Newcastle plays host to the Raiders on Sunday afternoon in a match-up that is already shaping up to be reminiscent of when the two sides met in August last season.
A near full strength Raiders got the six-point win at McDonald Jones Stadium but it wasn't without a scare as the Knights - without majority of their starting 13 - skipped to a 22-8 half-time lead.
Canberra's class got them home in the end and the same appears to be set up again with Newcastle struggling early with a growing injury toll.