2024 Newcastle Knights season

2024 Newcastle Knights season
NRL Rank	8th
Play-off result	QEF
2024 record	Wins: 12; losses: 12
Points scored	For: 470; against: 510
Team information
CEO	Phil Gardner
Coach	Adam O'Brien
Captain	Kalyn Ponga
Stadium	McDonald Jones Stadium
Avg. attendance	22,635
High attendance	29,433
Top scorers
Tries	Fletcher Sharpe (11)
Goals	Kalyn Ponga (46)
Points	Kalyn Ponga (104)
←  2023 2025  →

The 2024 Newcastle Knights season was the 37th in the club's history. Coached by Adam O'Brien and captained by Kalyn Ponga, they competed in the NRL's 2024 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season in 8th place (out of 17), thus reaching the finals but were knocked out after losing to the North Queensland Cowboys in week 1.

Squad

For the complete list of Newcastle Knights players, see List of Newcastle Knights players.

Newcastle Knights 2024 squad

2024 NRL top 30 squad						Development list		Coaching staff
235 Dane Gagai (vc) – CE (gk) 268 Daniel Saifiti – PR 269 Jacob Saifiti – PR 275 Jack Cogger – HB 296 Kalyn Ponga (c) – FB (gk) 310 Phoenix Crossland – HK 311 Bradman Best – CE 313 Jayden Brailey (vc) – HK 315 Enari Tuala – WG 318 Brodie Jones – SR		321 Tyson Frizell (vc) – SR 327 Mat Croker – PR 331 Leo Thompson – PR 333 Krystian Mapapalangi – CE 335 Adam Elliott – LK 336 Jackson Hastings – HB (gk) 337 Jack Hetherington – PR 339 Tyson Gamble – FE 340 Dylan Lucas – SR 341 Ryan Rivett – FE (pre-season loss)		343 Greg Marzhew – WG 345 Riley Jones – HK 346 Kai Pearce-Paul – SR 347 Jed Cartwright – SR (mid-season loss) 348 Thomas Jenkins – WG 349 David Armstrong – FB 350 Fletcher Sharpe – FB 351 Will Pryce – FE (gk) Paul Bryan – PR Myles Martin – LK		342 Tom Cant – LK 353 Sebastian Su'a – PR Zach Herring – HB Laitia Moceidreke – WG Fletcher Myers – CE (mid-season loss) Extended squad 352 Kyle McCarthy – PR		Head coach Adam O'Brien Assistant coaches Rory Kostjasyn Brian McDermott Ronald Griffiths - NSW Cup coach Michael Dobson - Jersey Flegg Cup coach Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 14 September 2024 Source(s): Newcastle Knights Profiles, Rugby League Project

Transfers and re-signings

Gains

Player/Coach	Previous club	Length	Source
Jed Cartwright	South Sydney Rabbitohs	2025	[1]
Jack Cogger	Penrith Panthers	2026	[2]
Zach Herring	St. George Illawarra Dragons	2024	[3]
Thomas Jenkins	Penrith Panthers	2025	[4]
Fletcher Myers	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	2024	[5]
Kai Pearce-Paul	Wigan Warriors	2025	[6]
Will Pryce	Huddersfield Giants	2025	[6]

Losses

Player/Coach	Club	Source
Dane Aukafolau	Northern Pride RLFC	[7]
Fa'amanu Brown	Hull F.C.	[8]
Jed Cartwright	Hull F.C.	[9]
Adam Clune	Huddersfield Giants	[10]
Lachlan Fitzgibbon	Warrington Wolves	[11]
Tony Gleeson (Jersey Flegg Cup coach)	Released	[12]
Bailey Hodgson	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	[13]
Hymel Hunt	Released	[14]
Jack Johns	Released	[14]
Oryn Keeley	Dolphins	[15]
David Klemmer	Wests Tigers	[16]
Kurt Mann	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	[17]
Lachie Miller	Leeds Rhinos	[18]
Michael Monaghan (NSW Cup coach)	Gold Coast Titans	[19]
Fletcher Myers	South Sydney Rabbitohs	[20]
Chris Randall	Gold Coast Titans	[21]
Ryan Rivett	Toulouse Olympique	[22]
Kobe Rugless	Blacktown Workers	[23]
Simi Sasagi	Canberra Raiders	[24]
Ben Talty	North Sydney Bears	[25]
Tevita Toloi	Released	[26]
Chris Vea'ila	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	[27]
Dom Young	Sydney Roosters	[28]

