2026 Telstra NRL Premiership

Newcastle Knights - Season Summary

Summary
Detail

Coach: Justin Holbrook
Captains: Kalyn Ponga (19); Jacob Saifiti (8); Phoenix Crossland (1)
Biggest home crowd: 24,537 (vs. Manly in round 25)
Average home crowd: 21,808

Top pointscorer: Sandon Smith (128)
Top tryscorer: Greg Marzhew (24)

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Captain(s)	Coach(es)	Venue	Crowd	Rank
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Feb 28	Sat 6:15pm	Round 1	H *	North Qld	W	28	-	18	K Ponga	J Holbrook	Allegiant	45,719	1st	>
Mar 15	Sun 4:05pm	Round 2	A	Manly	W	36	-	16	K Ponga	J Holbrook	4 Pines	17,107	4th	>
21	Sat 3:00pm	Round 3	H	Warriors	L	12	-	38	J Saifiti	J Holbrook	McD. Jones	21,682	6th	>
28	Sat 3:00pm	Round 4	A	Canterbury	W	24	-	16	J Saifiti	J Holbrook	Accor	20,572	4th	>
Apr 5	Sun 4:05pm	Round 5	H	Canberra	W	32	-	12	J Saifiti	J Holbrook	McD. Jones	23,002	6th	>
12	Sun 4:05pm	Round 6	A	Wests Tigers	L	22	-	42	J Saifiti	J Holbrook	Campbelltown	15,221	4th	>
19	Sun 2:00pm	Round 7	A	Sydney	L	24	-	38	J Saifiti	J Holbrook	Allianz	22,409	9th	>
26	Sun 2:00pm	Round 8	H	Penrith	L	12	-	44	J Saifiti	J Holbrook	McD. Jones	23,986	11th	>
May 3	Sun 2:00pm	Round 9	H	Souths	W	42	-	38	K Ponga	J Holbrook	McD. Jones	23,413	9th	>
9	Sat 3:00pm	Round 10	A	St Geo Illa	W	44	-	10	K Ponga	J Holbrook	WIN	10,916	7th	>
17	Sun 2:00pm	Round 11	A *	Gold Coast	W	36	-	12	K Ponga	J Holbrook	Suncorp	50,386	6th	>
		Round 12		[bye]			-						4th
30	Sat 3:00pm	Round 13	H	Parramatta	W	28	-	22	K Ponga	J Holbrook	McD. Jones	23,001	4th	>
Jun 5	Fri 6:00pm	Round 14	A	Melbourne	L	30	-	32	K Ponga	J Holbrook	AAMI	14,268	5th	>
		Round 15		[bye]			-						7th
19	Fri 8:00pm	Round 16	H	St Geo Illa	W	22	-	20	J Saifiti	J Holbrook	McD. Jones	19,092	3rd	>
28	Sun 4:05pm	Round 17	H	Wests Tigers	W	12	-	6	K Ponga	J Holbrook	McD. Jones	22,968	8th	>
Jul 5	Sun 4:05pm	Round 18	H	Dolphins	W	13	-	12	J Saifiti	J Holbrook	McD. Jones	16,896	6th	>
12	Sun 2:00pm	Round 19	A	Souths	L	24	-	26	K Ponga	J Holbrook	Accor	30,113	5th	>
17	Fri 6:00pm	Round 20	A	Cronulla	L	18	-	20	K Ponga	J Holbrook	Ocean Protect	11,123	5th	>
24	Fri 6:00pm	Round 21	H	Sydney	L	22	-	23	P Crossland	J Holbrook	McD. Jones	21,313	6th	>
Aug 1	Sat 7:35pm	Round 22	A	Brisbane	W	30	-	6	K Ponga	J Holbrook	Suncorp	37,538	7th	>
9	Sun 2:00pm	Round 23	A	Canberra	W	30	-	24	K Ponga	J Holbrook	GIO	8,507	6th	>
16	Sun 2:00pm	Round 24	H	Gold Coast	W	36	-	26	K Ponga	J Holbrook	McD. Jones	20,003	6th	>
22	Sat 3:00pm	Round 25	H	Manly	L	24	-	44	K Ponga	J Holbrook	McD. Jones	24,537	6th	>
30	Sun 4:00pm	Round 26	A	Warriors	L	32	-	46	K Ponga	J Holbrook	Go Media	25,853	7th	>
		Round 27		[bye]			-						7th
Sep 11	Fri 7:50pm	Elim Final	A *	Souths	W	20	-	10	K Ponga	J Holbrook	Allianz	28,152	-	>
20	Sun 6:05pm	Semi Finals	A *	Warriors	W	12	-	10	K Ponga	J Holbrook	Eden Park	48,511	-	>
27	Sun 4:00pm	Prelim Final	A *	Penrith	W	22	-	14	K Ponga	J Holbrook	Accor	57,102	-	>
Oct 4	Sun 7:30pm	Grand Final	A *	Sydney			-		K Ponga	J Holbrook	Accor			>Head To Head

