2022 Newcastle Knights season

The 2022 Newcastle Knights season was the 35th in the club's history. Coached by Adam O'Brien and co-captained by Jayden Brailey and Kalyn Ponga, they competed in the NRL's 2022 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season in 14th place (out of 16).

NRL Rank14th

2022 recordWins: 6; draws: 0; losses: 18

Points scoredFor: 372; against: 662

CEOPhil Gardner

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2022 Newcastle Knights season

NRL Rank

14th

2022 record

Wins: 6; draws: 0; losses: 18

Points scored

For: 372; against: 662

Team information

CEO

Phil Gardner

Coach

Adam O'Brien

Captain

Jayden Brailey & Kalyn Ponga

Stadium

McDonald Jones Stadium

attendance

16,890

High attendance

25,169

Top scorers

Tries

Edrick Lee & Dom Young (14)

Goals

Jake Clifford (19)

Points

Edrick Lee & Dom Young (56)

← 2021

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Squad

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Newcastle Knights 2022 squad
2022 NRL top 30 squad						Development list		Coaching staff
235 Dane Gagai – CE, WG 261 Lachlan Fitzgibbon – SR 268 Daniel Saifiti – PR 269 Jacob Saifiti – PR, SR 276 Mitchell Barnett – PR, SR, CE 295 Mitchell Pearce – HB (pre-season loss) 296 Kalyn Ponga (c) – FB (gk) 300 Pasami Saulo – PR, SR 304 Hymel Hunt – WG 305 David Klemmer – PR 306 Edrick Lee – WG		307 Kurt Mann – LK, FB, CE 310 Phoenix Crossland – LK, HB, HK, FE 311 Bradman Best – CE 312 Starford To'a – WG (pre-season loss) 313 Jayden Brailey (c) – HK 315 Enari Tuala – WG, CE 317 Chris Randall – HK 318 Brodie Jones – SR, LK, CE 321 Tyson Frizell (vc) – SR 322 Sauaso Sue – PR, LK 323 Dom Young – WG		324 Brayden Musgrove – WG 325 Simi Sasagi – LK, CE 326 Jake Clifford – FE, HB (gk) 328 Jack Johns – SR 329 Jirah Momoisea – SR, PR 330 Adam Clune – HB 331 Leo Thompson – PR, LK 332 Anthony Milford – FE, FB (gk) 333 Krystian Mapapalangi – CE 000 Bailey Hodgson – FB 000 Jacob Kiraz – WG (pre-season loss)		316 Tex Hoy – FB, FE (gk) 327 Mat Croker – PR, LK, SR Chris Vea'ila – CE Extended squad 278 Dylan Phythian – FE 334 Oryn Keeley – SR Dylan Lucas – CE Jaron Purcell – LK Kobe Rugless – HK Ben Talty – SR		Head coach Adam O'Brien Assistant coaches Rory Kostjasyn Willie Peters Eric Smith Mark O'Meley - NSW Cup coach Tony Gleeson - Jersey Flegg Cup coach Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 6 August 2022 Source(s): Newcastle Knights Profiles, Rugby League Project

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Transfers and Re-signings

Gains

More information Player/Coach, Previous club ...

Player/Coach	Previous club	Length	Source
Adam Clune	St. George Illawarra Dragons	2023	^[1]
Dane Gagai	South Sydney Rabbitohs	2024	^[2]
Tony Gleeson (Jersey Flegg Cup coach)		2022	^[3]
Anthony Milford	Free agent	2022	^[4]
Dylan Phythian	Central Newcastle Butcher Boys	2022	^[5]
Kobe Rugless	Sydney Roosters	2022	^[6]
Leo Thompson	Canberra Raiders	2023	^[7]

