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Knights stars to make Kiwis debuts in squad of brutes
Kalyn Ponga and Dane Gagai are poised to reprise their Newcastle finals heroics...
Joel Gould (AAP) 7 Oct 2026
Saifiti boosts Bati forward depth for World Cup
The run to the grand final by Newcastle has set prop Jacob Saifiti free to play...
Joel Gould (AAP) 6 Oct 2026
Gagai cleared for World Cup allegiance switch
Dane Gagai could be in line for a spicy reunion with Latrell Mitchell in the Rug...
Melissa Woods (AAP) 5 Oct 2026
Simply the Best: centres to renew rivalry in decider
Robert Toia has declared he wants to atone for State of Origin and get one back...
Scott Bailey (AAP) 4 Oct 2026
Meet the Bruise Crew: Knights duo settle on nickname
The emergence of the raw-boned back-row duo of Jermaine McEwen and Francis Manul...
George Clarke (AAP) 2 Oct 2026
Frizell ready to end longest wait for an NRL decider

Tyson Frizell has waited longer than any other player in premiership history to play an NRL grand final. But after 305 first-grade games, the Newcastle prop will finally fulfil a boyhood dream and run...

'We want him to play, he deserves to play': Ruling on Watson's concussion imminent

The clock is ticking for Connor Watson and the Roosters on wether the 30-year-old can run out for one final game at the club in Sunday's grand final.

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Ponga tears showed Newcastle's ultimate transformation

Kalyn Ponga knows as well as anyone his commitment to Newcastle has at times been questioned. And by the Knights fullback's own admission, it hasn't always been unfair for his critics to do so.

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Scott Bailey (AAP) Sep 30, 2026
Why Knights loved sight of McEwen goading Penrith alpha

Newcastle players weren't sure if Jermaine McEwen was brave or mad when the fiery back-rower made it his mission to go after Penrith enforcer Moses Leota.

Penrith must mind the age gap to stop evergreen Gagai

The centre battle between Newcastle's Dane Gagai and Penrith's Casey McLean is, quite literally, a match-up for the ages. There's a 15-year gap between Gagai, 35, and the 20-year-old McLean, who will...

Arise Knight Kalyn: how Ponga found himself as a leader

Kalyn Ponga says he is no longer having to put up a facade as Newcastle's leader, with the Knights star feeling he is finally confident to be himself as an NRL captain.

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Scott Bailey (AAP) Sep 24, 2026
Ex-Penrith groundsman aims to mow down old club

Francis Manuleleua used to mow the grass outside Penrith's training centre and the barnstorming Newcastle back-rower is now intent on cutting the Panthers' premiership hopes to shreds.

Knights wrecking ball has Nathan Cleary in his sights

Newcastle forward Francis Manuleleua has made it his mission to muzzle Nathan Cleary as the Knights aim to claim the biggest scalp of their fairytale finals run by toppling Penrith.

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Dave Worsley (AAP) Sep 22, 2026
'We're not done': Ponga, Knights plot Penrith upset

Kalyn Ponga insists now is not the time for nostalgia as Newcastle's captain aims to move a step closer to completing one of the great NRL revivals by taking the Knights to the grand final.

Sliding doors moment delivered Marzhew back to Holbrook

If not for Justin Holbrook's need to find a replacement hooker at Gold Coast four years ago, he may not be coaching Greg Marzhew at Newcastle today.

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Scott Bailey (AAP) Sep 17, 2026
Veteran Knight wants to suit up for 17th NRL season

Tyson Frizell insists he still has enough in the tank for a 17th season in the NRL, with the Newcastle veteran hopeful the door remains open to stay at the Knights.

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Scott Bailey (AAP) Sep 15, 2026
How NRL greats are driving Gagai's late-career surge

Dane Gagai has declared he will not let anyone retire him, with the Newcastle veteran hell-bent on winning a maiden premiership in his 16th NRL season.

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Scott Bailey (AAP) Sep 14, 2026
Home truths that set rising Knights star free

Francis Manuleleua can pinpoint the exact conversation and series of home truths from Newcastle's coaching staff that turned his season around.

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