FULL TIME - The Roosters run the ball out after the Knights elected to kick and it found Sam Bremner who ran it into touch
Raecene McGregor has to take the shot at the penalty attempt after the Roosters elected to go before Temara came off; Attempt missed
PENALTY ROOSTERS: Zahara Temara penalised for a late shot and Caitlan Johnston didn't wrap the arms and it's a penalty
PENALTY KNIGHTS: Yasmin Clydsdale touches the short kick-off that doesn't go 10m and the Knights are penalised
Zahara Temara from right in front puts the Roosters in front by 2
Isabelle Kelly with a solo effort after the Knights were looking to score to extend their lead but a lost ball bounces for Izzy and away she goes untouched under the posts
Jasmine Strange thinks she's knocked on with a high kick from Jesse Southwell
Kirra Dibb converts to extend the lead to 4
Caitlan Johnston is over and the defence rushes up to shut down the pass but Southwell opens up a gap getting the pass away before Temara could shut it down
Raecene McGregor hit as she kicked it and it's heavy contact and the ball goes into touch off the boot
SUCCESSFUL CHALLENGE: The challenge is successful there's no touch by a Knights player and the strip was clean
CAPTAINS CHALLENGE: The Knights are challenging a knock-on call; Belinda Sharpe ruled a pass from the Roosters was touched before a one-on-one strip
Almost a collision at the back from Bremner and Strange but Bremner keeps the ball safe
A big attacking chance for the Roosters as Emma Paki cleans up a Temara kick but then is driven into touch
The Roosters have gone into a bit of a shambles at the moment as their attack was going nowhere
Jesse Southwell pinpoint with the conversion to close the gap to 2
A great ball to Yasmin Clydsdale puts her into space and the Roosters defence scores
Some confusion as the Roosters are taking a 20m restart but Belinda Sharpe is correct when she calls a goal line dropout as the ball was touched
PENALTY KNIGHTS: Slow ruck the ruling from Belinda Sharpe and the kick for touch from Jesse Southwell goes out but with no gain in metres
CHALLENGE UNSUCCESSFUL: Zahara Temara ruled to not have regained possession before it hit the ground
CAPTAINS CHALLENGE: The Roosters ruled to have knocked on by Belinda Sharpe but they challenge the call
Kirra Dibb misses to the left
Romy Teitzel has the 11 on her back but in the centres and she gets the Knights on the board as she plucks a kick from Jesse Southwell out of the air and then nonchalantly puts the ball down on the line
Olivia Kernick loses the ball as the Roosters look to spread the ball
Almost a chance for the Knights there as Dibb kicks to the corner but Emma Paki can't get to it before it goes dead
SECOND HALF IS GO! Roosters leading 12-0 but it's the Knights who have the ball first
Zahara Temara hits the penalty goal from close range to go two converted tries up
PENALTY ROOSTERS: Knights penalised for a clear illegal strip right on the Roosters line and they'll take the 2
Simone Karpani loses the ball in a hard tackle on halfway
Emmanita Paki loses the ball after a tough pass
Tayla Predebon loses the ball trying to clean up a loose ball after the Knights attack goes astray
Sam Bremner struggling under the high kicks and she puts a Jesse Southwell bomb down
Jess Sergis rocked twice in two tackles and probably a chance blown on the second as she loses the ball
Jesse Southwell with some handy metres to chip forward and regather just to get some metres
PENALTY ROOSTERS: Knights penalised for being inside the 10 by Belinda Sharpe
Off the back of an error the Roosters spread the ball left but the pass from Bremner to Strange is ruled forward
Zahara Temara hits the conversion perfectly from close range
The Roosters are on fire early and Raecene McGregor goes straight through the middle and Kalosipani Hopoate is there and nobody is catching her
Temara misses from out wide.
The Roosters make a break up the middle from Joseph, then two plays later, Strange scores in the corner on debut.
The Roosters survive the opening set.
Early error from Joseph and Newcastle set to attack!
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Belinda Sharpe
Touch Judges: Tori Wilkie, Jake Sutherland
Video Referee: Chris Butler
NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (16)
Tries: Romy Teitzel, Yasmin Clydsdale, Caitlan Johnston
Conversions: Kirra Dibb (1/2), Jesse Southwell (1/1)
SYDNEY ROOSTERS (18)
Tries: Jasmine Strange, Kalosipani Hopoate, Isabelle Kelly
Conversions: Zahara Temara (2/3)
Penalty Goals: Zahara Temara (1/1), Raecene McGregor (0/1)