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SCRUM KNIGHTS - they just take the tackle and we're all done

Cant shuts down Preston and forces a turnover.

Ponga with a crash ball in the line to McEwen who had next to no chance to take that ball. And he didn't

Ponga finally realises that the most dangerous player in the Knights side is Cant and he kicks to him but the Dogs defence denies him by taking the ball dead in goal

PENALTY KNIGHTS - They find touch 31m from the Dogs line

SCRUM KNIGHTS - 10m from their own line

Cant cleans up a grubber kick and almost gets back into the field of play. Another try saved by Cant!

Set Restart Bulldogs - 5m from the Knights line

PENALTY BULLDOGS - Kiraz jawbutts Elliott's shoulder

Ponga kicks and Hayward blocks it with his body, regathers and then runs 30m, links with Montoya who gets tackle 35m from the Knights line

Set restart Knights, again, still 10m from the Dogs line

Set restart Knights 10m from the Dogs line

SCRUM KNIGHTS - Suluka-Fifita drops the ball cold at the play-the-ball, 30m from his own line.

SCRUM BULLDOGS - Knights try and chip and chase but that fails.

PENALTY KNIGHTS - They find touch on halfway

PENALTY BULLDOGS - They find touch a long way downtown, 30m from the Knights line

Cogger is swung around in a tackle and as he falls, his head hits the knee of a Dogs defender. He's okay and plays on

PENALTY KNIGHTS - Kiraz pushed Best into the path of Marzhew, who had leapt high to take a bomb. Marzhew collided with Best and landed with his face contact the ground. He's okay but it looked a bit rough on the old noggin

SCRUM KNIGHTS - First tackle and Curran loses the ball in a strong tackle.

PENALTY BULLDOGS - Brailey with a high tackle. Dogs find touch 25m from the Knights line

PENALTY BULLDOGS - Magnificent set by the Knights and then they ruin it all with a second effort in the tackle, trying to force Sexton back into his own in-goal.

SCRUM BULLDOGS - 10m from their own line. Knights finally created a chance but Sharpe's last pass is high and behind Marzhew, and the winger drops it.

PENALTY KNIGHTS - Crusher tackle by Mann. Knights find touch 10m inside the Dogs half

Set restart Bulldogs - 32 metres from the Knights line

Hayward kicks high to Kiraz, who bats it infield and Mann regathers and dives over to score under the posts. The Bunker deems that the ball went forward off Kiraz

PENALTY BULLDOGS - Crossland with the most dopiest of dopey trips and is giving ten minutes to sit in the corner and think about what he did

Tim chatted with Crichton as the players were coming off the field at halftime and reports that Crichton suffered a 'Stinger" to his shoulder, so he should be okay

Dogs realise they can't get through Cant, so they go to the other side and Crichton very nearly gets across, but his offload inside goes forward.

Cant does it again on the Knights right edge, 7m shy of the Knights line

SCRUM BULLDOGS - 20m from the Knights line

Cant has more trysaving tackles (kinda) than this game has had points scored.

Cant with a good tackle on Xerri. If he didn't make that tackle, Xerri could well have run 70m to score.

Sexton kicks high for Kiraz. Ref rules that Marzhew knocked it into touch and then the ball went into touch. Knights have challenged. Challenge successful.

SCRUM BULLDOGS - 10m shy of halfway

After a minute laying on the ground, Crichton is now to his feet, he's in considerable pain but he isn't coming off the field

Crichton has gone down clutching his shoulder after a tackle attempt. Nothing illegal took place. Tim is on his way to let us know whats happened.

SCRUM BULLDOGS - 15m from their own line

Fletcher Sharpe drops the ball cold.

SCRUM KNIGHTS - On halfway. Mann goes on a good run but forgets to take the ball with him for all of it.

Cant fields a Dogs kick superbly. He's saved 2 tries now, kinda. No, I'm running with it.

PENALTY BULLDOGS - They take the tap 15m from the Knights line

Sideline reporter Tim informs us that Cogger just had a dislocated finger put back in place.

Mahoney with a grubber from dummy half, close to the Knights line and Ponga fumbles it.

Crichton with no space around him, manages to get a lovely little kick into the Knights ingoal and Ponga is forced to take it dead.

Dogs go left and the Knights take them further left and into touch courtesy of great defence by Thomas Cant

PENALTY BULLDOGS - on the Knights line. Dogs take the tap

Set Restart Bulldogs

SCRUM BULLDOGS - 20m inside the Knights half

Sideline reporter Tim has confirmed that Schiller won't be back

Marzhew catches the kick, runs into the defence and then the ball respawns on the ground behind him....play on.

Knights turn it over on the Dogs line again.

PENALTY KNIGHTS - They find touch 10m inside the Dogs half

Our sideline reported Tim has informed us that Saifiti has succumbed to injury and won't return

PENALTY KNIGHTS - 1 tackle after the scrum and the Knights get a piggy back downtown. Finding touch 7m shy of halfway

SCRUM KNIGHTS - Challenge fail.

Dogs pinged for a knock-on. Dogs challenging again

SCRUM BULLDOGS - 20m from the Knights line

Mahoney kicks to the right corner, Kiraz knocks it backwards and into the hand of Best, but he can't hold it and the ball goes into touch.

Set Restart Bulldogs

PENALTY BULLDOGS - They've decided to take the shot at goal

Dogs turn it over immediately. Dogs challenge and the bunker finds an illegal strip by Frizell

Dogs on the attack, 30m from the Knights line

Suluka-Fifita is also sporting a head wound, but its much milder - he was the other player involved in that head clash. He hasn't been ordered off the field.

Play stopped and Schiller has been ordered off for an HIA

Schiller suffers a head clash and is bleeding from his ear. Its okay because the trainer is touching his shoulder, so he'll be good soon.

Dogs kick off