The Knights travel to Sydney on Thursday night for an inaugural clash against Wests Tigers with victory locking in the NRLW minor premiership.
Newcastle had a big weekend with both the men and women's teams securing big scalps with the Knights now looking forward to the finals ahead of a match-up with Wests Tigers, who were officially knocked out of top-four contention last week.
Brett Kimmorley's side looked like pulling off an upset in their defeat to the Broncos and will want to finish their first season in the competition on a high before planning for 2024.
The Knights got the job done against the Roosters to send a big statement and won't want to drop a match leading into hosting a home final in sudden-death rugby league in a fortnight.
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Team news
Wests Tigers: Another late change for the home side with Botille Vette-Welsh out of the side after suffering a calf strain. Kezie Apps was ruled out earlier in the week due to a foot injury with Taylor Osborne elevated from the reserves to the second row. Emily Curtain returns from a leg injury to partner Brooke Talataina in the halves in the side's final game of the year. Rookie Salma Nour retains her place on the bench after scoring a try on debut last week.
Knights: There are no other late changes after Caitlin Moran replaced Georgia Roache at five-eighth on Wednesday. Last week's debutant, Jacinta Carter, retains her spot on the interchange with Felila Kia listed as 18th player.
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Stat Attack
- Wests Tigers have the second-best completion rate in the competition with Newcastle ranked equal 7th, completing at 72 percent.
- Wests Tigers have produced 39 more offloads than the Knights in 2023.
- Sheridan Gallagher has made 11 linebreaks in eight appearances for the Knights