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McDonald Jones Stadium
Original name: Hunter Stadium
Venue identity, location, capacity and facility details are loaded from the WhiteLine Fever venue database.
Opened
1970
Capacity
30,000
Location
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Games
609
Average Crowd
17,853
Record Crowd
32,642
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Venue Overview
Venue identity, facilities, career results, attendance, recent matches and leading participants are loaded from Venue Records and Competition Matches.
Location and Facilities
- Current Name
- McDonald Jones Stadium
- Original Name
- Hunter Stadium
- Opened
- 1970
- Town
- Newcastle
- City
- Not recorded
- Region
- New South Wales
- Country
- Australia
- Location
- Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
- Coordinates
- -32.9188160, 151.7265570
- Capacity
- 30,000
- Timezone
- Australia/Sydney
- Lights
- Yes
- Roof
- No
- Redeveloped
- Yes
- Status
- Active
- Career Span
- 25 May 1985 – 13 Sep 2026
Season Snapshot
2,026
26 games
- Outcomes
- 14 Home · 0 Draw · 8 Away
- Home Win Rate
- 63.6%
- Points
- 1,159
- Average Points
- 43.5
- Average Crowd
- 20,149
- Highest Crowd
- 24,537
Recent Games
| Date | Competition | Match | Score | Outcome | Crowd | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 2026 | Telstra NRLW Premiership | Newcastle Knights (W) v Gold Coast Titans (W) | — | — | — | View |
| 05 Sep 2026 | Telstra NRLW Premiership | Newcastle Knights (W) v Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs (W) | — | — | — | View |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Telstra NRL Premiership | Newcastle Knights v Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24–44 | Away | 24,537 | View |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Telstra NRLW Premiership | Newcastle Knights (W) v Wests Tigers (W) | — | — | — | View |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Knock-on Effect NSW Cup | Newcastle Knights v Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 12–40 | Away | — | View |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Telstra NRL Premiership | Newcastle Knights v Gold Coast Titans | 36–26 | Home | 20,003 | View |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Telstra NRLW Premiership | Newcastle Knights (W) v Canberra Raiders (W) | — | — | — | View |
| 24 Jul 2026 | Telstra NRL Premiership | Newcastle Knights v Sydney Roosters | 22–23 | Away | 21,313 | View |
| 24 Jul 2026 | Knock-on Effect NSW Cup | Newcastle Knights v Sydney Roosters | 14–50 | Away | — | View |
| 19 Jul 2026 | Telstra NRLW Premiership | Newcastle Knights (W) v St George Illawarra Dragons (W) | 38–0 | Home | 1,897 | View |
Top Competitions
- 1 National Rugby League 461
- 2 NRL Under 20's 60
- 3 NSW Reserve Grade 39
- 4 NRL Women's Premiership 35
- 5 Challenge Cup 8
Most Frequent Teams
- 1 Newcastle Knights 593
- 2 Parramatta Eels 47
- 3 Sydney Roosters 47
- 4 Brisbane Broncos 44
- 5 Canberra Raiders 41
Most Games by Player
- 1 Danny Buderus 130
- 2 Kurt Gidley 124
- 3 Andrew Johns 122
- 4 Dane Gagai 119
- 5 Matthew Gidley 112
Most Games by Coach
- 1 Michael Hagan 77
- 2 Adam O'Brien 66
- 3 Wayne Bennett 63
- 4 Nathan Brown 54
- 5 Brian Smith 47
Most Games by Referee
- 1 Bill Harrigan 32
- 2 Gavin Badger 30
- 3 Ashley Klein 23
- 4 Tony Archer 20
- 5 Grant Atkins 19