Match Centre

FT: Knights 16 def Raiders 12

Savage loses it

Last chance for the Raiders

NO TRY! Knock on

VIDEO REF: Sutton will have NO TRY confirming a knock on

Ponga loses it! Canberra have a chance

Bad kick from Cook - well defused by Lucas

Here come Canberra!

Challenge unsucessful

Challenge for the Raiders - ruling of a strip here.

NO TRY - Savage knocks on.

VIDEO REF: Sutton has NO TRY - Ponga loses it in a contest, Simi Sasagi goes close but is it enough.

Will Canberra get the hammer blow

Cook grubbers, Ponga loses it back, Best recovers. Knights survive... AGAIN!

Pryce comes up with an error. Golden chance for the Raiders.

Papali'i back to provide some impact. Strong run from him there.

Brodie Jones puts it down now. Both sides incredibly desperate.

Adam Cook puts it down just as Mick Ennis gives a massive wrap to him.

Strange puts it down

Chance for the Raiders to have some possession. Have had to do approximately 3.5 extra sets of defence compared to their opposition.

PENALTY RAIDERS: High tackle from Jacob Saifiti.

KP gets the ball and he loses it. Bit of frustration here for the Newcastle pivot.

KP wants the ball.

SIX MORE KNIGHTS: Slow peel

Just as the Raiders earn a reprieve - there's a mistake by Ata Mariota at the play the ball. Strong contact there from Leo Thompson - atoning from his earlier mistake.

Challenge is unsuccessful here - knock on Knights.

Both sides back into the arm-wrestle here - Leo Thompson ruled to have knocked on but we might have the first challenge tonight and we do!

Eloise Sohier on FOX reporting that Enari Tuala has torn his calf and won't return.

PICKED OFF!

Marzhew is away! Takes on Weekes but its brought down 28 meters out.

Newcastle recover possession. Dane Gagai continues his great afternoon. Now Enari Tuala has come off, Dylan Lucas at centre.

Leo Thompson has been retrospectively placed on report.

Braddy puts that one down

Away goes KP. He slips, and gets down to the halfway line.

SIX MORE KNIGHTS: Inside 10m

Pass onto Guler ruled forward. Morgan Smithies unable to get the tap-on right.

Underway for the second 40

HT from Canberra: Newcastle 10 leading Canberra 6.

Bomb from the Raiders but well defused by KP.

PENALTY RAIDERS: Illegal blocking, kicking team Tyson Frizell.

RAPANA IS CRUNCHED! Good contact relieving pressure.

STRANGE IN THE CLEAR... Beats Ponga, gets tackled, gets up and goes again but is denied

Will Pryce is not having a happy first half. AOB is not happy in the box.

That could be a turning point, Kaeo Weekes putting it down.

Clearing kick goes a touch too long and it will be a seven tackle set. Been really set for set battle.

One heck of a mark by Jordan Rapana. Really important for Canberra to bite down on the mouthguard.

As a result, the Knights are just shy of half-way.

Canberra struggling to make metres out of their own end.

Kaeo Weekes takes it brilliantly

Back in the arm-wrestle. The Knights just seem to be capitalising off their energy burst through their point-scoring period making more metres than their opposition..

Strong charge from Tom Starling out of dummy half.

Raiders make a mess of the ball in good attacking zone. Lost some ground but still on the attack.

PENALTY RAIDERS: Leg Lift against Jayden Brailey.

PENALTY RAIDERS: Leg Lift against Jayden Brailey.

Guler puts it down. Great tackle from Frizell in game 250. Guler was charging onto Tapine's pass but crunched by Frizell.

SET RESTART RAIDERS: Flop

Pryce's pass has a better chance of being caught by the camera man.

Canberra just seeming a little flat in their movement since Newcastle dominated possession. Might be time for some fresh legs.

Rapana takes the catch but the Knights force him in the in-goal. Short dropout is taken by the Knights.

Rapana now limping for the Raiders. Newcastle starting to warm into this contest.

Great kick from Hastings, but even better defusal from Kaeo Weekes and he remains in the field of play.

Elliott Whitehead was slow to get back in the defensive line. Might have just been a knock.

SIX MORE KNIGHTS: Ruck infringement

PENALTY KNIGHTS: High tackle on Ponga against Tapine. Looks a bit of a harsh one there.

Canberra complete their set after points. Really on KP watch tonight, quiet start from the Knights as they have had to do the bulk of defending.

VIDEO REF: Sutton has NO TRY - looking to see that the ball doesn't get to the line.

PENALTY RAIDERS: Coming back through the ruck. Kai Pearce-Paul the man pinned.

Kick goes through the finger-tips of Jordan Rapana. Canberra's first attacking chance asked Newcastle questions.

SIX MORE CANBERRA: Slow peel - couldn't get the player pinned.

Both sides through their opening sets of six in cool conditions. Canberra need a home victory desperately - conceding 118 points in their three last home games.

We're underway from GIO. Canberra get first use of possession.

Gerard Sutton in charge. He will be officiating game number 385. Matt Noyen and Jon Stone have the flags while Kasey Badger in the bunker. Tyson Frizell in game 250 as well.

Let's finalise the teams. Hudson Young is OUT, Ata Mariota is the new back-rower. Emre Guler joins the bench with Seb Kris as 18th man. KP is back for the Knights at full-back despite contrary reports this week, Fletcher Sharpe is super sub on the bench with Jack Hethrington as the 18th man.

Good afternoon and welcome to Canberra for the final match of Round 18. It's Canberra playing host to Newcastle from GIO Stadium. The Raiders will be looking to overcome a slight form slump while the Knights are boosted by the return of one Kalyn Ponga.