2025 Newcastle Knights season

2025 Newcastle Knights season
Team information
CEOPhil Gardner
CoachAdam O'Brien
Captain
StadiumMcDonald Jones Stadium
← 2024 2026 →

The 2025 Newcastle Knights season is the club's 38th season in the professional National Rugby League (NRL) football competition in Australia.

Coached by Adam O'Brien and captained by Kalyn Ponga, the club will compete in the NRL's 2025 Telstra Premiership.

Squad

Top 30 squad - 2026 NRL season Development list Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

  • Brett White - Defence
  • Steven Hales - Attack
  • Danny Buderus
  • Matt Lantry - Pathways
  • Michael Dobson - NSW Cup Coach
  • Alex Moore - Jersey Flegg coach
  • Will Markwick - NRL Head of Performance
  • Chris James - Director of Football

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 8 November 2025
Source(s): Newcastle Knights Profiles,
Rugby League Project

Transfers and re-signings

Gains

Player/Coach Previous club Length Ref.
Taj Annan Queensland Reds 2027 [1]
Matt Arthur Parramatta Eels 2027 [2]
Francis Manuleleua Penrith Panthers 2027 [1]
James Schiller Canberra Raiders 2027 [3]
Tyrone Thompson Chiefs 2025 [4]

Losses

Player/Coach Club Ref.
David Armstrong Leigh Leopards [5]
Jed Cartwright Hull F.C. [6]
Ronald Griffiths (NSW Cup coach) New Zealand Warriors [7]
Zach Herring Featherstone Rovers [8]
Thomas Jenkins Penrith Panthers [9]
Rory Kostjasyn (assistant coach) Dolphins [10]
Krystian Mapapalangi Western Suburbs Magpies [11]
Myles Martin Canberra Raiders [12]
Fletcher Myers South Sydney Rabbitohs [13]
Laitia Moceidreke Released
Ryan Rivett Toulouse Olympique [14]
Daniel Saifiti Dolphins [15]
Enari Tuala Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs [16]
Player Junior side Ref.
Wilson De Courcey Jersey Flegg Cup [17]
Cody Hopwood Jersey Flegg Cup [18]
Jermaine McEwen Jersey Flegg Cup [18]
Connor Votano Jersey Flegg Cup [18]

Player contract situations

2025 (leaving) 2025 (off-contract) 2026 2027 2028
Leo Thompson[19] Jayden Brailey[20] Tom Cant[21] Taj Annan[1] Cody Hopwood[18]
Paul Bryan[22] Jack Cogger[23] Matt Arthur[2]
Mat Croker[17] Phoenix Crossland[24] Bradman Best[25]
Adam Elliott[26] Wilson De Courcey[17] Dylan Lucas[27]
Jackson Hastings[28] Tyson Frizell[29] Francis Manuleleua[1]
Jack Hetherington[26] Dane Gagai[30] Kyle McCarthy[31]
Brodie Jones[32] Tyson Gamble[33] Jermaine McEwen[18]
Riley Jones[22] Greg Marzhew[34] Kalyn Ponga[35]
Kai Pearce-Paul[36] Fletcher Sharpe[37] Jacob Saifiti[38]
Will Pryce[36] James Schiller[3]
Sebastian Su'a[39]
Tyrone Thompson[4]
Connor Votano[18]

