Full Time
70:00
3:45pm Sun September 18, 2022
Round 5 - Industree Group Stadium, Gosford / Darkinjung - Crowd: 6214
70min

FULL TIME: Knights pull off a big win to finish the regular season with a 30-8 victory

70min

CAPTAINS CHALLENGE: Kayla Romaniuk loses the ball but the Knights challenge

70min

BUNKER: Elsie Albert goes close but looks to be held up which is what the referee thinks

67min

Conversion: Knights
Kicked by Jesse Southwell.

Jesse Southwell from right in front sends the ball straight into the big screen to extend the lead

Knights lead Dragons 8 - 30 Knights
65min

Try: Knights
Scored by Makenzie Weale. Kick to come.

Makenzie Weale is over from close range and the Dragons defence is fatigued and just not working together

Knights lead Dragons 8 - 28 Knights
64min

SUCCESSFUL CHALLENGE: Chris Butler in the bunker says that Elsie Albert stripped the ball and not sure if in total agreement with that decision

64min

CAPTAINS CHALLENGE: Knights lose the ball and they challenge as the game is in a bit of a holding pattern at the moment

58min

Kirra Dibb loses the ball as she is trying to create something on the last tackle

56min

Conversion: Knights
Kicked by Jesse Southwell.

Jesse Southwell has her easiest kick of the afternoon and converts

Knights lead Dragons 8 - 24 Knights
55min

Try: Knights
Scored by Emma Manzelmann. Kick to come.

Emma Manzelmann shows how much speed and danger she possesses out of dummy half, catches the defence napping and scores

Knights lead Dragons 8 - 22 Knights
54min

Another repeat set for the Knights as Teagan Berry can;t handle the Kirra Dibb cross-field kick

51min

Emma Manzelmann loses the ball as she has a poor grip on it

50min

Andie Robinson can't take the crossfield kick from the Knights cleanly but does enough to force the ball in-goal

49min

PENALTY KNIGHTS: Caitlan Johnston is milking the penalties well as she gets another one as she looked to have lost the ball

48min

PENALTY KNIGHTS: A strong tackle on Caitlan Johnston goes on too long and the referee blows the penalty

46min

Millie Boyle loses the ball on the ground after a messy bit of play which saw the Dragons let the ball bounce

42min

Good kick back into the middle from Teagan Berry but not the chase there to make anything of it

40min

Conversion: Knights
Attempted by Jesse Southwell.

Jesse Southwell hasn't had an easy kick this afternoon and she pushes it to the right

Knights lead Dragons 8 - 18 Knights
39min

Try: Knights
Scored by Emmanita Paki. Kick to come.

The error comes back to hurt the Dragons as Emma Paki gets on the outside and a great run from Kirra Dibb finding Clydsdale who draws in defenders and Paki gets her first NRLW try

Knights lead Dragons 8 - 18 Knights
38min

Chantel Tugaga loses the ball

37min

PENALTY DRAGONS: Two in the tackle when the ball came out the ruling from the referee and the Dragons get a pressure reliever

37min

Teagan Berry with some amazing work to get out of the ingoal

35min

SECOND HALF IS GO! The final 35 minutes of the NRLW regular season is underway with the Knights holding their 14-8 lead

35min

Conversion: Knights
Kicked by Jesse Southwell.

Jesse Southwell nails the conversion from 20m in from touch and extends the Knights lead to 6.

Knights lead Dragons 8 - 14 Knights
34min

Try: Knights
Scored by Jessica Gentle. Kick to come.

DEBUT TRY - Jessica Gentle had a lot to do to get over after an amazing pass from Jesse Southwell to spot the unmarked winger as Gentle as to come in and stop then get inside to score

Knights lead Dragons 8 - 12 Knights
33min

Shaylee Bent loses the ball after a good tackle from Shanice Parker

32min

Knights look to spread the ball wide but a forward pass halts them

27min

Conversion: Knights
Attempted by Jesse Southwell.

Jesse Southwell can't convert from wide out again

Tied up at Dragons 8 - 8 Knights
25min

Try: Knights
Scored by Kiana Takairangi. Kick to come.

Keeping the arm free and the strength of Kiana Takairangi gets her over the line and reaching to score

Tied up at Dragons 8 - 8 Knights
24min

Poor kick on the last from Rachael Pearson as it runs dead

22min

Conversion: Dragons
Attempted by Rachael Pearson.

Rachael Pearson's conversion attempt drifts back to the left in the breeze

Dragons lead Dragons 8 - 4 Knights
21min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Teagan Berry. Kick to come.

Teagan Berry gets over after the Dragons created the overlap thanks to a great run from Shontelle Stowers who drew the Knights in and Berry scores untouched

Dragons lead Dragons 8 - 4 Knights
20min

Shanice Parker loses the ball at the back and the Dragons get a chance to put on the pressure again

18min

Conversion: Knights
Attempted by Jesse Southwell.

Jesse Southwell lines the kick up from 20m in and dragons it across the face of the posts

Tied up at Dragons 4 - 4 Knights
17min

Try: Knights
Scored by Olivia Higgins. Kick to come.

The Dragons defence has muscled up all afternoon but wow some poor defence from the Red 'V' sees a gap open up for Olivia Higgins and she gets over

Tied up at Dragons 4 - 4 Knights
15min

PENALTY KNIGHTS: Holli Wheeler penalised for a later hit on Jesse Southwell after she kicked it

11min

The Dragons looked stopped about three times but the ball comes free a couple of times before eventually Tonegato is held on the last

10min

Kiana Takairangi loses the ball on the ground

9min

A great take from Emma Paki in the shadows of Central Coast Stadium

9min

Conversion: Dragons
Attempted by Rachael Pearson.

Rachael Pearson misses the conversion from close enough to the Western touchline

Dragons lead Dragons 4 - 0 Knights
8min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Taliah Fuimaono. Kick to come.

Taliah Fuimaono is over in the corner after a great pass from Emma Tonegato creates space

Dragons lead Dragons 4 - 0 Knights
5min

Millie Boyle loses the ball after a poor pass from the Knights

4min

Shontelle Stowers first touch is a knock-on after a poor pass

3min

PENALTY DRAGONS: A barnstorming run from Elsie Albert then gets an offload to Taliah Fuimaono who goes close and then earns a penalty

2min

PENALTY DRAGONS: Ziggy blows the first penalty of the afternoon for the Dragons after the Knights flopped into the tackle

GAME ON! The Dragons kick things off under the control of Zbigniew Prezklasa-Adamski and the Knights use the ball first

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski

Touch Judges: Karra-Lee Nolan, Rochelle Tamarua

Video Referee: Chris Butler

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (8)
Tries: Taliah Fuimaono, Teagan Berry
Conversions: Rachael Pearson (0/2)

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (30)
Tries: Olivia Higgins, Kiana Takairangi, Jessica Gentle, Emmanita Paki, Emma Manzelmann, Makenzie Weale
Conversions: Jesse Southwell (3/6)