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Overnight Newcastle cult hero David Armstrong backflips on new deal and headed to Super League
Newcastle Knights’ David Armstrong has reportedly decided to backflip on a new offer from the club after a shock debut in 2024 where the 23-year-old has blown fans away after replacing the injured Kalyn Ponga.
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“They’re a top four side for a reason”: Frizell says Knights ready for best version of Warriors in eliminational final
Newcastle Knights veteran Tyson Frizell is wary of the Warriors ahead of their elimination final blockbuster in Auckland this weekend. The Warriors, without Shaun Johnson, were thumped by heavyweights Penrith in week one of the
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“Didn’t want someone sent off and down to 12 men”: Legend shocked Jack Wighton wasn’t sent off in elimination final
Rugby league legend Cameron Smith has slammed the NRL and the Bunker after Jack Wighton was allowed to stay on the field after a biting incident in Canberra’s elimination final loss to the Knights on
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Newcastle needs their poster boy captain back but can we let Kalyn Ponga be himself again before we throw him back into the Origin arena?
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis No matter if you are the number one ticket holder of the Kalyn Ponga fan club or on the other side and think he hasn’t quite taken that next step in
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Former Knights winger Jake Mamo retires immediately due to ‘head knocks and injuries’ as NRLW star Millie Boyle reportedly set to leave for rivals
Former Newcastle Knights winger Jake Mamo has retired effective immediately admitting that concussions and other niggling injuries played a role in his decision. Mamo debuted for the Knights in 2014 – playing 29 games before
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Argument for Knights captain Kalyn Ponga to be moved back to fullback to save him from more head knocks doesn’t add up
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Newcastle Knights captain Kalyn Ponga lasted less than two minutes in his side’s heroic victory against Wests Tigers on Sunday at Leichhardt Oval. It was an innocuous incident with Ponga attempting
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‘Run the football’: Former Knights coach pleads for Kalyn Ponga to step up for Novacastrians
Newcastle Knights premiership-winning coach Michael Hagan concedes Kalyn Ponga has plenty of work to do after Ponga’s team went down to the New Zealand Warriors in Wellington in round one. Ponga was switched into the
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Premiership-winning coach rules out Wests Tigers and Knights as finals contenders
Premiership-winning coach Michael Hagan believes Wests Tigers will still struggle for cohesion despite recruiting as well as anyone in the NRL for the 2023 season. Writing for theroar.com.au, Hagan also sounded out his former club,
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2023 predicted ladder: Knights to claim wooden spoon and joined in cellar by Dolphins, Dragons and Raiders
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis It is that time of the year which means every man and their dog are putting together their best guesses – we mean ‘predictions’ – for season 2023. Curtis Woodward is