Pre-season

Newcastle played the Parramatta Eels in Newcastle and the Sydney Roosters in Gosford as their pre-season fixtures. Both matches were part of the third edition of the NRL Pre-season Challenge.[40]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round 2: 14 February 2025 Newcastle Knights 18-44 Parramatta Eels Newcastle
18:00 AEDT
Tries:
Marzhew  22'
Aoake  46'
McCarthy  49'
McEwen  58'
Goals:
Votano 1/3  59'
[1st: 4-22
2nd: 14-22
Report Report]
Tries:
Brown  2'
Tago  26'
Tuilagi  29'
Papalii  38'
Samrani  61'
Miller-Stephen  64'77'
Loizou  72'
Goals:
Volkman 3/4  4', 31', 39'
Lynn 3/4  63', 65', 78'
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 5,964
Referee: Belinda Sharpe
Round 3: 23 February 2025 Sydney Roosters 10-48 Newcastle Knights Gosford
16:00 AEDT
Tries:
Tupou  17'
Smith  75'
Goals:
Smith 1/2  75'
Sin bin:
Leniu 2' to 12'
[1st: 4-36
2nd: 6-12
Report Report]
Tries:
Saifiti  3'13'
Sharpe  7'27'
Brailey  33'
Ponga  37'
Cant  52'
Votano  71'
Goals:
Ponga 7/1  5', 9', 13', 28', 35', 38', 54'
Pryce 1/1  72'
Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 4,964
Referee: Peter Gough

Regular season

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Canberra Raiders 24 19 0 5 3 654 506 +148 44 Advance to finals series
2 Melbourne Storm 24 17 0 7 3 671 459 +212 40
3 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 16 0 8 3 534 414 +120 38
4 Brisbane Broncos (P) 24 15 0 9 3 680 508 +172 36
5 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 15 0 9 3 599 490 +109 36
6 New Zealand Warriors 24 14 0 10 3 517 496 +21 34
7 Penrith Panthers 24 13 1 10 3 576 469 +107 33
8 Sydney Roosters 24 13 0 11 3 653 521 +132 32
9 Dolphins 24 12 0 12 3 721 596 +125 30
10 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 12 0 12 3 555 534 +21 30
11 Parramatta Eels 24 10 0 14 3 502 578 −76 26
12 North Queensland Cowboys 24 9 1 14 3 538 684 −146 25
13 Wests Tigers 24 9 0 15 3 477 612 −135 24
14 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 9 0 15 3 427 608 −181 24
15 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 8 0 16 3 498 628 −130 22
16 Gold Coast Titans 24 6 0 18 3 520 719 −199 18
17 Newcastle Knights 24 6 0 18 3 338 638 −300 18
Source: National Rugby League
(P) Premiers

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHAAHHAAHHAAHHAHHHAHAHAA
ResultWWLBLLLLWLLWLWLWLBLLLBLLLLL
Position74108912141512141514151515131313131415141516161617
Points2446666688810101212141416161616181818181818
Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were released on 21 November 2024.[41]

  Bye   Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Round 1: 7 March 2025 Wests Tigers 8–10 Newcastle Knights Campbelltown
18:00 AEDT
Tries:
Skelton  6'
Goals:
Doueihi 2/2  7', 28 pen'
1st: 8–0
2nd: 0–10
Report
Tries:
Sharpe  51'
Marzhew  66'
Goals:
Ponga 1/2  52'
Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 13,160
Referee: Liam Kennedy
Round 2: 13 March 2025 Newcastle Knights 26–12 Dolphins Newcastle
20:00 AEDT
Tries:
Schiller  9'13'
Best  19'
Gagai  27'
Lucas  44'
Goals:
Ponga 3/5  11', 29', 45'
Sin bin:
Pearce-Paul 68' to 78'
1st: 20–6
2nd: 6–6
Report
Tries:
Nicholls  32'
Katoa  66'
Goals:
Isaako 2/2  33', 67'
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 18,531
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 3: 22 March 2025 Gold Coast Titans 26–6 Newcastle Knights Gold Coast
18:35 AEST
Tries:
S. Fifita  16'
Campbell  32'
Fermor  54'
D. Fifita  67'
Goals:
Campbell 5/6  17', 39 pen', 46 pen', 56', 69'
1st: 12–0
2nd: 14–6
Report
Tries:
Best  74'
Goals:
Ponga 1/1  75'
Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium
Attendance: 14,602
Referee: Liam Kennedy
Round 4 (Bye for Newcastle Knights)
Round 5: 6 April 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 20–0 Newcastle Knights Sydney Olympic Park
18:15 AEST
Tries:
Curran  41'
Todd  45'
Mann  70'
Goals:
Crichton 4/4  3 pen', 43', 47', 71'
1st: 2–0
2nd: 18–0
Report
Sin bin:
Crossland 45' to 55'
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 24,113
Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 6: 13 April 2025 Newcastle Knights 4–20 Wests Tigers Newcastle
16:05 AEST
Tries:
Sharpe  79'
Sin bin:
Gagai 52' to 62'
1st: 0–14
2nd: 4–6
Report
Tries:
Turuva  18'

