{"id":8920,"date":"2025-07-20T17:27:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T17:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/8920\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T17:27:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T17:27:09","slug":"willie-peters-tipped-for-newcastle-knights-job-by-nrl-legend-a-good-fit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/8920\/","title":{"rendered":"Willie Peters tipped for Newcastle Knights job by NRL legend – ‘a good fit’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Willie Peters’ name has once again emerged in Australia.\"HullHull KR head coach Willie Peters with the Challenge Cup at Sewell Group Craven Park.<\/p>\n

Hull KR boss Willie Peters has been labelled a \u201cgood fit\u201d for the Newcastle Knights by NRL legend Matty Johns, amid growing speculation that current head coach Adam O\u2019Brien will be axed at the end of the season.<\/p>\n

Reports state that the Knights are set to pay out the remaining two years of O\u2019Brien\u2019s contract, with the club languishing in 14th place on the NRL ladder, having won just six of their 18 games this season.<\/p>\n

Peters\u2019 name has once again emerged in Australia, following his impressive work in guiding Hull KR\u2019s rise in Super League and their historic Challenge Cup triumph at Wembley earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Speaking on The Run Home with Joel and Fletch<\/a>, former Knights, Cronulla Sharks, Wigan Warriors, and Australia half-back Johns floated Peters as a strong candidate for the role, alongside former Leeds Rhinos head coach Brian McDermott.<\/p>\n

McDermott is currently serving as Newcastle\u2019s defensive coach under O\u2019Brien, and last held a head coaching position at Featherstone Rovers before departing in 2022. He previously led Leeds to four Super League Grand Final victories, a World Club Challenge title in 2012, and two Challenge Cups.<\/p>\n

Johns said: \u201cThere\u2019s a couple to talk about. Willie Peters is the obvious one. He\u2019s spent a bit of time up there and I think it would be a good fit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe other one that hasn\u2019t been spoken about is the Knights\u2019 defensive coach Brian McDermott, the Englishman.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s had great success in Super League and if you look at the Knights, they\u2019ve got the fifth or sixth best defence in the league.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just that we\u2019ve got the worst attack but we\u2019ve got a good defence and he\u2019s really highly respected there amongst the players. He\u2019s certainly worth a mention.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, former half-back Blake Green has been reported as one of the frontrunners for the job, also currently an assistant under O’Brien.<\/p>\n

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