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Losses

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Player/Coach	Club	Source
Blake Green	Retirement	^[8]
Josh King	Melbourne Storm	^[9]
Jacob Kiraz	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	^[10]
Christian Ma'anaima	Wests Tigers	^[11]
Mitchell Pearce	Catalans Dragons	^[12]
Andrew Ryan (NSW Cup coach)	South Newcastle Lions	^[13]
Gehamat Shibasaki	Green Rockets Tokatsu	^[14]
Garrett Smith	New Zealand Warriors	^[15]
Starford To'a	Wests Tigers	^[16]
Connor Watson	Sydney Roosters	^[17]

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Promoted juniors

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Player	Junior side	Source
Oryn Keeley	Knights Jersey Flegg Cup	^[18]
Krystian Mapapalangi	Knights NSW Cup	^[19]
Ben Talty	Knights NSW Cup	^[20]

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Change of role

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Player/Coach	New role	Source
Mark O'Meley (Harold Matthews Cup coach)	Knights NSW Cup coach	^[3]

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Re-signings

More information Player/Coach, Re-signed to ...

Player/Coach	Re-signed to	Source
Mat Croker	2024	^[21]
Phoenix Crossland	2022	^[22]
Tex Hoy	2022	^[23]
Jack Johns	2023	^[22]
Edrick Lee	2022	^[24]
Kalyn Ponga	2027	^[25]
Jaron Purcell	2022	^[26]
Chris Randall	2023	^[22]
Simi Sasagi	2024	^[27]
Leo Thompson	2025	^[28]
Enari Tuala	2023	^[29]

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Player contract situations

2022 (left)	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027
Mitchell Barnett^[30]	Adam Clune^[1]	Bradman Best^[31]	Jayden Brailey^[32]	Daniel Saifiti^[33]	Kalyn Ponga^[25]
Jake Clifford^[34]	Phoenix Crossland^[35]	Mat Croker^[21]	Leo Thompson^[28]
Tex Hoy^[36]	Lachlan Fitzgibbon^[37]	Dane Gagai^[2]
Jacob Kiraz^[10]	Tyson Frizell^[38]	Krystian Mapapalangi^[39]
Edrick Lee^[40]	Bailey Hodgson^[41]	Jacob Saifiti^[33]
Anthony Milford^[42]	Hymel Hunt^[43]	Simi Sasagi^[27]
Jirah Momoisea^[44]	Jack Johns^[22]
Brayden Musgrove^[45]	Brodie Jones^[46]
Mitchell Pearce^[12]	David Klemmer^[47]
Pasami Saulo^[48]	Kurt Mann^[49]
Sauaso Sue^[50]	Chris Randall^[19]
Starford To'a^[16]	Enari Tuala^[29]
	Chris Vea'ila^[51]
	Dom Young^[52]

Ladder

More information Pos, Team ...

2022 NRL season v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Penrith Panthers (P)	24	20	0	4	1	636	330	+306	42
2	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	18	0	6	1	573	364	+209	38
3	North Queensland Cowboys	24	17	0	7	1	633	361	+272	36
4	Parramatta Eels	24	16	0	8	1	608	489	+119	34
5	Melbourne Storm	24	15	0	9	1	657	410	+247	32
6	Sydney Roosters	24	15	0	9	1	635	434	+201	32
7	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	14	0	10	1	604	474	+130	30
8	Canberra Raiders	24	14	0	10	1	524	461	+63	30
9	Brisbane Broncos	24	13	0	11	1	514	550	−36	28
10	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24	12	0	12	1	469	569	−100	26
11	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	24	9	0	15	1	490	595	−105	20
12	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	7	0	17	1	383	575	−192	16
13	Gold Coast Titans	24	6	0	18	1	455	660	−205	14
14	Newcastle Knights	24	6	0	18	1	372	662	−290	14
15	New Zealand Warriors	24	6	0	18	1	408	700	−292	14
16	Wests Tigers	24	4	0	20	1	352	679	−327	10

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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.
Round 10: Adam Clune scored his 1st try for the club.
Round 11: Anthony Milford made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Brisbane Broncos.
Round 15: Mat Croker scored his 1st career try.
Round 16: Edrick Lee scored 5 tries, breaking the club record of most tries scored in a match by one player for the Knights.
Round 16: Anthony Milford kicked his 1st goal for the club.
Round 17: David Klemmer scored his 1st try for the club.
Round 18: Anthony Milford played his 200th career game.
Round 22: Jayden Brailey played his 100th career game.
Round 23: Oryn Keeley made his NRL debut for the club.
Round 23: Krystian Mapapalangi made his NRL debut for the club.

