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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).
2022 Newcastle Knights season | ||||
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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 | ||||
Stadium | McDonald Jones Stadium | |||
Avg. 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) | |||
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2022 NRL top 30 squad | Development list | Coaching staff | |||||||
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Extended squad
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Head coach Assistant coaches
Updated: 6 August 2022 |
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] | |
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] |
Player/Coach | Club | Source |
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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] |
Player | Junior side | Source |
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Oryn Keeley | Knights Jersey Flegg Cup | [18] |
Krystian Mapapalangi | Knights NSW Cup | [19] |
Ben Talty | Knights NSW Cup | [20] |
Player/Coach | New role | Source |
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Mark O'Meley (Harold Matthews Cup coach) | Knights NSW Cup coach | [3] |
Player/Coach | Re-signed to | Source |
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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] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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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 |
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 |
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Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Conversions | Attendance | ||||
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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 |
Name | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points | Captain | Age |
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Mitchell Barnett | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
Bradman Best | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 21 |
Jayden Brailey | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 26 |
Jake Clifford | 12 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 24 |
Adam Clune | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 27 |
Mat Croker | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
Phoenix Crossland | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
Lachlan Fitzgibbon | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Tyson Frizell | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 31 |
Dane Gagai | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 31 |
Tex Hoy | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 23 |
Hymel Hunt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
Jack Johns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Brodie Jones | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Oryn Keeley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
David Klemmer | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 |
Edrick Lee | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 30 |
Kurt Mann | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 |
Krystian Mapapalangi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Anthony Milford | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 28 |
Jirah Momoisea | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Kalyn Ponga | 14 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 14 | 24 |
Chris Randall | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
Daniel Saifiti | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 26 |
Jacob Saifiti | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
Simi Sasagi | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Pasami Saulo | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Sauaso Sue | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Leo Thompson | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Enari Tuala | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 24 |
Dom Young | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 21 |
Totals | 24 | 70 | 46 | 0 | 372 | – | Average: 26 |
31 players used.
Source:[55]
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 NRLW top 24 squad | Development list | Coaching staff | |||||||
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Extended squad
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Head coach Assistant coach
Updated: 29 March 2022 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Brisbane Broncos | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 64 | +70 | 8 |
2 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 48 | +56 | 8 |
3 | Gold Coast Titans | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 96 | −2 | 6 |
4 | Sydney Roosters | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 92 | −15 | 4 |
5 | Parramatta Eels | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 93 | −34 | 4 |
6 | Newcastle Knights | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 123 | −75 | 0 |
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 | 26 |
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:[63]
2022 Newcastle Knights season | ||||
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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 | ||||
Stadium | McDonald Jones Stadium | |||
Avg. attendance | 8,323 | |||
High attendance | 8,323 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Tamika Upton (5) | |||
Goals | Kirra Dibb (15) | |||
Points | Kirra Dibb (34) | |||
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2022 NRLW top 24 squad | Development list | Coaching staff | |||||||
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Head coach
Updated: 4 October 2022 |
Player/Coach | Previous Club | Length | Source |
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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] |
Player/Coach | Club | Source |
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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] |
Player/Coach | New role | Source |
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Casey Bromilow (head coach) | Knights Elite Pathways Program Manager | [68] |
Player/Coach | Re-signed to | Source |
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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] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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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 |
Name | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points | Captain | Age |
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Millie Boyle | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 24 |
Yasmin Clydsdale | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 28 |
Tiana Davison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Kirra Dibb | 7 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 25 |
Jessica Gentle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
Olivia Higgins | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 30 |
Caitlan Johnston | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
Simone Karpani | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Bobbi Law | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 |
Emma Manzelmann | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
Caitlin Moran | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Emmanita Paki | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 19 |
Shanice Parker | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Tayla Predebon | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
Kayla Romaniuk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Kyra Simon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Hannah Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
Jesse Southwell | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 17 |
Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 26 |
Kiana Takairangi | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 30 |
Romy Teitzel | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 23 |
Tamika Upton | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 25 |
Makenzie Weale | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
Jakiya Whitfeld | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Totals | 7 | 33 | 21 | 0 | 174 | – | Average: 24 |
24 players used.
Source:[78]
The following players appeared in a representative match or were named in a representative squad in 2022.
Australian Jillaroos
Cook Islands (Women's)
England
Fiji
Indigenous All Stars (Women's)
Māori All Stars
Māori All Stars (Women's)
New South Wales Blues
New South Wales Blues (Women's)
New South Wales Blues extended squad (Women's)
New Zealand Kiwi Ferns
Papua New Guinea (Women's)
Queensland Maroons
Queensland Maroons (Women's)
Queensland Maroons extended squad (Women's)
Samoa
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