To'a  27'
Bula  32'
Doueihi  32'
Goals:
Doueihi 2/5  34', 53 pen'
Sin bin:
To'a 52' to 62'

Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 25,960
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 7: 20 April 2025 Newcastle Knights 14–34 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Newcastle
16:05 AEST
Tries:
Marzhew  30'

Sharpe  70'
Schiller  78'
Goals:
Ponga 1/3  71'
Sin bin:
Schiller 44' to 54'

1st: 4–16
2nd: 10–18
Report
Tries:
Kaufusi  11'

Fonua-Blake  16'
Stonestreet  21'46'
Kennedy  49'
Hiroti  73'
Goals:
Hynes 5/6  13', 18', 47', 50', 75'

Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 24,248
Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 8: 25 April 2025 New Zealand Warriors 26–12 Newcastle Knights Christchurch
18:05 AEST
Tries:
Pompey  8'71'

Ford  28'35'
Egan  71'
Goals:
Metcalf 2/4  10', 36'
Tuaupiki 1/1  72'
Sin bin:
Niukore 1' to 11'

1st: 16–0
2nd: 10–12
Report
Tries:
Schiller  49'

Jones  76'
Goals:
Ponga 2/2  50', 70'
Sin bin:
Thompson 4' to 14'

Stadium: Apollo Projects Stadium
Attendance: 17,095
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Round 9: 3 May 2025 South Sydney Rabbitohs 4–30 Newcastle Knights Brisbane
15:00 AEST
Tries:
Tass  65'
1st: 0–18
2nd: 4–12
Report
Tries:
Sharpe  4'8'60'
Cogger  12'
Best  36'
Goals:
Ponga 5/5  6', 10', 13', 47', 62'
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 39,682
Referee: Liam Kennedy
Round 10: 9 May 2025 Newcastle Knights 20–24 Gold Coast Titans Newcastle
18:00 AEST
Tries:
Lucas  15'
Sharpe  23'
Croker  27'
Goals:
Ponga 4/4  3 pen', 17', 24', 28'
1st: 20–6
2nd: 0–18
Report
Tries:
Sami  34'46'
Brimson  65'77'
Goals:
Campbell 4/4 , 35', 48', 66', 77'
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 15,193
Referee: Belinda Sharpe
Round 11: 16 May 2025 Newcastle Knights 6–28 Parramatta Eels Newcastle
18:00 AEST
Tries:
Schiller  74'
Goals:
Ponga  74'
Sin bin:
Pearce-Paul 61' to 71'
1st: 0–10
2nd: 6–18
Report
Tries:
Moses  10'
Lomax  14'55'
Brown  63'
Samrani  66'
Goals:
Zac Lomax 4/6  11', 56', 62 pen', 65'
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 12: 24 May 2025 Penrith Panthers 6–25 Newcastle Knights Bathurst
17:30 AEST
Tries:
Hasset  57'
Goals:
Alamoti 1/1  59'
Sin bin:
Henry 22' to 32'
1st: 0–24
2nd: 6–1
Report
Tries:
Sharpe  4'
Lucas  9'11'23'
Goals:
Gagai 4/4  5', 10', 13', 25'
Drop goals:
Cogger 1/1  74'
Stadium: Carrington Park
Referee: Belinda Sharpe
Round 13: 30 May 2025 St. George Illawarra Dragons 20–6 Newcastle Knights Kogarah
20:00 AEST
Tries:
Jaydn Su'A  20'
Clinton Gutherson  24'
Loko Pasifiki Tonga  36'
Goals:
Valentine Holmes 4/4  22', 26', 38', pen 62'
1st: 18–0
2nd: 2–6
Report
Tries:
Kai Pearce-Paul  69'
Goals:
Dane Gagai 1/1  70'
Stadium: Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 10,411
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 14: 5 June 2025 Newcastle Knights 26–22 (g.p.) Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Newcastle
19:50 AEST
Tries:
Fletcher Sharpe  45'74'
