2023 Newcastle Knights season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 5th | |||
2023 record | Wins: 14; draws: 1; losses: 9 | |||
Points scored | For: 645; against: 312 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Phil Gardner | |||
Coach | Adam O'Brien | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | McDonald Jones Stadium | |||
Avg. attendance | 21,312 | |||
High attendance | 29,548 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Dom Young (25) | |||
Goals | Kalyn Ponga (45) | |||
Points | Kalyn Ponga (126) | |||
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The 2023 Newcastle Knights season was the 36th in the club's history. Coached by Adam O'Brien and co-captained by Jayden Brailey and Kalyn Ponga, they competed in the NRL's 2023 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season in 5th place (out of 17), thus reaching the finals. The Knights made it to the second week of finals, before being knocked out by the New Zealand Warriors.
2023 NRL top 30 squad | Development list | Coaching staff | |||||||
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Head coach Assistant coaches
Updated: 16 September 2023 |
Player/Coach | Previous club | Length | Source |
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Dane Aukafolau | North Sydney Bears | 2023 | [1] |
Fa'amanu Brown | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 2023 | [2] |
Adam Elliott | Canberra Raiders | 2025 | [3] |
Tyson Gamble | Brisbane Broncos | 2024 | [4] |
Jackson Hastings | Wests Tigers | 2025 | [5] |
Jack Hetherington | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 2025 | [3] |
Greg Marzhew | Gold Coast Titans | 2025 | [6] |
Brian McDermott (assistant coach) | Fiji national rugby league team | 2023 | [7] |
Lachie Miller | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2025 | [8] |
Michael Monaghan (NSW Cup coach) | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2023 | [7] |
Ryan Rivett | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2023 | [9] |
Player | Junior side | Source |
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David Armstrong | Knights NSW Cup | [33] |
Tom Cant | Knights NSW Cup | [9] |
Riley Jones | Knights NSW Cup | [33] |
Dylan Lucas | Knights NSW Cup | [34] |
Myles Martin | Knights Jersey Flegg Cup | [34] |
Kobe Rugless | Knights NSW Cup | [34] |
Tevita Toloi | Knights Jersey Flegg Cup | [34] |
Player/Coach | Re-signed to | Source |
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David Armstrong | 2024 | [35] |
Thomas Cant | 2024 | [35] |
Phoenix Crossland | 2026 | [36] |
Tyson Frizell | 2026 | [37] |
Brodie Jones | 2024 | [35] |
Riley Jones | 2025 | [35] |
Dylan Lucas | 2025 | [38] |
Greg Marzhew | 2026 | [39] |
Ryan Rivett | 2024 | [35] |
Enari Tuala | 2024 | [38] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Penrith Panthers (P) | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 645 | 312 | +333 | 42 |
2 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 639 | 425 | +214 | 42 |
3 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 627 | 459 | +168 | 38 |
4 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 572 | 448 | +124 | 38 |
5 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 626 | 451 | +175 | 35 |
6 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 619 | 497 | +122 | 34 |
7 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 472 | 496 | −24 | 32 |
8 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 486 | 623 | −137 | 32 |
9 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 564 | 505 | +59 | 30 |
10 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 587 | 574 | +13 | 30 |
11 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 546 | 542 | +4 | 30 |
12 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 545 | 539 | +6 | 29 |
13 | Dolphins | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 520 | 631 | −111 | 24 |
14 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 527 | 653 | −126 | 24 |
15 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 438 | 769 | −331 | 20 |
16 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 474 | 673 | −199 | 16 |
17 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 385 | 675 | −290 | 14 |
In 2023, the Knights' jerseys were made by Classic Sportswear and their major sponsor was nib Health Funds.
