Knights hold on during tough Tigers fightback

It's each implicit successful Newcastle and the Knights person won 34-18 but they didn't bash it casual arsenic the Tigers neglect to spell distant each night.

After warring hard each night, the Tigers look similar this shortage mightiness beryllium excessively much.

A interruption from Dominic Young enactment the Knights successful attacking territory with Tyson Gamble finishing it disconnected successful support.

Kalyn Ponga converts to marque it 34-18 with 5 minutes remaining. 

It's different effort for Dominic Young with Kalyn Ponga laying connected the last pass.

Ponga was deed hard successful interaction and laid down after, leaving Knights fans acrophobic but he's up and about!

The fullback yet converts one!

Jahream Bula is going to beryllium a peculiar talent!

The fullback pushed up successful enactment aft an Isaiah Papalii enactment interruption earlier going implicit for his double.

Andrew Johns was captious of the Knights defence aft Papalii went done with ease. 

"Paper bladed defence determination from the Knights, truly mediocre misses," helium said connected Nine's coverage.

Brandon Wakeham converts the effort to marque it 22-18. 

Despite the Tigers having a one-man advantage, Kalyn Ponga has pierced the Tigers defence with ease.

A elemental dummy fooled two defenders earlier Ponga punched through.

Ponga misses different kick.

Jack Hetherington is successful the misdeed bin for reacting to Will Smith, aft the prop slapped the latter. Smith agitated Hetherington with a precocious changeable successful the tackle.

Knights fable Andrew Johns described it arsenic "poor discipline" but couldn't judge helium was sent for 10 minutes.

"They can't bin him ... I volition somersault home, each the mode home, if helium gets binned for that," helium said connected Nine's coverage.

"He got misdeed binned for that?"

Brad Fittler said the work lies with Hetherington. 

"He shouldn't person done it, helium knows you can't bash it," helium said.

The Tigers person kicked disconnected for the 2nd half, is the comeback on?

The Tigers person made it into a contention aft falling distant early.

Knights pb 18-12 going into the break.