Knights coach Justin Holbrook scores new $3.4m Newcastle home

Kalyn Ponga and Justin Holbrook. Picture: NRL Photos Shortly before steering the Newcastle Knights into the NRL Grand Final, head coach Justin Holbrook and wife Natalie bought in the silvertail coastal district of Merewether. The couple spent $3.35m on a charming four-bedroom hillside home, with modern extension, just up from the popular beach. Holbrook signed a three-year deal with the Knights, replacing Adam O’Brien, whose team had finished with the wooden spoon in 2025. After his transfer from the Gold Coast, Holbrook had initially lived in a share house in Merewether with assistant coaches, Brett White and Steve Hales, where they “spent endless hours developing their collective coaching philosophy”. MORE: Nathan Cleary’s $5.5m move amid Fowler uncertainty Newcastle Knights head coach Justin Holbrook and his wife Natalie have bought in Merewether. The 362sq m holding has city skyline and beach views. MORE: NRL club finally reopens after 2,519 days The couple secured the 362sq m holding, with city skyline and beach views, after the rear 325sq m portion was subdivided off by property investor Teressa McCallum, who’d paid $3.6m for the entire holding in 2021. Holbrook retains a six...