Jerseys and sponsors

In 2022, the Knights' jerseys were made by O'Neills and their major sponsor was nib Health Funds.

2022 Home Jersey	2022 Away Jersey	2022 Anzac Jersey	2022 Indigenous Jersey	2022 NSW Mining 10 Year Anniversary Jersey	2022 Women In League Jersey

Fixtures

Pre-season Trials

More information Date, Opponent ...

Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Conversions	Attendance
Monday, 21 February	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	McDonald Jones Stadium	16–16	J.Clifford, J.Momoisea, D.Young	J.Clifford (2/3)
Sunday, 27 February	Melbourne Storm	Mars Stadium	10–24	B.Best, J.Clifford	J.Clifford (1/2)	5,127
Legend: Win Loss Draw

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Source:^[53]^[54]

Statistics

More information Name, Appearances ...

Name	Appearances	Tries	Goals	Points	Captain	Age
Mitchell Barnett	14	1	0	4	0	28
Bradman Best	14	5	0	20	0	21
Jayden Brailey	8	1	0	4	5	26
Jake Clifford	12	2	19	46	0	24
Adam Clune	18	2	0	8	0	27
Mat Croker	16	1	0	4	0	23
Phoenix Crossland	19	1	0	4	0	22
Lachlan Fitzgibbon	9	0	0	0	0	28
Tyson Frizell	21	3	0	12	5	31
Dane Gagai	20	5	0	20	0	31
Tex Hoy	12	3	7	26	0	23
Hymel Hunt	1	0	0	0	0	29
Jack Johns	3	0	0	0	0	25
Brodie Jones	13	0	0	0	0	24
Oryn Keeley	1	0	0	0	0	19
David Klemmer	18	1	0	4	0	29
Edrick Lee	16	14	0	56	0	30
Kurt Mann	11	1	0	4	0	29
Krystian Mapapalangi	2	0	0	0	0	20
Anthony Milford	13	0	8	16	0	28
Jirah Momoisea	5	0	0	0	0	24
Kalyn Ponga	14	4	12	40	14	24
Chris Randall	17	1	0	4	0	27
Daniel Saifiti	19	2	0	8	0	26
Jacob Saifiti	23	1	0	4	0	26
Simi Sasagi	14	0	0	0	0	21
Pasami Saulo	11	0	0	0	0	24
Sauaso Sue	6	0	0	0	0	30
Leo Thompson	16	0	0	0	0	22
Enari Tuala	21	8	0	32	0	24
Dom Young	20	14	0	56	0	21
Totals	24	70	46	372	–	Average: 26

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31 players used.

Source:^[55]

NRL Women's team

2021 season

Quick facts NRLW Rank, 2021 record ...

2022 Newcastle Knights season

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

Caitlan Johnston, Krystal Rota & Romy Teitzel

Stadium

McDonald Jones Stadium

attendance

5,019

High attendance

5,019

Top scorers

Tries

Romy Teitzel (2)

Goals

Kirra Dibb (4)

Points

Kirra Dibb & Romy Teitzel (8)

2023 →

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More information 2021 NRLW top 24 squad, Development list ...

