The Newcastle Knights have re-signed five-eighth Jack Johns and welcome centre Brent Naden to the club on one-year contracts.
Johns played with the Clubโs Under 20s in 2017 and shifted between playing in the halves and back row throughout the campaign.
He was rewarded with selection in Italyโs Rugby League World Cup squad, but his tournament was unfortunately cut short after he fractured his forearm in their opening match.
โFollowing on from an excellent season, Jack gets the chance to train full time and continue his development at the Club,โ General Manager of Football Darren Mooney said.
โFor Brent, he joins the Club for an opportunity and provides depth to our outside backs.โ
Naden joins the Club from the Canberra Raiders, and while yet to make his NRL debut, he featured in Canberraโs 2017 Auckland Nines campaign.
The 21-year-old is a versatile outside back who can play centre, wing and fullback. In 2015, he was captain of Penrithโs Under 20s team.
Johns and Naden will train with the NRL squad this pre-season.
Knights 2026 Player Movements
| 2026 Gains | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dylan Brown (Parramatta Eels, 2035) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 Losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jayden Brailey (Canberra Raiders), Jye Linnane (New Zealand Warriors), Will Pryce (Hull FC), Sebastian Su'a (The Dolphins), Leo Thompson (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Re-Signed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phoenix Crossland (2028), Brodie Jones (2026), Fletcher Sharpe (2028) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Off Contract 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mat Croker, Adam Elliott, Jackson Hastings, Jack Hetherington, Riley Jones, Kai Pearce-Paul, Siteni Taukamo, Mason Teague | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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