2025 R20 Sun - Newcastle 15-20 Warriors @ McDonald Jones

[League Unlimited News]

NRL 2025 - Round 20
Newcastle Knights v Warriors
McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton / Awabakal (TICKETS)

Sunday 20 July 2025
NRL kickoff 4:05pm (6:05pm NZT)
Live on Fox, Kayo, Nine, 9Now, Sky Sport NZ

1. Dane Gagai 2. Dominic Young 3. Fletcher Hunt 4. Bradman Best 5. Greg Marzhew 6. Jackson Hastings 7. Jack Cogger 8. Jacob Saifiti 9. Jayden Brailey 10. Leo Thompson 11. Brodie Jones 12. Kai Pearce-Paul 13. Phoenix Crossland 14. Tyson Gamble 15. Mathew Croker 16. Tyson Frizell 17. Jermaine McEwen 18. Thomas Cant 19. James Schiller 20. Elijah Leaumoana 21. Jack Hetherington 22. Kyle McCarthy

Out: Dylan Lucas (second row)
In: Tyson Gamble (bench)
Changes: Fletcher Hunt (fullback to centre), Dane Gagai (centre to fullback), Phoenix Crossland (hooker to lock), Tyson Frizell (lock to bench), Jayden Brailey (bench to hooker), Brodie Jones (bench to second row)

1. Taine Tuaupiki 2. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 3. Adam Pompey 4. Kurt Capewell 5. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 6. Chanel Harris-Tavita 7. Tanah Boyd 8. James Fisher-Harris 9. Wayde Egan 10. Jackson Ford 11. Leka Halasima 12. Marata Niukore 13. Erin Clark 14. Te Maire Martin 15. Jacob Laban 16. Demitric Vaimauga 17. Tanner Stowers-Smith 18. Samuel Healey 20. Eddie Ieremia 21. Bunty Afoa 22. Ali Leiataua 23. Kayliss Fatialofa

Out: Rocco Berry (centre)
In: Kurt Capewell (centre)

Referee: Grant Atkins
Sideline Officials: Liam Kennedy, Phil Henderson
Video Referee: Chris Butler

HEAD TO HEAD - 1995 - 2025​

	TOTAL	NEWCASTLE	WARRIORS	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	52	25	26	1
MCD. JONES	22	14	8	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2023	Round 6	NEWCASTLE 34-24	McD. Jones	18007
2023	Semi Final	WARRIORS 40-10	Go Media	26083
2024	Round 4	WARRIORS 20-12	Go Media	24112
2024	Round 9	NEWCASTLE 14-8	McD. Jones	16094
2025	Round 8	WARRIORS 26-12	Apollo	17095

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
1995	Round 9	NEWCASTLE 48-6	Marathon	22136
1999	Round 25	WARRIORS 42-0	Ericsson	15385
2007	Round 20	WARRIORS 52-10	Mt Smart	11301

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

	Round 21	Round 22	Round 23	Round 24
NEWCASTLE	CANBERRA (A)	(BYE)	PENRITH (H)	NORTH QLD (A)
WARRIORS	GOLD COAST (H)	DOLPHINS (H)	CANTERBURY (A)	ST GEO ILLA (H)

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 16		Round 17		Round 19
NEWCASTLE	DOLPHINS	W 26-20	CANBERRA	L 18-22	MELBOURNE	L 14-32
WARRIORS	PENRITH	L 18-28	BRISBANE	L 12-26	WESTS TIGERS	W 34-14

STATE OF PLAY: 2025 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
NEWCASTLE	13th	17	2	6-11-0	251	336
WARRIORS	4th	16	3	11-5-0	355	324

LOWER GRADES
NEWCASTLE	WARRIORS
NSW Cup BYE Jersey Flegg v Silktails, Cessnock Sports Ground, Saturday, 3:00pm	NSW Cup v North Sydney (MEL), North Harbour Stadium, Saturday, 10:00am (12pm NZ) Jersey Flegg v Melbourne, North Harbour Stadium, Saturday, 8:15am (10:15am NZ)

 

[Valheru]

AOB's last ride?

Knights to do it for him regardless if he gets sacked prior.

 

[Fangs]

Warriors by 16.

 

[mozza91]

Think we’ll be up for this one. Can’t see us having enough points to win though.

Warriors by 8 with one of our best players getting a season ending foot or internal injury or some shit.

 

[macavity]

Think we’ll be up for this one. Can’t see us having enough points in us to win though.

Warriors by 8 with one of our best players getting a season ending foot or internal injury or some shit.

Braddy to have his hamstring snap off the bone

 

[Woody90]

Braddy to have his hamstring snap off the bone

Nah lisfranc like the rest of the left edge.

 

[Vic Mackey]

Wahs destroyed our pack last week after being nicley rested off a bye. Will be a little different this week but I dont see the Knights lineup having enough points to trouble them. NZ by 12.

 

[League Unlimited News]

Newcastle wearing their NSW Mining jersey in this game and the NRLW match.

Newcastle Knights NRLW team represents mining families in 2025

The mining jersey is coming to the NRLW in 2025 with the Newcastle Knights to wear the iconic hi-vis mining colours in support of thousands of mining families in a new sponsorship deal with the mining industry.

www.newcastleknights.com.au

 

[Fangs]

Hard to top that effort. Two class football teams on display. Duking it out.

Hopefully Newcastle make a game of this.

 

[Meth]

No disrespect to the Knights but with all of their dramas, we should win this.

Which, of course, means that we almost certainly won't

 

[Woody90]

Apparently only 6 Knights players have been able to train this week due to a gastro outbreak

…which shouldn’t effect us as I’m not convinced we train anyway.

 

[t-ba]

Apparently only 6 players Knights players have been able to train this week due to a gastro outbreak

…which shouldn’t effect us as I’m not convinced we train anyway.

Bad milkshake recommendation

 

[speedster]

Only away team I've tipped this round.

 

[speedster]

Apparently only 6 players Knights players have been able to train this week due to a gastro outbreak

…which shouldn’t effect us as I’m not convinced we train anyway.

Been a shit week ...

 

[Meth]

Why do we get Roach? I mean, Cronk is no better. But why not send Roach to Leichardt?

 

[Warrimoo3]

Interested to see if Tanah Boyd can back up his game last week. Apart from a missed tackle that led to a try he was very good. Too early to say but could be a late bloomer in the Jamal Fogarty mold.

 

[Meth]

God, the Knights fans are awesome.

 

[Meth]

DWZFFS

 

[Warrimoo3]

Grant Atkins. The bunker ref from the Dragons/Bulldogs match from last night. Hopefully he’s been studying the rules overnight.

 

[Munky]

DWZ used to drop the ball trying to fight the marker after being tackled.

He's more efficient now.