After two consecutive finals appearances, Knights coach Adam O'Brien had enough credit in the bank to survive what was one of Newcastle's worst seasons in recent memory outside the hat-trick of wooden spoons collected across 2015-17.
But the third-year coach, who admitted he sought a heart check-up midway through the season such was the stress he was feeling, has a plethora of problems he and his coaching team must fix if the Knights are to improve in 2023.
