Overview

• The Knights were thrashed 66-10 by Parramatta, sealing last place after a ninth straight defeat in Adam O’Brien’s final game in charge.
• Gold Coast’s 36-28 win over Wests Tigers lifted the Titans above Newcastle on points differential, leaving the Knights needing a win they did not get.
• Recalled at five-eighth, Brown crossed in the second minute in his last Eels appearance before a reported 10-year deal worth about $13–14 million with Newcastle.
• Mitchell Moses scored a first-half hat-trick as the Eels secured a 10th win to finish 11th under rookie coach Jason Ryles after a late-season upturn.
• Newcastle lost fullback Fletcher Hunt and halfback Jack Cogger to first-half concussions as departing players Jayden Brailey and Kai Pearce-Paul also bowed out.