Fletcher Hunt  53'
James Schiller  61'
Kalyn Ponga  81'
Goals:
Dane Gagai 3/4  46', 55', 75'
1st: 0–16
2nd: 22–8
ET1: 4–0
Report
Tries:
Toluta'u Koula  12'
Toafofoa Sipley  26'
Haumole Olakau'atu  33'
Tommy Talau  67'
Goals:
Reuben Garrick 3/4  14', 28', 68'
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Round 15: 14 June 2025 Newcastle Knights 8–12 Sydney Roosters Newcastle
17:30 AEST
Tries:
McCarthy  3'
Goals:
Gagai 2/2  5', pen 56'
1st: 6–0
2nd: 2–12
Report
Tries:
Foketi  60'
Wong  70'
Goals:
Smith 2/2  61', 71'
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 24,849
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 16: 21 June 2025 Dolphins 20–26 Newcastle Knights Perth
17:30 AEST
Tries:
Nikorima  10'
Lemuelu  31'
Isaako  53'
Tabuai-Fidow  59'
Goals:
Isaako 2/4  32', 61'
1st: 10–16
2nd: 10–10
Report
Tries:
Sharpe  4'
Best  18'63'
Young  24'
Jones  78'
Goals:
Gagai 3/5  5', 19', 79'
Sin bin:
Gagai 50' to 60'
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 10,077
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 17: 27 June 2025 Newcastle Knights 18–22 Canberra Raiders Newcastle
20:00 AEST
Tries:
Schiller  49'74'
McEwen  64'
Goals:
Ponga 1/1  51'
Gagai 2/2  66', 75'
1st: 0–16
2nd: 18–6
Report
Tries:
Sasagi  15'
Weekes  23'
Strange  27'
Stuart  57'
Goals:
Fogarty 3/4  25', 29', 59'
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Referee: Peter Gough
Round 18 (Bye for Newcastle Knights)
Round 19: 12 July 2025 Newcastle Knights 14–32 Melbourne Storm Newcastle
15:00 AEST
Tries:
Young  11'27'
Hunt  70'
Goals:
Hastings 1/3  71'
1st: 8–6
2nd: 6–26
Report
Tries:
Katoa  38'75'
Loiero  43'58'
Bradley  47'61'
Goals:
Meaney 3/5  9 pen.', 45', 59'
Pezet 1/1  76'
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 21,017
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 20: 20 July 2025 Newcastle Knights 15–20 New Zealand Warriors Newcastle
16:05 AEST
Tries:
Hunt  21'
Gagai  25'
Marzhew  30'
Goals:
Hastings 0/2
Gagai 1/2  56 pen'
Field goals:
Cogger  74'
1st: 12–6
2nd: 3–14
Report
Tries:
Pompey  7'
Vaimauga  49'
Halasima  80'
Goals:
Boyd 4/4  8', 50', 67 pen', 80'
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 21,117
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 21: 27 July 2025 Canberra Raiders 44–18 Newcastle Knights Canberra
14:00 AEST
Tries:
Weekes  9'
Sasagi  24'
Savage  37'
Starling  46'
Timoko  53'72'
Martin  66'
Goals:
Fogarty 8/8  10', 25', 39', 47', 55', 57pen', 68', 73'
1st: 18–18
2nd: 26–0
Report
Tries:
Kai Pearce-Paul  17'
Marzhew  34'
Hunt  30'
Goals:
Gagai 3/3 19', 35', 40'
Stadium: GIO Stadium
Attendance: 11,068
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Round 22 (Bye for Newcastle Knights)
Round 23: 8 August 2025 Newcastle Knights 12–48 Penrith Panthers Newcastle
18:00 AEST
Tries:
Croker  51'
McEwen  56'
Goals:
Cogger  52', 57'
1st: 0–26
2nd: 12–22
Report
Tries:
Garner  2'
Smith  5'
Henry  25'
To'o  37'
Jenkins  39'
McLean  43'66'
Papali'i  62'
Tago  72'

