Newcastle Knights coach Adam O’Brien will depart the NRL membership on the finish of the 2025 common season, regardless of having two years left to run on his contract.
The choice has been described as a “mutual settlement” in an announcement launched by the membership at present.Â
The coach confirmed the transfer at a press convention in Newcastle on Thursday morning.
Strain on O’Brien has been constructing this season, with the Knights presently second-last on the ladder with solely six wins from 22 video games.
The aspect was defeated by the Brisbane Broncos at Newcastle’s Hunter Stadium final weekend, in what was its seventh consecutive loss.
O’Brien joined the Knights in 2020, tasked with rejuvenating the membership after it picked up three consecutive picket spoons in 2015, 2016, and 2017 and poor ends in 2018 and 2019.
Newcastle made the NRL finals beneath his steerage in 2020, 2021, 2023 and 2024, however did not progress previous the primary spherical of the playoffs.
The transfer comes solely days after the last-placed Gold Coast Titans introduced its coach Des Hasler would additionally depart on the finish of the season, with Josh Hannay to take over in 2026.
The Newcastle Knights are but to verify a substitute for O’Brien.
Extra to return.
