The Late Mail: Knights v Sea Eagles

Newcastle Knights v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

Newcastle Knights v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

Newcastle are without Kalyn Ponga. Tex Hoy comes in at fullback. Kurt Mann is also out, with Watson moving to five-eighth and King joining the bench. Sasagi is 18th man.

Manly's Curtis Sironen was slated to return but has dropped off the visitor's bench. Ben Trbojevic replaces him on debut, in the same side as both Jake and Tom. Josh Schuster is out, replaced in the halves by Tevita Funa. Tuipulotu is 18th man.

Newcastle Knights

18. Tex Hoy 2. Starford To'a 3. Enari Tuala 4. Bradman Best 5. Brayden Musgrove 14. Connor Watson 7. Phoenix Crossland 8. David Klemmer 9. Jayden Brailey 10. Daniel Saifiti 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 13. Mitchell Barnett 15. Jacob Saifiti 16. Sauaso Sue 17. Brodie Jones 19. Josh King 20. Simi Sasagi

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

1. Tom Trbojevic 2. Jason Saab 3. Brad Parker 4. Morgan Harper 5. Reuben Garrick 19. Tevita Funa 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Taniela Paseka 9. Lachlan Croker 10. Martin Taupau 11. Karl Lawton 12. Sean Keppie 13. Jake Trbojevic 15. Moses Suli 16. Zac Saddler 17. Toafofoa Sipley 18. Ben Trbojevic 20. Christian Tuipulotu