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THE KNIGHTS ARE IN 7TH!!!

Pearce is tackled as the full-time siren goes in the background.

The Knights are taking an age to play this one out.

Metcalf chips and gives the Knights the ball on halfway.

Trindall dummies and runs over the 30.

Barnett has been enormous this afternoon - a man of the match performance.

Barnett is tackled just short of the try line.

Jesse Ramien offloads the ball over the sideline.

Pearce goes long and high; Kennedy return the ball over his 20 metre line.

Enari Tuala is belted by Braydon Trindall after an insane pass from Hymel Hunt.

Ponga takes a bomb from Metcalf.

Clifford puts up a high ball; Katoa does well to take possession.

Stop the game and give the Knights the win now!!!

Clifford will kick to put the Knights back in front.

Ponga is tackled without the ball 30 metres out from the posts - NEWCASTLE PENALTY

The Knights are forced back in-goal, but the referee rules held and awards a penalty.

Billy "The Greek" Magoulias puts a kick in on the last tackle.

Jacob Saifiti replaces his brother.

Daniel Saifiti has been forced from the field.

The Sharks get possession back five metres from their line.

The captain plays the ball.

Daniel Saifiti is in distress a metre out from the try line.

Mitchell Barnett makes a monumental steal to strip Luke Metcalf of the ball.

Connor Tracey breaks a few tackles up to the 30 metre line.

Metcalf goes to the heavens but Ponga has the kick covered.

Another strong carry from Jacob Saifiti.

Ronaldo Mulitalo has failed his HIA.

Clifford will kick to lock the scores up at 14-all.

The Knights get a penalty close to the posts.

Jacob Saifiti is pulled down a metre from the line.

Pearce threads a well-placed kick in-goal to force a line drop out.

Braydon Trindall has dropped the ball in attempting to kick - the Knights will get a set in attacking territory.

Will Kennedy makes a good catch to defuse an attacking kick from the Knights.

Nikora is coming from the field with a bloody mouth.

Ronaldo Mulitalo is off with a HIA.

Brodie Jones is on for the Knights.

Barnett makes heavy contact on Will Kennedy.

Luke Metcalf is on for the Sharks; Tracey moves to the centres and Talakai shifts into the forwards.

Kurt Mann toes the ball in-goal which results in a 20 metre restart for the Sharks.

Good pressure from the Knights results in a set close to halfway.

Braydon Trindall will kick to put the Sharks back in front.

Mitch Barnett has been placed on report for a high tackle.

Mitch Barnett produces a try-saving effort on Briton Nikora to dislodge the ball over the try line.

The Sharks get a penalty.

Kurt Mann throws a silly offload to gift the ball to Ronaldo Mulitalo.

Ponga does a brilliant job to get out of his in-goal.

Six again for the Sharks.

Kennedy makes a nice kick return almost to the 30 metre line.

Ponga is tackled five metres from his goal line.

A strong set after points from the Knights.

Tuala is claiming a try after a flick pass from Bradman Best.

The Knights get a relieving penalty after Toby Rudolf is ruled offside.

Bradman Best makes a strong carry close to the try line.

Trindall belts the ball downfield, Ponga offloads to Tuala who is met on the 20 metre line.

Braydon Trindall has no problem cleaning up a kick from Pearce.

Jesse Ramien tackles Kalyn Ponga in the air - the Knights get a penalty coming out of their own end.

Toby Rudolf makes an important tackle to stop Kalyn Ponga running into space.

David Klemmer takes the first carry of the second half.

Jayden Brailey is tackled as the halftime siren sounds.

Jake Clifford protests that Sione Katoa's rats tail was over the sideline.

The Sharks get a penalty.

Fifita is coming from the field after an accidental head clash with Kurt Mann.

Andrew Fifita is receiving attention from the Cronulla trainer.

The Knights make another error trying to score down the left edge.

Kalyn Ponga forces a line drop out with a superb kick.

David Klemmer is on report for a crusher take on Jesse Ramien.

Connor Tracey rolls the ball in-goal, but the ball beats everyone over the dead ball line.

Six again for the Sharks.

Tyson Frizell loses the ball with the Knights on the attack.

Sione Katoa is ruled to have placed the ball on David Klemmer's foot - the Sharks lose the challenge.

The Sharks lose the ball and elect to challenge the ruling.

Ponga puts a rushed kick up on the last tackle.

Jesse Ramien almost gets through a break near halfway.

Mitchell Pearce appears to be in pain with a shoulder issue.

Bradman Best knocks on.

Nikora is on report after making late contact on Ponga.

Ponga is halted with Ponga receiving attention for contact after passing.

Newcastle penalty - the Sharks are ruled to have broken early at the scrum; the Knights elect to re-pack the scrum.

Siosifa Talakai spills the ball 10 metres from his own line - the Knights will have a huge opportunity to take back the lead.

Connor Watson has passed his HIA.

Sauaso Sue is on for the Knights.

The Knights get out of jail after the bunker rules Aaron Woods stripped the ball from Hunt.

Hymel Hunt makes an error coming off his own line - the Knights will challenge the ruling.

Another short kick-off from the Knights - this time the Sharks come up with possession.

The Sharks are heaping plenty of pressure on the Knights' defence - points may be imminent.

Braydon Trindall is held up over the try line.

Six again for the Sharks close to the Knights line.

Mitchell Pearce comes up with an error inside his own half after good contact from Connor Tracey.

Kalyn Ponga makes a nice kick return up to the 20 metre line.

Clifford is tackled on the last tackle 10 metres out from the Cronulla try line.

Clifford puts in a long kick which sees Will Kennedy tackled on his 20 metre line.

The Knights will kick to take an 8-6 lead.

Hamlin-Uele is on report after making high contact with Watson.

Braden Hamlin-Uele is into space after forcing an error out of Connor Watson.

Siosifa Talakai loses the ball inside the Knights' half.

Clifford puts in a rubbish kick that gifts the Sharks a seven tackle set.

The Knights put up another short kick-off and come up with possession once again.

Cronulla penalty.

Kurt Mann makes a nice catch coming off his own line.

Sione Katoa is cut down close to the Knights line and gets a set restart.

Jake Clifford applies plenty of pressure on Braydon Trindall and forces an error.

Jayden Brailey is tackled on the last tackle a few metres from the Cronulla line.

Katoa cuts Tuala down a metre from the try line.

A horrendous last tackle sees the Sharks throw an awful pass from dummy half, put in an awful kick and gift the Knights possession close to halfway.

Will Kennedy returns the ball after strong kick from Pearce.

The Knights regather the kick-off and are immediately on the attack.

Aaron Woods leads the Sharks out - kick-off is only moments away.

Kalyn Ponga takes the Knights onto the field.

A win would see the Knights move to 22 competition points and go a long way towards securing a place in the finals with matches against the Bulldogs, Titans and Broncos remaining.

The Sharks can finish the weekend in the top eight with a win; a 29 point win would see the side sit seventh.

The Knights can finish the weekend in seventh position with a win; a loss would see the side fall to tenth.

The Knights have won their past three clashes against the Sharks, including a last-gasp 26-22 victory back in Round 6.

Both teams will line up as per program, 1-17.

Welcome to League Unlimited’s coverage of Round 22 Sunday Afternoon Football between the Cronulla Sharks and the Newcastle Knights from Moreton Daily Stadium, Redcliffe.