nib Newcastle Knights coach Nathan Brown has confirmed his Round 24 NRL team for Sunday's match against Cronulla at Southern Cross Group Stadium.
Luke Yates joins the bench with Jacob Lillyman and JJ Felise dropping out of the 17.
Kalyn Ponga was ruled out over the weekend with an ankle injury which sees Connor Watson slot back into the halves.
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TEAM
1. Nick Meaney
2. Ken Sio
3. Sione Mata'utia
4. Cory Denniss
5. Shaun Kenny-Dowall
20. Connor Watson
7. Mitchell Pearce ©
8. Herman Ese'ese
9. Danny Levi
10. Daniel Saifiti
11. Lachlan Fitzgibbon
12. Aidan Guerra
13. Mitchell Barnett
14. Jamie Buhrer ©
15. Chris Heighington
17. Josh King
21. Luke Yates
Sunday, August 26 – Round 24
Sharks v Knights
Kick-off: 2pm
Venue: Southern Cross Group Stadium