Luke MacDougall straight into Knights lineup

Brian Smith has named the Newcastle Knights side to back up against the Roosters after their loss to Brisbane last weekend. Captain Danny Buderus returns to the lineup.

1. Nathan Hinton 2. James McManus 3. Luke MacDougall 4. Brad Tighe 5. Adam MacDougall 6. Marvin Karawana 7. Jarrod Mullen 8. Josh Perry 9. Danny Buderus 10. Kade Snowden 11. Steve Simpson 12. Cory Paterson 13. Kirk Reynoldson

Interchange: 14. Michael Young 15. Reegan Tanner 16. Adam Woolnough 17. Daniel Tolar 18. Mitchell Sargent