Every team’s current 2024 squad, best 17 and full list of off-contract players

Knights 2025 Player Movements

2025 Gains

Taj Annan (2027), Francis Manuleleua (Penrith Panthers, 2027), James Schiller (Canberra Raiders, 2027)

2025 Losses

David Armstrong (Leigh Leopards), Jed Cartwright (Hull FC), Myles Martin (Canberra Raiders), Fletcher Myers (South Sydney Rabbitohs)

Re-Signed

Bradman Best (2027), Thomas Cant (2026), Dane Gagai (2027), Tyson Gamble (2026), Jacob Saifiti (2027)

Off Contract 2024

Mat Croker, Brodie Jones, Krystian Mapapalangi, Enari Tuala

Rumours

Player Rumour Matt Arthur → READ MORE Daniel Saifiti → READ MORE Jayden Brailey → READ MORE Tyson Frizell → READ MORE Dane Gagai → READ MORE Leo Thompson → READ MORE Matthew Lodge → READ MORE Adam Elliott → READ MORE Jackson Hastings → READ MORE Mat Croker → READ MORE

The following is correct as of December 25.

Full squad

David Armstrong, Bradman Best, Jayden Brailey, Paul Bryan, Jed Cartwright, Jack Cogger, Mat Croker, Phoenix Crossland, Adam Elliott, Tyson Frizell, Dane Gagai, Tyson Gamble, Jackson Hastings, Jack Hetherington Thomas Jenkins, Brodie Jones, Dylan Lucas, Krystian Mapapalangi, Myles Martin, Greg Marzhew, Kai Pearce-Paul, Kalyn Ponga, Will Pryce, Ryan Rivett Daniel Saifiti, Jacob Saifiti, Leo Thompson, Enari Tuala, Toni Tupouniua

Best 17 and full squad
1. Kalyn Ponga
2. Greg Marzhew
3. Thomas Jenkins
4. Bradman Best
5. Dane Gagai
6. Jack Cogger
7. Jackson Hastings
8. Daniel Saifiti
9. Jayden Brailey
10. Jacob Saifiti
11. Tyson Frizell
12. Kai Pearce-Paul
13. Adam Elliott

14. Phoenix Crossland
15. Jed Cartwright
16. Leo Thompson
17. Jack Hetherington

18. Dylan Lucas
19. Tyson Gamble
20. Paul Bryan
21. Will Pryce
22. Mat Croker
23. Enari Tuala
24. Krystian Mapapalangi
25. Myles Martin
26. Ryan Rivett
27. David Armstrong
28. Brodie Jones
29. No player signed
30. No player signed

Roster spots open: 2

2024 Development List

1. Fletcher Sharpe
2. Sebastian Su'a
3. Thomas Cant
4. Zach Herring

What they still need

The Knights have little room to move with two roster spots open as it stands, and they will need to as well.

There are some significant gaps left to fill in this squad, although the dual arrivals from England of Kai Pearce-Paul in the second-row and Will Pryce at five-eighth have the potential to make a big difference on the outcome for Adam O'Brien's side next season.

Pryce will have a battle on his hands to claim a spot alongside Jackson Hastings in the halves following the club's recent signing of Jack Cogger from the Penrith Panthers.

As it stands, they still have plenty of decisions to make on off-contract players, with the most pressing of those likely to be Brodie Jones and Kurt Mann.

While the Knights are more or less set in the spine, with Kalyn Ponga, Pryce, Jackson Hastings, and Jayden Brailey backed up by Tyson Gamble, Phoenix Crossland and Simi Sasagi, as well as the possible addition of Mann, there are problems elsewhere.

As it stands, the Knights would need Dane Gagai to shift to the wing - that may happen anyway if they elect to accommodate talented youngster Krystian Mapapalangi in the centres, but there is no guarantee of that being the case for O'Brien. If they can't go outside the club, then the re-signing of Bailey Hodgson, Hymel Hunt or Enari Tuala may provide the depth needed.

The Saifiti brothers - Daniel and Jacob - lead the middle alongside Adam Elliott, but again, depth is a real problem and a player like Luke Thompson on a cut-price deal, or Jordan McLean, could be the way to go.