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 (134)
Top tryscorer: Greg Marzhew (25)

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	L	18	-	19	K Ponga	J Holbrook	Accor	80,814	-	>

28 games
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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		18	-	18	4	-	-	16	-	-	List
BROWN, Dylan	26	Auckland		15	-	15	2	-	1	9	-	-	List
CANT, Thomas	24	Maitland		3	15	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
CROKER, Mat	27	Forster		28	-	28	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
CROSSLAND, Phoenix	26	Auckland		25	-	25	3	-	-	12	-	1	List
CROUCH, Lachlan	23	Maitland		-	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
DE COURCEY, Wilson	21	Sydney		1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
FRIZELL, Tyson	34	Sydney		6	19	25	2	-	-	8	-	-	List
GAGAI, Dane	35	Mackay		26	-	26	6	-	-	24	-	-	List
GAMBLE, Tyson	30	Brisbane		1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
GRAHAM, Harrison	25	Lismore		2	18	20	2	-	-	8	-	-	List
HOLA, Peter	27	Sydney		-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HOPWOOD, Cody	20	Gosford		11	7	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HUNT, Fletcher	20	Dubbo		13	5	18	13	-	-	52	1	-	List
JONES, Brodie	28	Maitland		-	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
LUCAS, Dylan	26	Bega		16	3	19	10	-	-	40	1	-	List
McEWEN, Jermaine	21	Sydney		24	-	24	4	-	-	16	1	-	List
MANULELEUA, Francis	22	Auckland		13	2	15	4	-	-	16	-	-	List
MARZHEW, Greg	29	Auckland		27	-	27	25	-	-	100	-	-	List
MOONEY, Trey	24	Sydney		21	1	22	5	-	-	20	1	-	List
PONGA, Kalyn	28	Perth		19	-	19	6	37	-	98	-	-	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	16	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
SCHILLER, James	25	Young		1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
SHARPE, Fletcher	22	Maitland		26	-	26	13	-	-	52	-	-	List
SMITH, Sandon	23	Gosford		22	3	25	3	61	-	134	-	-	List
SULLIVAN, Wil	22	Laidley		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
WINTER, Toby	19	Newcastle-Maitland		-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
YOUNG, Dominic	25	Dewsbury		27	-	27	23	-	-	92	1	-	List
31 players	25.50		11 cur. / 16 tot.	28 matches			127	98	1	705	5	2

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 4 Oct 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, 2006 Official Rugby League Annual

2026 Telstra NRL Premiership

Newcastle Knights - Season Summary

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