Newcastle Knights women's – 2021 squad
2021 NRLW top 24 squad						Development list		Coaching staff
1 Rangimarie Edwards-Bruce – SR, CE 2 Jayme Fressard – CE 3 Katie Green – WG 4 Caitlan Johnston (c) – PR, SR 5 Bobbi Law – CE 6 Annetta Nu'uausala – PR 7 Georgia Page – SR 8 Charntay Poko – LK, HB (gk) 9 Krystal Rota (c) – HK		10 Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly – WG, FE 11 Romy Teitzel (c) – FB 12 Tahlulah Tillett – HB 13 Katelyn Vaha'akolo – WG 14 Charlotte Scanlan – PR 15 Emma Manzelmann – HK 16 Phoebe Desmond – PR 17 Kirra Dibb – FE, LK, HB (gk) 18 Maitua Feterika – PR, SR		19 Ngatokotoru Arakua – PR 20 Kararaina Wira-Kohu – PR 21 Kyra Simon – PR 22 Paige Parker – CE 23 Shannon Evans – HK 24 Chantelle Graham – LK Emma Sykes – WG (pre-season loss)		Bree Chester – SR Kayla Romaniuk – LK Extended squad Sophie Clancy – HK Matilda Jones – HB Jesse Southwell – FE Tylah Vallance – FB		Head coach Casey Bromilow Assistant coach Jess Skinner Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 29 March 2022 Source(s): Newcastle Knights Profiles, Rugby League Project

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Women's Gains 2021

More information Player/Coach, Previous club ...

Player/Coach	Previous club	Length	Source
Ngatokotoru Arakua	Chiefs	2022	^[56]
Casey Bromilow (head coach)	Knights Tarsha Gale Cup	2022	^[57]
Bree Chester	Knights Tarsha Gale Cup	2022	^[58]
Sophie Clancy	Knights Tarsha Gale Cup	2022	^[58]
Phoebe Desmond	Newcastle Maitland Region Knights	2022	^[58]
Kirra Dibb	New Zealand Warriors	2022	^[59]
Rangimarie Edwards-Bruce	North Queensland Gold Stars	2022	^[60]
Shannon Evans	Central Coast Roosters	2022	^[61]
Maitua Feterika	New Zealand Warriors	2022	^[56]
Jayme Fressard	Brisbane Broncos	2022	^[58]
Chantelle Graham	Newcastle Maitland Region Knights	2022	^[58]
Katie Green	North Queensland Gold Stars	2022	^[60]
Caitlan Johnston	Central Coast Roosters	2022	^[62]
Matilda Jones	Knights Tarsha Gale Cup	2022	^[58]
Bobbi Law	Sydney Roosters	2022	^[58]
Emma Manzelmann	North Queensland Gold Stars	2022	^[60]
Annetta Nu'uausala	New Zealand Warriors	2022	^[56]
Georgia Page	St. George Illawarra Dragons	2022	^[58]
Paige Parker	Gold Coast Suns	2022	^[60]
Charntay Poko	Canterbury	2022	^[56]
Kayla Romaniuk	Knights Tarsha Gale Cup	2022	^[58]
Krystal Rota	Manurewa Marlins	2022	^[56]
Charlotte Scanlan	Japanese Rugby union	2022	^[56]
Kyra Simon	Knights Tarsha Gale Cup	2022	^[58]
Jess Skinner (assistant coach)	Indigenous All Stars (Women's)	2022	^[57]
Jesse Southwell	Australia rugby sevens	2022	^[58]
Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly	Bay of Plenty Rugby Union	2022	^[56]
Emma Sykes	Australia rugby sevens	2022	^[60]
Romy Teitzel	Brisbane Broncos	2022	^[60]
Tahlulah Tillett	North Queensland Gold Stars	2022	^[60]
Katelyn Vaha'akolo	Moana Pasifika	2022	^[56]
Tylah Vallance	Knights Tarsha Gale Cup	2022	^[58]
Kararaina Wira-Kohu	Papakura Sisters	2022	^[56]

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Women's Ladder 2022

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2021 NRL Women's season
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Brisbane Broncos	5	4	1	134	64	+70	8
2	St. George Illawarra Dragons	5	4	1	104	48	+56	8
3	Gold Coast Titans	5	3	2	94	96	−2	6
4	Sydney Roosters	5	2	3	77	92	−15	4
5	Parramatta Eels	5	2	3	59	93	−34	4
6	Newcastle Knights	5	0	5	48	123	−75	0

