2025 Newcastle Knights season | ||||
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Team information | ||||
CEO | Phil Gardner | |||
Coach | Adam O'Brien | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | McDonald Jones Stadium | |||
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The 2025 Newcastle Knights season is the club's 38th season in the professional National Rugby League (NRL) football competition in Australia.
Coached by Adam O'Brien and captained by Kalyn Ponga, the club will compete in the NRL's 2025 Telstra Premiership.
Player/Coach | Previous club | Length | Source |
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Taj Annan | Queensland Reds | 2027 | [1] |
Matt Arthur | Parramatta Eels | 2027 | [2] |
Francis Manuleleua | Penrith Panthers | 2027 | [1] |
James Schiller | Canberra Raiders | 2027 | [3] |
Tyrone Thompson | Chiefs | 2025 | [4] |
Player | Junior side | Source |
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Wilson De Courcey | Jersey Flegg Cup | [17] |
Cody Hopwood | Jersey Flegg Cup | [18] |
Jermaine McEwen | Jersey Flegg Cup | [18] |
Connor Votano | Jersey Flegg Cup | [18] |
Newcastle played the Parramatta Eels in Newcastle and the Sydney Roosters in Gosford as their pre-season fixtures. Both matches were part of the third edition of the NRL Pre-season Challenge. [40]
Win Draw Loss
Round 2: 14 February 2025 | Newcastle Knights ![]() | 18-44 | ![]() | Newcastle | |
18:00 AEDT | Tries: Marzhew ![]() Aoake ![]() McCarthy ![]() McEwen ![]() Goals: Votano 1/3 ![]() | 1st: 4-22 2nd: 14-22 Report | Tries: Brown ![]() Tago ![]() Tuilagi ![]() Papalii ![]() Samrani ![]() Miller-Stephen ![]() Loizou ![]() Goals: Volkman 3/4 ![]() Lynn 3/4 ![]() | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 5,964 Referee: Belinda Sharpe |
Round 3: 23 February 2025 | Sydney Roosters ![]() | 10-48 | ![]() | Gosford | |
16:00 AEDT | Tries: Tupou ![]() Smith ![]() Goals: Smith 1/2 ![]() Sin bin: Leniu ![]() | 1st: 4-36 2nd: 6-12 Report | Tries: Saifiti ![]() Sharpe ![]() Brailey ![]() Ponga ![]() Cant ![]() Votano ![]() Goals: Ponga 7/1 ![]() Pryce 1/1 ![]() | Stadium: Industree Group Stadium Attendance: 4,964 Referee: Peter Gough |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 19 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 546 | 388 | +158 | 36 | Advance to finals series |
2 | ![]() | 19 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 583 | 355 | +228 | 34 | |
3 | ![]() | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 428 | 292 | +136 | 34 | |
4 | ![]() | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 391 | 363 | +28 | 30 | |
5 | ![]() | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 420 | 341 | +79 | 27 | |
6 | ![]() | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 466 | 388 | +78 | 26 | |
7 | ![]() | 19 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 435 | 412 | +23 | 26 | |
8 | ![]() | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 533 | 364 | +169 | 24 | |
9 | ![]() | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 402 | 380 | +22 | 24 | |
10 | ![]() | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 451 | 447 | +4 | 22 | |
11 | ![]() | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 406 | 563 | −157 | 19 | |
12 | ![]() | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 404 | 468 | −64 | 18 | |
13 | ![]() | 19 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 284 | 400 | −116 | 18 | |
14 | ![]() | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 357 | 492 | −135 | 18 | |
15 | ![]() | 19 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 345 | 498 | −153 | 18 | |
16 | ![]() | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 370 | 519 | −149 | 16 | |
17 | ![]() | 19 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 327 | 478 | −151 | 16 |
