Plenty to criticise the Knights about, same as quite a few other teams. Otherwise would've been more successful, lol. Certainly this year was absolutely awful.
But let's be real. Getting flak isn't necessarily a reflection of it being deserved or not but what generates clicks. And no-one gives a shit about the Knights outside of the Hunter. It's why garbage like 'Ponga wants out' gains traction despite being a bunch of nonsense. And 'Brown is the worst signing' despite Newcastle not having first grade halves in recent years.
In recent years? Genuinely interested in who you'd come up with here.
A (at the time) twenty-five year-old Zac Hosking who got a train and trial in Brisbane in 2022? That was a miss, we should have held him, but at the time we had reasonable depth at backrow and he still had a second tier deal on the table with us. You'll notice he was halfway through his twenties and a part-timer when he left us though (as opposed to another club going after him), so not as though we were the only club that didn't see it at the time.
Oryn Keeley who looks like another junior that dined out on being bigger and more athletic than his peers during age gated comps but can't handle playing against men?
Maybe when sixteen year-old Pezet left half a decade ago due to his Dad falling out with (at the time) central figures at the club and losing his job?
You can't possibly be talking about DSaf, he captained the club and they'd loved to have kept him.
Josh King??? Nick Meaney leaving at the end of 2018??? Kiraz (not our junior but played reggies) who'd been through three clubs before us already? We could've used him tbh.
Hudson Young when he was in our system over a decade ago and got suspended for PEDs for 18 months as 16 year-old??
Like this sounds like a nice line, and people throw it out plenty, but what are you actually talking about, specifically?
The News Limited negativity seems to be limited to its major markets , e.g The Telegraph (Sydney) and The Courier Mail (Brisbane) .. Bad press for Newcastle would be like expecting a hit piece on the Panthers in the Lang on League column in the Western Weekender .. The local press will never do it , and Newcastle is just far enough out of the Sydney market to (mostly) escape to hit pieces from the Telegraph
A lump of coal signed on either side by the Johns brothers was waiting for Brown in an old sock hanging on the door knob of his new Gateshead penthouse
He was gun in the test matches if he brings some of that to Newcastle he could turn there form around I mean I was not expecting him to be that good in the tests I was really surprised and happy for the kiwis without him I think we would of struggled
That should be easy enough. If we can just cheat the salary pack and manage to convince some guys to leave their contracts to come here we should be sweet
Dylan Brown has gone from disenfranchised ridicule to one of the elite halves in the game, something he has showed in periods of his game. His ceiling is high and if he can slot in with the Newcastle backs like Ponga then Newcastle are in for a good year.
It was also a turnaround in form given his indifferent play for the Eels in 2025 which led to him being dropped for several games.
Point of order. it was the fact that he was a mercenary, turncoat cunt that led to him being dropped for several games. Form was only a secondary consideration.
Ladies and Gents,
I know you crave the Tigers articles, you want to hear about Galvin, Hunt and DCE.
Let’s set those topics aside for a min and get some Dylbags up us.
Im getting on the (Dyl)bags
If you run low, I know a bloke. Let’s call him Brandon S… Too obvious?….. umm B. Smith.
I didn't know Billy Smith sold bags.
He does. Peep the hairstyle. Str8 up nose candy ensemble.
Newy would've copped a lot more flak in recent years if the Tigers weren't the low hanging fruit.
Why? I'd say a fair reading of this decade is the Knights have had modest success while not really being a legitimate contender.
They've let a lot of good juniors go, quite a few of which never really got a run in first grade.
Plenty to criticise the Knights about, same as quite a few other teams. Otherwise would've been more successful, lol. Certainly this year was absolutely awful.
But let's be real. Getting flak isn't necessarily a reflection of it being deserved or not but what generates clicks. And no-one gives a shit about the Knights outside of the Hunter. It's why garbage like 'Ponga wants out' gains traction despite being a bunch of nonsense. And 'Brown is the worst signing' despite Newcastle not having first grade halves in recent years.
