Knights host Sharks in crucial Round 6 clash with lineup changes

On the shores of a competition where margins are measured in moments, Newcastle and Cronulla meet at McDonald Jones Stadium carrying the quiet anxiety of teams that know the season's shape is still being decided. The Knights welcome back Bradman Best and Kurt Mann, seeking to rediscover a rhythm, while the Sharks arrive under interim coach Josh Hannay, navigating the aftermath of a coaching change and the injury-forced reshuffling of their backline. It is the kind of match that rarely makes history but often makes or breaks the trajectory of a season — a test not just of talent, but of cohesio