{"id":215913,"date":"2025-10-15T18:58:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T18:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/215913\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T18:58:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T18:58:23","slug":"knights-officially-unveil-new-coaching-staff-following-justin-holbrooks-arrival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/215913\/","title":{"rendered":"Knights officially unveil new coaching staff following Justin Holbrook’s arrival"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Newcastle Knights<\/a> have confirmed a major shake-up to their backroom as the club begins a new chapter under Head Coach Justin Holbrook.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Hunter-based side has appointed Brett White, Steven Hales and Danny Buderus as NRL assistant coaches for the 2026 campaign, a trio combining deep experience, tactical nous and a clear understanding of the club\u2019s culture.<\/p>\n

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White, a former Australia and New South Wales representative, will reunite with Holbrook after their time together at the Gold Coast Titans<\/a>. Known for his defensive sharpness, White\u2019s coaching r\u00e9sum\u00e9 includes roles with Canberra\u2019s 2019 grand final side, as well as the Australian Kangaroos and New South Wales State of Origin set-ups.<\/p>\n

Hales and Buderus bring balance and identity<\/p>\n

Joining him is Steven Hales, who arrives from Manly with a strong reputation for developing attacking systems and nurturing young players. His previous stints at Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles<\/a> and Parramatta Eels<\/a> Under-20s underline his track record of building creative, confident teams.<\/p>\n

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Completing the trio is Newcastle great Danny Buderus, who adds his legendary insight and leadership to the coaching group. The most capped player in Knights history, Buderus, expands on his ambassadorial role to step back into hands-on coaching.<\/p>\n

Incoming Director of Football Chris James said the appointments \u201csignal an exciting new era\u201d for the club under Holbrook.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBrett, Steven and Danny bring a wonderful blend of proven NRL experience, innovative thinking and genuine commitment to our club values,\u201d James said. \u201cTogether they provide the foundations for sustained success.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pre-season training for the 2026 campaign begins on Monday, 3 November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Newcastle Knights have confirmed a major shake-up to their backroom as the club begins a new chapter…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":215914,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-215913","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nrl","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-national-rugby-league","11":"tag-nationalrugbyleague","12":"tag-nrl","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215913\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/215914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}