The league fixtures were released on 21 November 2024. [41]
Bye Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Round 1: 7 March 2025 | Wests Tigers ![]() | 8–10 | ![]() | Campbelltown | |
18:00 AEDT | Tries: Skelton ![]() Goals: Doueihi 2/2 ![]() | 1st: 8-0 2nd: 0-10 Report | Tries: Sharpe ![]() Marzhew ![]() Goals: Ponga 1/2 ![]() | Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 13,160 Referee: Liam Kennedy |
Round 2: 13 March 2025 | Newcastle Knights ![]() | 26–12 | ![]() | Newcastle | |
20:00 AEDT | Tries: Schiller ![]() Best ![]() Gagai ![]() Lucas ![]() Goals: Ponga 3/5 ![]() Sin bin: Pearce-Paul ![]() | 1st: 20-6 2nd: 6-6 Report | Tries: Nicholls ![]() Katoa ![]() Goals: Isaako 2/2 ![]() | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 18,531 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
Round 3: 22 March 2025 | Gold Coast Titans ![]() | 26–6 | ![]() | Gold Coast | |
18:35 AEST | Tries: S. Fifita ![]() Campbell ![]() Fermor ![]() D. Fifita ![]() Goals: Campbell 5/6 ![]() | 1st: 12-0 2nd: 14-6 Report | Tries: Best ![]() Goals: Ponga 1/1 ![]() | Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 14,602 Referee: Liam Kennedy |
Round 5: 6 April 2025 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs ![]() | 20–0 | ![]() | Sydney Olympic Park | |
18:15 AEST | Tries: Curran ![]() Todd ![]() Mann ![]() Goals: Crichton 4/4 ![]() | 1st: 2-0 2nd: 18-0 Report | Sin bin: Crossland ![]() | Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 24,113 Referee: Ashley Klein |
Round 6: 13 April 2025 | Newcastle Knights ![]() | 4–20 | ![]() | Newcastle | |
16:05 AEST | Tries: Sharpe ![]() Sin bin: Gagai ![]() | 1st: 0-14 2nd: 4-6 Report | Tries: Turuva ![]() To'a | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 25,960 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
Round 7: 20 April 2025 | Newcastle Knights ![]() | 14–34 | ![]() | Newcastle | |
16:05 AEST | Tries: Marzhew ![]() Sharpe | 1st: 4-16 2nd: 10-18 Report | Tries: Kaufusi ![]() Fonua-Blake | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 24,248 Referee: Ashley Klein |
Round 8: 25 April 2025 | New Zealand Warriors ![]() | 26-12 | ![]() | Christchurch | |
18:05 AEST | Tries: Pompey ![]() Ford | 1st: 16-0 2nd: 10-12 Report | Tries: Schiller ![]() Jones | Stadium: Apollo Projects Stadium Attendance: 17,095 Referee: Wyatt Raymond |
Round 9: 3 May 2025 | South Sydney Rabbitohs ![]() | 4–30 | ![]() | Brisbane | |
15:00 AEST | Tries: Tass ![]() | 1st: 0-18 2nd: 4-12 | Tries: Sharpe ![]() Cogger ![]() Best ![]() Goals: Ponga 5/5 ![]() | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 39,682 Referee: Liam Kennedy |
Round 10: 9 May 2025 | Newcastle Knights ![]() | 20-24 | ![]() | Newcastle | |
18:00 AEST | Tries: Lucas ![]() Sharpe ![]() Croker ![]() Goals: Ponga 4/4 ![]() | 1st: 20-6 2nd: 0-18 Report | Tries: Sami ![]() Brimson ![]() Goals: Campbell 4/4 ![]() | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 15,193 Referee: Belinda Sharpe |
Round 11: 16 May 2025 | Newcastle Knights ![]() | 6-28 | ![]() | Newcastle | |
18:00 AEST | Tries: Schiller ![]() Goals: Ponga ![]() Sin bin: Pearce-Paul ![]() | 1st: 0-10 2nd: 6-18 Report | Tries: Moses ![]() Lomax ![]() Brown ![]() Samrani ![]() Goals: Zac Lomax 4/6 ![]() | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Referee: Todd Smith |
Round 12: 24 May 2025 | Penrith Panthers ![]() | 6-25 | ![]() | Bathurst | |
17:30 AEST | Tries: Hasset ![]() Goals: Alamoti 1/1 ![]() Sin bin: Henry ![]() | 1st: 0-24 2nd: 6-1 Report | Tries: Sharpe ![]() Lucas ![]() Goals: Gagai 4/4 ![]() Drop goals: Cogger 1/1 ![]() | Stadium: Carrington Park Referee: Belinda Sharpe |
Round 13: 30 May 2025 | St. George-Illawarra Dragons ![]() | 20-6 | ![]() | Kogarah | |
