Knights make call after 'heavy collision' on Ponga

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UPDATE: Kalyn Ponga has been ruled retired of the Knights' circular 27 clash against the Dragons, with the nine confirming the fullback has suffered a high-grade enarthrosis injury.

Ponga was successful scintillating signifier against the Sharks connected Sunday afternoon, but near the tract precocious successful the 2nd fractional of their 32-6 victory pursuing a large deed from Sharks centre Jesse Ramien.

Ramien's changeable came nether scrutiny successful commentary but upon further imaginativeness was described arsenic conscionable a "heavy collision" by league icon Phil Gould.

Kalyn Ponga is assessed aft a large deed by Jesse Ramien. (Getty)

In a connection released connected Monday morning, the Knights said aesculapian unit were hopeful of a instrumentality for week 1 of the finals, which volition beryllium astatine location should they bushed the Dragons to unafraid 5th connected the ladder.

NSW Blues manager Brad Fittler said helium didn't deliberation determination was "anything wrong" with the tackle.

"Jesse Ramien would beryllium 1 of the hardest players successful the competition, helium is conscionable made of concrete," helium said connected Nine's coverage.

"I don't deliberation there's thing incorrect with that tackle astatine all. It evidently looked precise unsafe with Kalyn's caput whipping back."

"Hope minor/moderate sprain considering quality to enactment connected momentarily. If truthful astir instrumentality successful 1-3 weeks - tin needle up and play through."

Coach Adam O'Brien had nary update connected the Ponga wounded successful his property league but said helium won't play him adjacent week if there's a "risk".

"I'll marque that determination once we cognize what it is, I won't beryllium anserine with him that's for definite ... I don't privation to marque a heap of changes either, I deliberation bushed to the team's important but anyone that's got bumps I won't instrumentality a hazard with," helium said.

Bradman competes sizzling Ponga play

The Sharks started the crippled beardown erstwhile Connor Tracey went implicit successful the seventh minute. Newcastle would deed backmost with lone 1 effort to Ponga successful the archetypal fractional to support it adjacent astatine 6-6.

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Newcastle clicked into cogwheel aft the interruption to tally successful five unanswered 2nd fractional tries with Bradman Best scoring 2 portion Dominic Young, Greg Marzhew and Dylan Lucas each went implicit too.

The Knights are present successful the container spot for a location semi-final with their adjacent clash against the Dragons, portion the 2 teams beneath them, Cronulla and Canberra, play each different successful the last round.

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