Match Centre

FULL TIME and the Knights have the victory, 15-10 the final score

Ball comes free from Fitzgibbon but it's reefed out by Josh McGuire according to the refs

Pearce looks for the sideline with the kick but read by Corey Oates and the Broncos work it over halfway

Knights lose it down the Broncos end of the field and no the Broncos are on a 100m counter attack

Bit of push and shove between a few players as Pearce finds touch

Josh McGuire penalised for a high tackle right in front of the posts and Ponga will take the easy 2

Kalyn Ponga hooks the kick off and it takes a wicked bounce and goes into touch. Knights with the feed 15m out

BUNKER: Corey Oates has crossed for a try, Chris Sutton says try but needs to check it

Knights absolutely dominating in defence, Broncos only make 2m in that set inside their own 20

Broncos start the last tackle by running it, questionable pass let go by the officials and then Broncos kick which is cleaned up by Ponga

Broncos have an overlap but Nikorima puts it on the boot and it's too heavy and the Knights get 7 tackles from the 20

Broncos try for the short dropout and the bounce initially favours them but Levi takes it and now the Knights are on the attack

The Northern end of Hunter Stadium must be a dropout magnet, 5 in the first half by the Broncos and now Mitchell Pearce forces one

Bit of confusion after Gillet knocks on, referee lets play roll but it's called back and the Knights start the set 45m out

Pearce goes high and it's a comfortable take for Jamayne Isaako

Never trust a bouncing Steeden - Chris Heighington gets the ball in space but the old legs don't have the power to get to the line and he's caught metres short

Kalyn Ponga kicks off and the Broncos start the second half with the ball on their own 10

Cries of FORRRWAAAARRRRDDDDDD from the crowd and the cries are answered with the pass from Roberts to Milford called forward

Darius Boyd goes for the kick on the last and yet again the Knights are going to drop it out

Repeat set forced by the Broncos who are back on attack deep in the Knights half

Fortunate play for the Knights with Ponga letting the ball bounce and it bounced into the knees of Pearce that ricochets back into the hands of Ponga

End to end stuff as Mitchell Pearce puts the ball into touch

Mitchell Pearce throws an up and over pass but Corey Oates just picks it out of the air. Broncos now up towards halfway mid-set.

Knights push the envelope by running it on the last tackle but get tackled.

Another highish kick from Mitchell Pearce and yet again Jamayne Isaako takes the kick easily

PENALTY BRONCOS: A slow ruck and Chris Sutton blows the second penalty of the night, Broncos attack again

PENALTY BRONCOS: Griffin and Fitzgibbon penalised for a dangerous tackle, Broncos elect to go for the tap

Another repeat set for the Broncos after an early kick, Knights surviving

Broncos force a repeat set and a good dropout flies 55m but the Broncos are tackled 35m out

Jimmy the jet goes down the touchline and gets it to Nikorima who is tracked down by Ponga who was lucky to not be pinged for being too slow

TRY... nope forward pass - SKD thinks he's crossed but touch judge Nick Morel tips to the refs that there's a forward pass and the Broncos survive

Six more tackles for the Knights after Chris Sutton rules Matt Lodge knocked the ball on when the Knights tried to offload it

High kick from Mitchell Pearce but Jamayne Isaako is comfortable underneath it

Chris Sutton calls time on and we're go in Newcastle - Knights using the ball first