2023 Home Jersey | 2023 Away Jersey | 2023 Anzac Jersey | 2023 Indigenous Jersey | 2023 NSW Mining Jersey |
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Date[61] | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Conversions | Attendance | ||||
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Friday, 10 February | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Industree Group Stadium | 16–28 | T.Gamble, P.Crossland, L.Pietzner | R.Rivett (2/2) | |||||
Friday, 17 February | Parramatta Eels | Industree Group Stadium | 14–36 | D.Young, B.Best, G.Marzhew | J.Hastings (1/3) | |||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
Round 1: 3 March 2023 | New Zealand Warriors | 20–12 | Newcastle Knights | Wellington | |
20:00 NZDT |
Tries: Kosi 25' Afoa 29' Nicoll-Klokstad 51' Egan 73' Goals: Johnson 2/4 30', 74' |
Report |
Tries: Fitzgibbon 1' Hunt 45' Goals: Hastings 2/2 3', 46' Sin bin: Crossland 57' to 67' |
Stadium: Sky Stadium Attendance: 16,676 Referee: Chris Sutton |
Round 2: 3 March 2023 | Wests Tigers | 12–14 | Newcastle Knights | Sydney | |
16:05 AEDT |
Tries: Kepaoa 33' Utoikamanu 79' Goals: Doueihi 2/2 36', 79' |
Report |
Tries: Young 10', 60' Fitzgibbon 15' Goals: Hastings 1/3 12' Sin bin: Young 29' to 39' Sent off: J. Saifiti 64' |
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 13,214 Referee: Peter Gough |
Round 3: 17 March 2023 | Newcastle Knights | 20–36 | Dolphins | Newcastle | |
18:00 AEDT |
Tries: Gamble 18' Miller 35', 45' Goals: Hastings 3/3 19', 37', 46' Miller 1/1 69 (pen)' |
Report |
Tries: Niu 9', 32', 66' Nikorima 28' Tabuai-Fidow 57' Isaako 75', 79' Goals: Isaako 4/7 11', 29', 68', 80' Sin bin: Kaufusi 68' to 78' |
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 20,093 Referee: Chris Butler |
Round 4: 26 March 2023 | Newcastle Knights | 24–14 | Canberra Raiders | Newcastle | |
16:05 AEDT |
Tries: Marzhew 11', 43' Best 17' Gagai 45' Frizell 49' Goals: Hastings 0/2 Miller 2/4 44', 47' |
Report |
Tries: Young 3' Wighton 23' Goals: Harawira-Naera 2/2 5', 25' Field goals: Frawley 39 (2pt)' Sin bin: Wighton 48' to 58' |
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 15,106 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
Round 5: 1 April 2023 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 32–32 | Newcastle Knights | Mudgee | |
15:00 AEDT |
Tries: Olakau'atu 3' Tuipulotu 8' Parker 27' Tuilagi 58' Weekes 66' Garrick 68' Goals: Garrick 4/6 4', 28', 60', 67' Sin bin: Olakau'atu 11' to 21' |
Report |
Tries: Marzhew 12' Johns 17' Young 23', 32', 55', 77' Goals: Hastings 2/3 19', 25' Miller 2/3 33', 57' Sin bin: Fitzgibbon 20' to 30' |
Stadium: Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium Attendance: 9,024 Referee: Chris Butler |
Round 6: 9 April 2023 | Newcastle Knights | 34–24 | New Zealand Warriors | Newcastle | |
18:15 AEST |
Tries: Young 5' Marzhew 18', 69' Frizell 28' Crossland 36' Mann 64' Goals: Miller 5/6 6', 29', 37', 65', 70' |
Report |
Tries: Pompey 22', 49' Kosi 55' Ford 71' Goals: Johnson 4/4 23', 50', 56', 72' |
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 18,007 Referee: Liam Kennedy |
Round 7: 15 April 2023 | Newcastle Knights | 15–16 | Penrith Panthers | Newcastle | |
17:30 AEST |
Tries: Gamble 11' Frizell 16' Crossland 27' Goals: Miller 1/4 29' Field goals: Gamble 76' |
Report |
Tries: To'o 21' Salmon 57' Goals: Cleary 3/4 3 (pen)', 54 (pen)', 58' Field goals: Cleary 77', 80' |
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 26,084 Referee: Peter Gough |
Round 8: 22 April 2023 | North Queensland Cowboys | 18–16 | Newcastle Knights | Townsville | |
19:35 AEST |
Tries: Robson 9' Feldt 25' Dearden 64' Goals: Holmes 3/4 10', 26', 66' Sin bin: Taulagi 46' to 56' |
Report |
Tries: Marzhew 12' Young 47' Fitzgibbon 56' Goals: Miller 2/3 13', 57' |
Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium Attendance: 17,970 Referee: Ben Cummins |
Round 9: 28 April 2023 | Parramatta Eels | 43–12 | Newcastle Knights | Sydney | |
18:00 AEST |
Tries: Brown 1' Moses 9' Gutherson 22', 34', 46' Russell 37' Paulo 69' Goals: Moses 7/7 3', 10', 24', 35', 38', 47', 71' Field goals: Moses 79' |
