 |
 North Queensland Cowboys |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 546 - 542 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | LLLWL |
| 12 |
 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 545 - 539 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | LLLWW |
| 13 |
 Dolphins |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 720 - 631 | 89 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | LLLLW |
| 14 |
 Gold Coast Titans |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 527 - 853 | -326 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | LLLLW |
| 15 |
 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 438 - 769 | -331 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WLLLL |
| 16 |
 St. George Illawarra Dragons |
24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 474 - 673 | -199 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | LLLLL |
| 17 |
 Wests Tigers |
24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 385 - 675 | -290 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | LLWLL |