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Some quick hands don't do the job and Newcastle fall at the last hurdle. Roosters win!

Roosters drill it into touch and Newcastle have to pack a scrum 15m from their own line. 53 seconds for the hosts to pull off a huge upset.

Huge finish coming up here. Newcastle have offered a poor last tackle option after some hot potato.

Things winding up here, it's been courageous from a battered Roosters side, and Newcastle have hung in there. Still some time to go but it will require a Newcastle miracle. They have a penalty on their own 20m here...

NO TRY. Keary error. Knights will work it off their own line.

We're up to the Bunker for a possible try to Latrell Mitchell for the Roosters. Checking the lead-up where it looks as though Luke Keary has knocked on.

No change since the penalty goal apart from Napa returning to the field. Roosters dominating and continue to pepper the Newcastle line.

Momentum surprisingly is back with the Roosters after the Knights failed to capitalise on the Napa binning. They get a penalty right in front here.

Big attacking chance here for Newcastle with another repeat set following a penalty against... yep... Dylan Napa.

Quality Ponga kick sees Fergo pick it up on his own goal-line and the Knights' chasers ensure he has to move laterally... and is trapped in-goal.

Game on for the second half. Roosters first ball.

Halftime and the Roosters have taken a little while to get into the groove, but they are starting to look like they'll flex their muscle in the second. Big task ahead for an under-strength Newcastle.

Approaching halftime, Roosters dominant in the last part of this half but the Knights by no means out of it with just four the difference. Away side currently in possession coming out of their own end.

BUNKER. Ferguson is claiming a try. We're checking the dead ball line and grounding.

SKD now spills it. Roosters scrum 10m out...

More attack for the Tricolours, Liu now goes over but is held up. He goes back and plays it on the 10m, third tackle.

A big hit by Newcastle's Connor Watson looks to have forced a Roosters error but it's Watson who's ruled to have knocked on. The visitors now with a big chance with a scrum in the attacking zone.

Roosters with a handy penalty coming out of their own end. Set starts just short of halfway.

Newcastle have weathered a bit of defensive footy in their own 20m in the past few minutes, great resolve after conceding early.

A couple of handy penalties push the Roosters up the park and they now attack... Liu loses it off a great cover tackle by Slade Griffin after the Roosters throw it around from a bat-back on the last. Knights handover.

Solid set post-points from the Knights sees them well on the attack at the last. They put in a kick which traps SKD in-goal. Drop-out Roosters.

Short kick-off from the Knights early in the contest and they've actually got it back. And a penalty to boot. Good chance for the hosts here.

Solid aggressive defence from the Knights to start the match and the men in orange and navy (yes, that's Newcastle) work it out of their own danger zone.

Game on. Radley with a big hit after just a couple of tackles and Barnett loses it. Roosters on the attack.

No Cordner for the Roosters, Napa will come off the bench. Aubusson and Radley start, Butcher joins the bench. Knights will get the first possession. Ready...

A damp day in the Hunter but it seems to have cleared ahead of this game in which the Knights celebrate the mining community in the local area. We're just about ready for a start here today.