Andrew McCullough takes the final run of the night.
Watson puts too much on his kick and that kills off the Knights' hopes.
The Dragons try another short drop out and come up with a mistake.
Brailey forces a repeat set.
Newcastle get a 20 metre restart.
Barnett's pass to Hunt was not forward and the fans let their feelings known.
Hymel Hunt is denier a try because of a forward pass.
Six again for the Knights.
The Dragons kick the drop out out on the full.
If the Knights can score here they are still a chance.
Green forces a repeat set.
Norman chips for Ramsey, who can't collect the ball.
Dufty is cut down by the Knights, but it looks like a matter of time before the Dragons score again.
The Knights survive another attacking set from the Dragons.
Lomax pushes the kick wide ending his run of conversions.
Norman threads a kick through for the centre to score.
Connor Watson makes a sensational tackle on Dufty.
Ravalawa is down and being assisted by the trainer.
Watson gathers in Norman's chip kick.
The Knights get a repeat set but still can't get out of their own end.
The original call is upheld.
The Dragons are challenging the call of knock on inside the Knights' 20.
Klemmer is remaining on the field for the Knights.
Lomax puts the visitors up by 5.
Sims has produced a phenomenal charge down on Green's kick, chases the ball and scores to put the Dragons in front.
Charge down!
This has been a brutal match for the home side.
Klemmer is writhing in pain.
David Klemmer is clutching at a knee.
Starford To'a collects Cody Ramsey close to the Dragons' line.
The Newcastle chant is out in full force.
Jayden Brailey makes a great bust over halfway.
The Knights will get a 20 metre restart.
Connor Watson has thrown an insane pass in his in-goal, but may have struck gold if the bunker rules the ball contacted a Dragons player.
Jacob Saifiti has been placed on report for leading with the shoulder.
Mann is back on his feet and off the field.
Both teams are fired up and exchanging words while Mann lays on the ground.
Kurt Mann is down after being belted by Mikaele Ravalawa.
Green puts in a nice long kick.
The Knights survive a high ball from the Dragons.
Jacob Saifiti is nursing an arm after heavy contact off the kick off.
It's a one point game now.
Great work from Clune to put his second rower into space; Kurt Mann was powerless to prevent the former Knights.
Tariq Sims powers into space and sprints to the line.
Blake Green is on for Newcastle.
Dufty fires a ball to Lomax that comes to no avail.
Jacob Saifiti is driven towards the sideline and offloads to Blake Laurie out of desperation.
The Knights are up by 7.
Move over Wally Lewis. Get out of town Clint Gutherson. The King of Newcastle has scored a powerhouse try!
THE KING HAS SCORED!!!
The Knights will get a scrum in quality attacking territory.
Shibasaki makes a bust, earns repeat set and has his arse exposed all in one!
Mitchell Pearce is in his civics and has his arm in a sling.
The Dragons get a repeat set after the Knights punch the ball out.
Ravalawa fields Mann's high ball.
Kurt Mann makes a good kick return from fullback.
Andrew McCullough finds touch inside the Knights' 30 metre line.
Hoy hasn't returned for the second half.
Play is set to resume with the Knights back on the field.
The Dragons are back out for the second half.
Hoy is struggling to walk. The Knights will be up against it in the second half without Pearce and Hoy (likely).
Tex Hoy is in discomfort with a hamstring issue.
What a Mann! The Knights take the lead on the stroke of halftime.
The Knights have come up with a mistake while on the attack.
Jayden Brailey makes a good run and gets a set restart.
Norman kicks inside the 40 but doesn't have the angle to find the line.
The Dragons spread the ball inside their half before the Knights manage to defuse the situation.
The Dragons level the scores at 6-all.
Tex Hoy knocks on, Merrin is on the spot to clean up and score for the visitors.
Norman is tackled on the last tackle without getting a kick away.
Josh King comes up with a bad play the ball - Dragons will pack a scrum in the Knights half.
