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No dice. FULLTIME :: Knights win a bludger of a contest.

Dogs have 30 seconds to take us to extra time.

PENALTY BULLDOGS! Clifford tackles him in the air.

PENALTY KNIGHTS! Ponga gave himself up and Dogs threw him in-goal.

That is a coach killer. Dogs concede a set restart on last tackle.

PENALTY KNIGHTS! Escort.

The kick just broke down for the Bulldogs and Knights counter through Watson and Tuala. Huge chance to extend their lead.

PENALTY BULLDOGS! Good double effort from Lewis there. He traps the kick and earns the penalty.

Flanagan plays at another short kick and it will be Knights ball again.

Knights bailed out for a terrible kick. Accidental offside. Scrum.

That wasn't a good set from the Knights. A tame kick sees the Bulldogs get a seven tackle set.

KICK-OFF! We're back underway! Oh no. Dogs fail to trap the kick-off and Knights back with it.

We're back for the second half! Will the Knights run away with this or can the Dogs take a bite out of their finals hopes?

Knights have a final shot at them. Best is tackled well. HALFTIME. Knights in control.

Sauaso Sue loses it from an offload. Knights are challenging. SUCCESSFUL. PENALTY KNIGHTS!

Good take from Meaney on a deft kick but he gets driven back in goal. Dropout.

Clifford tries to snap off a 40/20 but it goes out on the full. Dogs have a chance to attack here.

PENALTY KNIGHTS! High shot.

PENALTY BULLDOGS! A high kick from Lewis is tapped forward by the Knights. Offside.

PENALTY BULLDOGS! High shot.

Beware the second kick doesn't apply there. Clifford's bomb is batted back into Knights hands. The follow up kick goes dead.

That was better from the Dogs! They defended that set well and a kick rebounds almost to halfway. Dogs are first to the ball though.

PENALTY KNIGHTS! Waddell just flattened Barnett after passing.

Dogs get a sniff of the opponents end but a tame kick from Lewis is easily captured by Pearce. He counter attacks and the Knights get a PENALTY for a high shot.

Knights strike first! It was a loopy pass from Pearce which gives Hunt a lot to do. He absorbs the contact and gets it down. BUNKER TIME! We are going to have a look at it. RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Hunt touched the sideline.

PENALTY KNIGHTS! Offside against the Bulldogs. Unfortunate after they forced an error.

Sedate start from both sides. Kicks have been high and well taken from the fullbacks.

KICK-OFF! Bulldogs hoist it high into the Gold Coast sky and we're underway!

Here come the Knights in white which is questionable considering the Bulldogs also feature white in their jersey quite heavily but they trot out none the less. Bulldogs follow quickly in their blue and white as coach Trent Barrett wants a fast start from his side.

Happy Saturday everybody! After Sharks made mince meat out of the Tigers in the beef capital, we head to the glitter strip - Gold Coast. Newcastle Knights sat firm in seventh take on the confirmed wooden spooners Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. Can the Dogs cause an upset and take some good vibes into 2022 or will the Knights give themselves a buffer on the chasing pack in eighth. Kick-off is set for 5:35pm. Grab your drinks, snacks and open wide for some football!