Overview

• Leka Halasima pounced on a charged-down kick to score after the siren and seal a 20-15 victory for the Warriors at McDonald Jones Stadium.
• The defeat leaves the Knights four wins behind eighth place, ruling out both a finals berth and a winning season.
• A gastro outbreak confined up to 12 Newcastle players to bed less than 24 hours before kickoff and nearly forced the team to forfeit the match.
• In the closing minutes, Jack Cogger’s 37-metre field goal briefly put Newcastle ahead before stand-in halfback Tanah Boyd missed consecutive kick attempts.
• Reports during the week suggested coach Adam O’Brien could be replaced after the season and that Kalyn Ponga’s contract status remains uncertain.