Newcastle Knights Women

Away colours | Home colours | Away colours | | Home colours | Away colours | | | | | | | 2 (2022, 2023) | | | | 0 | | | | 1 (2023) | | | | Knights 46 – 10 Titans .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}Cbus Super Stadium (14 Sep 2024) | | | | Knights 4 – 40 Dragons McDonald Jones Stadium (20 Mar 2022) | | | | Knights 12 – 13 Eels McDonald Jones Stadium (27 Feb 2022) | | | | Knights 6 – 30 Broncos Suncorp Stadium (28 Sep 2025) | | | | 1 (2021) | | | | Yasmin Clydsdale, Shanice Parker – 41 | | | | Sheridan Gallagher – 25 | | | | Jesse Southwell – 232 | | |

The Newcastle Knights Women are an Australian rugby league team based in Newcastle, New South Wales. The team is part of the Newcastle Knights club and competes in the National Rugby League Women's Premiership (NRLW). The team's home ground is McDonald Jones Stadium. The team has won two premierships over its history (2022 and 2023).

On 11 June 2021, the Newcastle Knights were granted a licence to compete in the 2021 National Rugby League Women's (NRLW) competition. Recently retired Knights player Blake Green was announced as the head coach. The season was planned to commence in August 2021, postponed to October 2021 and further postponed to 2022 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

On 1 July 2021, the Knights announced their first ever NRLW signing in Indigenous All Stars and Prime Minister's XIII representative Caitlan Johnston-Green, who was a foundation Tarsha Gale Cup player for the Knights in 2018 before spending two seasons with the Sydney Roosters NRLW side.

On 25 November 2021, it was announced that Knights Tarsha Gale Cup coach Casey Bromilow would be taking on the head coach role after Green had been appointed into a specialist halves role alongside Andrew Johns with Newcastle's NRL side. Jess Skinner was announced as the assistant coach. On the same day, the Knights announced a further six Newcastle and Hunter based signings in Bobbi Law from the Sydney Roosters, Jayme Fressard from the Brisbane Broncos and Georgia Page from the St. George Illawarra Dragons, as well as Phoebe Desmond, Chantelle Graham and Kyra Simon from local teams. Six development players were also announced in Bree Chester, Sophie Clancy, Matilda Jones, Kayla Romaniuk, Jesse Southwell and Tylah Vallance.

On 1 December 2021, the Knights signed nine Kiwi Ferns representatives in Ngatokotoru Arakua, Maitua Feterika, Annetta Nu'uausala, Charntay Poko, Krystal Rota, Charlotte Scanlan, Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly, Katelyn Vaha'akolo and Kararaina Wira-Kohu, Two days later, the club signed Romy Teitzel from the Brisbane Broncos, AFLW player Paige Parker, rugby sevens player Emma Sykes and North Queensland Gold Stars players Rangimarie Edwards-Bruce, Katie Green, Emma Manzelmann and Tahlulah Tillett.

In January 2022, the Knights signed Kirra Dibb from the New Zealand Warriors after Emma Sykes withdrew from the squad. On 21 February, the 24-woman squad was finalised with the signing of Shannon Evans from the Central Coast Roosters and Romy Teitzel was named team captain, Caitlan Johnston-Green and Krystal Rota named as club captains.

The club played in 5 matches without a win in its inaugural season.

In April 2022, Ronald Griffiths was announced as the new head coach for the upcoming season.

On 18 May 2022, the Knights announced the signing of Australian Jillaroos players Millie Boyle and Tamika Upton for their second season in the competition. Additional notable signings for the 2022 season were Sydney Roosters premiership winning players Yasmin Clydsdale, Olivia Higgins, Simone Karpani, Tayla Predebon, Hannah Southwell, former Jillaroos player Caitlin Moran and former Roosters players Shanice Parker and Kiana Takairangi.

On 16 August 2022, Millie Boyle and Hannah Southwell were appointed co-captains of the club.

After winning 4 of its 5 regular season games, the Knights won their first premiership during the 2022 NRL Women's season, defeating the Parramatta Eels 32–12.

The first ever Newcastle Knights team who played the Parramatta Eels on the 27th February 2022 at McDonald Jones Stadium. The Parramatta Eels won the match 13-12.