28 games
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Legend

H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw

Players

Player ↓	Age	Born	Rep	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S
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ARTHUR, Matthew	21	Cairns		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
BEST, Bradman	25	Gosford		17	-	17	4	-	-	16	-	-	List
BROWN, Dylan	26	Auckland		15	-	15	2	-	1	9	-	-	List
CANT, Thomas	24	Maitland		2	15	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
CROKER, Mat	27	Forster		27	-	27	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
CROSSLAND, Phoenix	26	Auckland		25	-	25	3	-	-	12	-	1	List
CROUCH, Lachlan	23	Maitland		-	11	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
DE COURCEY, Wilson	20	Sydney		1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
FRIZELL, Tyson	34	Sydney		5	19	24	2	-	-	8	-	-	List
GAGAI, Dane	35	Mackay		25	-	25	6	-	-	24	-	-	List
GAMBLE, Tyson	30	Brisbane		1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
GRAHAM, Harrison	25	Lismore		2	17	19	2	-	-	8	-	-	List
HAGAN, Diesel	19	Scone		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
HOLA, Peter	27	Sydney		-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HOPWOOD, Cody	20	Gosford		10	7	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HUNT, Fletcher	20	Dubbo		13	5	18	13	-	-	52	1	-	List
JONES, Brodie	28	Maitland		-	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
LUCAS, Dylan	26	Bega		16	2	18	10	-	-	40	1	-	List
McCARTHY, Kyle	22	Hong Kong		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
McEWEN, Jermaine	21	Sydney		23	-	23	4	-	-	16	1	-	List
MANULELEUA, Francis	22	Auckland		12	2	14	3	-	-	12	-	-	List
MARZHEW, Greg	29	Auckland		26	-	26	24	-	-	96	-	-	List
MOONEY, Trey	24	Sydney		21	1	22	5	-	-	20	1	-	List
PONGA, Kalyn	28	Perth		18	-	18	5	37	-	94	-	-	List
SAIFITI, Jacob	30	Newcastle-Maitland		17	1	18	1	-	-	4	-	1	List
SALESA LEAUMOANA, Elijah	22	Apia		-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
SAULO, Pasami	28	Newcastle		2	15	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
SCHILLER, James	25	Young		1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
SHARPE, Fletcher	22	Maitland		25	-	25	13	-	-	52	-	-	List
SMITH, Sandon	23	Gosford		21	3	24	3	58	-	128	-	-	List
SULLIVAN, Wil	22	Laidley		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
WINTER, Toby	-			-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
YOUNG, Dominic	25	Dewsbury		26	-	26	23	-	-	92	1	-	List
33 players	25.40		4 cur. / 14 tot.	27 matches			124	95	1	687	5	2

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 27 Sep 2026. Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.

Legend

Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Tim Costello, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Alan Katzmann, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner

Sources:Official League Website, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, News Reports

2026 Telstra NRL Premiership

Newcastle Knights - Season Summary

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