Fronting the media on Wednesday, Adam O’Brien refused to speak on the significant news. “I’m not talking about Dylan Brown,” O’Brien said. “I’m willing to about the Dolphins ...

Adam O'Brien was in no mood to discuss Dylan Brown’s decision to sign with the Knights. Picture: NRL Images O’Brien hasn’t been thrilled with questions about his playmakers this year ...

Newcastle coach Adam O’Brien is excited about the prospect of Dylan Brown joining the club and helping the Knights become perennial premiership contenders but is focused on now, not next year.

(I was) copping a little bit for not talking about Dylan Brown but my number one job yesterday was to not talk about next year when these guys are 24 hours out from playing,” O’Brien said.

How a 30-minute meeting and lunch with Adam O’Brien convinced Dylan Brown to join the Newcastle Knights. They did have pre-season footage and it is understood the video package included training ...