Senior Rep Team Lists | Finals Week Two

Author: Newcastle Knights
Timestamp: Tue 8 Sep 2026, 05:20 PM

The nib Newcastle Knights Senior Representative teams have been named for the second week of the 2026 Finals Series.

Both our NSW Cup and NSW Women's Premiership teams have qualified for Major Semi Finals, with a spot in their respective Grand Finals on the line.

NSW Cup are the first team in action, with the Knights taking on the Minor Premiership-winning Penrith Panthers at Leichhardt Oval on Saturday evening.

The clash will kick off at 5:15pm, with the winner progressing straight to the Grand Final in two weeks time.

Should the Knights lose the game, they will next facethe winner of the Newtown Jets v North Sydney Bears clash in a Preliminary Final next weekend.

The NSW Women's Premiership side will also take to Leichhardt Oval, facing the South Sydney Rabbitohs at 1pm on Sunday.

The winner of that game will progress straight to the Grand Final a fortnight later, with the loser set for a Preliminary Final showdown with the winner of the Panthers vs Mounties clash next weekend.

See the teams and details below:

NSW Cup

Finals Week 2 - Finals Week 2 - Saturday 12 Sep

7:15 am

Panthers

Knights

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Panthers is number 1 Jaxen Edgar

Fullback for Knights is number 1 Connor Votano
Winger for Panthers is number 2 Nick Murphy

Winger for Knights is number 2 Wilson De Courcey
Centre for Panthers is number 3 Patrick Moimoi

Centre for Knights is number 3 Kyle McCarthy
Centre for Panthers is number 4 Jesse McLean

Centre for Knights is number 4 Toby Winter
Winger for Panthers is number 5 Jirah Liddiard

Winger for Knights is number 5 James Schiller
Five-Eighth for Panthers is number 6 Blaize Talagi

Five-Eighth for Knights is number 6 Tyson Gamble
Halfback for Panthers is number 7 Kurt Falls

Halfback for Knights is number 7 Matthew Hunter

Forwards

Prop for Panthers is number 8 Josh Ruxton

Prop for Knights is number 8 Peter Hola
Hooker for Panthers is number 9 Vea Tapa'atoutai

Hooker for Knights is number 9 Diesel Hagan
Prop for Panthers is number 10 Jakeb Vailalo

Prop for Knights is number 10 Blake Woodford
2nd Row for Panthers is number 11 Zakauri Clarke

2nd Row for Knights is number 11 Asu Kepaoa
2nd Row for Panthers is number 12 Buster Hindmarsh
Lock for Panthers is number 13 Kalani Leuluai-Going

Lock for Knights is number 13 Brodie Jones

Interchange

Interchange for Panthers is number 14 Jenson Tuaoi

Interchange for Knights is number 15 Rory Whitby
Interchange for Panthers is number 15 Hokafonu Lemoto

Interchange for Knights is number 16 Kane Graham
Interchange for Panthers is number 16 Toby Crosby

Interchange for Knights is number 17 Jacob Taulani
Interchange for Panthers is number 17 Cayne Nicholas

Reserves

Replacement for Knights is number 18 Melchizedek Nonu

Cayne Nicholas

Asu Kepaoa

Luke Garner
Tom Ale

Liam Wilkinson
Mitch Henderson
Pasami Saulo

Last updated: 9/8/2026 7:18:16 AM

NSW Women's Premiership

Finals Week 2 - Finals Week 2 - Sunday 13 Sep

3:00 am