Goals:
Cleary 6/9  6', 27', 40', 44', 63', 73'
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 20,197
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Round 24: 17 August 2025 North Queensland Cowboys 38–4 Newcastle Knights Townsville
16:05 AEST
Tries:
Drinkwater  3'71'
Dearden  29'
Burns  31'
Purdue  46'
Nanai  66'
Goals:
Drinkwater 6/6  5', 29', 33', 47', 67', 72'
Sin bin:
Robson 18' to 28'
1st: 20–0
2nd: 18–4
Report
Tries:
Young  53'
Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Attendance: 16,640
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 25: 24 August 2025 Newcastle Knights 12–46 Brisbane Broncos Newcastle
18:00 AEST
Tries:
Thompson  32'
Best  54'
Goals:
Cogger  33', 55'
1st: 6–14
2nd: 6–32
Report
Tries:
Staggs  2'
Karapani  7'
Hetherington  26'
Mariner  44'73'
Haas  59'
Walsh  66'
Shibasaki  68'
Riki  76'
Goals:
Walsh 3/6  28', 45', 60'
Smoothy 1/1  67'
1/2 Hunt  77'
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: Todd Smith
Referee: 25,813
Round 26: 31 August 2025 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 40–16 Newcastle Knights Cronulla
14:00 AEST
Tries:
Fonua-Blake  25'
Mulitalo  30'42'71'
Talakai  39'
Hiroti  61'
Hamlin-Uele  79'
Goals:
Hynes 6/7  26', 32', 40', 44', 72', 79'
1st: 18–10
2nd: 22–6
Report
Tries:
Hunt  4'
Marzhew  16'
Salesa-Leaumoana  77'
Goals:
Cogger 2/3  5', 77'
Stadium: Sharks Stadium
Attendance: 12,234
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 27: 7 September 2025 Parramatta Eels 66–10 Newcastle Knights Parramatta
16:05 AEST
Tries:
Brown  1'
Moses  4'16'35'
Smith  20'
Doorey  32'
Addo-Carr  43'46'72'
Paulo  48'
Da Silva  75'
Penisini  78'
Goals:
Lomax 8/10  3', 18', 21', 34', 36', 47', 50', 73'
Brown 1/2  79'
1st: 34–4
2nd: 32–6
Report
Tries:
McEwen  27'
Marzhew  55'
Goals:
Gagai 1/2  57'
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 23,359
Referee: Wyatt Raymond

NRL Women's team

2025 Newcastle Knights season
Team information
CEOPhil Gardner
CoachBen Jeffries
Captain
StadiumMcDonald Jones Stadium
← 2024 2026 →

The 2025 Newcastle Knights Women's season will be the 5th in the club's history. Coached by Ben Jeffries and captained by Yasmin Clydsdale,[42] they will compete in the NRLW's 2025 NRL Women's Premiership.

