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The moments that mattered in grand final for the ages

The drama, highlights, lowlights of an epic grand final.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 4

World Cup coaches watch and wait on NRL grand final

More than half of the combatants in Sunday's NRL grand final will wake up on Monday to learn if they have earned World Cup selection.

AAP · Oct 3

Newcastle’s NRL grand final run is a ‘pinch me’ moment for veterans and youth alike

Tyson Frizell waited 15 years to make a grand final while Fletcher Sharpe grew up watching Knights legends but wasn’t even alive for their last premiership

The Guardian - AU · Sep 29

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Working-class Knights or Sydney heavyweights? Who casual fans should support in the NRL grand final

Will it be the mullets of Newcastle who are back in contention after 25 years, or the powerhouse Roosters always ready to spoil a party?

The Guardian - AU · Sep 29

Eat their words: How Knights are repeating history

Newcastle's NRL finals run bears an uncanny resemblance to North Queensland in 2017, who reached the decider without champion halfback Johnathan Thurston.

AAP · Sep 26

Fire with fire: battle set to light up NRL prelim final

Liam Martin is one of the NRL's best nigglers and Francis Manuleleua is the breakout star of Newcastle's finals charge. Both are ready to go at each other.

AAP · Sep 25

Why Newcastle can pull off the ultimate finals upset over Penrith

The Newcastle Knights' backline firepower could shatter Penrith's dominance.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 25

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'Up the Knights!' Is this Newcastle team the greatest underdog story of the decade?

Newcastle is a different place when the Knights are winning.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 23

Knights book prelim with Penrith as Warriors fume

Newcastle have upset the Warriors in a controversy-laden 12-10 win at Eden Park to secure a preliminary final berth against NRL heavyweights Penrith.

AAP · Sep 20

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.

AAP · Sep 10

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.

AAP · Sep 9

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.

AAP · Aug 16

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.

AAP · Aug 1

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.

AAP · Jun 19

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AAP · May 17

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.

AAP · Mar 27

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.

AAP · Mar 21

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.

AAP · Mar 20

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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AAP · Mar 16

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.

AAP · Mar 2

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.

AAP · Mar 1

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.

AAP · Feb 28

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.

AAP · Feb 27

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.

AAP · Feb 24

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.

AAP · Feb 14

'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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