They did however win 8 of their last 11 games thanks to the return of superstar Andrew Johns, but it wasn't enough for them to avoid the wooden spoon.
Andrew Johns broke the NRL all-time pointscoring record (since broken again by Hazem El Masri) previously held by Jason Taylor, against the Parramatta Eels at Parramatta Stadium in round 18.
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Following a hiccup in round four against the New Zealand Warriors, the Knights headed down to Wollongong and thrashed the St. George Illawarra Dragons 54-6; therefore exacting revenge following the Dragons' 48-2 win in 2004 (the first match for Newcastle since Andrew Johns suffered a season-ending knee injury that year).
Round 22: Danny Buderus played his 250th career game as well as breaking Andrew Johns' record of most appearances for the Knights.
Johns Hopkins University | Andrew Jackson | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Jasper Johns | Andrew Carnegie | Andrew Johnson | Hurricane Andrew | Johns Hopkins Hospital | Johns Hopkins | Andrew Wyeth | Prince Andrew, Duke of York | Andrew Marvell | Andrew Sullivan | Andrew | Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | Andrew Lang | Andrew Loog Oldham | Andrew Davies | Andrew Cuomo | St. Johns River | Saint Andrew | Glynis Johns | Andrew Rosindell | Andrew Motion | Ethan Johns | Andrew Weil | Andrew Stevens | Andrew Hill | Andrew Young | Andrew Lincoln |
Johnathan Thurston won the 2005 Dally M Medal by a single point from Newcastle's Andrew Johns, despite Johns missing over a third of the season with a broken jaw.
In 2010, Tony joined Triple M hosting 'The Grapple' Sunday mornings from 8 am alongside Andrew Johns and Mark Geyer.
::::The broadcast then crossed live to Andrew Johns who was at the Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington, England, to receive the award.