2022 Newcastle Knights season
The 2022 Newcastle Knights season is the 35th in the club's history. Coached by Adam O'Brien and co-captained by Jayden Brailey and Kalyn Ponga, they compete in the NRL's 2022 Telstra Premiership.
2022 Newcastle Knights season | ||||
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Team information | ||||
CEO | Phil Gardner | |||
Coach | Adam O'Brien | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | McDonald Jones Stadium | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Dom Young (3) | |||
Goals | Jake Clifford (7) | |||
Points | Jake Clifford (22) | |||
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Squad
2022 NRL top 30 squad | Development players | Coaching staff | |||||||
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Extended squad players |
Head coach Assistant coaches
Updated: 17 April 2022 |
Transfers and Re-signings
Gains
Player/Coach | Previous Club | Length | Source |
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Adam Clune | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2023 | [1] |
Dane Gagai | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2024 | [2] |
Tony Gleeson (Jersey Flegg Cup coach) | 2022 | [3] | |
Mitchell Henderson | Greater Northern Tigers | 2022 | [4] |
Anthony Milford | Free agent | 2022 | [5] |
Dylan Phythian | Central Newcastle Butcher Boys | 2022 | [6] |
Luke Pietzner | Sarina Crocs | 2022 | [7] |
Kobe Rugless | Sydney Roosters | 2022 | [8] |
Leo Thompson | Canberra Raiders | 2023 | [9] |
Honeti Tuha | Newtown Jets | 2022 | [10] |
Losses
Player/Coach | Club | Source |
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Tyler Coburn | Ipswich Jets | [11] |
Blake Green | Retirement | [12] |
Zac Hosking | Brisbane Broncos | [13] |
Josh King | Melbourne Storm | [14] |
Blake Lenehan | Ipswich Jets | [11] |
Christian Ma'anaima | Wests Tigers | [15] |
Andrew Ryan (NSW Cup coach) | South Newcastle Lions | [16] |
Gehamat Shibasaki | Green Rockets Tokatsu | [17] |
Garrett Smith | New Zealand Warriors | [18] |
Matt Soper-Lawler | Maitland Pickers | [19] |
Connor Watson | Sydney Roosters | [20] |
Promoted juniors
Player | Junior side | Source |
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Tim Johannssen | Knights S. G. Ball Cup | [10] |
Krystian Mapapalangi | Knights NSW Cup | [21] |
Nick O'Meley | Knights NSW Cup | [22] |
Ben Talty | Knights NSW Cup | [10] |
Liam Wilkinson | Knights NSW Cup | [10] |
Change of role
Player/Coach | New role | Source |
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Mitch Black | Knights Jersey Flegg Cup | [23] |
Zane Camroux | Knights Jersey Flegg Cup | [23] |
Harry Croker | Knights NSW Cup | [24] |
Mark O'Meley (Harold Matthews Cup coach) | Knights NSW Cup coach | [3] |
Daniel Ticehurst | Knights NSW Cup | [23] |
Re-signings
Player/Coach | Re-signed to | Source |
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Mat Croker | 2024 | [25] |
Phoenix Crossland | 2022 | [26] |
Tex Hoy | 2022 | [27] |
Jack Johns | 2023 | [26] |
Edrick Lee | 2022 | [28] |
Kalyn Ponga | 2027 | [29] |
Jaron Purcell | 2022 | [30] |
Chris Randall | 2023 | [26] |
Enari Tuala | 2023 | [31] |
Player contract situations
2022 (leaving) | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
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Mitchell Barnett[32] | McKenzie Baker[10] | Jake Clifford[33] | Bradman Best[34] | Jayden Brailey[35] | Daniel Saifiti[36] | Kalyn Ponga[29] |
Jacob Kiraz[37] | Phoenix Crossland[26] | Adam Clune[1] | Mat Croker[25] | |||
Mitchell Pearce[38] | Mitchell Henderson[4] | Lachlan Fitzgibbon[39] | Dane Gagai[2] | |||
Starford To'a[40] | Tex Hoy[41] | Tyson Frizell[42] | Jacob Saifiti[36] | |||
Cooper Jenkins[10] | Bailey Hodgson[43] | |||||
Tim Johannssen[22] | Hymel Hunt[44] | |||||
Edrick Lee[9] | Jack Johns[26] | |||||
Dylan Lucas[22] | Brodie Jones[45] | |||||
Krystian Mapapalangi[21] | David Klemmer[46] | |||||
Anthony Milford[5] | Kurt Mann[47] | |||||
Jirah Momoisea[48] | Chris Randall[21] | |||||
Brayden Musgrove[49] | Leo Thompson[9] | |||||
Nick O'Meley[22] | Enari Tuala[31] | |||||
Dylan Phythian[50] | Chris Vea'ila[51] | |||||
Luke Pietzner[7] | Dom Young[52] | |||||
Jaron Purcell[53] | ||||||
Kobe Rugless[8] | ||||||
Simi Sasagi[54] | ||||||
Pasami Saulo[55] | ||||||
Sauaso Sue[56] | ||||||
Ben Talty[22] | ||||||
Honeti Tuha[22] | ||||||
Liam Wilkinson[22] |
Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 88 | +150 | 16 |
2 | ![]() |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 293 | 104 | +189 | 14 |
3 | ![]() |
8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 179 | 97 | +82 | 10 |
4 | ![]() |
8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 180 | 128 | +52 | 10 |
5 | ![]() |
8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 213 | 162 | +51 | 10 |
6 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 180 | 141 | +39 | 8 |
7 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 146 | 128 | +18 | 8 |
8 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 156 | 170 | −14 | 8 |
9 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 127 | 157 | −30 | 8 |
10 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 129 | 178 | −49 | 8 |
11 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 140 | 202 | −62 | 8 |
12 | ![]() |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 124 | 180 | −56 | 4 |
13 | ![]() |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 92 | 160 | −68 | 4 |
14 | ![]() |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 114 | 197 | −83 | 4 |
15 | ![]() |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 86 | 191 | −105 | 4 |
16 | ![]() |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 92 | 206 | −114 | 4 |
Milestones
- Round 1: Adam Clune made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the St. George Illawarra Dragons.
