Norman boots Dragons to golden-point win over Knights
Author
Brett Keeble NRL.com reporter
Timestamp
Sun 7 Apr 2019, 08:10 PM
Kalyn Ponga made a successful return to fullback for Newcastle but it wasn't enough for Newcastle as Corey Norman hit his second match-winning field goal for the Dragons in two weeks.
Ponga's return to fullback paid immediate dividends with the 21-year-old in everything early on, setting up both his team's first half tries with brilliant passes on the left edge.
The Dragons got on the board first via a Tim Lafai penalty goal and closed the gap to 10-8 when Tyson Frizell, just minutes into his comeback from a lacerated testicle, stripped the ball from Mitch Pearce at the Knights line to score.
After struggling for momentum in the first half the Dragons made most of the running in the second and reclaimed the lead via Mikaela Ravalawa's second career try in the 54th minute.
A penalty goal levelled the Knights up 16 minutes from time and neither team could break the deadlock in regulation time to make it only the second time in history that a round has contained three extra-time matches after it first occurred in round 23 of 2007.
Match: Knights v Dragons
Round 4 - Sunday 7th April
Full Time
Home Team
Knights
Scored 12 points
Away Team
Dragons
Scored 13 points
Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
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