Optus Stadium will play host to Saturday's Round 23 NRL game between Dolphins and Newcastle Knights. The game kicks off at 5:30 pm with Newcastle Knights heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Dolphins vs. Newcastle Knights game and give you our free tips and bets.

When: Saturday August 5, 2023 at 5:30 pm

Where: Optus Stadium

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Dolphins vs Newcastle Knights Preview

An opportunity to stay right in the finals hunt slipped through the Dolphins’ fingers last Sunday – and now to remain a mathematical chance of a debut-season Top 8 berth, they must upset a surging Newcastle outfit hunting its fifth straight win in the first match of a Perth double-header.

The 8-11 Dolphins have won only one of their last seven – a golden point eclipse over an Origin-depleted Titans side – and suffered a gut-wrenching 23-22 loss to the Bulldogs in Bundaberg last weekend, fighting back late but going down after a missed last-minute conversion.

Kodi Nikorima shifts around the team sheet yet again, replacing the injured Euan Aitken at centre with Anthony Milford starting in the No.6 following his strong two-try showing off the bench against the Bulldogs. Isaiya Katoa comes onto the Dolphins’ bench.

Written off a month ago, the ninth-placed Knights now shape as a likely finalist courtesy of their semi-soft run home.

Their revival has gathered genuine credibility over the past fortnight, fighting back to stun Melbourne 26-18 at home and dominating Canberra on the road from the outset in a 28-6 beatdown.

Kalyn Ponga is in blistering form in a red-hot back five and the Knights appear a tight, cohesive unit suddenly, conceding just 42 points in their last four outings.

The Dolphins ran down the Knights to win 36-20 in Newcastle in Round 3, but on recent form the Knights – with a win virtually guaranteeing they’ll finish the round in the Top 8 – should have little trouble extinguishing the newcomers’ flame.

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