BIZARRE: 2 - You Need To See This

James Tedesco wins his first Clive Churchill Medal

James Tedesco has won the Clive Churchill medal as the player of the match in the NRL grand final as his Sydney Roosters defeated the Newcastle Knights 18-19.

AAP · Oct 4

Knights NRL final fairytale run suffers a cruel ending

Newcastle's energy-sapping run to the NRL grand final eventually caught up with them as the Knights fell to a 19-18 loss to the Sydney Roosters.

AAP · Oct 4

'Never seen before': Mark genius secures Roosters title

Roosters winger Mark Nawaqanitawase's moment of soccer genius was a new trick and a much needed one as he leaves the NRL with a deserved premiership.

AAP · Oct 4

NRL grand final 2026: Sydney Roosters 19-18 Newcastle Knights – as it happened

Minute-by-minute report: The Roosters hold off a late surge from the brave but tired Knights in classic grand final at Accor Stadium

The Guardian - AU · Oct 4

All Saints to zero: A-Z grand final guide (Knights style)

Newcastle's ABC for 2026 decider as countdown enters last phase.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 3

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

Silky Smoothy: Aussie's amazing NRL-Super League double

Wakefield Trinity's Tyson Smoothy has achieved the amazing rugby league double of back-to-back grand final wins in Australia and the UK in successive years.

AAP · Oct 3

Knights’ tale burns bright but Roosters are built just for NRL’s grand occasion

No matter how brilliant Sydney might prove to be on Sunday night, the 2026 grand final will be remembered for Newcastle’s presence in the decider

The Guardian - AU · Oct 3

Knights' kingdom: how Holbrook restored Newcastle's footy soul for new era

The 1997 and 2001 grand finals are ingrained in Newcastle culture. Now, 25 years later, the club is riding a fresh wave of Novocastrian pride.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 3

A grand final return 9135 days in the making for men wearing red and blue

Fourteen other clubs have played in an NRL decider since 2001.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 3