The Newcastle Knights’ pre-season reshuffle is beginning to take clearer shape, with training vision and club intel hinting a new-look spine combination has been trialled extensively in recent weeks.
sources have told Zero Tackle and Newcastle Knights Juniors that the Knights have been training heavily with a halves pairing involving their recent recruits Sandon Smith and Dylan Brown, a move that many fans flagged at the time of Smith’s signing and is now being put into practice on the training paddock.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – MARCH 16: Dylan Brown making a break past Tigers defenders during the round two NRL match between Parramatta Eels and Wests Tigers at CommBank Stadium, on March 16, 2025, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Joshua Davis/Zero Digital Sports)
According to those close to the situation, the option of Smith playing in the halves was communicated upon his arrival, with the belief that he could feature either in the halves or at fullback.
