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Full Time at Hunter Stadium and the Broncos have scored a 32-6 win over the Newcastle Knights

Brisbane Broncos 32-6

Ben Barba who was in extreme pain, surprisingly plays the ball for the Knights

Brisbane Broncos 26-6

Ben Hunt shows experience and takes control by putting the ball over the sideline about 2m out from the Knights line

Brisbane Broncos 26-6

Knights trying to pull something out of nothing put the ball over the sideline on the last tackle

Brisbane Broncos 22-6

Broncos take the opportunity to go down the blindslide and nearly comes off but called back for some accidental offside

Brisbane Broncos 20-6

PENALTY BRONCOS: Jarrod Mullen penalised for being offside

Brisbane Broncos 16-6

Jake Mamo juggles the high kick but under no real pressure cleans it up easily

Brisbane Broncos 16-6

PENALTY KNIGHTS: Broncos penalised (yet again) this time for a taking a Knights player without the ball

Brisbane Broncos 16-6

Poor end to the set for the Broncos with Ben Hunt putting a kick dead, and the Knights get the 7 tackle set from the 20m

Brisbane Broncos 16-6

Broncos go to the air and they take the catch but quickly it ends back up with the Knights

Brisbane Broncos 16-6

PENALTY KNIGHTS: Broncos penalised for a high tackle and Knights find touch on halfway - Penalty count now 7-2

Brisbane Broncos 16-6

Video Referees go back and have a look at some earlier contact in the set and Willie Mason is on report for a shoulder to the head of Corey Parker

Brisbane Broncos 16-6

Well out of nothing , the Knights are forced ingoal

Brisbane Broncos 16-6

Knights go high with the kick and Ben Barba just stands his ground and takes the ball comfortably before being hit by Tyrone Roberts

Brisbane Broncos 16-6

Ben Hunt puts a shortside kick in and finds touch 20m out from the Knights line, slowing the game down a bit

Brisbane Broncos 16-6

Speediness is the key word for the opening minutes of the first half, both sides making good metres in attack

Brisbane Broncos 16-6

Broncos making good metres in the set and Hodges is taken 17m out from the Knights line after starting it inside their own 10m

Brisbane Broncos 16-6

Jake Mamo makes great metres and creates great pressure on the Broncos but poor last tackle option costs the Knights again

Brisbane Broncos 16-6

Ashley Klein calls time on and the Broncos have the first possession of the second half

Brisbane Broncos 16-6

They are followed by the Knights who inturn are followed by the match officials

Brisbane Broncos 16-6

Brisbane Broncos back out on the field at Hunter Stadium

Brisbane Broncos 16-6

Half Time at Hunter Stadium - Broncos have a 16-6 lead over the Knights despite the home side having the majority of the pressure in the first half

Brisbane Broncos 16-6

PENALTY KNIGHTS: Willie Mason gets over the line but is held up on the last but get another set after Adam Gee rules the Broncos offside

Brisbane Broncos 16-6

PENALTY KNIGHTS: Broncos penalised for holding the Knights down - Penalty count 6-2 in favour of the Broncos

Brisbane Broncos 16-0

Some great play from the Broncos nearly goes astray but is cleaned up out wide, and then on the last Ben Hunt is tackled 10m out from the Knights line

Brisbane Broncos 16-0

VIDEO REFEREE: Checking a possible Ben Barba TRY, Ashley Klein gives us the 'T', checking whether Daniel Vidot went out before he offloaded

Brisbane Broncos 10-0

Broncos go high with the kick and is let to bounce by everyone before Darius Boyd cleans up on his own line

Brisbane Broncos 10-0

PENALTY BRONCOS: Ben Hunt goes up and takes a good high ball & gets a penalty with Kurt Gidley taking him out in the air

Brisbane Broncos 10-0

Willie Mason gets his way through to the ingoal, Ashley Klein on the spot calls held up on tackle 4

Brisbane Broncos 10-0

PENALTY KNIGHTS: Knights get their 5th penalty of the match, Corey Parker penalised for being offside

Brisbane Broncos 10-0

Great signs for Tyrone Roberts who gets up and plays the ball

Brisbane Broncos 10-0

Tyrone Roberts is down injured and looks like he's done a nasty ankle injury

Brisbane Broncos 10-0

PENALTY BRISBANE: Broncos get their first penalty of the game, Knights give up the pressure they had created - penalty count 4-1 Knights

Brisbane Broncos 4-0

Knights either had a plan or just didn't realise it was the last and the Broncos get the ball back through a handover

Brisbane Broncos 4-0

Chris Houston gets over the line but doesn't get the ball to the ground, held up on tackle 4

Brisbane Broncos 4-0

Well a great kick off from the Knights at the kickoff and poor work from the Broncos gives the Knights the ball 40m out

Brisbane Broncos 4-0

Time off with Josh Hoffmann down injured, didn't look anything illegal live

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Knights go 80m in the set before Matt Gillett takes an intercept and goes 60m downfield

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PENALTY KNIGHTS: Knights get their fourth penalty of the match for a strip against Martin Kennedy

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Well after all the pressure the Knights created is let off after Joseph Leilua puts the grubber a long way dead

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Quick hands sees the Knights go close but Corey Parker says otherwise with a good legs tackle on the third

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Knights creating huge pressure with an early kick and Jake Mamo tackles Ben Barba over the touch ingoal line

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Jake Mamo goes for a burst before hitting a brick wall, hit hard by Alex Glenn, Knights making good metres in the set

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Knights create huge pressure but let it all go being trapped on the last tackle

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Gagai goes through some weak defence and quick play the ball puts pressure on the Broncos but can't score

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Good kick from Jarrod Mullen forces Ben Barba to clean it up and run dead, Knights with more pressure

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PENALTY KNIGHTS: Josh McGuire penalised for knocking the ball out of the Knights players hands when trying to play the ball, Knights 10m out from Broncos line

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PENALTY KNIGHTS: Jake Mamo juggles a bomb but doesn't matter with Adam Gee penalising the Broncos for being infront of the kicker

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Ashley Klein calls time on and the Knights take the first possession of the game

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LATE MAIL: Brisbane Broncos – Jake Granville comes into the side in place of Sam Thaiday (calf injury), Martin Kennedy starts in the forwards with Corey Parker shifting to lock.

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LATE MAIL: Newcastle Knights – Jake Mamo replaces Akuila Uate (knee injury); Adam Cuthbertson replaces Kade Snowden (concussion) in the front row. Zane Tetevano returns to the starting line-up, with Willie Mason on the bench.

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