The Latest Breaking News from Kalyn Ponga

MIDWAY through last NRL season, amid mounting media speculation about the prospect of Kalyn Ponga switching to five-eighth, Newcastle Knights coach Adam O'Brien raised the subject with me during a telephone conversation. Kalyn Ponga and Adam O'Brien. It was clear O'Brien was no fan of the idea. He didn't want…

"I think we're in good hands now if you've got Andrew Johns coming in to work with the halves and Berrick Barnes coming in and complementing Joey with our kicking."

The Knights have identified the former sevens player to play fullback.

DAVE Klemmer's time at the Newcastle Knights appears almost certainly over after the former Origin prop was a scratching from the official start of preseason on Monday.

Newcastle coach Adam O'Brien has predicted the NRL has not seen the last of ex-Knight Jake Clifford, who has shipped out to the English Super League.

The Knights have completed their first week of pre-season training.

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"It seemed to us that he was always likely to stay in England, if they got the deal right over there."