The Knights head into Round 25 on a six-game winning streak and will have a monster home crowd behind them when the Rabbitohs come to town on Sunday.
Averaging 37 points per game across their hot streak the Knights are one of the NRL's hottest teams and can pretty much secure a finals spot with a win over the Rabbitohs.
With Kalyn Ponga in electric form and the forward pack laying a strong foundation, the Knights have charged from 14th to seventh across the past six weeks.
In stark contrast the Rabbitohs have lost four of their last seven to slide from fourth spot after Round 17 to eighth spot with games against Newcastle and the Roosters to come as well as a bye in Round 26.
Despite being below their best, Jason Demetriou's men did enough to get past the Dragons in Round 24, the final stop on a demanding road trip that took them from the Sunshine Coast to Tamworth to Perth and Cairns.
A trip up the freeway to Newcastle this weekend will be a pleasant change of pace for the Bunnies as they look to make a statement against a fellow contender and shore up their spot in eight in the process.
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Team News
Knights: No late changes on game day after halfback Jackson Hastings (ankle) dropped out of the side on Saturday with his place taken by Adam Clune. Star centre Bradman Best returns from an adductor injury so Enari Tuala goes to the reserves. Winger Dom Young needs one try to equal the club record for most tries in a season heled by Timana Tahu (2002) and Akuila Uate (2010) with 21 tries.
Rabbitohs: A late change on game day sees Tevita Tatola and Hame Sele return from injuries on the interchange bench, with Michael Chee Kam dropping out of the side and Davvy Moale back to 18th man. Star forward Jai Arrow is named to start in the pack as he continues to try and play through back spasms.
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Stat Attack
- The Knights are chasing seven consecutive wins for the first time since 2001-02.
- The Rabbitohs have won 12 of their past 14 games against the Knights.
- The Knights have not defeated the Rabbitohs at McDonald Jones Stadium since 2011.
- Rabbitohs winger Alex Johnston has scored 15 tries in nine games against the Knights.
- Knights winger Dominic Young has scored 21 tries in his last 19 games at McDonald Jones Stadium.
- Knights winger Greg Marzhew leads the NRL in tackle breaks with 143 at an average of 8.4 per game.
- The Rabbitohs haven't missed the finals since 2017 and have made the preliminary final in four of the past five seasons.
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Stats supplied by David Middleton, League Information Services, author of the .