Didnt the broncos lose 2 generational talents in the same year? Only to get one back because he split with his missus or something.
That has nothing to do with Newcastle, unless you're referencing Lord Gamble signing down there.
No, but it has something to do with your comment. Broncos let juniors go and they've just won a premiership.
In recent years? Genuinely interested in who you'd come up with here.
A (at the time) twenty-five year-old Zac Hosking who got a train and trial in Brisbane in 2022? That was a miss, we should have held him, but at the time we had reasonable depth at backrow and he still had a second tier deal on the table with us. You'll notice he was halfway through his twenties and a part-timer when he left us though (as opposed to another club going after him), so not as though we were the only club that didn't see it at the time.
Oryn Keeley who looks like another junior that dined out on being bigger and more athletic than his peers during age gated comps but can't handle playing against men?
Maybe when sixteen year-old Pezet left half a decade ago due to his Dad falling out with (at the time) central figures at the club and losing his job?
You can't possibly be talking about DSaf, he captained the club and they'd loved to have kept him.
Josh King??? Nick Meaney leaving at the end of 2018??? Kiraz (not our junior but played reggies) who'd been through three clubs before us already? We could've used him tbh.
Hudson Young when he was in our system over a decade ago and got suspended for PEDs for 18 months as 16 year-old??
Like this sounds like a nice line, and people throw it out plenty, but what are you actually talking about, specifically?
I always knew Hudson Young was a dirty fucking cheat
Two guys to me who jump out as complete slam dunk long nrl career guys they cut from their system are Jacob Kiraz and Zac Hosking
Knights aren’t in Sydney though ..
The News Limited negativity seems to be limited to its major markets , e.g The Telegraph (Sydney) and The Courier Mail (Brisbane) .. Bad press for Newcastle would be like expecting a hit piece on the Panthers in the Lang on League column in the Western Weekender .. The local press will never do it , and Newcastle is just far enough out of the Sydney market to (mostly) escape to hit pieces from the Telegraph
No toilet is safe with KP and Brown in town.
This has always been true
king street has no idea what’s coming
Personally I've done alot in toilets thats brown and my missus says pongs.
You Kalyn Pong’ed her.
Why is the $13 million dollar man living in a granny flat
Has a granny flat clause so he can’t buy all the houses in newy
Mad
Oof 1.3 mil a year and he's living in Gateshead? Grim
Coal at Christmas, the John’s boys Italian?
He was gun in the test matches if he brings some of that to Newcastle he could turn there form around I mean I was not expecting him to be that good in the tests I was really surprised and happy for the kiwis without him I think we would of struggled
The Newcastle foward pack just need to replicate the Kiwis foward pack and he will be sweet.
Uh oh.
That should be easy enough. If we can just cheat the salary pack and manage to convince some guys to leave their contracts to come here we should be sweet
Works in Brisbane
He'd also need someone like Foz who's happy to handle the game management and give him the ball in good spots.
He needs a player to direct the team around the field, Firan done that well in the World Cup. It allowed Brown to do what he does best,
Best I've seen brown play
Agree
I did think he looked great at eels..Moses turned their season around
Brown was great for the kiwis tho...Samoa and Tonga had some superstars to contend with and kiwis did a number on them
*their
*would have
It’s the internet, it’s not that serious
True, I was only mucking around, sorry.
13 mil and he's in a granny flat with a random bloke in it?
Is he trying to sound like an Everyman? He's loaded ...media pressure will def be on him
Also why does the article just end there, like what happened with the dude in the flat, was a he overstaying or a squatter, what lol
Dylan Brown has gone from disenfranchised ridicule to one of the elite halves in the game, something he has showed in periods of his game. His ceiling is high and if he can slot in with the Newcastle backs like Ponga then Newcastle are in for a good year.
2 kiwi born lads to turn fortunes around at the knights?
Strange Brown Surprise was right there...
Is it true he got his nickname as he has an infeasibly large scrotum
post the article ya mug
Point of order. it was the fact that he was a mercenary, turncoat cunt that led to him being dropped for several games. Form was only a secondary consideration.