nib Newcastle Knights coach Nathan Brown has confirmed his final 17 to face Cronulla.
Herman Ese'ese has dropped off the bench with Jamie Buhrer 18th man.
The Round 1 clash kicks-off at 6pm.
TEAM
1. Connor Watson, 2. Edrick Lee, 3. Jesse Ramien, 4. Hymel Hunt, 5. Shaun Kenny-Dowall, 6. Kalyn Ponga, 7. Mitchell Pearce, 8. David Klemmer, 9. Danny Levi, 10. James Gavet, 11. Lachlan Fitzgibbon, 12. Sione Mata'utia, 13. Tim Glasby. Interchange: 14. Kurt Mann, 15. Aidan Guerra, 16. Mitch Barnett, 17. Daniel Saifiti
