Saturday session: Knights firing against Dragons

Injury update: Jermaine McEwen leaves the field for a head injury assessment.

38th min: More points for the visitors. The Knights this time spread to the right, creating the overlap and Dominic Young enjoys the spoils with his second try in the corner. Kalyn Ponga, who helped get his side in position after an offload leading to a 40 metre Greg Marzhew break from the kick return, misses the conversion attempt. Knights 32-0

34th min: The Knights are running rampant in Wollongong. Kalyn Ponga surges through the attempted tackles of Kade Reed and Clint Gutherson, drawing the fullback and passing to Dylan Lucas to score. Ponga converts. Knights 28-0

31st min: Try time! A promising Dragons backline move ends with Lyhkan King-Togia's attempted cutout pass intercepted by Bradman Best, who runs the length of the field to score. Kalyn Ponga converts. Knights 22-0

28th min: Setu Tu crosses the try line after the ball flies out of an aerial contest, but Clint Gutherson, playing at centre with Tyrell Sloan at fullback, is ruled to have knocked on.

25th min: Greg Marzhew gets a double! The bulldozing winger fools the Dragons defence after a Bradman Best play-the-ball and dives over from dummy half. Kalyn Ponga converts the try. Knights 16-0

24th min: The Knights make a break down the left wing through Greg Marzhew and he find Kalyn Ponga, who is tackled from behind by Setu Tu and loses the ball, which rolls over the sideline 10 metres out. After a challenge from the Knights, it is ruled the ball was deliberately knocked out and they get another chance to attack.

22nd min: The Dragons get another chance in the red zone but another attempt to put Hamish Stewart through a hole down the right edge comes undone. 

18th min: The Knights make the Dragons pay immediately, with Kalyn Ponga leading a breakaway from their own half, offloading to Dane Gagai and he hands it off to Dom Young to break his three-game try scoring drought. Ponga nails the conversion. Knights 10-0

16th min: The Dragons get their first real chance in the Knights half, but Hamish Stewart puts down a tough ball from Kade Reed to bring him undone. Stewart is treated for a knock to the ribs, but gets back to his feet.

15th min: The Knights continue to look dangerous in attack, hunting for space down the edges. But this attacking raid is shut down with Dane Gagai copping a strong tackle from Mathew Feagai.

9th min: Greg Marzhew continues his try scoring form, powering his way over in the corner for the first four-pointer of the game. It came on a shift following a break from Dominic Young on the opposite side, which almost had Dylan Brown over. Kalyn Ponga shanks the conversion attempt from the sideline. Knights 4-0

5th min: The Knights win the early field position battle, forcing the Dragons to work it out of their own end on multiple occasions.

Kickoff: We're underway in picture perfect conditions in Wollongong.

Late mail

Dragons: Dragons coach Dean Young has rung in more changes to the game day squad in the 90-minute update, with Lyhkan King-Togia to start at five-eighth over Daniel Atkinson, who has been omitted due to a hand injury. Ryan Couchman has reverted to the interchange, with Josh Kerr to start in the second row. Gerringong junior Dylan Egan has been confirmed for his first NRL game since Round 10, 2025, after making a successful comeback from an ACL tear, while Clint Gutherson is also part of the returning brigade from a hamstring injury. Winger Christian Tuipolotu has been cleared to return from a knee injury via the interchange. Moses Suli was ruled out of the match with a back injury in Friday's 24-hour update, replaced by Tyrell Sloan. Hame Sele also dropped out in Friday's update.  

Knights: Cody Hopwood has been added to the interchange in place of Harrison Graham in the final update for the Knights squad as they chase their first victory at WIN Stadium since 2011. Kalyn Ponga has scored five tries in his last four games against the Dragons and will look to build on last week's successful return from injury. No changes 24 hours out from kick off, Kyle McCarthy and James Schiller dropping out of the squad. 

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