2020 NRL Round 18: Sydney Roosters vs. Newcastle Knights September 10, 2020 by Marc Jerbs

On Saturday, the Sydney Roosters will face the Newcastle Knight in Round 18 of the 2020 NRL season.

Kick-off is set 5:35PM AEST at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

The Newcastle Knights will have the opportunity to test themselves as they face the back-to-back champion Sydney Roosters.

Newcastle will be able to learn if they have what it takes to play up to the grand finals once they qualify in the postseason.

The defending champions are slowly working its way up as the postseason is drawing near.

All it key players have returned to the lineup and they are positioning themselves for a third successive NRL title.

This game will be a treat as two of the biggest and toughest forwards in the NRL will run to each other.

Expect Roosters' Jared Waerea-Hargreaves and Knights' David Klemmer to mix it up once the game started.

The sportsbook handicappers have installed the Sydney Roosters as the favorites to win over the Newcastle Knight on Saturday's Round 18 of the 2020 NRL season.