Report |
Tries: Croker 6' Young 62' Goals: Miller 2/2 7', 64' |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 15,875 Referee: Chris Sutton |
Round 11: 14 May 2023 | Newcastle Knights | 46–26 | Gold Coast Titans | Newcastle | |
14:00 AEST |
Tries: Young 11', 79' Frizell 39' Marzhew 49' Best 56', 73' Ponga 60' Gagai 64' Goals: Miller 7/9 21 (pen)', 40', 57', 61', 65', 75', 80' |
Report |
Tries: D. Fifita 25', 70' Sami 29' Campbell 44' Khan-Pereira 77' Goals: Boyd 3/5 26', 30', 46' |
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 13,064 Referee: Peter Gough |
Name | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points | Captain | Age |
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Bradman Best | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 22 |
Jayden Brailey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27 |
Fa'amanu Brown | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 |
Tom Cant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Adam Clune | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 28 |
Mat Croker | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 24 |
Phoenix Crossland | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 23 |
Adam Elliott | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
Lachlan Fitzgibbon | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 29 |
Tyson Frizell | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 32 |
Dane Gagai | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 32 |
Tyson Gamble | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
Jackson Hastings | 22 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 27 |
Jack Hetherington | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
Hymel Hunt | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 |
Jack Johns | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
Brodie Jones | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Riley Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Oryn Keeley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Dylan Lucas | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
Kurt Mann | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 30 |
Greg Marzhew | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 26 |
Lachie Miller | 12 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 29 |
Kalyn Ponga | 20 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 126 | 20 | 25 |
Ryan Rivett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Daniel Saifiti | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 27 |
Jacob Saifiti | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 |
Leo Thompson | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
Enari Tuala | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 25 |
Dom Young | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 22 |
Totals | 26 | 121 | 89 | 2 | 666 | – | Average: 26 |
30 players used.
Source:[65]
2023 Newcastle Knights season | ||||
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NRLW Rank | 1st | |||
Play-off result | Premiers | |||
2023 record | Wins: 8; losses: 1 | |||
Points scored | For: 224; against: 119 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Phil Gardner | |||
Coach | Ronald Griffiths | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | McDonald Jones Stadium | |||
Avg. attendance | 12,239 | |||
High attendance | 19,519 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Sheridan Gallagher & Tamika Upton (7) | |||
Goals | Jesse Southwell (33) | |||
Points | Jesse Southwell (78) | |||
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The 2023 Newcastle Knights Women's season was the 3rd in the club's history. Coached by Ronald Griffiths and captained by Hannah Southwell, they competed in the NRLW's 2023 NRL Women's Premiership, finishing the regular season in 1st place (out of 10), thus reaching the finals. The Knights made it to the Grand Final, defeating the Gold Coast Titans and claiming the 2023 NRLW premiership. During the absence of Hannah Southwell due to injury, the side was captained by Tamika Upton.
