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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
119
Average Crowd
16,769
Record Crowd
32,217
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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
- 05 Mar 1988 – 13 Sep 2026
Season Snapshot
2,026
26 games
- Outcomes
- 13 Home · 0 Draw · 6 Away
- Home Win Rate
- 68.4%
- Points
- 949
- Average Points
- 36.5
- Average Crowd
- 19,725
- Highest Crowd
- 23,986
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 | — | — | — | 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 | — | — | — | View |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Telstra NRL Premiership | Newcastle Knights v Gold Coast Titans | — | — | — | 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 67
- 2 NRL Women's Premiership 35
- 3 NSW Reserve Grade 15
- 4 Jersey Flegg Cup 2
Most Frequent Teams
- 1 Newcastle Knights 110
- 2 Brisbane Broncos 12
- 3 Parramatta Eels 12
- 4 Sydney Roosters 12
- 5 St George-Illawarra Dragons 9
Most Games by Player
- 1 Tony Butterfield 41
- 2 Marc Glanville 33
- 3 Sam Stewart 29
- 4 Jeff Doyle 28
- 5 Steve Fulmer 28
Most Games by Coach
- 1 Allan McMahon 33
- 2 Ben Jeffries 16
- 3 Michael Dobson 15
- 4 Adam O'Brien 12
- 5 Malcolm Reilly 11
Most Games by Referee
- 1 Kasey Badger 8
- 2 Bill Harrigan 6
- 3 Liam Kennedy 6
- 4 Luke Saldern 6
- 5 Belinda Sharpe 5