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Source: NRL.com

Women's Milestones 2021

Round 1: Phoebe Desmond made her NRLW debut for the club and scored her 1st career try.
Round 1: Kirra Dibb made her debut for the club, after previously playing for the New Zealand Warriors and kicked her 1st goal for the club.
Round 1: Rangimarie Edwards-Bruce made her NRLW debut for the club.
Round 1: Jayme Fressard made her debut for the club, after previously playing for the Brisbane Broncos.
Round 1: Katie Green made her NRLW debut for the club.
Round 1: Caitlan Johnston made her debut for the club, after previously playing for the Sydney Roosters.
Round 1: Bobbi Law made her debut for the club, after previously playing for the Sydney Roosters.
Round 1: Emma Manzelmann made her NRLW debut for the club.
Round 1: Annetta Nu'uausala made her debut for the club, after previously playing for the New Zealand Warriors.
Round 1: Georgia Page made her debut for the club, after previously playing for the St. George Illawarra Dragons.
Round 1: Charntay Poko made her debut for the club, after previously playing for the New Zealand Warriors and kicked her 1st career goal.
Round 1: Krystal Rota made her debut for the club, after previously playing for the New Zealand Warriors.
Round 1: Charlotte Scanlan made her NRLW debut for the club.
Round 1: Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly made her NRLW debut for the club.
Round 1: Romy Teitzel made her debut for the club, after previously playing for the Brisbane Broncos, scored her 1st career try and captained her 1st game for the club.
Round 1: Tahlulah Tillett made her NRLW debut for the club.
Round 1: Katelyn Vaha'akolo made her NRLW debut for the club.
Round 2: Ngatokotoru Arakua made her debut for the club, after previously playing for the St. George Illawarra Dragons.
Round 2: Maitua Feterika made her debut for the club, after previously playing for the St. George Illawarra Dragons and scored her 1st try for the club.
Round 2: Jayme Fressard scored her 1st career try.
Round 3: Annetta Nu'uausala scored her 1st try for the club.
Round 4: Kyra Simon made her NRLW debut for the club.
Round 4: Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly scored her 1st career try.
Round 4: Kararaina Wira-Kohu made her NRLW debut for the club.
Round 5: Shannon Evans made her NRLW debut for the club.
Round 5: Chantelle Graham made her NRLW debut for the club.
Round 5: Paige Parker made her NRLW debut for the club and scored her 1st career try.
Round 5: Katelyn Vaha'akolo scored her 1st career try.

Women's Statistics 2021

More information Name, Appearances ...

Name	Appearances	Tries	Goals	Points	Captain	Age
Ngatokotoru Arakua	2	0	0	0	0	25
Phoebe Desmond	4	1	0	4	0	32
Kirra Dibb	5	0	4	8	0	25
Rangimarie Edwards-Bruce	5	0	0	0	0	25
Shannon Evans	1	0	0	0	0	29
Maitua Feterika	3	1	0	4	0	30
Jayme Fressard	4	1	0	4	0	25
Chantelle Graham	1	0	0	0	0	27
Katie Green	3	0	0	0	0	26
Caitlan Johnston	1	0	0	0	0	21
Bobbi Law	5	0	0	0	0	25
Emma Manzelmann	5	0	0	0	0	21
Annetta Nu'uausala	5	1	0	4	0	27
Georgia Page	4	0	0	0	0	27
Paige Parker	1	1	0	4	0	27
Charntay Poko	5	0	2	4	0	27
Krystal Rota	4	0	0	0	0	37
Charlotte Scanlan	5	0	0	0	0	34
Kyra Simon	2	0	0	0	0	20
Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly	5	1	0	4	0	26
Romy Teitzel	5	2	0	8	5	23
Tahlulah Tillett	4	0	0	0	0	24
Katelyn Vaha'akolo	5	1	0	4	0	22
Kararaina Wira-Kohu	1	0	0	0	0	30
Totals	5	9	6	48	–	Average: 25

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24 players used.

