Dane Tilse

Tilse made his first grade debut for Newcastle in Round 15 2004 against the Sydney Roosters which ended in a 48–4 loss. Tilse joined the Canberra Raiders in 2006. Tilse went on to play over 200 games for Canberra and featured in four finals campaigns for the club. On 1 April 2015, Tilse signed a year contract with Hull Kingston Rovers. On 3 September 2017, Tilse came out of retirement to play for the Newcastle Knights in their Intrust Super Premiership NSW elimination finals match against North Sydney. Newcastle won the match 40–18. ==Termination==

Tilse and other Newcastle Knights players were involved in a drunken incident in Bathurst, New South Wales in 2005 in which a 19-year-old woman was sexually assaulted. Although no official complaint was made and police did not lay any charges, the Newcastle board sacked Tilse and issued fines totalling A$50,000 against 12 players over the incident at Charles Sturt University for breaching the club curfew. Tilse was also de-registered by the NRL for a period of twelve months. Amidst the controversy, the Knights terminated 20-year-old Dane Tilse's contract for conduct "contrary and prejudicial to the club and the NRL". Tilse later apologised for his part in the drunken rampage. ==Footnotes==