2025 NRLW top 24 squad Development list Coaching staff
  • 56 Evie Jones FE
  • 57 Evah McEwen SR
  • Leilani Ahsam HB
  • Fane Finau SR
  • Jules Kirkpatrick LK
  • Joeli Morris LK
  • Leah Ollerton HK
  • Botille Vette-Welsh FB
  • Mercedez Taulelei-Siala CE

Head coach



Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 21 November 2024
Source(s): Newcastle Knights Profiles,
Rugby League Project

Player gains and losses

Player gains
Player/Coach Previous club Length Source
Tiana Davison Sydney Roosters 2027 [43]
Mercedez Taulelei-Siala Tweed Heads Seagulls 2025 [44]
Botille Vette-Welsh Wests Tigers 2027 [45]
Losses
Player/Coach Club Source
Laishon Albert-Jones New Zealand Warriors [46]
Rima Butler Sydney Roosters [47]
Jacinta Carter Released [48]
Jayde Herdegen Released [49]
Caitlan Johnston-Green Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks [50]
Tamerah Leati Released [51]
Nita Maynard Released [48]
Abigail Roache Released [48]
Tamika Upton Brisbane Broncos [52]
Promoted juniors
Player Junior side Source
Joeli Morris Knights NSW Women's Premiership [43]

Player contract situations

2025 2026 2027
Leilani Ahsam[53] Fane Finau[54] Tiana Davison[43]
Yasmin Clydsdale[55] Olivia Higgins[56] Evie Jones[57]
Sheridan Gallagher[58] Simone Karpani[56] Evah McEwen[59]
Grace Kukutai[43] Jules Kirkpatrick[60] Georgia Roche[61]
Leah Ollerton[56] Joeli Morris[43] Hannah Southwell[62]
Shanice Parker[53] Tayla Predebon[57] Jesse Southwell[62]
Mercedez Taulelei-Siala[44] Kayla Romaniuk[57] Botille Vette-Welsh[45]
Viena Tinao[56] Tenika Willison[63]
Isabella Waterman[56]
Lilly-Ann White[56]

Results by round

Round1234567891011
GroundAAHAHHAHAHH
ResultLWWWWWLLLWW
Position86433335553
Points02468101010101214
Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were released on 21 November 2024.[64]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Round 1: 4 July 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26-12 Newcastle Knights Sydney Olympic Park
17:40 AEST
Tries:
Courtenay  29'51'
Quinlan  33'63'
Teakaraanga-Katoa  48'
Goals:
Preston 3/5  34', 50', 52'
1st: 10-6
2nd: 16-6
[Report Report]
Tries:
Roche  15'
Vette-Welsh  54'
Goals:
Southwell  17', 55'
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Round 2: 12 July 2025 North Queensland Cowboys 6-26 Newcastle Knights Townsville
17:15 AEST
Tries:
Alisha Foord  68'
Goals:
Kirra Dibb 1/1  68'
1st: 0-14
2nd: 6-12
[Report Report]
Tries:
Shanice Parker  14'
Gallagher  31'
Predebon  41'
Higgins  61'
Goals:
Southwell  16', 29pen', 32', 42', 62'
Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Attendance: 7,286
Referee: Liam Kennedy
Round 3: 20 July 2025 Newcastle Knights 36-20 New Zealand Warriors Newcastle
18:15 AEST
Tries:
Romaniuk  9'
Clysdale  11'
Staines  20'
Willison  27'
Kirkpatrick  49'
McEwen  55'