Source:^[63]

2022 season

Quick facts NRLW Rank, Play-off result ...

2022 Newcastle Knights season

NRLW Rank

2nd

Play-off result

Premiers

2022 record

Wins: 4; draws: 0; losses: 1

Points scored

For: 112; against: 68

Team information

CEO

Phil Gardner

Coach

Ronald Griffiths

Captain

Millie Boyle & Hannah Southwell

Stadium

McDonald Jones Stadium

attendance

8,323

High attendance

8,323

Top scorers

Tries

Tamika Upton (5)

Goals

Kirra Dibb (15)

Points

Kirra Dibb (34)

2023 →

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Newcastle Knights women's – 2022 squad
2022 NRLW top 24 squad						Development list		Coaching staff
4 Caitlan Johnston – PR, SR 5 Bobbi Law – CE, WG 10 Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly – WG 11 Romy Teitzel – SR, CE 15 Emma Manzelmann – HK 17 Kirra Dibb – FE (gk) 21 Kyra Simon – PR 25 Millie Boyle (c) – PR 26 Yasmin Clydsdale – SR, CE		27 Olivia Higgins – HK, LK 28 Shanice Parker – CE, FB 29 Hannah Southwell (c) – LK 30 Jesse Southwell – HB (gk) 31 Kiana Takairangi – WG, CE 32 Tamika Upton – FB 33 Tayla Predebon – PR, LK 34 Simone Karpani – LK 35 Makenzie Weale – SR		36 Jakiya Whitfeld – WG 37 Tiana Davison – SR 38 Caitlin Moran – FE 39 Emmanita Paki – WG, CE 40 Jessica Gentle – WG 41 Kayla Romaniuk – LK Tamsin Barber – WG Nicole Nathan – WG		Bree Chester – SR		Head coach Ronald Griffiths Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 4 October 2022 Source(s): Newcastle Knights Profiles, Rugby League Project

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Women's Gains 2022

More information Player/Coach, Previous club ...

Player/Coach	Previous club	Length	Source
Tamsin Barber	Brumbies	2022	^[64]
Millie Boyle	Brisbane Broncos	2022	^[65]
Yasmin Clydsdale	Sydney Roosters	2022	^[66]
Tiana Davison	Clifton Rugby Club	2022	^[64]
Jessica Gentle	Central Coast Roosters	2022	^[67]
Ronald Griffiths (head coach)	Wests Tigers	2022	^[68]
Olivia Higgins	Sydney Roosters	2022	^[66]
Simone Karpani	Sydney Roosters	2022	^[66]
Caitlin Moran	Wests Panthers	2022	^[64]
Nicole Nathan	New South Wales Waratahs	2022	^[64]
Emmanita Paki	Central Queensland Capras	2022	^[64]
Shanice Parker	North Sydney Bears	2022	^[64]
Tayla Predebon	Sydney Roosters	2022	^[66]
Hannah Southwell	Sydney Roosters	2022	^[69]
Kiana Takairangi	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	2022	^[64]
Tamika Upton	Brisbane Broncos	2022	^[65]
Makenzie Weale	Wests Panthers	2022	^[70]
Jakiya Whitfeld	Australian Rugby Sevens	2022	^[70]

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Women's Losses 2022

More information Player/Coach, Club ...

Player/Coach	Club	Source
Ngatokotoru Arakua	Released	^[71]
Phoebe Desmond	Released	^[71]
Rangimarie Edwards-Bruce	Released	^[71]
Shannon Evans	Released	^[71]
Maitua Feterika	Released	^[71]
Jayme Fressard	Sydney Roosters	^[72]
Chantelle Graham	Released	^[71]
Katie Green	Released	^[71]
Annetta Nu'uausala	Brisbane Broncos	^[73]
Georgia Page	Released	^[71]
Paige Parker	Brisbane Broncos	^[74]
Charntay Poko	Released	^[71]
Krystal Rota	Released	^[71]
Charlotte Scanlan	Released	^[71]
Emma Sykes	Released	^[71]
Tahlulah Tillett	Released	^[71]
Katelyn Vaha'akolo	Released	^[71]
Kararaina Wira-Kohu	Released	^[71]

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Women's Change of role 2022

More information Player/Coach, New role ...