2023 NRLW top 24 squad | Development list | Coaching staff | |||||||
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Updated: 11 June 2023 |
Player gains | |||
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Player/Coach | Previous club | Length | Source |
Laishon Albert-Jones | Mount Pritchard Mounties | 2024 | [66] |
Rima Butler | Parramatta Eels | 2024 | [66] |
Sheridan Gallagher | Mount Pritchard Mounties | 2023 | [67] |
Jayde Herdegen | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 2024 | [66] |
Felila Kia | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 2024 | [66] |
Tamerah Leati | Parramatta Eels | 2024 | [66] |
Nita Maynard | Brisbane Broncos | 2023 | [67] |
Abigail Roache | Chiefs Manawa | 2024 | [66] |
Georgia Roche | Leeds Rhinos | 2027 | [68] |
Jasmin Strange | Sydney Roosters | 2023 | [69] |
Viena Tinao | Illawarra Steelers | 2023 | [70] |
Promoted juniors | ||
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Player | Junior side | Source |
Jacinta Carter | Knights NSWRL Women's Premiership | [70] |
Evie Jones | Knights NSWRL Women's Premiership | [70] |
Jules Kirkpatrick | Knights NSWRL Women's Premiership | [69] |
Tazmyne Luschwitz | Knights NSWRL Women's Premiership | [70] |
Tylah Vallance | Knights NSWRL Women's Premiership | [70] |
Player re-signings | ||
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Player/Coach | Re-signed to | Source |
Yasmin Clydsdale | 2025 | [83] |
Tiana Davison | 2023 | [84] |
Olivia Higgins | 2023 | [84] |
Caitlan Johnston | 2025 | [85] |
Simone Karpani | 2023 | [84] |
Caitlin Moran | 2023 | [69] |
Shanice Parker | 2024 | [85] |
Tayla Predebon | 2024 | [84] |
Kayla Romaniuk | 2024 | [84] |
Hannah Southwell | 2027 | [86] |
Jesse Southwell | 2027 | [86] |
Tamika Upton | 2027 | [87] |
Name | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points | Captain | Age |
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Laishon Albert-Jones | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Rima Butler | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
Jacinta Carter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Yasmin Clydsdale | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 29 |
Tiana Davison | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
Sheridan Gallagher | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 21 |
Olivia Higgins | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 31 |
Caitlan Johnston | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
Simone Karpani | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Felila Kia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Nita Maynard | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Caitlin Moran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Shanice Parker | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 25 |
Tayla Predebon | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 23 |
Abigail Roache | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 23 |
Georgia Roche | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
Kayla Romaniuk | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
Hannah Southwell | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 24 |
Jesse Southwell | 11 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 18 |
Jasmin Strange | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 21 |
Viena Tinao | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Tamika Upton | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 26 |
Totals | 11 | 51 | 37 | 0 | 278 | – | Average: 24 |
22 players used.
Source:[94]
Round 1: 22 July 2023 | Newcastle Knights Women | 32 - 16 | St. George Illawarra Dragons Women | Newcastle | |
15:00 AEST |
Tries: Predebon 11' Clydsdale 17' Romaniuk 27' Strange 44' Roache 56' Southwell 68' Goals: Southwell 4/6 13', 18', 28', 69' |
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Tries: Berry 33', 61' Nathan-Wong 64' Goals: Bright 1/1 34' Nathan-Wong 1/2 62' |
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 8,109 Referee: Darian Furner |
Pre-Season Trial | |||||||
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Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
Saturday, 8 July | N/A | Brisbane Broncos Women | Maitland No. 1 Sportsground | 4 - 18 | Tamerah Leati 3' | Sheridan Gallagher (0/1) | N/A |
Finals Series | |||||||
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Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
Sunday, 24 September | Semi Final | Brisbane Broncos Women | McDonald Jones Stadium | 30 - 24 | Olivia Higgins 4' Hannah Southwell 10' Caitlan Johnston 18' Tamika Upton 43' Tiana Davison 65' |
Jesse Southwell (5/5) | 12,869 |
Sunday, 1 October | Grand Final | Gold Coast Titans Women | Accor Stadium |
2023 NRLW season | ||||||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
1 | Wests Tigers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8 | +28 | 2 | |
2 | Sydney Roosters | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 2 | |
3 | Newcastle Knights | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 2 | |
4 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 2 | |
5 | Gold Coast Titans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 2 | |
6 | North Queensland Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 0 | |
7 | Canberra Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 0 | |
8 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 0 | |
9 | Brisbane Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 36 | −18 | 0 | |
10 | Parramatta Eels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 36 | −28 | 0 |
The following players appeared in a representative match or were named in a representative squad in 2023.
Australia
Australia (Women's)
England
England (Women's)
Fiji
Indigenous All Stars
Indigenous All Stars (Women's)
Māori All Stars
Māori All Stars (Women's)
New South Wales
New South Wales (Women's)
New Zealand
New Zealand (Women's)
Queensland (Women's)
Samoa
Samoa (Women's)
Tonga