THEY finished last in their inaugural NRLW season and did not win a game, but star signing Hannah Southwell is confident she can help take the Newcastle Knights from worst to first.

Southwell, a NSW and Australian representative who in April starred in the Sydney Roosters' NRLW grand final win, has become the Knights' third high-profile signing in the space of a fortnight, joining former Brisbane duo Millie Boyle and Tamika Upton.