Seven straight! Knights on the verge of playoffs spot after win over Souths

The nib Newcastle Knights have defeated the South Sydney Rabbitohs 29-10 at McDonald Jones Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

In front of a huge sell-out crowd at McDonald Jones Stadium, the Knights produced an elite performance to score six tries to the away side's two.

The result is the side's seventh straight win, which is a first for the Club since 2001-2002.

HOW IT PLAYED OUT:

1st min - The match kicked off at a packed McDonald Jones Stadium in front of 29,018 - the biggest home crowd attendance since 2012.

Both sides paid respect to former Rabbitohs player Kyle Turner who passed away during the week.

5th min - The Knights were on the board first with Greg Marzhew running in for the opener.

Quick hands down the left had the winger diving in for his first of the afternoon.

11th min - Marzhew was in again to score his second.

Kalyn Ponga broke through the line and fired a bullet pass out to Marzhew.

36th min - Marzhew would have his hat-trick all in the first half.

In almost identical set-up to the second try, Ponga found the winger in open space again.

40th min - The Knights would take a 12-0 lead into the break.

42nd min - South Sydney were first to score after the change of ends with Damien Cook scoring from the scrum-feed.

55th min - Newcastle regained the ascendancy following a break from Greg Marzhew.

From the ensuing set, a deft kick from Phoenix Crossland set up for Daniel Saifiti in the in-goal.

59th min - Replacement halfback Adam Clune was in the right place at the right time to ground the ball in the in-goal following a South Sydney error.

65th min - South Sydney chalked one back through Shaquai Mitchell.

69th min - Bradman Best capitalised on a South Sydney error to run 70 metres to score next to the posts.

77th min - Adam Clune slotted a late field goal to seal the result for Newcastle.

80th min - The full time siren sounded with the Knights posting their seventh straight victory.

WHAT'S NEXT:

The Knights will return home for another huge triple-header on Old Boys Day taking on the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks next Sunday.