Goals:
Jesse Southwell 6/6 10', 12', 21', 29', 51', 56'
1st: 24-6
2nd: 12-14
[Report Report]
Tries:
Takimoana  31'36'61'
Brake  65'
Goals:
Patricia Maliepo 2/4  33', 62'
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 3,348
Referee: Kasey Badger
Round 4: 27 July 2025 Parramatta Eels 6-30 Newcastle Knights Granville Park
12:00 AEST
Tries:
Albert  39'
Goals:
Pearson 1/1  39'
1st: 0-12
2nd: 6-18
[Report Report]
Tries:
Staines  12'
Willison  24'
Clydsdale  46'
Gallagher  55'
Romaniuk  59'
Goals:
Southwell 5/5  13', 25', 47', 57', 61'
Stadium: Eric Tweedale Stadium
Attendance: 618
Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Round 5: 3 August 2025 Newcastle Knights 18-0 Canberra Raiders Newcastle
13:45 AEST
Tries:
Gallagher  38'
Davison  46'
Higgins  62'
Goals:
Southwell 3/3  40', 47', 63'
1st: 6-0
2nd: 12-0
[Report Report]
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 6,093
Referee: Kasey Badger
Round 6: 9 August 2025 Newcastle Knights 30-6 Wests Tigers Newcastle
15:15 AEST
Tries:
Gallagher  2'16'
Yeo  49'
Staines  54'
McEwen  61'69'
Goals:
Southwell 3/6  4', 51', 63'
1st: 10-6
2nd: 20-0
[Report Report]
Tries:
Bass  10'
Goals:
Bass 1/1  11'
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 1,637
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 7: 17 August 2025 Sydney Roosters 30-14 Newcastle Knights Gosford
13:45 AEST
Tries:
Strange  9'
Parker  26'
Aiken  43'49'
Kernick  64'
Goals:
Kelleher 5/5  10', 27', 45', 51', 65'
1st: 12-6
2nd: 18-8
[Report Report]
Tries:
Kirkpatrick  31'
Roche  46'
Staines  57'
Goals:
Southwell 1/3  33'
Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 2,294
Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Round 8: 24 August 2025 Newcastle Knights 16-46 Brisbane Broncos Newcastle
11:50 AEST
Tries:
Gallagher  9'
Davison  15'
Roche  23'
Goals:
Southwell 2/3  16', 25'
Sin bin:
Romaniuk 55' to 65'
1st: 16-18
2nd: 0-28
[Report Report]
Tries:
Hufanga  20'
Sauaso  29'
Johnson  32'
Maddick  35'56'
Dam  38'
Upton  48'
Teitzel  59'
Robinson  66'
Goals:
Teitzel 5/9  30', 39', 49', 57', 68'
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 15,935
Referee: Kasey Badger
Round 9: 31 August 2025 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 19-18 Newcastle Knights Cronulla
11:50 AEST
Tries:
Ravics  25'61'65'
Anderson  69'
Goals:
Kiria-Ratu 1/4  70'
Drop goals:
Kiria-Ratu 1/1  70'
1st: 4-8
2nd: 15-10
[Report Report]
Tries:
White  3'15'46'
Gallagher  36'
Goals:
Southwell 1/4  48'
Stadium: Sharks Stadium
Attendance: 2,757
Referee: Belinda Sharpe
Round 10: 7 September 2025 Newcastle Knights 28-22 Gold Coast Titans Newcastle
13:45 AEST
Tries:
Southwell  1'68'
Gallagher  5'
Yeo  33'
Finau  41'
Goals:
Southwell 4/5  3', 34', 43', 69'
1st: 16-12
2nd: 12-10
[Report Report]
Tries:
Clarke  17'
Elliston  22'
Faitala-Mariner  52'
Hippi  59'
Goals:
Brown 3/4  18', 24', 60'
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 2,047
Referee: Peter Gough
Round 11: 14 September 2025 Newcastle Knights 30-22 St. George Illawarra Dragons Newcastle
13:45 AEST
Tries:
Taulelei-Siala  16'
Gallagher  34'
Simpson  44'55'66'
Roche  48'
Goals:
Southwell 3/6  45', 50', 57'
1st: 8-16
2nd: 22-6
[Report Report]
Tries:
Wilson  20'
Paseka  25'
Berry  31'
Sautia  62'
Goals:
Millard 3/4  21', 33', 63'
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 2,477
Referee: Matt Noyen

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