- Round 1: Kurt Mann played his 150th career game.
- Round 1: Leo Thompson made his NRL debut for the club.
- Round 2: Tyson Frizell captained his 1st game for the club.
- Round 2: Jacob Saifiti played his 100th career game.
- Round 4: Tyson Frizell played his 200th career game.
- Round 4: Adam O'Brien coached his 50th career game.
- Round 5: Enari Tuala played his 50th game for the club.
Jerseys and sponsors
In 2022, the Knights' jerseys are made by O'Neills and their major sponsor is nib Health Funds.
2022 Home Jersey | 2022 Away Jersey | 2022 Anzac Jersey |
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Fixtures
Pre-season Trials
Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Conversions | Attendance | ||||
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Monday, 21 February | ![]() | McDonald Jones Stadium | 16–16 | J.Clifford, J.Momoisea, D.Young | J.Clifford (2/3) | |||||
Sunday, 27 February | ![]() | Mars Stadium | 10–24 | B.Best, J.Clifford | J.Clifford (1/2) | 5,127 | ||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
Statistics
Name | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points | Captain | Age |
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Mitchell Barnett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Bradman Best | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
Jake Clifford | 8 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 24 |
Adam Clune | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Mat Croker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Phoenix Crossland | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Lachlan Fitzgibbon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Tyson Frizell | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 31 |
Dane Gagai | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 31 |
Tex Hoy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
Jack Johns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Brodie Jones | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
David Klemmer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
Edrick Lee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Kurt Mann | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
Jirah Momoisea | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Kalyn Ponga | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 24 |
Chris Randall | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Daniel Saifiti | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Jacob Saifiti | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Simi Sasagi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Sauaso Sue | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Leo Thompson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Enari Tuala | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 24 |
Dom Young | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
Totals | 8 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 92 | – | Average: 26 |
25 players used.
Source:[59]
NRL Women's team
2022 Newcastle Knights season | ||||
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NRLW Rank | 6th (last) | |||
2021 record | Wins: 0; Draws: 0; Losses: 5 | |||
Points scored | For: 48; Against: 123 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Phil Gardner | |||
Coach | Casey Bromilow | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | McDonald Jones Stadium | |||
Avg. attendance | 5,019 | |||
High attendance | 5,019 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Romy Teitzel (2) | |||
Goals | Kirra Dibb (4) | |||
Points | Kirra Dibb & Romy Teitzel (8) | |||
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2021 season
2021 NRLW squad | Development players | Coaching staff | |||||||
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Extended squad players |
Head coach Assistant coach
Updated: 29 March 2022 |
Gains
Statistics
Name | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points | Captain | Age |
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Ngatokotoru Arakua | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Phoebe Desmond | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 |
Kirra Dibb | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 25 |
Rangimarie Edwards-Bruce | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Shannon Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
Maitua Feterika | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 |
Jayme Fressard | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 |
Chantelle Graham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Katie Green | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Caitlan Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Bobbi Law | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Emma Manzelmann | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Annetta Nu'uausala | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
Georgia Page | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Paige Parker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
Charntay Poko | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
Krystal Rota | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
Charlotte Scanlan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
Kyra Simon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ? |
Romy Teitzel | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
Tahlulah Tillett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Katelyn Vaha'akolo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
Kararaina Wira-Kohu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Totals | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 48 | – | Average: 25 |
24 players used.
Source:[68]
Gains
Player/Coach | Previous Club | Length | Source |
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Ronald Griffiths (head coach) | Wests Tigers | 2022 | [69] |
Change of role
Player/Coach | New role | Source |
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Casey Bromilow (head coach) | Knights Elite Pathways Program Manager | [69] |
Representative honours
The following players appeared in a representative match or were named in a representative squad in 2022.
Indigenous All Stars (Women's)
- Bree Chester (squad member)
- Kirra Dibb
- Caitlan Johnston
- Bobbi Law
- Kyra Simon
- Tahlulah Tillett
Māori All Stars
- Pasami Saulo (squad member)
Māori All Stars (Women's)
New South Wales Blues extended squad (Women's)
Queensland Maroons extended squad (Women's)
Individual honours
Newcastle Knights awards
- NRLW Player of the Year: Annetta Nu'uausala
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