20:00 AEST | Tries: Jaydn Su'A ![]() Clinton Gutherson ![]() Loko Pasifiki Tonga ![]() Goals: Valentine Holmes 4/4 ![]() | 1st: 18-0 2nd: 2-6 Report | Tries: Kai Pearce-Paul ![]() Goals: Dane Gagai 1/1 ![]() | Stadium: Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 10,411 Referee: Grant Atkins |
Round 14: 5 June 2025 | Newcastle Knights ![]() | 26-22 (g.p.) | ![]() | Newcastle | |
19:50 AEST | Tries: Fletcher Sharpe ![]() Fletcher Hunt ![]() James Schiller ![]() Kalyn Ponga ![]() Goals: Dane Gagai 3/4 ![]() | 1st: 0-16 2nd: 22-8 ET1: 4-0 Report | Tries: Toluta'u Koula ![]() Toafofoa Sipley ![]() Haumole Olakau'atu ![]() Tommy Talau ![]() Goals: Reuben Garrick 3/4 ![]() | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Referee: Wyatt Raymond |
Round 15: 14 June 2025 | Newcastle Knights ![]() | 8-12 | ![]() | Newcastle | |
17:30 AEST | Tries: McCarthy ![]() Goals: Gagai 2/2 ![]() | 1st: 6-0 2nd: 2-12 Report | Tries: Foketi ![]() Wong ![]() Goals: Smith 2/2 ![]() | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 24,849 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
Round 16: 21 June 2025 | Dolphins ![]() | 20-26 | ![]() | Perth | |
17:30 AEST | Tries: Nikorima ![]() Lemuelu ![]() Isaako ![]() Tabuai-Fidow ![]() Goals: Isaako 2/4 ![]() | 1st: 10-16 2nd: 10-10 Report | Tries: Sharpe ![]() Best ![]() Young ![]() Jones ![]() Goals: Gagai 3/5 ![]() Sin bin: Gagai ![]() | Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 10,077 Referee: Grant Atkins |
Round 17: 27 June 2025 | Newcastle Knights ![]() | 18-22 | ![]() | Newcastle | |
20:00 AEST | Tries: Schiller ![]() McEwen ![]() Goals: Ponga 1/1 ![]() Gagai 2/2 ![]() | 1st: 0-16 2nd: 18-6 Report | Tries: Sasagi ![]() Weekes ![]() Strange ![]() Stuart ![]() Goals: Fogarty 3/4 ![]() | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Referee: Peter Gough |
Round 19: 12 July 2025 | Newcastle Knights ![]() | 14–32 | ![]() | Newcastle | |
15:00 AEST | Tries: Young ![]() Hunt ![]() Goals: Hastings 1/3 ![]() | 1st: 8-6 2nd: 6-26 Report | Tries: Katoa ![]() Loiero ![]() Bradley ![]() Goals: Meaney 3/5 ![]() Pezet 1/1 ![]() | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 21,017 Referee: Todd Smith |
Round 20: 20 July 2025 | Newcastle Knights ![]() | 15–20 | ![]() | Newcastle | |
16:05 AEST | Tries: Hunt ![]() Gagai ![]() Marzhew ![]() Goals: Hastings 0/2 Gagai 1/2 ![]() Field goals: Cogger ![]() | 1st: 12-6 2nd: 3-14 Report | Tries: Pompey ![]() Vaimauga ![]() Halasima ![]() Goals: Boyd 4/4 ![]() | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 21,117 Referee: Grant Atkins |
Round 21: 27 July 2025 | Canberra Raiders ![]() | v | ![]() | Canberra | |
14:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: GIO Stadium |
Round 23: 8 August 2025 | Newcastle Knights ![]() | v | ![]() | Newcastle | |
18:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
Round 24: 17 August 2025 | North Queensland Cowboys ![]() | v | ![]() | Townsville | |
16:05 AEST | Report | Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium |
Round 25: 24 August 2025 | Newcastle Knights ![]() | v | ![]() | Newcastle | |
18:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
Round 26: 31 August 2025 | Cronulla Sharks ![]() | v | ![]() | Cronulla | |
14:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Sharks Stadium |
Round 27: 7 September 2025 | Parramatta Eels ![]() | v | ![]() | Parramatta | |
16:05 AEST | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
2025 Newcastle Knights season | ||||
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Team information | ||||
CEO | Phil Gardner | |||
Coach | Ben Jeffries | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | McDonald Jones Stadium | |||
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The 2025 Newcastle Knights Women's season will be the 5th in the club's history. Coached by Ben Jeffries and captained by Yasmin Clydsdale, [42] they will compete in the NRLW's 2025 NRL Women's Premiership.
