five consecutive games before reversing their fortunes with five consecutive victories to reach 4th place. The Knights would finish in 11th place. In the 2020 season, The Knights would reach the finals for the first time since 2013 after finishing 7th on the table. Newcastle were eliminated in the first week of the finals by South Sydney losing 46-20. In 2021, the Knights would reach the finals once again finishing 7th on the table. For the second straight year, they would go out in the first week of the finals losing to Parramatta 28-20. In 2022, the Knights finished 14th on the table winning six for the year. Emblem and colours Logos In 1988, the Newcastle Knights were re-established to represent rugby league in the Hunter region once more. Newcastle adopted 'The Knights' moniker as a reference to its ‘steel city' industrial heritage. The jersey colours of red and blue were adopted from the district's representative side that wore red jerseys, white shorts and blue socks. Primary jerseys Players Current squad Captains All players that have captained the Newcastle Knights in first-grade. Team of the Era In August 2007 the Knights announced their team of 20 years. This team was: Representative players Coaches Allan McMahon (1988 – 30 June 1991) David Waite (5 July 1991 – 1994) Mal Reilly (1995 – 1998) Warren Ryan (1999 – 2000) Michael Hagan (2001 – 2006) Brian Smith (2007 – 14 August 2009) Rick Stone (15 August 2009 – 2011) Wayne Bennett (2012 – 2014) Rick Stone (2015 – 26 July 2015) Danny Buderus (27 July 2015 – 5 September 2015) Nathan Brown (2016 – 26 August 2019) Kristian Woolf (27 August 2019 – 8 September 2019) Adam O'Brien (2020 – present) Jersey Manufacturers Good Fellows (1988–94) Peerless (1995–1996) Canterbury (1997–1999) Fila (2000–2001) ISC (2002–2007) KooGa (2008–2010) XBlades (2011) ISC (2012–2019) O'Neills (2020–2022) Classic Sportswear (2023–present) Home jerseys Away jerseys Other jerseys Record Head-to-head records Last updated on 20 August 2022. Source: Major sponsors Henny Penny (1988–1990) BP (1991–1993) Stockland (1995–1997) Impulse Airlines (1998-2001) Flight Centre (2001) QantasLink (2002–2004) Coal & Allied (2005–2011) Hunter Ports (2012–2014) Newpave Asphalt (2015–2016) nib Health Funds (2017–present) Awards and achievements Club Premiership honours Premierships: 2 (1997*, 2001) Finals Series: 15 (1992, 1995, 1997*, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2020, 2021) * ARL season only Statistics Individual records Career Most Games Danny Buderus 257