# 2025 Newcastle Knights season

The 2025 Newcastle Knights season will be the 38th in the club's history. Coached by Adam O'Brien and captained by Kalyn Ponga, they will compete in the NRL's 2025 Telstra Premiership.

## Transfers and re-signings
### Gains

| Player/Coach | Previous club | Length |
| Taj Annan | Queensland Reds | 2027 |
| Matt Arthur | Parramatta Eels | 2027 |
| Francis Manuleleua | Penrith Panthers | 2027 |
| James Schiller | Canberra Raiders | 2027 |
| Tyrone Thompson | Chiefs | 2025 |

### Losses

| Player/Coach | Club |
| David Armstrong | Leigh Leopards |
| Jed Cartwright | Hull F.C. |
| Ronald Griffiths (NSW Cup coach) | New Zealand Warriors |
| Zach Herring | Featherstone Rovers |
| Thomas Jenkins | Released |
| Rory Kostjasyn (assistant coach) | Dolphins |
| Krystian Mapapalangi | Released |
| Myles Martin | Canberra Raiders |
| Fletcher Myers | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Laitia Moceidreke | Released |
| Ryan Rivett | Toulouse Olympique |
| Daniel Saifiti | Dolphins |
| Enari Tuala | Released |

### Promoted juniors

| Player | Junior side |
| Wilson De Courcey | Jersey Flegg Cup |
| Cody Hopwood | Jersey Flegg Cup |
| Jermaine McEwen | Jersey Flegg Cup |
| Connor Votano | Jersey Flegg Cup |

### Player contract situations

| 2025 (leaving) | 2025 (off-contract) | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
| Leo Thompson | Jayden Brailey | Tom Cant | Taj Annan | Cody Hopwood |
| | Paul Bryan | Jack Cogger | Matt Arthur | |
| | Mat Croker | Phoenix Crossland | Bradman Best | |
| | Adam Elliott | Wilson De Courcey | Dylan Lucas | |
| | Jackson Hastings | Tyson Frizell | Francis Manuleleua | |
| | Jack Hetherington | Dane Gagai | Kyle McCarthy | |
| | Brodie Jones | Tyson Gamble | Jermaine McEwen | |
| | Riley Jones | Greg Marzhew | Kalyn Ponga | |
| | Kai Pearce-Paul | Fletcher Sharpe | Jacob Saifiti | |
| | Will Pryce | | James Schiller | |
| | Sebastian Su'a | | | |
| | Tyrone Thompson | | | |
| | Connor Votano | | | |

## Pre-season

Newcastle will play 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.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Regular season
### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Melbourne Storm | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 18 | +38 | 4 | Advance to finals series |
| 2 | Canberra Raiders | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 30 | +32 | 4 | Advance to finals series |
| 3 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 44 | +24 | 4 | Advance to finals series |
| 4 | Newcastle Knights | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 4 | Advance to finals series |
| 5 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 4 | Advance to finals series |
| 6 | Brisbane Broncos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 46 | +26 | 2 | Advance to finals series |
| 7 | Wests Tigers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 16 | +24 | 2 | Advance to finals series |
| 8 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 2 | Advance to finals series |
| 9 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 2 | |
| 10 | Penrith Panthers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | New Zealand Warriors | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 2 | |
| 12 | Gold Coast Titans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 2 | |
| 13 | Sydney Roosters | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 82 | −30 | 2 | |
| 14 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 0 | |
| 15 | Dolphins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 0 | |
| 16 | North Queensland Cowboys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 78 | −54 | 0 | |
| 17 | Parramatta Eels | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 88 | −64 | 0 | |

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 |
| Ground | A | H |
| Result | W | W |
| Position | 7 | 4 |
| Points | 2 | 4 |

### Matches

The league fixtures were released on 21 November 2024.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## NRL Women's team

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

### Player gains and losses

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

#### Player contract situations

| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
| Leilani Ahsam | Fane Finau | Tiana Davison |
| Yasmin Clydsdale | Olivia Higgins | Evie Jones |
| Sheridan Gallagher | Simone Karpani | Evah McEwen |
| Grace Kukutai | Jules Kirkpatrick | Georgia Roche |
| Leah Ollerton | Joeli Morris | Hannah Southwell |
| Shanice Parker | Tayla Predebon | Jesse Southwell |
| Mercedez Taulelei-Siala | Kayla Romaniuk | Botille Vette-Welsh |
| Viena Tinao | Tenika Willison | |
| Isabella Waterman | | |
| Lilly-Ann White | | |