2025 NRLW top 24 squad | Development list | Coaching staff | |||||||
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Updated: 21 November 2024 |
Player gains | |||
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Player/Coach | Previous club | Length | Source |
Tiana Davison | Sydney Roosters | 2027 | [43] |
Mercedez Taulelei-Siala | Tweed Heads Seagulls | 2025 | [44] |
Botille Vette-Welsh | Wests Tigers | 2027 | [45] |
Losses | ||
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Player/Coach | Club | Source |
Laishon Albert-Jones | New Zealand Warriors | [46] |
Rima Butler | Sydney Roosters | [47] |
Jacinta Carter | Released | [48] |
Jayde Herdegen | Released | [49] |
Caitlan Johnston-Green | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | [50] |
Tamerah Leati | Released | [51] |
Nita Maynard | Released | [48] |
Abigail Roache | Released | [48] |
Tamika Upton | Brisbane Broncos | [52] |
Promoted juniors | ||
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Player | Junior side | Source |
Joeli Morris | Knights NSW Women's Premiership | [43] |
The league fixtures were released on 21 November 2024. [64]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Round 1: 4 July 2025 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs ![]() | 26-12 | ![]() | Sydney Olympic Park | |
17:40 AEST | Tries: Courtenay ![]() QUinlan ![]() Teakaraanga-Katoa ![]() Goals: Preston 3/5 ![]() | 1st: 10-6 2nd: 16-6 Report | Tries: Roche ![]() Vette-Welsh ![]() Goals: Southwell ![]() | Stadium: Accor Stadium Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski |
Round 2: 12 July 2025 | North Queensland Cowboys ![]() | v | ![]() | Townsville | |
17:15 AEST | Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium |
Round 3: 20 July 2025 | Newcastle Knights ![]() | v | ![]() | Newcastle | |
18:15 AEST | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
Round 4: 27 July 2025 | Parramatta Eels ![]() | v | ![]() | Granville Park | |
12:00 AEST | Stadium: Eric Tweedale Stadium |
Round 5: 3 August 2025 | Newcastle Knights ![]() | v | ![]() | Newcastle | |
13:45 AEST | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
Round 6: 9 August 2025 | Newcastle Knights ![]() | v | ![]() | Newcastle | |
15:15 AEST | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
Round 7: 17 August 2025 | Sydney Roosters ![]() | v | ![]() | Gosford | |
13:45 AEST | Stadium: Industree Group Stadium |
Round 8: 24 August 2025 | Newcastle Knights ![]() | v | ![]() | Newcastle | |
11:50 AEST | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
Round 9: 31 August 2025 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks ![]() | v | ![]() | Cronulla | |
11:50 AEST | Stadium: Sharks Stadium |
Round 10: 7 September 2025 | Newcastle Knights ![]() | v | ![]() | Newcastle | |
13:45 AEST | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
Round 11: 14 September 2025 | Newcastle Knights ![]() | v | ![]() | Newcastle | |
13:45 AEST | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |