 He then took over as coach of Australian club;the Newcastle Knights for the 1995 ARL season, and their results improved markedly.He later coached them to their first grand final at the end of the 1997 ARL season which they won when they defeated Manly-Warringah (coached by Bob Fulton) 22–16 after winger Darren Albert scored a try under the posts with only seconds remaining.In 2001 Reilly's book, "Reilly