As It Happened: Knights defeat Dragons by 24 points

MATCH REPORT:Knights home in on finals after outclassing Dragons

Mason Lino and Gehamat Shibasaki are late inclusions for a reshuffled Knights squad against the Dragons at MacDonald Jones Stadium on Sunday.

Five-eighth Lino and winger Shibasaki replace Tex Hoy (hamstring) and Edrick Lee (family reasons) respectively for the NRL round 19 clash.

Newcastle have a chance to jump the Rabbitohs into sixth spot on the competition ladder and push their claims for a home semi-final if they beat St George Illawarra, who sit outside the top eight.

The Knights have an ordinary record against the Dragons.

Chris Randall returns at hooker for Newcastle with Kurt Mann out suspended having taken an early guilty plea this week for a crusher tackle.

The event also doubles as "old boys day" for the Knights.

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