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Man-of-the-moment Bradman Best is believed to be in the throes of a change of management, which could work in the Knights' favour as the club prepare to try and tie the NSW Blues' Origin star down to a longer-term deal.

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Hooker Jayden Brailey will miss the rest of Newcastle's NRL season after rupturing his right ACL and tearing his meniscus against the Warriors.

Newcastle have put aside a knee injury to captain Jayden Brailey to hold on and beat the Warriors 34-24, catapulting themselves into the NRL's top eight.

Kalyn Ponga has set his sights on a round-eight NRL comeback from concussion, with the Newcastle Knights superstar cleared to return to training.

Late tries have glossed over a disappointing Newcastle performance as they lost 28-16 to Cronulla in an NRL pre-season trial game.

MIDWAY through last NRL season, amid mounting media speculation about the prospect of Kalyn Ponga switching to five-eighth, Newcastle Knights coach Adam O'Brien raised the subject with me during a telephone conversation. Kalyn Ponga and Adam O'Brien. It was clear O'Brien was no fan of the idea. He didn't want…

The 22-year-old playmaker is out of contract at season's end.

The players who dug the hole will have to dig themselves out of it.

Milford is joining the Dolphins next season after a short-term stint with the Knights.

Newcastle's Dane Gagai has avoided a ban for abusing a NRL referee, but the Knights have bigger issues in fullback Kalyn Ponga.