North Queensland Cowboys v Newcastle Knights: How to watch, TV channel, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

The North Queensland Cowboys entertain Newcastle Knights in an Elimination Final at the Queensland Country Bank Stadium on Saturday.

The Cowboys returned to the Finals after missing out last season while the Knights, who have reached the Finals for a second year running, snatched eighth in the regular season with victory over the Dolphins.

How to watch North Queensland Cowboys v Newcastle Knights and TV channel

North Queensland Cowboys v Newcastle Knights in the NRL will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Mix in the UK.

North Queensland Cowboys v Newcastle Knights Sharks kick-off time, date and venue

North Queensland Cowboys v Newcastle Knights will be played at Queensland Country Bank Stadium and kick-off is at 10:50 BST on Saturday 14th September.

North Queensland Cowboys v Newcastle Knights stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

The Cowboys have dominated this matchup in recent years, winning nine of the last 12 meetings between the two sides, including North Queensland's 21-20 golden point triumph over Newcastle earlier in the season.

In fact, in this head-to-head, the home team has won the last 11 fixtures, with the Cowboys emerging victorious on nine occasions and the Knights twice.

Finishing 5th in the NRL regular season, the Cowboys won 15 matches but conceded the highest number of points of any team that's progressed to the Finals.

Newcastle were only in the top eight for two weeks of the season before their concluding fixture against the Dolphins, which saw them leapfrog their opponents into eighth place.

North Queensland Cowboys v Newcastle Knights head-to-head record (H2H)

North Queensland Cowboys wins	23
Newcastle Knights wins	22

*H2H matches refer to matches since 1995

North Queensland Cowboys v Newcastle Knights team news

North Queensland Cowboys team news

With the exception of Coen Hess and Zac Laybutt who are long-term absentees, Todd Payten expects to have a fully fit squad at his disposal.

Jordan McLean returns from a hamstring injury and Kulikefu Finefeuiaki is available having recovered from a thumb issue.

Newcastle Knights team news

The Knights will be without Bradman Best for the showdown on Saturday after the centre suffered a recurrence of the hamstring issue that's plagued him all season.