By the narrowest margin possible, the Warriors are top of the NRL

Round 25 of the NRL season continues on Saturday with a triple-header.

First up, Newcastle will host Manly as the Knights look to keep their top four hopes alive on Old Boys Day. 

Then we head to Homebush, where South Sydney will take on New Zealand in what shapes as the match of the round. 

Later we'll cross to the Sydney Football Stadium for Canterbury's local derby with St George Illawarra.

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Sat 22 Aug 2026 at 3:02pmSat 22 Aug 2026 at 3:02pm

And we're underway in Newcastle

Knights kick us off, running right to left.

Sat 22 Aug 2026 at 2:56pmSat 22 Aug 2026 at 2:56pm

Newcastle is HEAVING

By Nick Campton

The Knights are about to run out now and there's a big crowd in the Hunter - it's Old Boy's Day and a heap of Newcastle legends are forming a tunnel for the home side. 

Sat 22 Aug 2026 at 2:46pmSat 22 Aug 2026 at 2:46pm

Final teams: Knights vs Sea Eagles

By Nick Campton

Just the one change from the sides named on Tuesday - on return from a hamstring injury, Jacob Saifiti has been benched for Cody Hopwood for the Knights.

Sat 22 Aug 2026 at 2:45pmSat 22 Aug 2026 at 2:45pm

Hello and welcome to the ABC's NRL Saturday blog

By Nick Campton

Hey everyone, my name is Nick and I'm here to steer you through all of Saturday's NRL matches.

First up we have Knights-Manly before we hook into Souths-Warriors and then Dragons-Bulldogs to finish.