2026 Newcastle Knights season

The 2026 Newcastle Knights season is the club's 39th season in the professional National Rugby League (NRL) football competition in Australia.

Coached by Justin Holbrook and captained by Kalyn Ponga, the club will compete in the NRL's 2026 Telstra Premiership.

Saturday, 7 February	St. George Illawarra Dragons	28–18	Newcastle Knights	Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
18:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Reed 12' Tu 23' Kerr 49' Feagai 69' Buchanan 75' Sloan 77' Goals: Reed 13', 25' (2/5) O'Neill (0/0)	Report	Tries: McCarthy 16' Jones 27' Schiller 31' Cant 64' Goals: Cant 66' (1/1) Smith (0/3)	Attendance: 3,926 Referee: Peter Gough

Saturday, 14 February	Newcastle Knights	0–28	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)		1st: 0–16 2nd: 0–12 Report	Tries: Sua 15' Burton 19' Salmon 33' Kikau 64' Toy 74' Goals: Crichton 2/3 21', 35' O'Sullivan 2/2 65', 75'	Attendance: 8,358 Referee: Liam Kennedy

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Penrith Panthers	7	6	1	0	229	94	+135	12	Advance to finals series
2	New Zealand Warriors	8	6	2	0	242	156	+86	12
3	Wests Tigers	7	5	2	1	209	127	+82	12
4	South Sydney Rabbitohs	7	5	2	1	222	150	+72	12
5	Sydney Roosters	7	5	2	1	215	178	+37	12
6	Brisbane Broncos	8	5	3	0	186	171	+15	10
7	North Queensland Cowboys	8	5	3	0	211	215	−4	10
8	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	6	3	3	1	178	140	+38	8
9	Newcastle Knights	7	4	3	0	178	180	−2	8
10	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	7	3	4	1	192	198	−6	8
11	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	7	3	4	1	133	166	−33	8
12	Dolphins	7	2	5	1	156	185	−29	6
13	Gold Coast Titans	7	2	5	1	146	176	−30	6
14	Canberra Raiders	8	3	5	0	155	237	−82	6
15	Parramatta Eels	7	3	4	0	162	246	−84	6
16	Melbourne Storm	8	2	6	0	188	232	−44	4
17	St. George Illawarra Dragons	8	0	8	0	114	265	−151	0

Round 1: 1 March 2026	Newcastle Knights	28–18	North Queensland Cowboys	Las Vegas
13:15 AEDT	Tries: Sharpe 6' Marzhew 13' Best 45' Young 47' Mooney 72' Goals: Ponga 4/5 7', 14', 46', 73'	1st: 12–12 2nd: 16–6 Report	Tries: Luki 25' Taulagi 30', 51' Goals: Clifford 3/3 26', 31', 53'	Stadium: Allegiant Stadium Attendance: 45,719 Referee: Ashley Klein

Pre-season

Round 2: 15 March 2026	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	16–36	Newcastle Knights	Brookvale
16:05 AEDT	Tries: Fogarty 14' Trbojevic 20' Olakau'atu 43' Goals: Fogarty 2/3 16', 44' Sin bin: Hetherington 76' to 86'	1st: 10–30 2nd: 6–6 Report	Tries: Marzhew 1' Young 11', 46' Ponga 25' Hunt 35' Frizell 38' Goals: Ponga 2/2 2', 13' Smith 4/5 26', 37', 39', 67 Pen'	Stadium: 4 Pines Park Attendance: 17,107 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 3: 21 March 2026	Newcastle Knights	12–38	New Zealand Warriors	Newcastle
15:00 AEDT	Tries: Hunt 3' Marzhew 65' Goals: Smith 2/2 4', 67' Sin bin: Hunt 32' to 42' Mooney 75' to 85'	1st: 6–18 2nd: 6–20 Report	Tries: Clark 12' Ford 29' Halasima 38' Fisher-Harris 51' Boyd 54' Hanson 80' Goals: Boyd 5/6 30', 39', 53', 56' Ford 5/6 80'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 21,682 Referee: Liam Kennedy

Round 4: 28 March 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	16–24	Newcastle Knights	Sydney
15:00 AEDT	Tries: Burton 48', 54' Kiraz 72' Goals: Crichton 2/3 50', 55'	1st: 0–16 2nd: 16–8 Report	Tries: Young 6', 60', 69' Frizell 33' Lucas 39' Goals: Smith 2/5 34', 40' Sin bin: Lucas 8' to 18'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 20,572 Referee: Peter Gough

Round 5: 5 April 2026	Newcastle Knights	32–12	Canberra Raiders	Newcastle
16:05 AEST	Tries: Marzhew 28', 68' Sharpe 32' Young 43', 76' Crossland 47' Goals: Smith 4/6 34', 49', 70', 77'	1st: 10–6 2nd: 22–6 Report	Tries: Sasagi 10' Strange 70' Goals: Sanders 2/2 12', 71' Sin bin: Tamale 42' to 52'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Referee: Adam Gee

Round 6: 12 April 2026	Wests Tigers	42–22	Newcastle Knights	Sydney
16:05 AEST	Tries: Turuva 3', 15', 54' Koroisau 11' Herbert 34' Bula 38', 61' May 65' Goals: Madden 5/8 5', 12', 35', 40', 66'	1st: 28–4 2nd: 14–18 Report	Tries: Young 27' Gagai 58' Hunt 76' Mooney 78' Goals: Smith 3/4 59', 76', 78'	Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Referee: Wyatt Raymond

Round 7: 19 April 2026	Sydney Roosters	38–24	Newcastle Knights	Sydney
14:00 AEST	Tries: Wong 2' Savala 13', 50' Walker 43' Tedesco 55' Nawaqanitawase 60', 68' Goals: Walker 5/7 3', 14', 44', 51', 57'	1st: 12–24 2nd: 26–0 Report	Tries: Hunt 9', 20', 27' Mooney 17' Goals: Smith 4/4 10', 19', 22', 29'	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium (2022) Attendance: 22,409 Referee: Ashley Klein

Round 8: 26 April 2026	Newcastle Knights	12–44	Penrith Panthers	Newcastle
14:00 AEST	Tries: Crossland 36' Brown 52' Goals: Smith 2/2 37', 54'	1st: 6–24 2nd: 6–20	Tries: Edwards 12', 15', 20' Cleary 29' Lussick 47' To'o 64', 68' Tago 76' Goals: Cleary 6/8 13', 17', 21', 30', 49', 77'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Referee: Gerard Sutton

v t e Newcastle Knights
Est. 1988 in Newcastle, New South Wales
The club	History Records Honours Players Women Women Players Coaches Alex McKinnon Cup
Home grounds	McDonald Jones Stadium
Important figures	Danny Buderus Paul Harragon Michael Hagan Johns brothers Gidley brothers MacDougall brothers Mal Reilly Mark Sargent
League	NSWRL ARL NRL
Premierships (2)	1997 2001
Seasons (30)	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Other competitions	Present NRL Women's Premiership NRL Auckland Nines New South Wales Cup Jersey Flegg Cup S. G. Ball Cup Harold Matthews Cup Past Amco Cup National Youth Competition
Affiliations	Current (as of 2012) Newcastle Rugby League New York Knights Past/minor Central Coast Centurions The Entrance Tigers