The Newcastle Knights have named their mandatory 21-man squad ahead of the Round 19 clash against the St George Illawarra Dragons at McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle on Sunday September 20th.
The Newcastle Knights have named Tex Hoy in the No.6 moving from fullback to five-eighth, to accommodate the return of Kalyn Ponga.
Ponga, Hymel Hunt, Phoenix Crossland and Mitch Barnett rejoin the team after a week off.
Former Dragon Kurt Mann will miss the match as a result of a one-week suspension and is replaced by Chris Randall in the No.9 jersey.
Adding fuel to fire, the match will also contest the fifth installment of the Alex McKinnon Cup.
Newcastle Knights' NRL squad for Round 19 v St George Illawarra Dragons –
1. Kalyn Ponga
2. Edrick Lee
3. Enari Tuala
4. Hymel Hunt
5. Starford To'a
6. Tex Hoy
7. Mitchell Pearce
8. David Klemmer
9. Chris Randall
10. Daniel Saifiti
11. Lachlan Fitzgibbon
12. Aidan Guerra
13. Mitch Barnett
Interchange/reserves:
14. Phoenix Crossland
15. Jacob Saifiti
16. Herman Ese'ese
17. Sione Mata'utia
18. Josh King
19. Pasami Saulo
20. Mason Lino
21. Tautau Moga
