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IT hasn't exactly dug them out of the big hole they are in but it's a start.
Wayne Bennett's Knights ended 73 miserable days without a win by easily accounting for North Queensland at Hunter Stadium.
With fullback Darius Boyd heavily involved in just about everything, the Knights turned a 16-6 halftime lead into a commanding 36-28 win to finally end a seven-game losing streak.
Beau Scott runs the balls for the Knights. Source: News Corp Australia
Boyd scored a first half try and was heavily involved in a number of others but finished the game on report for an alleged high tackle on Cowboys skipper Johnathan Thurston.
Centre Dane Gagai did his hopes of an Origin 111 call-up no harm with two tries while Beau Scott, Jarrod Mullen and Kurt Gidley were other quality performers for the Knights.
The undermanned Cowboys have now lost all their seven away games this season with the loss leaving them in 11th spot.
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Cowboys Johnathan Thurston after being hurt in a tackle. Source: News Corp Australia
To make matters worse, they lost halfback Ray Thompson to a leg injury and hooker Rory Kostjasyn to broken ribs during the game.
The Cowboys scored four late tries to make the scoreline more respectable with replacement halfback Robert Lui's awarded his second try close to fulltime despite clearly losing the ball over the line.
Newcastle's Kurt Gidley scores a try. Source: News Corp Australia
The home side got off to the worst possible start with a Darius Boyd mistake gifting the Cowboys first points after just two minutes.
Under heavy pressure, Boyd fumbled a Johnathan Thurston bomb with winger Antonio Winterstein making the Knights fullback pay with the game's opening try.
It was the perfect start for the Cowboys but there were some early signs the loss of Origin prop
Matt Scott would hurt them defensively with the Knights finding opportunities up the middle.
Newcastle's Jeremy Smith breaks the Cowboys defence. Source: News Corp Australia
Playmaker Jarrod Mullen exposed them with a 25 metre bust that led to nothing but they hit back not long after when a Jeremy Smith one-on-one strip put them back on the attack.
This time, Newcastle worked a second man play to the left with Mullen, Kurt Gidley and Boyd handling before Leilua crossed.
Trailling 6-4, it was the Knights who were looking the more dangerous and they had the lead 22 minutes through Boyd.
Newcastle's Joey Leilua is tackled by the Cowboys defence. Source: News Corp Australia
The Knights fullback backed up on the inside after backrower Beau Scott broke free of a Thurston tackle and crossed under the posts.
After missing his first attempt, Gidley slotted home from in front and the Knights led 10-6.
The Cowboys lost halfback Ray Thompson to a leg injury straight after the try and went close to levelling it up when interchange forward Jason Taumalolo was grassed just short by Leilua.
Five minutes out from the break, Gidley gave his side some breathing.
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Knights teammates celebrate a try with Cowboys players looking dejected. Source: Getty Images
Playing at halfback, his third position in his past three matches, the Knights skipper stepped past Ashton Sims from close range and reached out to touch down.
In the closing minutes of the half, Thurston was denied by some desperate defence close to the Knights line to leave the home side 16-6 ahead at the break.
Two tries in the space of three minutes early in the second half to the Knights broke the game wide open.
Newcastle's Dane Gagai makes a break to score a try. Source: News Corp Australia
Centre Dane Gagai scored the first, standing up Thurston and pushing off backrower Ethan Lowe in a 30 metre bust to the tryline.
Then, Knights backrower Robbie Rockow sent Boyd away after slipping a great pass in traffic with the fullback finding Tyrone Roberts in support to complete an 80 metre try.
At 28-6, Newcastle was well in command and despite a Tariq Sims try which got the Cowboys back to 28-10, it was all over when Gagai scored his second soon after.
NEWCASTLE 36 (D Gagai 2 D Boyd K Gidley J Leilua T Roberts A Uate tries K Gidley 4 goals) bt NORTH QUEENSLAND 28 (R Lui 2 C Rona T Sims A Winterstein tries J Thurston 4 goals) at Hunter Stadium. Referee: Matt Cecchin, Henry Perenara. Crowd: 11,925.
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