The Late Mail: Knights v Roosters

Newcastle Knights v Sydney Roosters

Newcastle Knights v Sydney Roosters

As they did last week, the Knights will go in with the same 17 but with Kurt Mann starting five-eighth and Watson benched.

The Roosters lost Cooper Cronk and Zane Tetevano which sees Mitch Aubusson promoted to the starting side at centre, Latrell Mitchell move into the halves and Lindsay Collins & Brock Lamb joining the interchange.

Newcastle Knights

1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Edrick Lee 3. Hymel Hunt 4. Jesse Ramien 5. Shaun Kenny-Dowall 14. Kurt Mann 7. Mitchell Pearce 8. David Klemmer 9. Danny Levi 10. Daniel Saifiti 11. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 12. Mitchell Barnett 13. Tim Glasby 6. Connor Watson 15. Herman Ese'ese 16. James Gavet 17. Sione Mata'utia

Sydney Roosters

1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 17. Mitchell Aubusson 4. Joseph Manu 5. Matt Ikuvalu 3. Latrell Mitchell 6. Luke Keary 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Victor Radley 10. Siosiua Taukeiaho 11. Boyd Cordner 12. Angus Crichton 13. Isaac Liu 14. Nat Butcher 16. Sitili Tupouniua 18. Lindsay Collins 21. Brock Lamb