Newcastle Knights look set to part company with long-serving head coach Adam O\u2019Brien at the end of the season \u2013 with two Super League coaches already linked with a possible shot at the role.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Brien took charge of the Knights in 2020 and has guided them to the NRL play-offs on four separate occasions. However, they have endured a disappointing 2025 and are currently in a battle to avoid landing the wooden spoon.<\/p>\n
That has seemingly prompted the Knights into action, with high-level meetings taking place to determine O\u2019Brien\u2019s future. He is entitled to an 18-month payout should his contract be severed but according to the Sydney Morning Herald<\/a>, a 12-month settlement has already been negotiated.<\/p>\n Former Wigan Warriors half-back Blake Green has been linked as the frontrunner for the role. He is currently on O\u2019Brien\u2019s support staff and is consistently linked with a future NRL role.<\/p>\n However, it has been speculated by the SMH that there are some people at the club who feel a coach with experience on their CV would be a better fit for the Knights at this time.<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Christian Wade\u2019s next move becomes clear as Wigan Warriors exit looms<\/a><\/p>\n That is where two names familiar to Super League fans come into the mix yet again. Brad Arthur and Willie Peters are both named as possible options who would be \u2018better suited\u2019 to the role than Green according to some at the Knights.<\/p>\n However, that comes with obvious obstacles.<\/p>\n Arthur has just agreed a new one-year rolling deal with Leeds and would almost certainly not be able to be tempted back to the NRL now, having just committed his future to the Rhinos in Super League. Furthermore his son, Jake, is heading to the competition with Hull FC in 2026.<\/p>\n Peters is also locked in to a long-term contract with Rovers until 2028 but as a former Knights assistant \u2013 he worked there before coming to England \u2013 it is unsurprising he is again being linked with roles in the NRL given the success he has had in Super League.<\/p>\n TUESDAY\u2019S READS ON LRL<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb Every Super League ever-present left in 2025 as Leigh Leopards forward drops off list<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb RFL compared to \u2018Wild West\u2019 by top lawyer over Sport England drama as stark warning given<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb Power Rankings: Leeds Rhinos on charge as heavyweight Championship duo newly-included<\/a><\/p>\n