Alex Mckinnon: ‘Really?’ — Bold premiership claim... and Knights recruitment genius you don’t see
The Newcastle Knights are on the verge of an NRL premiership, a feat predicted by recruitment boss Peter O’Sullivan. The article credits O’Sullivan’s strategic roster management and focus on junior pathways for the team's unexpected success.
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NRL NRL-PREMIERSHIP Alex Mckinnon: ‘Really?’ — Bold premiership claim... and Knights recruitment genius you don’t see McKinnon: 'One more to go' | 05:40 Alex McKinnon from Fox Sports October 2nd, 2026 8:58 am The Knights are on a run right now that no one believed could happen.
Well, except one man: recruitment boss Peter O’Sullivan.
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He boldly declared in the Newcastle Herald in August that the Knights were capable of winning two premierships in the next five years.
Really? That was the common reaction I heard from most people to those comments from O’Sullivan.
It even surprised me. But that didn’t mean I doubted the man. Far from it.
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