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How Holbrook inspired Newcastle's remarkable turnaround

Newcastle have scored an extra 12.3 points per game in 2026 compared to last year's wooden-spoon season, making for the fourth greatest improvement in history.

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Knight's Sharpe rise from hospital bed to NRL finals

Fletcher Sharpe started the NRL pre-season down on fitness after being confined to bed after organ damage. Now he's a key man in Newcastle's finals charge.

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Sharpe to rescue as Knights keep top-four hopes alive

The NRL finalists are all but set but where they land remains up in the air, as the Knights kept their top-four aspirations alive with a win over the Titans.

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Knights smash Broncos to close in on finals berth

Brisbane's horror season spiralled further with captain Adam Reynolds concussed as Newcastle duo Greg Marzhew and Fletcher Sharpe scored doubles in a 30-6 win.

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Second win of season slips through Dragons' fingers

Newcastle have survived an almighty scare from last-placed St George Illawarra, squeaking to a 22-20 win at McDonald Jones Stadium.

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Bragging rights for Holbrook as Knights beat Titans

First-year Newcastle coach Justin Holbrook has won bragging rights over Gold Coast, who controversially fired him midway through the 2023 season.

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Knights star kept Bulldogs coach 'awake all week'

Even for defensive guru Cameron Ciraldo, it hasn't been easy to construct a plan for neutralising Newcastle's attacking livewire Fletcher Sharpe.

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Ford, Boyd dazzle as Warriors keep dream start rolling

The Warriors have kept their unbeaten start to the NRL season in tact after dismantling an undermanned and error-riddled Newcastle at McDonald Jones Stadium.

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Odd Knight out a month ago, Smith now the main man

Fletcher Sharpe's failure to return from a knee injury means Sandon Smith will lead the red-hot Newcastle attack alongside Tyson Gamble against the Warriors.

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Ponga out for up to two months in Knights double blow

Newcastle will need to contend without their two biggest stars for the coming weeks after both Kalyn Ponga and Dylan Brown suffered injuries in round two.

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Brown ready to revert to old role for Knights

Newcastle's attack took a step forward in Vegas, but Dylan Brown is happy to relinquish organising responsibilities if Fletcher Sharpe's injury forces a change.

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Knights relief for Fletcher with Ponga still main man

Kalyn Ponga remains the most important man in Newcastle's attack, inspiring the Knights to a 28-18 season-opening win over North Queensland in Las Vegas.

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Knights need halves to stick after Sharpe Vegas opening

Newcastle coach Justin Holbrook says the fact his three key spine players are run-first footballers is a positive for the Knights, not a cause for concern.

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Simple mindset shift Brown must master as Knights No.7

Dylan Brown said he is ready to deal with the pressure of being the NRL's highest-paid halfback - and there is one thing that he must change when wearing No.7.

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Fletcher Sharpe hits the jackpot in Las Vegas

Newcastle coach Justin Holbrook has solved his conundrum in the halves, while Matt Burton's big boot is set to get the chance to shine in Vegas for Canterbury.

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'Did that all right': tick for Brown's Knights debut

Marquee recruit Dylan Brown found positives in his first hit-out for Newcastle, despite the Knights' big loss.

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Sharpe and I can share the field: Newcastle's Smith

New coach Justin Holbrook is still deliberating which of Sandon Smith and Fletcher Sharpe will partner marquee man Dylan Brown in Newcastle's halves.

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Duelling Knights halves outshone by teenaged ex-ballboy

It was meant to be the night Sandon Smith and Fletcher Sharpe lit up Kogarah Oval, but the Newcastle duo were outshone by a teenager from St George Illawarra.

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Knights coach excited as star halves set to unite

After his first training session overseeing his new club, Newcastle coach Justin Holbrook is excited to have Dylan Brown and Fletcher Sharpe in his line-up.

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Knights hoping to send O'Brien out a winner

Newcastle have the chance to send Adam O'Brien out a winner when they face Parramatta at CommBank Stadium.

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'We got lucky': Coach shocked by Knights star's injury

The Newcastle Knights are delighted to have welcomed home one of their star players who suffered a lacerated kidney in last Saturday's NRL win in Perth.

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Knights star hospitalised with lacerated kidney

Newcastle are set for a change to their halves, with five-eighth Fletcher Sharpe to remain behind in Perth with a lacerated kidney.

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Knights score late to sink Dolphins as Bostock injured

Newcastle captain Kalyn Ponga had a blinder to inspire a 26-20 win over the Dolphins, with Knights forward Brodie Jones scoring the match-winner at the death.

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Knights halfback has a point to prove in NRL recall

Off-contract halfback Jackson Hastings has finally cracked into the Newcastle side and will be out to remind coach Adam O'Brien of his quality.

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O'Brien hits out at booing Knights fans before comeback

Newcastle have come back to beat Manly 26-22 after fans vented their frustration at the Knights following another scoreless half at McDonald Jones Stadium.

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