Promoted juniors

Player	Junior side	Source
Paul Bryan	Jersey Flegg Cup	[3]
Kyle McCarthy	S. G. Ball Cup	[29]
Laitia Moceidreke	NSW Cup	[30]
Fletcher Sharpe	Jersey Flegg Cup	[3]
Sebastian Su'a	NSW Cup	[3]

Re-signings

Player/Coach	Re-signed to	Source
Bradman Best	2027	[31]
Tom Cant	2026	[32]
Mat Croker	2025	[33]
Dane Gagai	2026	[34]
Tyson Gamble	2026	[35]
Adam O'Brien (head coach)	2027	[36]
Jacob Saifiti	2027	[37]
Fletcher Sharpe	2026	[30]

Change of role

Player/Coach	New role	Source
Michael Dobson (Head of Pathways)	Jersey Flegg Cup coach	[12]
Ronald Griffiths (NRLW coach)	NSW Cup coach	[12]

Player contract situations

2024 (left)	2025	2026	2027
David Armstrong [38]	Jayden Brailey [39]	Tom Cant [32]	Bradman Best [31]
Jed Cartwright [9]	Paul Bryan [40]	Jack Cogger [2]	Kyle McCarthy [41]
Zach Herring [42]	Mat Croker [33]	Phoenix Crossland [43]	Kalyn Ponga [44]
Thomas Jenkins [45]	Adam Elliott [46]	Tyson Frizell [47]	Jacob Saifiti [37]
Krystian Mapapalangi [45]	Jackson Hastings [48]	Dane Gagai [34]
Myles Martin [49]	Jack Hetherington [46]	Tyson Gamble [35]
Laitia Moceidreke [30]	Brodie Jones [50]	Greg Marzhew [51]
Fletcher Myers [20]	Riley Jones [40]	Fletcher Sharpe [30]
Ryan Rivett [22]	Dylan Lucas [52]
Daniel Saifiti [53]	Kai Pearce-Paul [6]
Enari Tuala [45]	Will Pryce [6]
	Sebastian Su'a [3]
	Leo Thompson [54]

Fixtures

Pre-season trials

Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Conversions	Attendance
Saturday, 17 February	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Industree Group Stadium	44–18	D.Armstrong (2), D.Lucas (2), K.McCarthy, R.Jones, J.Cogger, W.Pryce	J.Cogger (3/3), W.Pryce (2/4), T.Gamble (1/1)	7,952
Saturday, 24 February	Melbourne Storm	Churchill Park	10-28	E.Tuala, B.Best	K.Ponga (1/2)	5,218
Legend:   Win  Loss  Draw

Source: ^[55]

Ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne Storm (M)	24	19	0	5	3	692	449	+243	44	Advance to finals series
2	Penrith Panthers (P)	24	17	0	7	3	580	394	+186	40
3	Sydney Roosters	24	16	0	8	3	738	463	+275	38
4	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	16	0	8	3	653	431	+222	38
5	North Queensland Cowboys	24	15	0	9	3	657	568	+89	36
6	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	14	0	10	3	529	433	+96	34
7	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	24	13	1	10	3	634	521	+113	33
8	Newcastle Knights	24	12	0	12	3	470	510	−40	30
9	Canberra Raiders	24	12	0	12	3	474	601	−127	30
10	Dolphins	24	11	0	13	3	577	578	−1	28
11	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24	11	0	13	3	508	634	−126	28
12	Brisbane Broncos	24	10	0	14	3	537	607	−70	26
13	New Zealand Warriors	24	9	1	14	3	512	574	−62	25
14	Gold Coast Titans	24	8	0	16	3	488	656	−168	22
15	Parramatta Eels	24	7	0	17	3	561	716	−155	20
16	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	7	0	17	3	494	682	−188	20
17	Wests Tigers	24	6	0	18	3	463	750	−287	18

Source: National Rugby League
(M) J. J. Giltinan Shield winners; (P) Premiers

Result by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	N	–	H	A	H	–	H	A	A	H	–	A	H	A	A	H	H
Result	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	B	L	L	L	B	W	W	L	L	B	L	W	L	W	W	W
Position	14	15	13	15	12	14	15	13	11	10	8	7	11	13	13	12	11	9	10	13	11	12	10	11	11	9	8
Points	0	0	2	2	4	4	4	6	8	10	12	14	14	14	14	16	18	20	20	20	22	22	24	24	26	28	30

Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Main article: 2024 NRL season results

The league fixtures were announced on 13 November 2023. ^[56]

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

Round 1: 7 March 2024	Newcastle Knights	12–28	Canberra Raiders	Newcastle
20:00 AEDT	Tries: Frizell  30' Hastings  76' Goals: Ponga 2/2  32', 76'	Report	Tries: Hosking  25' Levi  47' Savage  63' Rapana  69' Young  79' Goals: Fogarty 4/6  15 pen', 26', 48', 79' Sin bin: Young 24' to 34'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 22,378 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 2: 16 March 2024	North Queensland Cowboys	21–20 (g.p.)	Newcastle Knights	Townsville
17:30 AEST	Tries: Townsend  41' Feldt  44' Dearden  60' Nanai  76' Goals: Holmes 2/4  43', 61' Field goals: Townsend  81'	Report	Tries: Elliott  18', 36' Marzhew  48' Goals: Ponga 4/4  19', 37', 49', 53 pen'	Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium Attendance: 18,986 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 3: 24 March 2024	Newcastle Knights	14–12	Melbourne Storm	Newcastle
18:15 AEDT	Tries: Gagai  23' Tuala  28' Goals: Ponga 3/3  25', 29', 37 pen'	Report	Tries: Papenhuyzen  48' Wishart  75' Goals: Meaney 2/2  50', 75'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 21,889 Referee: Grant Atkins

Round 4: 31 March 2024	New Zealand Warriors	20–12	Newcastle Knights	Auckland
18:05 NZDT	Tries: Ford  15' Harris-Tavita  18' Montoya  43' Goals: Johnson 4/4  17', 19', 44', 71 pen'	Report	Tries: Frizell  35' Best  73' Goals: Ponga 2/2  36', 74'	Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 24,112 Referee: Peter Gough

Round 5: 5 April 2024	Newcastle Knights	30–10	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Newcastle
20:00 AEDT	Tries: Hastings  4' Tuala  24' D. Saifiti  29' Lucas  34' Ponga  73' Goals: Ponga 5/5  5', 26', 30', 36', 74'	Report	Tries: Lomax  13' Hunt  21' Goals: Lomax 1/2  22'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 9,448 Referee: Belinda Sharpe

Round 6: 11 April 2024	Newcastle Knights	20–22	Sydney Roosters	Newcastle
19:50 AEST	Tries: Hastings  5' Best  37' Elliott  76' Goals: Ponga 4/4  6', 13 pen', 38', 76'	Report	Tries: Tupou  16', 64' Radley  22' Br. Smith  31' Goals: Sua'ali'i 3/4  24', 33', 65'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 21,940 Referee: Gerard Sutton

Round 7: 21 April 2024	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	36–12	Newcastle Knights	Sydney Olympic Park
14:00 AEST	Tries: Hughes  4' Kiraz  21' Xerri  34' Hayward  48' Addo-Carr  58' Crichton  71' Goals: Burton 6/6  6', 23', 35', 50', 59', 73' Sin bin: Mahoney 76' to 80'	Report	Tries: Lucas  30' Best  79' Goals: Ponga 1/1  32' Hastings 1/1  79' Sin bin: Hetherington 76' to 80'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 17,784 Referee: Peter Gough

Round 8: 28 April 2024	Dolphins	14–18	Newcastle Knights	Brisbane
14:00 AEST	Tries: Keeley  25' Isaako  77' Averillo  78' Goals: Isaako 1/3  26'	Report	Tries: Armstrong  8' Gagai  17' Gamble  47' Goals: Gagai 3/4  18', 49', 66 pen'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 18,033 Referee: Liam Kennedy

Round 9: 5 May 2024	Newcastle Knights	14–8	New Zealand Warriors	Newcastle
14:00 AEST	Tries: Gamble  10' Saifiti  62' Goals: Gagai 3/3  11', 15 pen', 64'	Report	Tries: Walker  26' Goals: Johnson 2/2  28', 53 pen'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 16,094 Referee: Chris Butler

Round 10: 11 May 2024	Wests Tigers	14–20	Newcastle Knights	Tamworth
15:00 AEST	Tries: Papali'i  15', 52' Naden  78' Goals: Sullivan 1/3  16' Sin bin: Bula 25' to 35'	Report	Tries: Marzhew  27' Tuala  39' Armstrong  43' Best  63' Goals: Gagai 2/5  44', 65' Sin bin: Saifiti 73' to 80'	Stadium: Scully Park Attendance: 10,107 Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski

Round 11: 18 May 2024	Gold Coast Titans	24–28	Newcastle Knights	Brisbane
15:00 AEST	Tries: Haas  14' Khan-Pereira  18', 36' S. Fifita  24' Kini  34' Goals: Schoupp 1/3  19' Kelly 1/2  35' Sin bin: Schoupp 30' to 40'	Report	Tries: Armstrong  4', 8', 46' Jones  50' J. Saifiti  67' Goals: Hastings 4/5  5', 48', 52', 68'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 38,154 Referee: Gerard Sutton

Round 12 (Bye for Newcastle Knights)

Round 13: 31 May 2024	Newcastle Knights	2–32	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Newcastle
20:00 AEST	Goals: Hastings 1/1  6 pen' Sin bin: J. Saifiti 78' to 80'	Report	Tries: Addo-Carr  14', 27' Preston  47', 67' Curran  61' Xerri  73' Goals: Sexton 4/6  16', 68', 74', 79 pen' Hayward 0/1 Sin bin: Tracey 6' to 16' Sexton 53' to 63'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 21,204 Referee: Grant Atkins

Round 14: 9 June 2024	Melbourne Storm	36–28	Newcastle Knights	Melbourne
14:00 AEST	Tries: Meaney  16', 39' Hughes  38' Wishart  47', 59' Coates  54' Goals: Meaney 6/7  18', 39', 40', 48', 61', 80 pen'	Report	Tries: Lucas  20', 41' Sharpe  30' Gagai  65' Tuala  75' Goals: Hastings 4/5  22', 31', 66', 76' Sin bin: Frizell 79' to 80'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 20,269 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 15: 16 June 2024	Newcastle Knights	18–26	Penrith Panthers	Newcastle
16:05 AEST	Tries: Sharpe  3' Lucas  52' Best  57' Goals: Hastings 3/3  5', 53', 59'	Report	Tries: Sorensen  13' To'o  18' Luai  32' Smith  38' Edwards  64' Goals: Alamoti 3/5  14', 39', 66'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 27,966 Referee: Grant Atkins

Round 16 (Bye for Newcastle Knights)

Round 17: 29 June 2024	Newcastle Knights	34–26	Parramatta Eels	Newcastle
17:30 AEST	Tries: Pryce  22' Marzhew  36', 45' Tuala  64' Best  72', 78' Goals: Hastings 5/6  24', 46', 66', 74', 79'	Report	Tries: Talagi  12', 51' Moses  25', 60' Paulo  75' Goals: Moses 3/5  13', 26', 75'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 27,424 Referee: Peter Gough

Round 18: 7 July 2024	Canberra Raiders	12–16	Newcastle Knights	Canberra
16:05 AEST	Tries: Papali'i  6' Weekes  53' Goals: Rapana 2/3  7', 55'	Report	Tries: Gagai  9', 43' Marzhew  17' Goals: Hastings 1/2  11' Pryce 1/1  44'	Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 12,553 Referee: Gerard Sutton

Round 19: 14 July 2024	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	44–6	Newcastle Knights	Brookvale
16:05 AEST	Tries: Humphreys  5' T. Trbojevic  16' Saab  21' Talau  34' Garrick  42' Hopoate  58', 77' Olakau'atu  66' Goals: Garrick 3/5  6', 17', 44' Humphreys 3/3  59', 68', 78'	Report	Tries: Frizell  72' Goals: Pryce 1/1  73'	Stadium: 4 Pines Park Attendance: 17,298 Referee: Grant Atkins

Round 20: 20 July 2024	Newcastle Knights	14–30	Brisbane Broncos	Newcastle
17:30 AEST	Tries: Hetherington  54' Croker  66' Marzhew  74' Goals: Hastings 0/1 Ponga 1/2  67'	Report	Tries: Mariner  23', 37' Walsh  29' Piakura  48' Mam  64' Goals: Reynolds 5/5  24', 30', 39', 51', 64'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 26,952 Referee: Chris Butler

Round 21 (Bye for Newcastle Knights)

Round 22: 4 August 2024	Penrith Panthers	22–14	Newcastle Knights	Penrith
14:00 AEST	Tries: C. McLean  9' Tago  25' Cleary  69' Goals: Cleary 5/5  11', 26', 39 pen', 71', 79 pen'	Report	Tries: D. Saifiti  6' Frizell  56' Goals: Ponga 3/3  8', 57', 65 pen'	Stadium: BlueBet Stadium Attendance: 20,261 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 23: 11 August 2024	Newcastle Knights	34–18	Wests Tigers	Newcastle
16:05 AEST	Tries: Frizell  12' Sharpe  20', 30', 39', 55' Mapapalangi  44' Goals: Ponga 5/6  13', 21', 39', 45', 57'	Report	Tries: Doueihi  16' Faataape  26' Bula  47' Goals: Sezer 3/3  17', 28', 48'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 22,183 Referee: Belinda Sharpe

Round 24: 18 August 2024	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	19–18 (g.p.)	Newcastle Knights	Cronulla
16:05 AEST	Tries: Atkinson  2' Nikora  7' Mulitalo  72' Goals: Atkinson 3/5  4', 63 pen', 74' Field goals: Atkinson  84'	Report	Tries: Pearce-Paul  20' Marzhew  30' Gagai  49' Goals: Ponga 3/4  21', 31', 45 pen' Sin bin: Crossland 40' to 50'	Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 11,503 Referee: Gerard Sutton

Round 25: 24 August 2024	South Sydney Rabbitohs	16–36	Newcastle Knights	Sydney Olympic Park
19:35 AEST	Tries: Milne  16' Wighton  19' Duncan  69' Goals: Myers 2/3  18', 20' Sin bin: Murray 37' to 47'	Report	Tries: Sharpe  11' Lucas  31' Gagai  34', 76' Cogger  52', 58' Goals: Ponga 6/7  12', 33', 35', 37 pen', 53', 60' Sin bin: Su'a 71' to 80'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 9,659 Referee: Chris Butler

Round 26: 1 September 2024	Newcastle Knights	36–14	Gold Coast Titans	Newcastle
14:00 AEST	Tries: Ponga  20', 37' Sharpe  42', 46', 50' Crossland  55' Thompson  78' Goals: Ponga 4/7  22', 38', 57', 79'	Report	Tries: S. Fifita  6', 59' De Groot  69' Goals: Campbell 1/3  70'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 24,712 Referee: Gerard Sutton

Round 27: 8 September 2024	Newcastle Knights	14–6	Dolphins	Newcastle
16:05 AEST	Tries: Elliott  27' Jones  44' Goals: Ponga 3/3  29', 46', 53 pen'	Report	Tries: Tabuai-Fidow  70' Goals: Isaako 1/1  71' Sin bin: J. Bromwich 67' to 77'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 29,433 Referee: Ashley Klein

Finals series

Main article: 2024 NRL finals series

Matches

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

QEF: 14 September 2024	North Queensland Cowboys	28–16	Newcastle Knights	Townsville
19:50 AEST	Tries: Feldt  13' Taulagi  44' McLean  51' Cotter  72' Dearden  78' Goals: Holmes 4/5  45', 52', 73', 79'	Report	Tries: Brailey  21' Sharpe  32' Lucas  63' Goals: Ponga 2/3  23', 33' Sin bin: Thompson 77' to 80'	Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium Attendance: 24,861 Referee: Todd Smith

Statistics

Name	Appearances	Tries	Goals	Field Goals	Points	Captain	Age
David Armstrong	5	5	0	0	20	0	23
Bradman Best	17	7	0	0	28	0	23
Jayden Brailey	23	1	0	0	4	8	28
Tom Cant	3	0	0	0	0	0	22
Jed Cartwright	3	0	0	0	0	0	28
Jack Cogger	17	2	0	0	8	0	27
Mat Croker	16	1	0	0	4	0	25
Phoenix Crossland	24	1	0	0	4	0	24
Adam Elliott	23	4	0	0	16	0	30
Tyson Frizell	19	5	0	0	20	13	33
Dane Gagai	22	8	10	0	52	4	33
Tyson Gamble	14	2	0	0	8	0	28
Jackson Hastings	16	3	19	0	50	0	28
Jack Hetherington	20	1	0	0	4	0	28
Thomas Jenkins	5	0	0	0	0	0	23
Brodie Jones	18	2	0	0	8	0	26
Dylan Lucas	21	7	0	0	28	0	24
Krystian Mapapalangi	4	1	0	0	4	0	22
Greg Marzhew	22	7	0	0	28	0	27
Kyle McCarthy	1	0	0	0	0	0	20
Kai Pearce-Paul	22	1	0	0	4	0	23
Kalyn Ponga	16	3	46	0	104	16	26
Will Pryce	5	1	2	0	8	0	22
Daniel Saifiti	23	3	0	0	12	0	28
Jacob Saifiti	16	1	0	0	4	0	28
Fletcher Sharpe	12	11	0	0	44	0	20
Sebastian Su'a	1	0	0	0	0	0	21
Leo Thompson	23	1	0	0	4	0	24
Enari Tuala	15	5	0	0	20	0	26
Totals	25	83	76	0	486	–	Average: 25

29 players used.

Source: ^[57]

Milestones

• Round 1: Kai Pearce-Paul made his NRL debut for the club, after previously playing for the Wigan Warriors.
• Round 2: Jed Cartwright made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
• Round 2: Adam Elliott scored his first try for the club.
• Round 2: Thomas Jenkins made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Penrith Panthers.
• Round 6: Greg Marzhew played his 50th career game.
• Round 8: David Armstrong made his NRL debut for the club and scored his first career try.
• Round 8: Jacob Saifiti played his 150th career game.
• Round 10: Leo Thompson played his 50th career game.
• Round 11: Enari Tuala played his 100th career game.
• Round 14: Jayden Brailey played his 50th game for the club.
• Round 14: Fletcher Sharpe made his NRL debut for the club and scored his first career try.
• Round 17: Will Pryce made his NRL debut for the club, after previously playing for the Huddersfield Giants, scoring a try.
• Round 18: Tyson Frizell played his 250th career game.
• Round 18: Will Pryce kicked his first goal for the club.
• Round 19: Mat Croker played his 50th career game.
• Round 19: Jackson Hastings played his 100th career game.
• Round 23: Krystian Mapapalangi scored his first career try.
• Round 24: Kyle McCarthy made his NRL debut for the club.
• Round 24: Kai Pearce-Paul scored his first try for the club.
• Round 25: Sebastian Su'a made his NRL debut for the club.

NRL Women's team

2024 Newcastle Knights season
NRLW Rank	3rd
2024 record	Wins: 6; losses: 3
Points scored	For: 238; against: 132
Team information
CEO	Phil Gardner
Coach	Ben Jeffries
Captain	Hannah Southwell
Stadium	McDonald Jones Stadium
Avg. attendance	6,700
High attendance	9,479
Top scorers
Tries	Sheridan Gallagher (9)
Goals	Jesse Southwell (22)
Points	Jesse Southwell (44)
←  2023 2025  →

The 2024 Newcastle Knights Women's season was the 4th in the club's history. Coached by Ben Jeffries and captained by Hannah Southwell, they competed in the NRLW's 2024 NRL Women's Premiership, finishing the regular season in 3rd place (out of 10), thus reaching the finals but were knocked out after losing to the Sydney Roosters in the Grand Final qualifier.

For the complete list of Newcastle Knights Women's players, see List of Newcastle Knights Women's players.

Newcastle Knights women's – 2024 squad

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2024 NRLW top 24 squad						Development list		Coaching staff
4 Caitlan Johnston-Green – SR, PR 26 Yasmin Clydsdale – SR 27 Olivia Higgins – HK 28 Shanice Parker – CE 29 Hannah Southwell (c) – LK 30 Jesse Southwell – HB 32 Tamika Upton – FB 33 Tayla Predebon – PR 34 Simone Karpani – PR		41 Kayla Romaniuk – LK 42 Laishon Albert-Jones – LK, SR 43 Rima Butler – PR 44 Sheridan Gallagher – WG 45 Abigail Roache – CE 47 Nita Maynard – HK 48 Viena Tinao – PR 49 Georgia Roche – FE 51 Jacinta Carter – PR		52 Grace Kukutai – LK 53 Isabella Waterman – FB 55 Tenika Willison – WG (mid-season signing) 56 Evie Jones – FE Jayde Herdegen – FE Jules Kirkpatrick – LK Tamerah Leati – WG (mid-season loss)		54 Lilly-Ann White – FB 57 Evah McEwen – SR Leilani Ahsam – HB Fane Finau – SR Leah Ollerton – HK		Head coach Ben Jeffries Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 30 September 2024 Source(s): Newcastle Knights Profiles, Rugby League Project

Player gains and losses

Player gains
Player/Coach	Previous club	Length	Source
Leilani Ahsam	Tweed Heads Seagulls	2025	[58]
Ben Jeffries (head coach)	North Queensland Cowboys	2026	[59]
Grace Kukutai	Chiefs Manawa	2025	[58]
Isabella Waterman	Hurricanes Poua	2025	[58]
Tenika Willison	New Zealand Black Ferns Sevens	2025	[60]

Losses
Player/Coach	Club	Source
Tiana Davison	Sydney Roosters	[61]
Ronald Griffiths (head coach)	Knights NSW Cup coach	[12]
Felila Kia	Released	[62]
Tamerah Leati	Released	[60]
Tazmyne Luschwitz	Released	[58]
Caitlin Moran	Illawarra Steelers	[63]
Jasmin Strange	Sydney Roosters	[61]
Tylah Vallance	Released	[58]

Promoted juniors
Player	Junior side	Source
Evah McEwen	Knights Tarsha Gale Cup	[58]
Leah Ollerton	Knights Tarsha Gale Cup	[64]
Lilly-Ann White	Knights Tarsha Gale Cup	[64]

Player re-signings
Player/Coach	Re-signed to	Source
Jacinta Carter	2027	[62]
Fane Finau	2026	[65]
Sheridan Gallagher	2025	[66]
Olivia Higgins	2026	[64]
Simone Karpani	2026	[64]
Nita Maynard	2024	[64]
Viena Tinao	2025	[64]

Player contract situations

2024 (left)	2025	2026	2027
Laishon Albert-Jones [67]	Leilani Ahsam [58]	Fane Finau [65]	Evie Jones [68]
Rima Butler [69]	Yasmin Clydsdale [70]	Olivia Higgins [64]	Georgia Roche [71]
Jacinta Carter [72]	Sheridan Gallagher [66]	Simone Karpani [64]	Hannah Southwell [73]
Jayde Herdegen [74]	Grace Kukutai [75]	Jules Kirkpatrick [76]	Jesse Southwell [73]
Caitlan Johnston-Green [77]	Evah McEwen [58]	Tayla Predebon [68]
Tamerah Leati [60]	Leah Ollerton [64]	Kayla Romaniuk [68]
Nita Maynard [72]	Shanice Parker [58]
Abigail Roache [72]	Viena Tinao [64]
Tamika Upton [78]	Isabella Waterman [58]
	Lilly-Ann White [64]
	Tenika Willison [60]

Women's statistics

Name	Appearances	Tries	Goals	Field Goals	Points	Captain	Age
Laishon Albert-Jones	10	3	0	0	12	0	27
Rima Butler	8	1	0	0	4	0	27
Jacinta Carter	1	0	0	0	0	0	20
Yasmin Clydsdale	10	3	0	0	12	0	30
Sheridan Gallagher	8	9	3	0	42	0	22
Olivia Higgins	10	4	0	0	16	0	32
Caitlan Johnston-Green	2	1	0	0	4	0	23
Evie Jones	4	2	0	0	8	0	19
Simone Karpani	7	0	0	0	0	0	27
Grace Kukutai	3	0	0	0	0	0	27
Nita Maynard	8	0	0	0	0	0	32
Evah McEwen	2	1	0	0	4	0	18
Shanice Parker	10	2	0	0	8	0	26
Tayla Predebon	9	1	0	0	4	0	24
Abigail Roache	9	3	0	0	12	0	24
Georgia Roche	10	2	4	0	16	0	24
Kayla Romaniuk	10	1	0	0	4	0	22
Hannah Southwell	10	2	0	0	8	10	25
Jesse Southwell	9	0	22	0	44	0	19
Viena Tinao	6	0	0	0	0	0	22
Tamika Upton	10	7	0	0	28	0	27
Isabella Waterman	2	0	0	0	0	0	24
Lilly-Ann White	5	3	0	0	12	0	19
Tenika Willison	7	4	0	0	16	0	27
Totals	10	49	29	0	254	–	Average: 24

24 players used.

Source: ^[79]

Representative honours

See also: List of Newcastle Knights representatives

The following players appeared in a representative match or were named in a representative squad in 2024.

Australia

• Bradman Best (squad member)

Australia (Women's)

• Yasmin Clydsdale
• Olivia Higgins
• Jesse Southwell (squad member)
• Tamika Upton

Indigenous All Stars

• Adam Elliott
• Ronald Griffiths (coach)

Indigenous All Stars (Women's)

• Tamika Upton

Māori All Stars

• Dane Gagai
• Leo Thompson

Māori All Stars (Women's)

• Rima Butler
• Shanice Parker

New South Wales

• Bradman Best

New South Wales (Women's)

• Yasmin Clydsdale
• Olivia Higgins
• Caitlan Johnston-Green

New Zealand

• Phoenix Crossland
• Leo Thompson

New Zealand (Women's)

• Laishon Albert-Jones (extended squad)
• Shanice Parker
• Abigail Roache

Prime Minister's XIII

• Dylan Lucas
• Fletcher Sharpe

Prime Minister's XIII (Women's)

• Jesse Southwell

Queensland

• Dane Gagai
• Kalyn Ponga

Queensland (Women's)

• Tamika Upton

Samoa (Women's)

• Simone Karpani
• Evah McEwen

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