The Northern Hawks are making good on their promise to bring local juniors back to Port Stephens for the next Newcastle Rugby League season – unveiling a long list today.

They’ve also added two experienced premiership winners from Maitland.

While four clubs are still fighting for this year’s Newcastle Rugby League premiership – the rest are working on the next one… and none more than the Northern Hawks.

They’ve just appointed Garth Brennan as their head of football. #NBNNews

Former Newcastle star Brad Tighe is giving back to his community as captain-coach of the Northern Hawks. But his motivation goes well beyond what happens on the footy field.

Northern Hawks Rugby League Club are bracing themselves for a tough assignment this week in the Newcastle Denton Engineering Cup series.

The rejuvenated Hawks face the challenging task of playing two matches in the space of four days after their second round fixture against Macquarie Scorpions last Saturday was postponed due to inclement weather.

Northern Hawks coach Brad Tighe has praised his team's fighting spirit after they pushed back-to-back premiers the Maitland Pickers going down 20-10 in Magic Round at Newcastle No.2 Sportsground.

Three Indigenous Knights players were enlisted by Port Stephens Police Commander (and Northern Hawks Trainer) Wayne Humphrey to meet a group of First Nations kids… and all involved couldn’t help but be moved, and inspired.

If Northern Hawks coach Brad Tighe needed an example for his young players of the importance of working as a team then they got it on Sunday on the back of a 32-6 hammering by the Maitland Pickers.