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Johnson kicks, Tuala bats the ball dead and Newcastle win!

Johnson dummies and almost gets to the line.

This is it for the Warriors...

The Knights lose the challenge.

The Knights are challenging the call of late contact...

Warriors penalty.

Six again for the Warriors.

The Warriors win the challenge with Tyson Gamble deemed to not have cleared the ruck.

The Warriors come up with an error.

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad is tackled on his 10 metre line.

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad is dragged over the sideline by a host of Newcastle defenders.

The Warriors get a penalty.

Tyson Gamble kicks long; Dallin Watene-Zelezniak is collected over his 20 metre line.

Greg Marzhew catches a bomb from SJ.

Addin Fonua-Blake is cut down by Jayden Brailey close to the line - great defence from the Newcastle hooker.

Dane Gagai is tackled in goal.

Marcelo Montoya is cut down a metre from the line.

Dane Gagai catches a bomb from Johnson but then loses it!

Shaun Johnson throws a dummy and comes close to scoring.

Jackson Ford gets a penalty for pressure on the neck.

Marcelo Montoya is tackled close to his line after a great set following points from the home side.

Greg Marzhew puts in a kick and gets a line drop out!

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak puts a foot on the sideline before getting a kick away.

Te Maire Martin cleans up a kick from Gagai.

The drop out goes out on the full.

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David Armstrong tackles Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad in-goal after a great chip kick from Hastings.

Play resumes with no penalty.

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak is playing for a penalty.

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad makes a voluntary tackle close to his goal line.

David Armstrong makes a good catch to return the ball over his 20 metre line.

The rain is bucketing down in Newcastle right now.

The Warriors will kick to level the scores at 8-all.

The Warriors get a penalty 20 metres out from the line.

The Knights make an error on halfway.

No Try - Jackson Ford is ruled to have impeded Jackson Hastings.

The bunker will check for an obstruction.

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak is claiming a try...

No Try - Bradman Best is deemed to have knocked the ball dead.

Jackson Ford is claiming a try; Johnson put up bomb, it bounced back towards the Warriors, Tom Ale grubbers it ahead, Jackson Ford chases and grubber again...

WTF?!

Enari Tuala allows a towering bomb from Shaun Johnson to bounce before taking possession.

Phoenix Crossland comes up with a forward pass inside the Warriors 20 metre zone.

Newcastle get a penalty coming off their own end.

David Armstrong catches close to his goal line.

Tyson Gamble loses the ball on the last tackle - the Knights will rue that very poor set.

Newcastle get a penalty just inside the Warriors half.

David Armstrong is tackled on the 20 metre line off the kick-off.

Bradman Best manages to prevent Dallin Watene-Zelezniak from scoring in the corner.

Wayde Egan is held up over the try line.

Warriors penalty.

No Try. DWZ loses the ball, but Marzhew is deemed to have tackled him in the air.

The bunker will check the grounding and whether there was a mid-air tackle...

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak is claiming a try...

The Warriors get the ball on the Knights 20.

Dane Gagai is able to clean up after the ball bounced!

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad produced a tremendous effort to dislodge the ball from Gagai's grasp.

Dane Gagai loses the ball with the try line in sight!

Jack Hetherington earns a penalty for interference at the play the ball.

Bradman Best brushes off Dallin Watene-Zelezniak and gets tackled close to halfway.

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad is on the spot to defuse an attacking chip from Gamble.

Greg Marzhew catches a bomb and breaks a few tackles before being cut down on his 20 metre line.

Kurt Capewell has been ruled out of the match with a calf injury.

Greg Marzhew catches a high ball close to his goal line.

Six again for the Warriors.

David Armstrong makes an error close to halfway.

Tohu Harris loses the ball close to the try line.

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has the ball knocked out of his hands; the Warriors will get a repeat set.

Dylan Walker is belted by Adam Elliott inside the Newcastle half.

The Warriors get a penalty and find touch inside the Knights half.

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak comes up with an error.

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad gets a penalty.

Hastings bombs the Knights get the ball back before Gagai is wrapped on the 20 metre line.

The Knights get another penalty - Tohu Harris is penalised for a shoulder charge.

The Knights elect to take the penalty goal.

The Knights keep putting in kicks and get a penalty!

Jackson Hastings kicks on the first play for David Armstrong!

Mitchell Barnett loses the ball on halfway.

No Try. Dane Gagai is ruled to have pushed Roger Tuivasa-Sheck. Warriors penalty.

Dylan Lucas is claiming a try. The bunker will check for an obstruction.

Marcelo Montoya makes an error...

Newcastle get a relieving penalty.

Tyson Gamble cleans up an attacking grubber from SJ.

Six again for the Warriors.

David Armstrong drops the ball trying to cut back towards the posts.

Jackson Ford is on report for the tackle on Hastings.

Jackson Hastings is holding his lower leg...

Dane Gagai catches the short drop out 10 metres from the try line.

David Armstrong chips ahead for himself, gets a bounce in-goal which forces Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad to knock the ball dead.

Newcastle get a penalty coming out of their end.

Dane Gagai catches an attacking kick and manages to remain in the field of play.

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad returns the ball close to his 30 metre line.

David Armstrong is driven back with his first touch of the day.

Mitchell Barnett takes the first carry against his former club.

Jayden Brailey takes the Knights out - kick-off is only moments away.

Tohu Harris leads the Warriors onto a rain-soaked McDonald Jones Stadium.

The Warriors have lost their past three games in Newcastle; their last win at the venue was in 2019.

The Knights have won five out of nine games against the Warriors during Adam O’Brien’s tenure.

The Warriors have elevated Adam Pompey to the bench with Jacob Laban reverting to 18th man.

The Knights have lost Jacob Saifiti in the front-row. Daniel Saifiti will start with Jack Hetherington joining the bench.

Welcome to League Unlimited’s coverage of Round 9 Sunday Afternoon Football between the Newcastle Knights and New Zealand Warriors from McDonald Jones Stadium.