2025 Newcastle Knights season
| 2025 Newcastle Knights season | ||||
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| CEO | Phil Gardner | |||
| Coach | Adam O'Brien | |||
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| Stadium | McDonald Jones Stadium | |||
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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
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Head coach Assistant coaches
Updated: 8 November 2025 | |||||
Transfers and re-signings
Gains
| Player/Coach | Previous club | Length | Ref. |
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| 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] |
Promoted juniors
| Player | Junior side | Ref. |
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| 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
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 |
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| 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 |
Results by round
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 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' |
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' |
1st: 4–16 2nd: 10–18 Report |
Tries: Kaufusi 11' Fonua-Blake 16' |
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' |
1st: 16–0 2nd: 10–12 Report |
Tries: Schiller 49' Jones 76' |
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 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 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 | ||||
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| CEO | Phil Gardner | |||
| Coach | Ben Jeffries | |||
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| Stadium | McDonald Jones Stadium | |||
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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.
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Updated: 21 November 2024 | ||||||
Player gains and losses
| Player gains | |||
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| 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 | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| Player | Junior side | Source |
| Joeli Morris | Knights NSW Women's Premiership | [43] |
Player contract situations
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
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| 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
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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