On 11 June 2021, the Newcastle Knights were granted a licence to compete in the
2021 National Rugby League Women's (NRLW) competition. Recently retired Knights player
Blake Green was announced as the head coach. The season was planned to commence in August 2021, postponed to October 2021 and further postponed to 2022 due to the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic. On 1 July 2021, the Knights announced their first ever NRLW signing in
Indigenous All Stars and
Prime Minister's XIII representative
Caitlan Johnston-Green, who was a foundation
Tarsha Gale Cup player for the Knights in 2018 before spending two seasons with the
Sydney Roosters NRLW side. On 25 November 2021, it was announced that Knights Tarsha Gale Cup coach
Casey Bromilow would be taking on the head coach role after Green had been appointed into a specialist halves role alongside
Andrew Johns with Newcastle's NRL side.
Jess Skinner was announced as the assistant coach. On the same day, the Knights announced a further six Newcastle and Hunter based signings in
Bobbi Law from the
Sydney Roosters,
Jayme Fressard from the
Brisbane Broncos and
Georgia Page from the
St. George Illawarra Dragons, as well as
Phoebe Desmond,
Chantelle Graham and
Kyra Simon from local teams. Six development players were also announced in
Bree Chester,
Sophie Clancy,
Matilda Jones,
Kayla Romaniuk,
Jesse Southwell and
Tylah Vallance. On 1 December 2021, the Knights signed nine
Kiwi Ferns representatives in
Ngatokotoru Arakua,
Maitua Feterika,
Annetta Nu'uausala,
Charntay Poko,
Krystal Rota,
Charlotte Scanlan,
Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly,
Katelyn Vaha'akolo and
Kararaina Wira-Kohu, Two days later, the club signed
Romy Teitzel from the
Brisbane Broncos,
AFLW player
Paige Parker,
rugby sevens player
Emma Sykes and
North Queensland Gold Stars players
Rangimarie Edwards-Bruce,
Katie Green,
Emma Manzelmann and
Tahlulah Tillett. In January 2022, the Knights signed
Kirra Dibb from the
New Zealand Warriors after Emma Sykes withdrew from the squad. On 21 February, the 24-woman squad was finalised with the signing of
Shannon Evans from the
Central Coast Roosters and
Romy Teitzel was named team captain,
Caitlan Johnston-Green and
Krystal Rota named as club captains. The club played in 5 matches without a win in its inaugural season. In April 2022,
Ronald Griffiths was announced as the new head coach for the upcoming season. On 18 May 2022, the Knights announced the signing of
Australian Jillaroos players
Millie Boyle and
Tamika Upton for their second season in the competition. Additional notable signings for the 2022 season were
Sydney Roosters premiership winning players
Yasmin Clydsdale,
Olivia Higgins,
Simone Karpani,
Tayla Predebon,
Hannah Southwell, former Jillaroos player
Caitlin Moran and former Roosters players
Shanice Parker and
Kiana Takairangi. On 16 August 2022,
Millie Boyle and
Hannah Southwell were appointed co-captains of the club. After winning 4 of its 5 regular season games, the Knights won their first premiership during the
2022 NRL Women's season, defeating the
Parramatta Eels 32–12.
First Team The first ever
Newcastle Knights team who played the
Parramatta Eels on the 27th February 2022 at
McDonald Jones Stadium. The
Parramatta Eels won the match 13-12. } || Casey Bromilow
Premiership Winning Teams The
Newcastle Knights premiership winning teams from the 2022 and 2023
NRL Women's Premiership Grand Final.
2022 Grand Final v
Parramatta Eels FULLTIME SCORE:
Newcastle Knights 32 def
Parramatta Eels 12 at
Accor Stadium, 2nd October 2022 } ||
Ronald Griffiths 2023 Grand Final v
Gold Coast Titans FULLTIME SCORE:
Newcastle Knights 24 def
Gold Coast Titans 18 at
Accor Stadium, 1st October 2023 } ||
Ronald Griffiths == Players of the Year ==