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Both sides engage in a scuffle as the full-time siren sounds.

The Broncos get another penalty.

Darius Boyd manages to get to the ball close to his goal line.

Sione Mata'utia comes up with the ball as the Broncos fail to find points.

Pearce finds touch inside the Broncos half.

David Fifita is taken into touch.

Milford is off for the Broncos.

The Broncos get another penalty.

Lino finds the sideline.

The Broncos go for the short kick-off, but end up coming up with an error.

The Knights should get out of this one with two points now.

Lino bombs, but Milford is up to the task.

Klemmer and Saifiti are back on for the home side.

O'Sullivan makes an error to let the Knights off the hook.

The Knights concede another penalty.

Gillett is tackles in a try-saving effort by Lachlan Fitzgibbon.

The Knights are trapped in-goal - play to resume with a line drop out.

Sean O'Sullivan dummies and runs, but he gets cut down short of the line.

Matt Lodge comes up with an error, but the referee awards a penalty on halfway.

Tevita Pangai Jr comes up with the ball from the short restart.

Darius Boyd messes up the kick off to gift the Knights possession with a line drop out.

Kotoni Staggs is claiming a try.

Milford dives for the tryline, but Sione Mata'utia denies the Broncos fullback.

The Broncos are inside the Knights half on play one.

Pearce bombs for Milford, but the new fullback is into space.

The Broncos fail to get the drop out in time before the shot clock.

James Gavet forces Tevita Pangai Jr in-goal with a great tackle.

Connor Watson takes a dart from dummy half.

Lino hoists the ball into the air as Milford is hit hard by Jamie Buhrer.

Herman Ese'ese is on for the home side.

The Knights manage to repel a Broncos attacking raid down the left side.

James Gavet is back on the field.

Jake Turpin is on for McCullough.

Shaun Kenny-Dowall is tackled in-goal. Play to resume with a goal line drop out.

Parramatta may hold the worst response to a sin bin against Melbourne earlier this season, but the Knights start to the second half has been awful with James Gavet off the field.

Josh King has lost possession inside his own half.

Shibasaki is tackled on the last tackle in a poor end to the set for the Broncos.

Matt Gillett is cut down 5 metres out.

The Knights have failed to find touch for the second time in a row.

The Knights get a relieving penalty coming out of their own end.

The Knights fail to find touch from the penalty and the Broncos have possession inside their own half.

Klemmer gets a penalty on halfway.

O'Sullivan bombs as Mann is met by three Brisbane defenders.

Lodge takes he first carry after points.

Flegler scores his first try in the NRL.

The Broncos have a golden opportunity to get back in the match with early second half points.

Jamie Buhrer comes up with an error from the kick-off.

Both sides are back out for the second half.

The Knights get a penalty on their 40 metre line.

Ofahengaue loses possession as the Knights will have one last chance to score points in the first half.

Edrick Lee is being taken to hospital to assess a potential broken arm.

The Knights fail to come up with a kick on the last tackle.

Mitchell Pearce comes up with possession despite a dubious attempt at gathering the ball.

The Broncos get their eighth penalty of the first half.

Mason Lino belts the ball downfield as Milford is tackle inside his own half.

Corey Oates looks to score, but Fifita's pass in the lead up is deemed forward.

Brisbane get another penalty.

The Broncos comes up with a penalty for a scrum infringement.

Pearce kicks for the sideline to give the Knights a rest.

Milford bombs as Hunt is tackled on his own 20 metre line.

Josh King and James Gavet are on for the Knights.

SKD butchers a sure thing by running behind Mason Lino - penalty to Brisbane.

SKD is away.

Tom Flegler is on for Brisbane.

Pearce targets Staggs with a bomb, but this time the Broncos back is up to the challenge.

The Broncos have no answers for the Knights attack - this could be anything unless the visitor aim up in defence.

Glasby is pulled down just short of the line.

Pearce drills the ball downfield and gets a result after Kotoni Staggs is ruled to have knocked on in the act of fielding the ball.

Kurt Mann gathers in a McCullough grubber to get the home side out of trouble.

Matt Lodge gets a penalty.

Mason Lino comes up with an error inside his own half.

Edrick Lee is off the field - as a result Sione Mata'utia moves into the centres with Jamie Buhrer coming into the second row.

After delivering a rubbish performance a fortnight ago, the Knights appear to resemble the side that strung together six straight wins.

Lachlan Fitzgibbon is claiming a try following some great second phase play from Tim Glasby.

The Knights get a fifth tackle penalty close to halfway.

The Knights have started this match in fine form, but the Broncos have shown glimpses of promise with the ball in hand.

Sean O'Sullivan lose possession with the line in sight.

The Broncos get a penalty inside the Knights 10 metre zone.

McCulough takes the quick tap and puts the Broncos inside the Knights half.

Joe Ofahengaue makes a solid run and earns a penalty for his efforts.

The Broncos will pack a scrum just shy of halfway.

Kurt Mann delivers a cut-out pass to Edrick Lee, but the winger can't hold onto the ball.

The Knights earn a seven tackle set.

The referee has referred the play as 'No Try' with the Bunker confirming the call.

Darius Boyd has rolled a kick in-goal and the Broncos are claiming a try.

David Fifita has moved into the centres as part of the reshuffle brought on by Kennar's injury.

Kennar is being assisted off in just his second game of the season.

Kennar is down receiving attention from the Brisbane trainers.

Richie Kennar loses possession 10 metres out from his own line, but manages to get a relieving penalty.

The Knights are making metres with ease during the opening stages.

Daniel Saifiti is hit hard off the kick-off.

Lee collects his sixth try of the season as Lino lines up his first shot of the evening.

The Knights earn a penalty and opt to kick for line rather than attempting to take the 2.

McCullough compounds the misguided kick by allowing the ball to travel dead, giving the Knights a seven tackle set.

McCullough aims for a 40/20 but doesn't have the angle.

Pearce bombs just short of the in-goal, but Darius Boyd is up to the task of gathering in possession.

Sean O'Sullivan looks to set up the opening try, but the play is called up for an obstruction allowing the Knights off the hook.

Edrick Lee comes up with an error after failing to gather in a high ball from Milford.

Pearce bombs as Milford - playing at fullback - allows the ball to bounce before gathering the ball inside his own 20 metre line.

Kurt Mann is collected 15 metres out from his own line.

Richie Kennar does well to field a Mitchell Pearce bomb 10 metres out from the Broncos line.

Kurt Mann gets the Knights almost up to the 40 metre line with his first touch of the night.

Matt Lodge takes the first carry of the evening.

The Knights come onto the field to the sound of rapturous applause.

Darius Boyd takes the Broncos out to a hostile reception from the Newcastle faithful.

Coming off a dreadful performance against Parramatta prior to the representative round, the Broncos are 1-17 however media speculation has alluded to Anthony Milford and Darius Boyd switching positions in a bid to energise the side’s stilted attack.

Playing their first match at home since dominating the Roosters a month ago, the Knights have received mixed news with Kalyn Ponga out with a calf issues, while welcoming back David Klemmer from a fractured wrist sustained in Origin I. As a result, Kurt Mann moves to fullback, Mason Lino comes into the halves, James Gavet shifts to the bench and Pasami Saulo is omitted from the final 17.

The Broncos have dominated recent meetings winning six of the past seven, however after claiming an inspired 15-10 win in Newcastle last year, the Knights will be eyeing off consecutive wins for the first time since 2010.

Welcome to League Unlimited’s coverage of Round 15 Saturday Night Football between the Newcastle Knights and Brisbane Broncos from McDonald Jones Stadium.