The Newcastle Knights premiership winning teams from the 2022 and 2023 NRL Women's Premiership Grand Final.

2022 Grand Final v Parramatta Eels

FULLTIME SCORE: Newcastle Knights 32 def Parramatta Eels 12 at Accor Stadium, 2nd October 2022

2023 Grand Final v Gold Coast Titans

FULLTIME SCORE: Newcastle Knights 24 def Gold Coast Titans 18 at Accor Stadium, 1st October 2023

The Newcastle Knights player of the year award winners since 2021.

The draw for the 2026 season was announced on 14 November 2025.

Notes

• Share % is the percentage of points For over the sum of points For and Against.

• Clubs listed in the order than the Knights Women first played them.

• Last updated: 7 November 2025

• Casey Bromilow (2021)

• Ronald Griffiths (2022–2023)

• Ben Jeffries (2024-present)

All players that have captained the Newcastle Knights Women's in first-grade.

Jersey numbers in the table currently indicate announced signings for 2026, ordered alphabetically by given name.

Table last updated on 15 May 2026.

Notes:

• The following players have been signed on a Development contract for 2026:
  • Emily McArthur
  • Lucy Spain
  • Mariah Brown
  • Sienna Thomas
• Ella-Jaye Harrison-Leaunoa was signed on a development contract but was subsequently upgraded to a full contract.
• The following players were signed on a Development contract for 2025: Folp attendance
  • Fane Finau
  • Mariah Brown
  • Grace Giampino
  • Mercedez Taulelei-Siala
  • Emily McArthur (added in September)

The Newcastle Knights announced contract extensions in several instalments from September 2025.

The Newcastle Knights announced player signings in several instalments from October 2025.

Win Loss Record since entering the NRLW in 2021

Who scored the first try and most recent try for the Knights.

Lists and tables last updated: 28 September 2025.

Most points for the Knights (20+)

Most points in a game (10+)

Most Tries in a game

Most Goals in a game

Most Tries in a Season for the Knights

Most points in a season (16+)

Most Points

• Jesse Southwell (2025) 90

Most Tries

• Sheridan Gallagher (2024) 9
• Sheridan Gallagher (2025) 9

Most Points

• Jesse Southwell (Round 10, 2025) 16 vs. Gold Coast Titans

Most Tries

• Sheridan Gallagher (Round 8, 2024) 3 vs. Gold Coast Titans
• Lilly-Ann White (Round 9, 2025) 3 vs. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
• Keighley Simpson (Round 11, 2025) 3 vs. St. George Illawarra Dragons

Most Goals

• Jesse Southwell (Round 3, 2025) 6 vs. New Zealand Warriors

The oldest and youngest players to represent the Newcastle Knights NRLW team.

Biggest winning margin

Biggest losing margin

Most consecutive wins

• 11 – (6 August 2023 – 3 August 2024)

Most consecutive losses

• 5 – (27 February 2022 – 27 March 2022)

Biggest Comeback

• Recovered from 12 point deficit (twice).
• Trailed Brisbane Broncos 4-16 after 57 minutes at McDonald Jones Stadium on August 20 2023 and won 22-20.
• Trailed St George Illawarra Dragons 4-16 after 34 minutes at McDonald Jones Stadium on September 14 2025 and won 30-22.

Worst Collapse

• Surrendered 14 point lead (twice)
• Led Brisbane Broncos 18-4 after 46 minutes at McDonald Jones Stadium on September 8 2024 and lost 24-32
• Led Cronulla Sharks 18-4 after 61 minutes at Sharks Stadium on August 31 2025 and lost 18-19.

First game

Notes:

• International Debut dates in bold indicate that the player made her first international appearance prior to playing for the Newcastle Knights NRLW team.
• Tiana Davison represented New Zealand in 2024 as well as 2023 and 2025 but had played the 2024 season with the Sydney Roosters.

Past and current players that have played for Queensland and New South Wales in the State of Origin.

Past and current players that have been selected to play in the Prime Minister's XIII.

Past and current players that have played for the Indigenous All-Stars or for the Māori All-Stars.

• Newcastle Knights official website

Ben Jeffries

Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 21 November 2024Source(s): Newcastle Knights Profiles, Rugby League Project |