Star To'a is down with a head knock.
Despite having Blake Green on the bench, Josh King has replaced Pearce with Watson moving into the halves.
Cody Ramsey gets a seven tackle set for the Dragons.
Pearce suffered a torn pectoral muscle in 2018. He missed 3 months of football.
Hoy puts on some nice footwork. Play has stopped as a visibly distressed Pearce receives attention for a pectoral issue.
Mitchell Pearce is coming off the field.
Pearce is remaining on the field but appear in discomfort with a pectoral issue.
Mitchell Pearce is penalised for a high shot on Tariq Sims.
The Dragons make an error close to the Knights' line.
Norman is back on, Klemmer has been replaced with Jacob Saifiti coming onto the field.
Norman is being taken from the field, Klemmer has been placed on report for a late tackle. Dragons penalty.
Frizell just justified the reason why the Knights were so keen to sign the representative second-rower from the Dragons.
Tyson Frizell comes up with a try-saving tackle on Dufty that manages to force an error.
The Knights put in an early kick that goes dead.
Dufty catches the ball after Shibasaki leapt prematurely.
Connor Watson is on for the home side.
Barnett comes up with a try-saving tackle on Adam Clune.
Tariq Sims charges down Pearce's kick, but Frizell is able to gather in his former teammate.
Charge down!
The Dragons fail to take advantage of the Mann drop ball.
Starford To'a tackles Cody Ramsey on the last tackle.
Kurt Mann has dropped the ball inside his own half.
The fullback adds the extras.
The decision has been overruled after Josh Kerr is deemed to have touched the ball - propelling it forward in the lead up.
Hang on! The referee is checking for a possible knock on in the lead up to the Ravalawa try.
Great work from the Knights' chasers to put the pressure on Pearce's kick.
The Knights centre capitalises on Ramsey's fumble to touch down for the 'first' try.
Cody Ramsey has had a shocker!
The clock has been wound back to the 9th minute as a result of the overrule.
The Knights will be ruing that try - they conceded a penalty while in possession which allowed the Dragons to be on the attack.
No Try The Dragons spread it right and send their Fijian flyer over for first points.
The Knights conceded another penalty on halfway.
Lawrie is driven back by a fired up Klemmer.
The Knights have conceded a penalty whilst in possession.
David Klemmer has been penalised for striking Blake Laurie in a scrum.
The Knights will get another scrum in attacking territory after the Dragons failed to defuse Pearce's high ball.
Enari Tuala is tackled a metre from the try line.
The Knights will pack a scrum on halfway.
Brayden Wiliame comes up with an error inside his own half.
Adam Clune is tackled after kicking but the contact is deemed legal.
Matt Dufty is tackled 35 metres out from his line.
David Klemmer takes the first carry of the afternoon.
Daniel Saifiti leads the Knights out in their Voice For Mining strip.
Andrew McCullough takes the Dragons onto the field.
Jackson Ford comes onto the bench for the Dragons with Jack Bird out suspended; Brayden Williame will start in centres for the first time in 2021.
Blake Green is set to play his first match since suffering a torn ACL in Round 15 last season.
The Dragons will line up as per program, 1-17.
The Knights have made a positional change for the fourth straight week with Sauaso Sue starting ahead of Connor Watson.
Welcome to League Unlimited's coverage of Easter Sunday football between the Newcastle Knights and the St George Illawarra Dragons from McDonald Jones Stadium.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Peter Gough
Touch Judges: Phil Henderson, Rickey McFarlane
Video Referee: Steve Chiddy
NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (13)
Tries: Gehamat Shibasaki, Josh King
Field Goals: Kurt Mann (1/1)
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Tex Hoy (1/1), Mitchell Barnett (1/1)
Penalty Goals:
ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (22)
Tries: Trent Merrin, Tariq Sims (2), Brayden Wiliame
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Zac Lomax (3/4)
Penalty Goals: