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 ...

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 ...

(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.

Newcastle coach Adam O'Brien has defended his club's signing of Dylan Brown on a mega-deal and explained why he would not speak about the coup 24 hours before the 26-12 win over the Dolphins.