NRLW history made as Knights storm to glory

The Knights person created past by clinching their archetypal NRLW premiership successful a 32-12 triumph implicit the Eels successful the expansive last connected Sunday afternoon.

Newcastle supporters were made to wound their nails arsenic Parramatta threatened to bargain a comeback triumph successful the 2nd half, but the Knights enactment the effect beyond uncertainty erstwhile they ran connected the past tackle with 5 minutes remaining and scored done winger Kiana Takairangi.

Two much tries done Jesse Southwell and Yasmin Clydsdale implicit the remaining minutes of the lucifer added to the euphoria of Newcastle's celebrations, whose 2nd season successful the NRLW was boosted by a big of weapon signings.

The Knights' triumph capped a singular ascent from past year's wooden-spooners to 2022 premiers.

Fullback Tamika Upton, 1 of the Knights' prized recruits, claimed the Karen Murphy Medal for subordinate of the match.

The erstwhile Bronco scored a effort aboriginal successful the 2nd fractional to widen the Knights' pb to 18-6, showing and going arsenic she divided the Eels' defence connected the near edge.

Upton combined the captious effort with 181 tally metres and 2 linebreaks.

"Let's enactment hard," she said connected the signifier aft receiving the Karen Murphy Medal.

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