The nib Newcastle Knights finalised preparations on Saturday before traveling to Sydney for Sunday's match against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at Belmore Sports Ground.
The Club confirmed Brock Lamb will partner Trent Hodkinson in the halves, while Tyler Randell and Jaelen Feeney dropped out of the extended squad.
The Knights take on the Bulldogs in all three grades on Sunday, with NYC kicking off at 12 noon, before ISP at 1.45pm and NRL at 4pm.
The final 17-man team will be announced at 3pm on Sunday.
