Nathan Brown is officially the coach of the Newcastle Knights after signing a three-year deal which was announced today at Hunter Stadium.

“The key for us is to look at our strengths and not worry so much about what’s happening at the other Clubs,” he said.

“Once we work out what roster we have we’ll know what our strengths are.

“There are some good young kids there that probably have to play a lot more footy to gain their experience.

“Over time we will evolve into a style of footy that best suits the personnel we have.

“There’s some good young talented players who have started to play first grade and that gives you scope to start to build the team around.

“Then there’s experienced players there who are sort of middle aged who can offer a lot.”