Player/Coach	New role	Source
Casey Bromilow (head coach)	Knights Elite Pathways Program Manager	^[68]

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Women's Re-signings 2022

More information Player/Coach, Re-signed to ...

Player/Coach	Re-signed to	Source
Kirra Dibb	2022	^[75]
Caitlan Johnston	2022	^[76]
Bobbi Law	2022	^[75]
Emma Manzelmann	2022	^[75]
Kyra Simon	2022	^[75]
Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly	2022	^[75]
Romy Teitzel	2022	^[77]

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Women's Ladder 2022

More information Pos, Team ...

2022 NRL Women's season v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Sydney Roosters	5	5	0	0	0	156	58	+98	10
2	Newcastle Knights	5	4	0	1	0	112	68	+44	8
3	St. George Illawarra Dragons	5	3	0	2	0	75	104	−29	6
4	Parramatta Eels	5	1	0	4	0	86	106	−20	2
5	Brisbane Broncos	5	1	0	4	0	78	111	−33	2
6	Gold Coast Titans	5	1	0	4	0	58	118	−60	2

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Women's Milestones 2022

Round 1: Millie Boyle made her debut for the club, after previously playing for the Brisbane Broncos and captained her 1st game for the club.
Round 1: Yasmin Clydsdale made her debut for the club, after previously playing for the Sydney Roosters.
Round 1: Olivia Higgins made her debut for the club, after previously playing for the Sydney Roosters.
Round 1: Caitlan Johnston scored her 1st career try.
Round 1: Simone Karpani made her debut for the club, after previously playing for the Sydney Roosters.
Round 1: Bobbi Law scored her 1st try for the club.
Round 1: Shanice Parker made her debut for the club, after previously playing for the Sydney Roosters.
Round 1: Tayla Predebon made her debut for the club, after previously playing for the Sydney Roosters and scored her 1st career try.
Round 1: Hannah Southwell made her debut for the club, after previously playing for the Sydney Roosters and captained her 1st game for the club.
Round 1: Jesse Southwell made her NRLW debut for the club and scored her 1st career try. She became the youngest player to debut in NRLW history.
Round 1: Kiana Takairangi made her debut for the club, after previously playing for the Sydney Roosters.
Round 1: Tamika Upton made her debut for the club, after previously playing for the Brisbane Broncos.
Round 2: Emma Manzelmann scored her 1st career try.
Round 2: Tamika Upton scored her 1st try for the club.
Round 2: Makenzie Weale made her NRLW debut for the club.
Round 3: Tiana Davison made her NRLW debut for the club.
Round 3: Olivia Higgins scored her 1st try for the club.
Round 3: Caitlin Moran made her NRLW debut for the club.
Round 3: Jakiya Whitfeld made her NRLW debut for the club.
Round 4: Yasmin Clydsdale scored her 1st try for the club.
Round 4: Emmanita Paki made her NRLW debut for the club.
Round 4: Jesse Southwell kicked her 1st career goal.
Round 5: Jessica Gentle made her NRLW debut for the club and scored her 1st career try.
Round 5: Emmanita Paki scored her 1st career try.
Round 5: Kayla Romaniuk made her NRLW debut for the club.
Round 5: Kiana Takairangi scored her 1st career try.
Round 5: Makenzie Weale scored her 1st career try.
Semi Final: Millie Boyle scored her 1st try for the club.
Semi Final: Kirra Dibb scored her 1st try for the club.
Semi Final: Tamika Upton became the first Knight to score more than one try in a game.

