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Barnett believes the Knights' season is well and truly still alive.

The suggestion was it would have been Best and not Enari Tuala who would have made way if Gagai was fit last night.

In a week of much footballing news, this is surely the one that resonates most remarkably with Australian football fans? Ange Postecoglou does what he does best, in a season that started as a rebuild and finished with glory, and claimed a fourth championship with, from memory, only his fifth…

The Knights play three winnable games before a bye over the next month.

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The 28-year-old forward returns against the Bulldogs on Friday night.

"He's very keen to make up for lost time, knowing we haven't won a game since he's been suspended. Having to watch from the sidelines has been tough."

The coach expects at least six players to return this week.

Could the Knights inflict more frustration on the Supercoach?

Club officials are monitoring Mann, suspected to have high-grade ligament damage, which sees him likely out for upcoming clashes with the Cowboys in Townsville and Bulldogs in Brisbane as part of Magic Round.

Sasagi's future at the Knights is set to be guaranteed for a further two seasons with the 21-year-old on the verge of signing a new deal.