Women's Statistics 2022

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Name	Appearances	Tries	Goals	Points	Captain	Age
Millie Boyle	7	1	0	4	7	24
Yasmin Clydsdale	7	2	0	8	0	28
Tiana Davison	2	0	0	0	0	22
Kirra Dibb	7	1	15	34	0	25
Jessica Gentle	1	1	0	4	0	26
Olivia Higgins	7	2	0	8	0	30
Caitlan Johnston	7	2	0	8	0	21
Simone Karpani	6	0	0	0	0	25
Bobbi Law	6	1	0	4	0	25
Emma Manzelmann	7	2	0	8	0	21
Caitlin Moran	4	0	0	0	0	26
Emmanita Paki	4	2	0	8	0	19
Shanice Parker	7	0	0	0	0	24
Tayla Predebon	7	2	0	8	0	22
Kayla Romaniuk	3	0	0	0	0	20
Kyra Simon	2	0	0	0	0	20
Hannah Southwell	1	0	0	0	1	23
Jesse Southwell	7	2	6	20	0	17
Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly	3	2	0	8	0	26
Kiana Takairangi	6	4	0	16	0	30
Romy Teitzel	7	3	0	12	0	23
Tamika Upton	5	5	0	20	0	25
Makenzie Weale	4	1	0	4	0	20
Jakiya Whitfeld	2	0	0	0	0	21
Totals	7	33	21	174	–	Average: 24

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24 players used.

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Representative honours

The following players appeared in a representative match or were named in a representative squad in 2022.

Australian Jillaroos

Cook Islands (Women's)

Kiana Takairangi

England

Dom Young

Fiji

Kurt Donoghoe (extended squad)
Daniel Saifiti (extended squad)
Jacob Saifiti (extended squad)
Tevita Toloi

Indigenous All Stars (Women's)

Māori All Stars

Pasami Saulo (squad member)

Māori All Stars (Women's)

New South Wales Blues

Tyson Frizell (19th man)
Jacob Saifiti

New South Wales Blues (Women's)

New South Wales Blues extended squad (Women's)

Bobbi Law

New Zealand Kiwi Ferns

Papua New Guinea (Women's)

Anika Butler

Queensland Maroons

Queensland Maroons (Women's)

Romy Teitzel (20th man)

Queensland Maroons extended squad (Women's)

Samoa

Anthony Milford

Individual honours

Newcastle Knights awards

Player of the Year (Danny Buderus Medal): Tyson Frizell
Excalibur Club Players' Player: David Klemmer
Gladiator of the Year: Dom Young
Community Player of the Year: Jayden Brailey
Rookie of the Year: Leo Thompson
Knight in Shining Armour: Dom Young
NSW Cup Player of the Year: Luke Huth
NSW Cup Excalibur Club Players' Player: Luke Huth
Jersey Flegg Player of the Year: Thomas Cant
Jersey Flegg Players' Player: Brock Greacen & James Johnson
Club Person of the Year Paul Wallace

NRLW Player of the Year 2021: Annetta Nu'uausala

NRLW Player of the Year 2022: Shanice Parker & Jesse Southwell
NRLW Player's Player 2022: Yasmin Clydsdale & Tamika Upton
Harvey Norman NSW Women's Player of the Year 2022: Caitlan Johnston
Harvey Norman NSW Women's Players' Player 2022: Caitlan Johnston
NRLW Rookie of the Year 2022: Jesse Southwell
NRLW Gladiator of the Year 2022: Caitlan Johnston
NRLW Community Player of the Year 2022: Millie Boyle
Thrive Award 2022: Caitlan Johnston

2022 Newcastle Knights season

Squad

Transfers and Re-signings

Gains

Losses

Promoted juniors

Change of role

Re-signings

Player contract situations

Ladder

Milestones

Jerseys and sponsors

Fixtures

Pre-season Trials

Statistics

NRL Women's team

2021 season

Women's Gains 2021

Women's Ladder 2022

Women's Milestones 2021

Women's Statistics 2021

2022 season

Women's Gains 2022

Women's Losses 2022

Women's Change of role 2022

Women's Re-signings 2022

Women's Ladder 2022

Women's Milestones 2022

Women's Statistics 2022

Representative honours

Individual honours

Newcastle Knights awards

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